‘Law & Order: Organized Crime’: Christopher Meloni & Dylan McDermott On “Tangled Arena” Stabler Enters Into, Answers Coming In Season 1 Finale, Future ‘L&O’ Crossovers And More

Mariska Hargitay has starred as Lieutenant Olivia Benson on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit for 22 seasons and counting, and we couldn't imagine the series without her. MORE: Law & Order fans hopeful new spin-off will see the return of this fan favouriteBut what do you know about the 56-year-old TV star's life away from NBC drama? From her famous parents to her loving husband and three adorable children, find out everything you need to know about Mariska Hargitay's family here. . . Charlotte

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeMore than 20 years ago, when Dick Wolf first expanded the “Law & Order” universe to include “Law & Order: SVU,” he compared the brand extension to Campbell’s Soup: If you like one flavor, you’ll likely be willing to try and enjoy another. Cut to 2021: This fall, Wolf boasts an unprecedented nine series in primetime, including three “Chicago” dramas and three “Law & Order” entries on NBC, and three different “FBI” shows on CBS.

"Law & Order" star Mariska Hargitay is applauding an 11-year-old girl who as a fan of the popular crime series managed to fend off an attempted kidnapping in Florida on Tuesday. Identified only by her first name, Alyssa resisted the suspect who sprang from a white vehicle and tried to abduct her at knifepoint while she sat playing with "blue slime" at a grassy median that doubled as a bus stop.

An Orlando girl fought off a would-be kidnapper Tuesday and used lessons learned from watching episodes of television’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit to help apprehend him.

Olivia Benson is impressed. Mariska Hargitay reached out to an 11-year-old girl who made headlines for foiling an attempted kidnapping with wisdom she learned from watching Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

An Orlando, Florida girl fought off a would-be kidnapper Tuesday and used lessons learned from watching episodes of television’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit to help apprehend him.

LOS ANGELES -- Renée Zellweger is coming to network TV next season in a dramatization of a murder case recounted by “Dateline NBC."The two-time Oscar winner's role in NBC's “The Thing About Pam" is a sign of how broadcast networks are banking on eye-catching names and familiar stories to draw viewers in a TV universe increasingly packed with new streaming services.The “Dateline NBC” story about a wrongful conviction was one of the true-crime series most popular sagas, the network said Friday in

A whiz kid and a group of recovering addicts brought CBS to viewership glory as the Young Sheldon season four and Mom finales were the two most watched programs of Thursday evening.

, NBC has officially renewed for season 2. Additionally, the network is planning for the two series and to air back-to-back on Thursday nights starting in the fall. According to NBC, fans “will be treated to a triple header,” with kicking off the evening at 8 p.m.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Elliot Stabler’s return to New York paid off: “Law & Order: Organized Crime” has been picked up by NBC for a second season.In addition, Dick Wolf fans will be treated to a triple-header on Thursdays after Wednesday night’s “Chicago” lineup — newcomer to the franchise “Law & Order: For the Defense” kicks off at 8 p.m., followed by the 23rd season of “Law & Order: SVU,” topped off by the Christopher Meloni headliner at 10 p.m.Per the logline, “Law & Order: Organized Crime”

SVU spinoff Law & Order: Organized Crime will return for a second season.

Three years after introducing the One Chicago on Wednesday, NBC is adding a Law & Order Thursday lineup, consisting of veteran Law & Order: SVU, rookie Law & Order: Organized Crime, which has been renewed for a second season, and the recently greenlighted Law & Order: For the Defense.

Christopher Meloni is back in action.

Will Stabler and Benson ever get together? It’s the question that Law & Order fans have been asking for ages, and it seems we may have gotten a hint from Christopher Meloni about Stabler and Benson’s relationship prospects. Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Law & Order: Organized Crime’s April 22 episode, “The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of.”

is halfway through its first season, Christopher Meloni is opening up to ET’s Kevin Frazier about what drew him back to Dick Wolf’s TV universe, where things are headed for Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) following their emotional reunion, and why his butt may need a publicist of its own. When it was first announced that Meloni would be reprising his role as Stabler in an all-new spinoff, it came as a huge surprise to longtime fans of the franchise, especially after the actor