NBC announces its Fall 2026 premiere lineup, with 'Law & Order' Thursdays returning on Thursday, October 8.

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NBC announces its Fall 2026 premiere lineup, with 'Law & Order' Thursdays returning on Thursday, October 8.

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Fans hoping to kick off the fall TV season with new episodes of ‘Law & Order’ and ‘Law & Order: SVU’ are going to have to sit tight a little longer. NBC has revealed its fall 2026 lineup earlier than many expected, and one surprise caught viewers’ attention: neither of the long-running crime dramas will return in September.

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The audience is used to new episodes from the ‘Law & Order’ franchise arriving during the final stretch of September.

This time, however, the network is taking a different route. According to NBC’s newly announced schedule, ‘Law & Order: SVU’ will begin Season 28 on Thursday, October 8, at 9 p.

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