Sunday, July 26, 2026

Good News for NBC’s “SVU,” “Law & Order” Classic, Chicago Shows, But Chris Meloni’s Organized Crime Teeters

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Well, it’s good news for Dick Wolf at NBC.

His Wednesday line up of “Chicago” shows will all be back next season.

So will “Law & Order,” and “SVU,” for more stories ripped from today’s headlines.

But Christopher Meloni’s “Law & Order Organized Crime” is teetering on cancellation. So far NBC will only say they’re in discussions. But “OC” has never built a loyal viewing base. Still no one knows what it’s about after three seasons. I’ve tried to watch it to no avail. I don’t get it.

If NBC cancels “Organized Crime” that will lessen Wolf’s stranglehold on the network. If NBC keeps it, or moves it to Peacock, which is possible, Meloni and everyone else involved would have to take pay cuts.

“Organized Crime” did show some spark of a rating last week when it ran against “Station 19” on ABC. If Meloni’s fans tune in tonight with some heft, maybe they’ll keep their show.

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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