Law & Order: Organized Crime Canceled

Elliot Stabler is back off the case. Law & Order: Organized Crime - the NBC-turned-Peacock spinoff of SVU that brought Christopher Meloni's beloved SVU character back to the Law & Order Franchise -  has been canceled after five seasons. The news comes just under a year after it debuted its first and only Peacock-exclusive season. The series had moved to Peacock following a four-season run on Thursdays at 10 on NBC. That fifth season later aired in part on Thursdays at 10, pushing The Hunting Party back to midseason after initially being on the fall schedule. NBC and Peacock had kept mum on Organized Crime's fate since then, before confirming its cancellation today. Organized Crime notably got off to a very strong start back in 2021, but faded as the seasons went on - never becoming a flop, but not being standout, either. Its most recent season averaged 0.17 in the key demo during its second-window run on NBC, ahead of The Hunting Party and Brilliant Minds, but behind every other NBC series this season. This is a correct prediction for The TV Ratings Guide.

Peacock Renew/Cancel: We May Say Goodbye to Organized Crime as Peacock Counts Every Dime

 

Law & Order: Organized Crime Officially Renewed for Season 5 at Peacock Following NBC Cancellation

Detective Elliot Stabler's time on NBC is coming to a close, as Law & Order: Organized Crime will not return for a fifth season on the network. Despite that, the show will most likely live on, as a deal is being finalized for it to move to Peacock for a ten-episode season. This will almost certainly put an end to the Thursday night Law & Order block on NBC, which first came together in winter 2022, after the original Law & Order series was revived. There were hints that NBC was dissatisfied with the all-Law & Order block, as their initial fall 2023 schedule had Organized Crime benched in favor of new drama Found. Though it posted decent ratings for 10 PM, with a 0.36 average thus far, the network decided to cancel the show after its fourth season. Its retention from parent show SVU was middling at best, and it shed 25% of its season three audience this season. Creator Dick Wolf's shows are a key draw for NBCUniversal's streaming service, Peacock, and, if the deal for season five goes through, Organized Crime will be the first Wolf series to be a Peacock exclusive. Chris Meloni stars in the series, reprising his iconic role from SVU, alongside Ainsley Seiger, Danielle Moné Truitt, and Rick Gonzalez. This is a correct prediction for The TV Ratings Guide.

Update: Peacock has now confirmed their renewal of Law & Order: Organized Crime. The series will air its fifth season exclusively on the streaming service.

Law & Order and Law & Order: Organized Crime Renewed by NBC

NBC has ordered more of its Law & Order lineup. Both the Law & Order revival and Law & Order: Organized Crime will join the already-renewed Law & Order: SVU on NBC's schedule next season. Law & Order will enter its twenty-second season, while Organized Crime will enter its third. Both series have been solid performers for NBC, though neither is as highly-rated as SVU or Wolf's other NBC tentpole, the Chicago series. Law & Order currently averages 0.51 in the key 18-49 demo, while Organized Crime performs a bit better with a 0.54 average. Organized Crime also rates as TV's #2 10 PM series, only behind Chicago PD. Law & Order features Anthony Anderson and Sam Waterston reprising their roles from the original series alongside new stars Camrym Manheim, Hugh Dancy, Jeffrey Donovan and Odelya Halevi, while Organized Crime features Christopher Meloni, Ayanna Bell and Ainsley Seiger in main roles. These are both correct predictions for The TV Ratings Guide.

Law & Order: Organized Crime Renewed by NBC

Hopefully Dick Wolf can organize some more crimes for Elliot Stabler to solve. Law & Order: Organized Crime, the latest chapter in the Law & Order franchise, has been renewed for a second season by NBC. The series, which brought Chris Meloni's iconic Stabler character back to television after nearly a decade, had the #1 new series debut this season with a massive 1.6 launch for its premiere crossover with Law & Order: SVU. It slipped as the season went on, and has averaged 0.92 for its four episodes thus far, but remained one of the top-rated shows on NBC. The show stars Danielle Moné Truitt, Dylan McDermott, Tamara Taylor and Ainsley Sieger, alongside Meloni. This is a correct prediction for The TV Ratings Guide.