"Law & Order: SVU," meanwhile, has already been renewed. "Talks have been taking place and continue to take place about the future of both "Law & Order" and "Law & Order: Criminal
Intent," " Wolf says. "I think the discussions have reached a productive stage, and it's my finest hope that we will find a way to have both shows picked up. I feel that creatively they are remarkably
strong.
"L&O," in its 17th season, and "L&O: CI," in its sixth, are expensive to produce, with ensemble casts and New York-based production. And while their ratings are steady, they have fallen from their higher levels of several years ago.
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