The renewal is also a payoff on comments made back in early 2018, when executive producer Michael Chernuchin revealed that he was “hoping that we break the record and go 21 seasons.”
SVU was still airing Season 19 at the time, but he believed the show was “still more relevant than ever.”
As somebody who has seen enough episodes of SVU that I say the opening narration of “In the criminal justice system—” along with the voiceover every time I tune in, I’m thrilled that SVU is making TV history.