Law & Order SVU “Post-Graduate Psychopath” Sneak Peek

Here is a preview from Law & Order SVU “Post-Graduate Psychopath” which will air on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 9 PM ET on NBC.

 

Law & Order Organized Crime “Forget It Jake; It’s Chinatown” Episode Information

Here are the details for a new episode – the season 1 finale - of Law & Order Organized Crime, “Forget It Jake; It’s Chinatown.” 

 Law & Order Organized Crime “Forget It Jake; It’s Chinatown” Air Date June 3, 2021 (10 PM ET/9C Thursday NBC) 

 SEASON FINALE – As Wheatley goes to court to face the litany of charges against him, Richie makes moves to save himself and his family name. Morales and Washburn keep close tabs on their star witness. Bell and Stabler must cope with a sudden development in the case.

Law & Order Organized Crime “Everybody Takes A Beating Sometime” Episode Information

Here are the details for a new episode of Law & Order Organized Crime, “Everybody Takes A Beating Sometime”. 

Law & Order Organized Crime “Everybody Takes A Beating Sometime” Air Date May 27, 2021 (10 PM ET/9C Thursday NBC) 

Bell’s family goes public with their lawsuit, which leads to almost-instant repercussions on the job. Angela tries to extract her children from Wheatley’s clutches. Stabler puts the finishing touches on a long-awaited plan.

Law & Order SVU “Wolves In Sheep’s Clothing” Episode Information

Here are the details for a new episode – the season 22 finale - of Law & Order SVU, “Wolves In Sheep’s Clothing.” 

 Law & Order SVU “Wolves In Sheep’s Clothing” Air Date June 3, 2021 (9 PM ET/8C Thursday NBC)

SEASON FINALE -- While Fin and Phoebe make wedding plans, Benson and Rollins try to help a homeless single mother who’s being trafficked in exchange for safe housing. Guest starring Christopher Meloni, Jennifer Esposito, Zabryna Guevara and Angelic Zambrana.

Law & Order Organized Crime “I Got This Rat” Photos

Here are advance photos for Law & Order Organized Crime, “I Got This Rat” which will air on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 10 PM ET on NBC. 

The photos feature Chris Meloni, Danielle Moné Truitt, Tamara Taylor, Dylan McDermott, Michael Rivera, Ainsley Seiger, Steve Harris as Ellsworth Lee, Nicky Torchia as Eli Stabler, Allison Siko as Kathleen Stabler, Kaitlyn Davidson as Elizabeth Stabler, Keren Dukes as Denise Bullock, Timothy Adams as Captain Chambliss, Charlotte Sullivan as Gina Cappelletti, Christina Karis as Dana Wheatley, and Nick Creegan as Richie Wheatley. 

Photos by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC and Heidi Gutman/NBC 

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NBC Fall 2021 Schedule Press Release - Law & Order Thursdays!

 NBC Press Release

Fall Brings Three New Dramas to NBC’s Schedule  

Plus Second Season Pick-Up of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” 

 

Two New Comedies Join Three Sophomore Successes to  Deliver Some Serious Funny to Midseason  

New Larger-Than-Life Competition Shows Go for the Win in a Year with Two Olympics and a Super Bowl  

“Brooklyn Nine-Nine" Celebrates Final Season with Summer Olympic Fanfare  

 “This Is Us” Comes to an End with Its Sixth and Final Season,  Giving Fans an Uninterrupted Midseason Run  

MONDAY: Multi-Platinum Global Recording Artist Ariana Grande Joins Iconic Coaches Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Blake Shelton and Host Carson Daly on Four-Time Emmy Award-Winning “The Voice,” Followed by the Debut of New What-If Drama “Ordinary Joe” at 10 P.M. 

TUESDAY: Tuesday’s Momentum Rides High with “The Voice” Setting the Table for the Premiere of Thrilling Genre Drama “La Brea” and Concluding with Timeslot Winner “New Amsterdam” at 10 P.M. 

