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Is Law & Order: SVU New Tonight? (January 2, 2025)

Stay caught up with Benson and the squad. Find out when Season 26 of Law & Order: SVU returns on NBC.

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Season 26 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has been firing off on all cylinders, but weekly watchers have been forced to pause the action as the midseason hiatus continues. From new detectives entering the squad to jaw-dropping investigations, SVU fans can't wait to see what case Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and her elite squad tackle next.

How to Watch

Watch Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Thursdays at 9/8c on NBC and next day on Peacock.

​"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."

RELATED: Here's When Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU Return in 2025 

Read on to find out where you can watch SVU Season 26 right now and get details about when new Law & Order Thursdays return on NBC. 

Amanda Rollins, Olivia Benson, Fin and Corgan walk past police cars on Law and Order SVU Season 26 Episode 3

Is Law & Order: SVU new tonight, January 2, 2025?

No, a new episode of Law & Order: SVU is not airing tonight, Thursday, January 2. 

Law & Order: SVU and Law & Order remain on a midseason hiatus. During the winter break, SVU episodes are available to stream at any time on Peacock, NBC's streaming service.

"It's so beautiful to have the privilege to actually watch the evolution," Hargitay told TODAY's Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie while chatting about Benson's multi-decade reign. "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."

RELATED: The Complete Timeline of Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler's Relationship 

Olivia Benson talks to someone on Law and Order Season 24 Episode 3

When do new episodes of Law & Order: SVU return?

New episodes of Law & Order Season 26 return on Thursday, January 16, at 9/8c on NBC. New episodes are also available to stream the day after they air on Peacock.

A.D.A Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr. (Peter Scanavino) appears in Season 26 Episode 4 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

RELATED:  The Best Law & Order: SVU Episodes Fans Never Forget 

Where can I watch old episodes of Law & Order: SVU?

All 26 seasons of Law & Order: SVU are available to stream on Peacock.

Did you know there are Law & Order holiday episodes that see Benson and the squad tackling some yuletide thrills and chills? Take advantage of the winter hiatus by streaming SVU — as well as Law & Order, Law & Order: Organized Crime, and Law & Order: Criminal Intenton Peacock.

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