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“Stevie, stick to writing fascist speeches,” Law & Order: Organized Crime star Christopher Meloni wrote to former Trump White House Director of Speechwriting Stephen Miller today on Twitter. Earlier Miller, who allegedly helped write Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 speech, had called the actor “the guy with the…

It’s depressing to look at Live+Same Day ratings these days as linear viewing’s decline continues. There have been a few bright spots this Premiere Week, and they have one thing in common — they are part of established procedural drama franchises or competition reality staples. While NFL football remains the biggest…

The Law & Order television franchise is “commercial” for a “defective product,” said John Oliver on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, capping a lengthy rant about the Dick Wolf cop shows that Oliver argued present an unrealistic and misleading depiction of law enforcement. “If a medical show was giving us inaccurate…

For the first time in the history of the Law & Order franchise, all three of Dick Wolf’s dramas on NBC will come together for a special crossover event to help the network kick off its 2022-23 TV season. The action will begin on Law & Order: Organized Crime and continue on Law & Order: SVU before wrapping up on Law & O…

Christopher Meloni of TV’s Law & Order: Organized Crime believes the cover-up is often worse than the crime. So it’s not surprising that he’s transposed that philosphy to his workout wear. In another classic Peloton video making the rounds, Meloni is seen working out in the nude, with a strategic blur box covering his…

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Waterston will continue as DA Jack McCoy on Law & Order‘s upcoming 22nd season on NBC. In doing so, Waterston is extending his Law & Order run to 18 seasons to become the longest-tenured cast member on the mothership series. Waterston and Anthony Anderson were two prominent cast members from the Law & Or…

Detective Kevin Bernard has turned in his badge one more time. Anthony Anderson, who reprised his character from the series’ original run in the new Season 21, will not be returning for Season 22. As Deadline reported in November, Anderson had signed a one-year deal and has chosen not to continue on the upcoming…

Thursday night was chock-full of finales, including the Season 5 ender of primetime-winning vet Young Sheldon. Coming after the networks’ Upfronts presentations, the finale-filled Thursday saw the CBS comedy winning both the highest rating of the evening and largest audience. Young Sheldon delivered a 0.6 rating in…

The top scripted series on each of the Big 4 broadcast networks — Grey's Anatomy (ABC), FBI (CBS), Chicago Fire (NBC) and 9-1-1 (Fox) — all have something in common: They are the motherships of drama franchises that stage frequent crossovers. Building integrated universes consisting of multiple series, whose…

Both Law & Order and Law & Order: Organized Crime will be back for new seasons. NBC has renewed Law & Order for a 22nd season and spinoff Organized Crime for a third season. The renewals are not unexpected as both series were expected to continue. NBC previously renewed Law & Order: SVU as part of a three-year…

ABC and its Thursday drama slate were the primetime ratings winners on Thursday, with CBS in repeats. Station 19 and Grey’s Anatomy were the top programs of the evening, tying with a 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demo, per fast affiliates. Typically a new episode of Young Sheldon would be in those ranks, but the network…

Primetime on Thursday was all about TV’s long-running dramas, as NBC’s Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU duked it out against ABC’s first Station 19-Grey’s Anatomy crossover event of 2022. Per fast affiliates, the long-awaited return of Law & Order proper, Station 19, Law & Order: SVU and Grey’s Anatomy all tied for…