WEDNESDAY: Coming Off of a Third Consecutive Season as Wednesday’s Most Watched Network, NBC and the One Chicago Lineup Continue to Shine, Starting with “Chicago Med” at 8 P.M., Followed by “Chicago Fire” and Concluding with “Chicago P.D.”  

THURSDAY: Dick Wolf Fans Will Be Treated to a Triple Header from Television’s Most Successful Brand as New Franchise Addition “Law & Order: For the Defense” Kicks Off the Night of Drama at 8 P.M, Followed by the Record-Extending 23rd Season of “Law & Order: SVU,” capped off by the Sophomore Season of the Christopher Meloni-led “Law & Order: Organized Crime” at 10 P.M. 

FRIDAY: “The Blacklist” Returns for Its Ninth Season at 8 P.M. Followed by Two Hours of Friday’s #1 Newsmagazine, “Dateline NBC” 

 SUNDAY: #1 Primetime Television Show for a Record 10 Consecutive Years, “NBC Sunday Night Football” Will Broadcast 20 Regular-Season Games Throughout the NFL Season 

HOLIDAY: “Annie Live!” Restores NBC’s Holiday Musical Tradition in Addition to Two New Animated Specials for the Whole Family -- “Trolls Holidays in Harmony” and Jimmy Fallon’s “Five More Sleeps ‘Til Christmas” --as Both Join Perennial Holiday Favorites “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,” “The National Dog Show” and “Christmas in Rockefeller Center;” the Cheer Continues with Special Holiday Episodes of “Kenan,” “Young Rock” and “Mr. Mayor”

MIDSEASON/SUMMER: The Momentum Carries Into Midseason with the Premiere of New Comedies “American Auto” and “Grand Crew” Along with Renee Zellweger in the True-Crime Sensation “The Thing About Pam” and Final Season of Beloved Drama “This Is Us”; Big Competition Is a Priority Year Round with New Shows, Including “American Song Contest,” a U.S. Version of the International Megahit Series “Eurovision Song Contest,” Franchise Spinoff “AGT: Extreme,” Hit UK Import “The Wheel,” “That’s My Jam” from Jimmy Fallon and Dick Wolf Docuseries “LA Fire and Rescue” Follows the Action of Real-Life Heroes 

 

NEW YORK — May 14, 2021 — Capitalizing on a year with huge audience drivers, including two Olympics and the Super Bowl, NBC heads into the 2021-22 season with a winning year-round programming strategy that highlights dominant dramas in the fall, doubles down on comedies in midseason and pairs powerhouse unscripted shows with big tentpole event programming.   

“Our program strategy for NBC is singularly focused on driving growth by capturing audiences with can’t-miss event television and keeping them on the network with immersive scripted series,” said Frances Berwick, Chairman, Entertainment Networks, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “We are leaning into pieces of the legacy that work, but not being precious about experimenting with things that can benefit from a change.” 

“NBC is the flagship network in our portfolio and we wanted to treat it as such, shining a light on some of our most beloved shows and introducing a broad range of dynamic new programming,” said Susan Rovner, Chairman, Entertainment Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “Honoring our fans is a major focus this year and we’re delivering on favorites with more ‘Law & Order’ and ‘AGT’ as well as big send-offs for award-winning shows ‘This Is Us’ and ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine.’ We have all of our amazing returning shows, and we’re launching what I believe will be fan favorites of the future – strong dramas like ‘La Brea,’ ‘Ordinary Joe,’ and ‘The Thing About Pam,’ laugh-out-loud comedies ‘American Auto’ and Grand Crew,’ and big new unscripted shows such as ‘American Song Contest.’” 

Three new dramas join the fall schedule, including “Ordinary Joe” – a heartfelt, uplifting series centered around the idea of how choices made in a single moment can alter the course of life forever; “La Brea,” which follows the aftermath of a massive sinkhole that opens in Los Angeles revealing a mysterious primeval land; and “Law & Order: For the Defense,” a new chapter of the beloved brand that puts lawyers under the microscope. With perennial hit “The Voice” returning for its 21st cycle, featuring first-time coach Ariana Grande, the two new dramas will use the music show’s enviable launch pad on Monday and Tuesday nights. 

