SCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCETVmaze's[1][2] forward schedule gives 2026-10-08 as the announced premiere on NBC.
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- Oct 9, 202675% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 28 Premieres
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories. Season 28 starts on NBC.
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit returns for season 28 with episode 28x01, still titled "TBA", on Thursday Oct 8, 2026 at 21:00 on NBC, running 60 minutes, with no synopsis posted ("We don't have a summary for TBA yet")[1][2]
- The show page lists NBC (1999 - now), Thursdays at 21:00, status "Running; returning October 2026", 21 episodes ordered, creator Dick Wolf and a TVmaze rating of 7.9 from 197 votes[2]
- Season 27 ended with 27x21 "Monster" on May 14, 2026[2]
- The premiere's cast listing has J. Smith-Cameron guesting as Gwen Sharpe with Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson, Kelli Giddish, Ice-T as Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola, Peter Scanavino, Kevin Kane as Detective Terry Bruno, Aime Donna Kelly as Renee Curry and Corey Cott as Detective Jake Griffin[1]
- The page carries the headline "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Renewed for Season 28 at NBC" and lists the show's franchise links to Law & Order, Organized Crime, Conviction and Chicago Fire[2]
- The pin's 2026-10-09T01:00Z start is the Thursday Oct 8, 2026 21:00 US Eastern slot the listings give[1][2]
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- [1]75%tvmaze.com/episodes/3652143/law-order-special-victims-unit-28x01-tbatvmaze.com· Posted Sep 20, 2026· Starts Oct 9, 2026 ✓· 50% of score
TVmaze's[2] forward schedule gives 2026-10-08 as the announced premiere on NBC.
- [2]85%Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - TVmazetvmaze.com· Added Sep 20, 2026· 50% of score
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