Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 26

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Season 26
Starring
No. of episodes3
Release
Original network NBC
Original releaseOctober 3, 2024 (2024-10-03) 
present
Season chronology
 Previous
Season 25
List of episodes

The twenty-sixth season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , an American police crime drama television series created by Dick Wolf, was ordered on March 21, 2024, by NBC alongside the twenty-fourth season of Law & Order, and will be produced by Wolf Entertainment. [1] It premiered on October 3, 2024. [2]

Cast and characters

Main

Special guest stars after their departure

Recurring

Notable guests

Episodes

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 26 episodes
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [7] [8] Directed byWritten by [9] Original air date [7] [8] Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
5521"Fractured" Norberto Barba David Graziano & Julie Martin October 3, 2024 (2024-10-03)26013.81 [10]
The SVU investigates the murder and assault of 3 law students at their apartment.
5532"Excavation" Juan J. Campanella Teleplay by: Brendan Feeney
Story by: David Graziano & Julie Martin
October 10, 2024 (2024-10-10)26023.77 [11]
Devastating repressed memories come back to a woman when she finds an old notebook in her family home. Bringing charges in a decades-old crime proves even more difficult for Carisi when a powerful judge stalls the case.
5543"Divide and Conquer" Martha Mitchell Teleplay by: Candice Sanchez McFarlane
Story by: David Graziano & Julie Martin
October 17, 2024 (2024-10-17)26043.19 [12]
The SVU investigates four masked men who broke into their home and assaulted two people during the couple's dinner party.
5554"Constricted"TBATeleplay by: Kathy Dobie
Story by: David Graziano & Julie Martin
October 24, 2024 (2024-10-24)2603TBD
5565"Economics of Shame"TBADavid Graziano & Julie MartinOctober 31, 2024 (2024-10-31)2605TBD

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 26
No.TitleAir date Rating
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1"Fractured"October 3, 2024 (2024-10-03)0.4/43.81 [10]
2"Excavation"October 10, 2024 (2024-10-10)0.4/43.77 [11]
3"Constricted"October 17, 2024 (2024-10-17)0.3/33.19 [12]

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