We had actually scheduled to do “Law & Order: SVU” for our daily Ratings Bubble Report series at the start of the month, but the timing couldn’t be any more serendipitous given that we’re writing this following the drama’s best ratings of the season. This is the longest-running scripted drama on network TV at present, and […]
Matt Carter American Idol, Chicago PD, Law & Order: SVU, Second Chance
“Law & Order: SVU” continues to be the Energizer Bunny of TV shows. Even when you start to wonder whether or not it can keep its momentum going, it finds a way to shake things up just enough and deliver compelling television for both fans old and new. We haven’t made too much of this […]
On tonight’s new episode of “Law & Order: SVU,” you are seeing in “Townhouse Incident” one of the most emotional, powerful, and dangerous episodes you’ve seen in quite some time for the Olivia Benson character. For the sake of this article, what we are here to do right now is ask how they are possibly […]
While tonight is going to be a relatively quiet one for broadcast TV thanks to President Obama’s State of the Union Address, there will be plenty of television to watch on Wednesday … including one of the darker episodes of “Law & Order: SVU” you’ve seen in some time. Is “Townhouse Incident” the most harrowing […]
Is this the season of love on “Law & Order: SVU” season 17? It is a question that clearly the show has no problem in raising when you look at what they are offering across the board. It’s possible that we could see such a story for Olivia Benson in the future, and we may […]
“Law & Order: SVU” has certainly aired many a difficult episode over the years, but there are a select few touchstones you can look back on specifically when question which stories were the most trying for none other than Mariska Hargitay’s Olivia Benson. The William Lewis saga of course comes to mind, and the same […]
While romance is not something that is always on the forefront on “Law & Order: SVU,” it is nonetheless still a part of the show. Given that it has been a while since we’ve seen Olivia Benson have a love interest, that may be something that is about to bloom over the course of the […]
Matt Carter Law & Order: SVU, TV Underdogs
Could we use a little bit more of the “law” in “Law & Order: SVU”? We know that ADA Rafael Barba does have his fans, and for good reason. Raul Esparza’s a fantastic actor (also amazing on “Hannibal”), Barba’s got an energy that is different from any other character on the show, and anytime we see […]
It’s easy to applaud everything that Mariska Hargitay brings to “Law & Order: SVU,” and not just because of her work as Olivia Benson or the way that she continues to promote many social causes away from the show. She also serves as a producer on the show, and has now directed multiple installments of […]
If you recall, we posted earlier this month about a particularly devastating episode of “Law & Order: SVU” coming up in season 17 for Mariska Hargitay’s character of Olivia Benson. Now, we’re able to report just when this episode (entitled “Townhouse Invasion”) will air: Wednesday, January 13. For the time being, NBC is being fairly coy […]
