Is Law & Order: SVU New Tonight? (April 17, 2025)
Keep up with Benson and the squad by watching new episodes of Law & Order: SVU on NBC.
As the Season 26 action of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit continues, fans are excited to see Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) join forces with the 27th Precinct in a thrilling SVU and Law & Order crossover event.
"I love my job," Hargitay told NBC Insider. "I love going to work every day. I love the community that I'm in. I love my cast, my crew, and I love the intimacy of it all and the fact that we work in a culture that says, 'Let's do the work, let's have a fun time, and best idea wins.' It is such a team. It is such an incredible team, and we rely so much on each other. We're a unit. It's so sacred to me."
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Learn where to watch and stream new episodes of Law & Order: SVU Season 26, below.
Is Law & Order: SVU new tonight, April 17, 2025?
Yes!
Tonight's SVU episode concludes a two-part continuous SVU and Law & Order crossover, so viewers will want to watch Law & Order to keep up with Benson and the 27th Precinct's latest case. The loglines for both episodes promise some adrenaline-fueled drama — check out their descriptions, below.
Law & Order Season 24, Episode 19 ("Play With Fire Part 1"): A mysterious phone call to Capt. Benson of the Special Victims Unit leads detectives to the scene of a brutal murder.
Law & Order: SVU Season 26, Episode 19 ("Play With Fire Part 2"): "When the SVU and the 2-7 uncover a pattern of rape and murder targeting marginalized women, Carisi and ADA Price team up to charge the suspect with multiple crimes," the logline reads.
When do new episodes of Law & Order: SVU air?
Where can I watch old episodes of Law & Order: SVU?
Watch every episode of Law & Order: SVU — or stream episodes of Law & Order, Law & Order: Organized Crime, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent — on Peacock, the perfect place for a Law & Order marathon.
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"It's so beautiful to have the privilege to actually watch the evolution," Hargitay told TODAY while thinking of her many years as Benson. "As I see it and look back, Olivia Benson is sort of a perfect feminist story because we actually see this woman grow into her power."
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