Is Law & Order: SVU New Tonight? (February 12, 2026)

Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and her elite squad have been kept on their toes as Season 27 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit heats up, but weekly watchers will be forced to press pause on the excitement to make way for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

No, Law & Order: SVU won't be airing a new episode tonight. Both Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit are going on a brief hiatus to make way for NBC's action-packed programming for the Milano Cortina Winter Games. New episodes of Law & Order: SVU Season 27 will return on Thursday, February 26 at 9/8c on NBC, streaming the next day on Peacock.

At the helm of the NBC nail-biter for nearly three decades, Law & Order icon Hargitay stays humble about the whirlwind journey. "It totally feels crazy. I'm in denial about it..." Hargitay said in a 2024 chat with Interview Magazine. "When there's so much to do, you just do it.

Italy, Milano Cortina

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