Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Cinemablend
Cinemablend
Entertainment
Laura Hurley

I’ve Loved Having Full Law And Order Thursdays Again This Fall, But NBC Is Bumping Benson And Stabler For A Very Different Duo Next Week

Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni on stage for the Law & Order 35th anniversary honor at the 2025 Emmys.

NBC brought back Law & Order Thursdays in the fall 2025 TV schedule with the return of Christopher Meloni's Organized Crime to primetime. While the network is technically airing edited versions of the fifth season that's already available streaming with a Peacock subscription, having Law & Order followed by SVU and then finally OC just feels right. I've been a fan this fall, but I'm also definitely not upset that all three shows are being bumped next week, and that's because of what's bumping them. Prepare to have a lot more music than a usual Law & Order Thursday with a dose of Wicked!

A two-hour TV special called Wicked: One Wonderful Night is scheduled for Thursday, November 6 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, and CinemaBlend's Rachel Rosenfield shared some "Glindelicious" reasons why people should tune in after seeing it filmed live. The special seemingly brings out almost the full cast of Wicked and the upcoming Wicked: For Good in the 2025 movie release calendar. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will be replacing Mariska Hargitay's Olivia Benson, Christopher Meloni's Elliot Stabler, and Tony Goldwyn's Nick Baxter in primetime that night, but it'll be a star-studded evening all the same. Take a look:

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.