The success of Wednesday night’s One Chicago lineup -- #1 in total viewers three years running -- will pave the way for the “Law & Order” franchise to dominate on Thursday nights. 

This new night of Dick Wolf dramas brings together the iconic, record-breaking 23rd season of “Law & Order: SVU” with newly minted hit “Law & Order: Organized Crime” and the premiere of “Law & Order: For the Defense,” providing the perfect playground for crossover events. 

 After kicking off with a special post-Olympics send-off for “Brooklyn Nine Nine” this summer, comedy returns to the schedule in midseason. New series “American Auto” and “Grand Crew” will join sophomore successes “Kenan,” “Mr. Mayor” and “Young Rock”for two big nights of funny.From “Superstore” creator Justin Spitzer and starring Ana Gasteyer and Jon Barinholtz, “American Auto” builds on NBC’s legacy as the unrivaled home of the workplace comedy.  “Grand Crew” also builds on NBC catalogue, hailing from “Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s” Phil Augusta Jackson and Dan Goor. Starring Echo Kellum (“Arrow”) and Nicole Byer (“Nailed It!”), “Grand Crew” revolves around a group of friends who unpack the ups and downs of life and love at a wine bar. 

Midseason continues with new true-crime limited series “The Thing About Pam,” from Blumhouse Television, starring Renee Zellweger and inspired by episodes of “Dateline NBC,” where it became one of the most popular topics to ever air on the hit franchise. Other marquee midseason dramas include the sixth and final season of Dan Fogelman’s award-winning series “This Is Us,” which will return to its traditional Tuesday night 9 p.m. timeslot to give fans a largely uninterrupted run. 

Throughout the year, NBC’s scripted series will be supercharged by huge promotional opportunities, including the Tokyo Summer Olympics, Beijing Winter Olympics and Super Bowl LVI as well as NBC’s hit holiday programming and four-quadrant unscripted series. 

 NBC’s holiday programming remains a top-audience driver, and this season’s robust lineup of live events and specials includes a return to the network’s storied tradition of live musicals with seven-time Tony Award winner “Annie Live!” In addition, Jimmy Fallon is set produce the animated special “Five More Sleeps ‘Til Christmas,” based on his best-selling children’s book, and a new animated special, “Trolls Holiday in Harmony,” arrives from DreamWorks Animation.  

Hit comedies “Kenan,” “Mr. Mayor,” and “Young Rock” will also air special holiday episodes.  These special events join perennial favorites that include “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” and “Christmas at Rockefeller Center,” ensuring that audiences stay entertained and engaged all through the holiday season.     

Unscripted series continue the family fun with all new shows and returning favorites that kick-off in January and will populate the schedule throughout midseason and summer. These include “AGT: Extreme,” the high-octane, stunt-filled spinoff of hit franchise “America’s Got Talent,” and for the first time, an adaptation of the biggest music competition in the world, Eurovision Song Contest, with “American Song Contest.” This all-live event series features original musical performances, representing all 50 states, five U.S. territories and our nation’s capital, competing to win the country's vote for the Best Original Song in a grand spectacle.  

New game show “The Wheel,” based on a smash hit UK format, features contestants aiming to win big with the help of celebrity guests playing on a giant, spinning wheel. Jimmy Fallon heads to the primetime schedule as the executive producer and host of “That’s My Jam,” while Dick Wolf enters the unscripted space with the docuseries “LA Fire and Rescue,” following the real-life heroes of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The Emmy Award-winning celebrity genealogy docuseries “Who Do You Think You Are?” returns to NBC from executive producers Lisa Kudrow and Dan Bucatinsky, while “Home Sweet Home” from Ava DuVernay will see two families embark on a life-changing experience, switching homes to see what life is really like behind closed doors. 

