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Mariska Hargitay is a real-life detective in some people’s eyes!

While filming one of the final episodes of Season 25 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on April 10 in New York City, the 60-year-old actress was approached by a little girl who believed her to be a real police officer based on the badge she was wearing as part of her character’s outfit.

An eyewitness told People that the little girl had been separated from her mother in the Anne Loftus Playground in Fort Tryon Park and went to Mariska for help, who stopped production for 20 minutes and helped the child find her mother, consoling them both.

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Law & Order: SVU is coming back!

The show was officially renewed for Season 26 by NBC this week.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit will return for Season 26 during NBC’s 2024-2025 season. New episodes of Season 26 of Law & Order: SVU will air Thursday nights on NBC.

A fall premiere date for Season 26 of Law & Order: SVU has yet to be announced, but we already know several stars expected back for the next season, via NBC.

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There are currently three Law & Order franchises on NBC, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, and Law & Order: Organized Crime.

They all returned this past January for their new seasons. Now, two have been given new seasons for the 2024-2025 broadcast season. One still has a decision that’s up-in-the-air.

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Law & Order: SVU) is one of the best shows on TV.

The crime series, also known as the first spin-off of Law & Order by Dick Wolf, debuted back in September of 1999, and has since gone on to become the longest-running primetime U.S. live-action series in the history of TV, and the only live-action ’90s series still producing new episodes.

The show includes stars like Christopher Meloni as Elliot Stabler (who left in 2011), and Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson.

The iconic opening provides the premise: “In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.”

Law & Order: SVU has gone on to be nominated for dozens of awards, and plenty of acclaim – but there are certain episodes that stand out among the rest.

We’ve gathered together the Top 10 episodes of Law & Order: SVU, based on user ratings on IMDb.

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Sam Waterston has officially left Law & Order after appearing on the show for more than 18 seasons.

The beloved actor portrayed DA Jack McCoy on the long-running NBC series and he said farewell in the fifth episode of season 23, which aired on Thursday night (February 22).

It was previously announced that Tony Goldwyn is joining the cast of the show as the new DA, though not much is known about his character yet. The character will be named Nicholas Baxter.

So, how did Jack McCoy say goodbye?

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Law & Order is back in action.

The long-running NBC series originally ended back in 2010 after 20 seasons, but the network decided to reboot the show years later.

Season 23 premiered on Thursday ,January 18 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, and there have already been some major casting changes.

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There’s been a huge cast change at the NBC legal drama series Law & Order!

Sam Waterston, who has been playing D.A. Jack McCoy since season five, is exiting the show and his final appearance will air in the coming weeks.

It was just announced that Tony Goldwyn is joining the cast to replace Sam, though it doesn’t appear he will be playing the same character.

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