
Law & Order: SVU is staying strong going into the 2026 TV schedule and the new year proper, with the 27th season's winter premiere crossover with Law & Order delivering as much action as ever, with characters from both shows teaming up for a case. After being absent for a good portion of the first half of the season, Ice-T's Fin finally got more screentime, but there was a time the rapper thought for sure that Fin was done.
Ice-T has been on SVU since Season 2, making him one of the longest-running actors in the Law & Order franchise. Fans were a bit concerned that he could be leaving after he didn’t appear in a chunk of Season 27 episodes during the first half, with the series playing it off with the explanation that he suffered an injury in the first episode. Additionally, he was also thinking about retiring, giving even more reason to believe this could be it.