NBC will finish the current season with the #1 most-watched alternative program “The Voice,” the #1 comedy with “Saturday Night Live” and the #1 drama with “This Is Us.” The network had two of the most successful comedies of the season in "Young Rock," which scored NBC’s best comedy debut in the 18-49 demo in nearly four years, and “Mr. Mayor,” which premiered as NBC’s best Thursday comedy launch in total viewers in nearly five years.  

Returning shows for the 2021-22 schedule include “The Blacklist,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago Med,” “Chicago P.D.,” “Dateline NBC,” “Kenan,” “Law & Order: Organized Crime,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Mr. Mayor,” “NBC Sunday Night Football,” “New Amsterdam,” “This Is Us,” “The Voice,” “The Wall,” “Transplant,” “Weakest Link” and “Young Rock.”

Decisions are yet to be made on “Debris,” “Ellen’s Game of Games,” “Good Girls,” “Manifest,” and “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.” 

As part of NBC’s rolling pilot process this year, the following projects have been picked up to pilot with decisions yet to be made on series greenlights: “Dangerous Moms” “Getaway,” “Hungry,” “Night Court” “Someone Out There” and the Untitled Nick Wootton/Jake Coburn Project. With the NBC’s 52-week scheduling strategy, these pilots could be possibilities for later in the 2021-22 season or could roll over to the 2022-23 season. 

NBC FALL 2021-22 SCHEDULE   

(New programs in UPPER CASE; all times ET/PT) 

MONDAY 

8-10 P.M. — The Voice 

10-11 P.M. — ORDINARY JOE 

TUESDAY 

8-9 P.M. — The Voice 

9-10 P.M. — LA BREA 

10-11 P.M.  — New Amsterdam 

WEDNESDAY 

8-9 P.M. — Chicago Med 

9-10 P.M. — Chicago Fire 

10-11 P.M. — Chicago P.D. 

THURSDAY 

8-9 P.M.  — LAW & ORDER: FOR THE DEFENSE  

9-10 P.M.  — Law & Order: SVU  

10-11 P.M. — Law & Order: Organized Crime 

FRIDAY 

8-9 P.M. – The Blacklist 

9-11 P.M — Dateline NBC 

SATURDAY 

8-9 P.M. — Drama Encores 

9-10 P.M. — Dateline Weekend Mystery 

10-11 P.M. – SNL Vintage  

 SUNDAY 

7-8:20 P.M. — Football Night in America 

8:20-11 P.M. — NBC Sunday Night Football 

Also from the press release: 

“LAW & ORDER: FOR THE DEFENSE” 

In its 30-year history as the most successful brand in television, Law and Order has only ever explored the perspective of its iconic prosecutors … until now. From legendary executive producer Dick Wolf comes “Law & Order: For the Defense,” the newest entry in the beloved franchise that takes an unflinching look inside a criminal defense firm. Every week, the series will put the lawyers – and the criminal justice system – under the microscope like only Law & Order can, delivering hard-hitting, ripped-from-the-headlines stories that provide a new vantage point on justice. 

Carol Mendelsohn will executive produce with Dick Wolf, Arthur Forney, Julie Weitz and Peter Jankowski. 

The series will be produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Wolf Entertainment.  

Law & Order SVU “Post-Graduate Psychopath” & Organized Crime “I Got This Rat” Promo

Here is the promo for both Law & Order SVU “Post-Graduate Psychopath” which will air on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 9 PM ET on NBC and Law & Order Organized Crime, “I Got This Rat” which will air on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 10 PM ET on NBC.

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Law & Order Organized Crime “An Inferior Product” Recap, Review, Discussion

The second half of the two-hour Law & Order SVU/Organized Crime crossover – “An Inferior Product” –  showed how dangerous it is to mess with Richard Wheatley’s organization.  It ended with Stabler in shock from a twist he never expected.   This was a tense, suspenseful episode to start, and the revelation at the end can only make one worry more for Stabler and his safety.    

