Dick Wolf on His Tremendous Premiere Week, and What to Expect With the ‘Law & Order’ Revival (EXCLUSIVE)

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFresh off her recent Emmy win for the comedy series “Hacks,” Jean Smart is ramping up development at her production company, SmartAngel Entertainment.

A milestone she’s not ready to relive. Mariska Hargitay has hit a benchmark that few TV stars ever dream of as her show, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, airs its 500th episode, but she has her reasons for not tuning in.

at the end of season 16, Danny Pino is back, reprising his role as Nick Amaro for the series’ 500th episode, which sees the former detective turning to Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and the SVU team for help clearing a convicted man’s name. Speaking to ET, Pino opened up about his return to the franchise, what he thinks about Amaro’s off-screen evolution, and if this will open the door for more episodes or appearances down the road.

EXCLUSIVE:  Chicago P.D. writer/executive producer Gwen Sigan has been promoted to showrunner. She is taking the reins of the long-running NBC series as part of an overall deal with Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, which produces the cop drama.

Just as the the Tampa Bay Buccaneers found themselves victorious with 28-22 points against the Philadelphia Eagles, Fox found itself taking the top primetime spots on Thursday for a second week in a row. 

Ron Howard is always looking toward the future.

Anthony Anderson is weighing in on the return of Law & Order.

Last week, NBC announced plans to revive “Law & Order” for a 21st season, more than a decade after cancelling the show in 2020.

The recently greenlighted Season 21 of Dick Wolf’s Law & Order is expected to bring back a number of popular cast members from the Emmy-winning crime drama’s 20-year run on NBC. During an interview with Rachael Ray for an upcoming episode of her syndicated daytime talk show, L&O alum Anthony Anderson revealed that he has been approached about coming back.

Anthony Anderson is fighting for the title of Family Comedian, but it seems like his mom might have him beat! The  star and his mother, Doris Bowman, spoke with ET about their new Discovery+ series, the final season of Anderson's ABC series and debated the all-important question: Who is the funnier one in the family?For Bowman, there was no doubt, and she boasted that the rest of the family would agree with her reigning as the funniest.

Diego Luna is sworn to secrecy on his series, , but he's eager to discuss the new episodes of .«Oh, no, no. I can't tell you that,» Luna tells ET when asked about how Cassian Andor's story adds to the galactic cinematic universe.

Dick Wolf is opening up about the Law & Order revival.

Dick Wolf, the prolific TV producer, is no stranger to success. In fact, he has over 30 years of experience at it.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Peanuts gang are ringing in the holidays with another New Year’s Eve special. Apple TV Plus has announced a new Peanuts TV installment, “For Auld Lang Syne,” which will premiere globally on Friday, Dec.

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran NBC current executive Rebecca McGill has joined Dick Wolf’s NBCUniversal-based Wolf Entertainment as Executive Vice President. Reporting to COO Peter Jankowski, she will have co-executive producer credits on all of Wolf’s scripted series going forward.

In a big night full of premieres for ABC, NBC took the ratings crown with the latest episode of Law & Order: SVU. The latest episode of the NBC drama was the highest-rated program of Thursday primetime, taking in a 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demo and 4.71 million viewers, per fast affiliates. The NBC series was slightly down from last week’s premiere , but slightly outshined the Season 5 debut of Station 19, among others.

YES: OLD-SCHOOL GLAMOUR WITH ECHOES OF DIANABy Karen KayAfter a prolonged period of limited opportunities for red carpet drama, if ever there was a time to pull out all the sartorial stops, this was it — and the Duchess knew it. She was operating at Her Majesty’s Service, under orders to light up London.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAs Dog the Bounty Hunter makes his way back into the news by chasing down Brian Laundrie — the person of interest after his fiancée, Gabby Petito, was found dead in Wyoming — he’s also plotting his return to TV.

Dick Wolf, the original series' return is a «dream come true.»«There are very few things in life that are literally dreams come true,» Wolf said.