Stabler is drawn to Angela and they share a passionate, yet what looked like an awkward kiss.  Maybe this awkwardness was a portend to what would happen at the end of the episode. Angela Wheatley had already seemed suspect to me.  The revelation that she was the one that ordered the hit on Kathy Stabler is a massive twist, but one has to ask if even that is the truth.  It’s hard to say with the sneaky, slimy Richard Wheatley and his organization.    If it is true, it certainly changes the dynamics of the case in a major way.  If it’s not true, one has to wonder why Richard Wheatley would have Bekher lie about it.  I’m going into this believing that Angela truly ordered the hit, and am looking forward to them unraveling why.

Here it the recap: 

Benson is in the hot seat right away, being questioned by [who I assume is] IAB about Felix, their ¨wired¨ informant, who was killed while she and Stabler watched on the stake out. She thinks she  made the right call.  Afterward, Benson questions Stabler on what he told them, and is annoyed at him that he may have led them to believe there was a chance to save Felix.  He said he told them that Benson saved his ass, and she is welcome.  She tells him he is not dismissed as she storms off, and he calls her ¨Captain¨.   Right afterward, Bell tells Stabler that Benson cleared everything up. 

Later, a guy brings in a guitar to a music store for repair and as he leaves, a group of guys are running away from police.   Unfortunately the police think he is part of the group and they tackle him and one officer steps on his hand and crushes it.  Later, Sgt. Bell gets a call -  this is her wife Denise´s nephew and he was in the hospital from that encounter. 

Stabler heads to Angela´s place and finds her on an outdoor patio.  He is struggling to verbalize why he´s there, and this eventually leads to a passionate, yet uncomfortable awkward kiss.  Angela asks what are they going, and Stabler makes a quick exit. 

Meanwhile, Gina gets a surprise visitor - Richard Wheately.  He admits he had her followed and is looking into her.  He tempts her with a relationship with himself but she passes on it, saying her interest is in his son, Richie.   He tells her she passed the final test.  He offers to take her to work.

Meanwhile, the operation making the knock-off Purple Magic is in process. One of the guys leaves and says he´ll be back in 15 minutes.  Wheatley gets a call from someone and then tells Gina he has to make a stop.   Wheatley gets out of the car and tells her to wait in the car.  She moves to follow him inside and hears gunfire. She makes an anonymous 911 call and goes inside the building.  There she sees the one guy who left return, and he hears gunfire  and he races away.  Gina sees the boots of a man backing away.  She gets back in the car and Wheatley returns to it as well, acting like nothing happened. 

Later, Stabler and Bell are on the scene, Stabler saying the guy goes by El Gato, the guy Felix was meeting with when they wired him up.  The other guy whacked Felix.   The find the fake Purple Magic.  Stabler and Bell think it was a rival gang looking for drugs and money - or  - Wheatley, taking them out for the bad drugs.  They also find a very young child -  a girl - hiding in the bathtub.

Later, they bring this girl – Giana -  into the OC and Benson talks with her to try to get her to explain what she saw.   She says her Uncle K went to get a happy meal and told her to hide there.  She saw men with police badges.  Later, the OC team finds there were no police working that case.  They need to find Uncle K. They also find some of the bullets match those that killed Felix but not the ones fired at their SUV.  They wonder if the shooter was Uncle K. 

Bell secretly meets with Gina who explains that the  men were dressed as cops but she´s sure they weren't,  and explains why she was there and what she saw and heard.  She did not see Wheatley actually come out of the apartment.  She saw they guy who was the girl´s uncle. 

They later track down Uncle K -  Kwan Chen - and apprehend him after a chase.  Later at the OC squad  interrogation, they find the gang has been knocking off Purple Magic for 6 months but Kwan didn’t agree with them doing it.  He comments that if you step on Purple Magic, they take you out.  They know it was Kwan´s gun that shot at Stabler and Benson, they now have his gun.  Benson comes in and puts the pressure on about the “trick-roll” operation,  telling Kwan that the knockoff drugs killed her brother.  She tells him she hopes and prays that the thought of him haunts him for the rest of his pathetic life.  

After this,  Stabler chases Benson down. She said she spent the last two years thinking Simon did this to himself and  the addiction caught up to him.  Stabler says now she’s heard the truth and can let it go. She asks about progress on Kathy’s case, and he says they are keeping him in the dark and she is staying away. Benson thinks he looks better but he says he is confused as hell at so many things. She says whatever he is doing to keep doing it. 

Back at the OC. Stabler tells her to check into a few files referencing Kwan.  Bell says she is waiting to hear on Denise’s nephew and will let him know if it becomes a problem.   Diego announces he has Wheatley in his office with Bekher.  While Wheatley is on the phone, Bekher looks for and finds the bug and disables it, much to Stabler and Bell’s dismay. They think he is playing them.

Later, Stabler meets with Bekher who says he found it so his boss would trust him again.  He tells them that the crew selling the bogus Purple Magic was done by someone else, he does not know who.  Stabler tells him to get something he can use or Bekher is going back. 

Meanwhile, Angela is teaching a class. After class, Stabler meets with her and says he doesn’t know who that was last night and he had no business being there. She said it would not have happened had she not wanted it too. They continue to talk and he offers her a lift home but she declines.  She says he terrifies her because of how he fell into her life suddenly and the things she feels – she was not prepared for him.  Wheatley shows up and acts very possessive and then brings up the bug in his office, accusing Stabler. Wheatley tells him not to come near his family again. 

Back at the OC squad, Terrance Bryant, Brooklyn Bureau president, the Chief of Detectives, and  Deputy Chief Garland.  Bell is also there and they discuss a lawsuit involving Bell’s wife’s nephew.  The only way Bell will survive this is if the task force does what is supposed to do – take Wheatley down. Failure means Bell’s career is over. 

Stabler later finds that the pipe bomb killing Kathy had vice marks from when it was assembled and there was no vice at Sacha’s. They do not think Sacha built the bomb. 

Back in the squad they go over the homicides that Kwan told them about.  He tells Bell about the pipe bomb.  Bell tells Jet to research credit card purchase going back a few years for Isaac Bekher.  Stabler and Bell tell each other they have each other’s backs.  The other detectives find that at all the crime scenes in question,  someone yelled “police” before breaking in.  Stabler recognizes one of the addresses as where Rafiq Wheatley was murdered. There were multiple pills in that office. Bell tells Stabler to go to the property clerk’s office.  Stabler does so, and finds pills marked as Purple Magic. 

Later, Stabler meets with Angela and she says he didn’t have to tail Wheatley’s car taking her home last night.  She told Wheatley he made his point.  She refers to Stabler as detective, and he says he is in a  place he does not want to be, this can’t happen right now.  She suggest they just let it be whatever he needs it to be.  But Stabler says he is hunting the person who killed his wife and her son and she is the ex of a prime suspect and he won’t let his emotions derail him – emotions that he doesn’t even understand.  She tells him he has a higher calling, a mission, and then tells him to slay his dragons.  She suggest they start over and she re-introduces herself and says she has information that may be of value to him.  She suggests dinner and he says he has some questions to ask her. 

When he meets her later to take her to dinner, he gets a call from Bell saying Bekher bought the vice.  He tells Bell where he will meet her and Angela knows he has to go, saying to do what he needs to do.  

Bell explains that Bell bought the vice at a place 5 miles from Wheatley’s house.  Bell made an excuse to meet him.  She reminds Stabler no matter what they  need Bekher to testify Wheatley gave him the order to kill Kathy.

They meet with Bekher and when he senses something is wrong, Bell explains they are  searching his apartment and all his other places.  Bell mentions the vice and the pipe bomb and Stabler says it was the bomb that killed his wife. He clocks Bekher and pushes him against a chain link fence, asking Bekher why Wheatley wants his wife dead.  Bekher says he didn’t give the order – Angela Wheatley did. Stabler lets go  and stands there, stunned and speechless as we fade to black.