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OG ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Star Blames Season 27 Budget For Reduced Screen Time

2025-11-24 20:16
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OG ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Star Blames Season 27 Budget For Reduced Screen Time

Law & Order: SVU star Ice-T blames the budget for his reduced screentime in Season 27 after co-star Kelli Giddish was brought back to the series.

OG ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Star Blames Season 27 Budget For Reduced Screen Time Rollins and Fin in Law & Order: SVU Season 27 Rollins and Fin in Law & Order: SVU Season 27Image via NBC 4 By  Adam Blevins Published 6 minutes ago Adam Blevins began working in the entertainment industry in 2022 as a Staff Writer for Agents of Fandom, where he progressed to Senior Editor and interviewed talent from Marvel Studios, House of the Dragon, and Planet of the Apes. He joined Collider as a News Author in April 2024, was promoted to a Senior position in December 2024, and has written over 3,000 articles for the site, including exclusives relating to Avengers: Doomsday, The Penguin, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, and more. He primarily writes about the latest box office numbers and the hottest movies and TV shows on streaming, while also covering superhero and sci-fi news. He has completed a set visit for The Chosen and even has several months of experience writing Gaming Features at ScreenRant. You can find him on X, LinkedIn, and Muckrack. Sign in to your Collider account Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.

One star from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has addressed their decreased screen time in the latest season of the beloved procedural series. Law & Order: SVU Season 27 is in full swing, and fans have noticed that there isn’t nearly as much Fin (Ice-T) in some of the newer episodes. Ice-T recently caught up with TMZ, who asked the star about his lower usage this season. “It’s just basic business,” he said. “They brought Kelli [Giddish] back and they couldn’t keep both of us, as far as budget wise.” Ice-T is referencing Kelli Giddish’s return as Amanda Rollins. She first exited the show in 2022, though has regularly appeared as a guest star.

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Like Follow Followed TV-14 Crime Drama Mystery Release Date September 20, 1999 Network NBC Showrunner Michael S. Chernuchin, David Graziano Directors Jean de Segonzac, David Platt, Peter Leto, Alex Chapple, Juan José Campanella, Norberto Barba, Constantine Makris, Martha Mitchell, Arthur W. Forney, Michael Slovis, Steve Shill, Alex Zakrzewski, Michael Pressman, Helen Shaver, Mariska Hargitay, Michael Smith, Ted Kotcheff, Fred Berner, Jonathan Kaplan, Holly Dale, Jonathan Herron, Jud Taylor, Adam Bernstein, Jim McKay Writers Judith McCreary, David Graziano, Michael S. Chernuchin, Daniel Truly, Jonathan Greene, Amanda Green, Lisa Marie Petersen, Allison Intrieri, Lawrence Kaplow, Jose Molina, Matt Klypka, Michael R. Perry, Samantha Corbin-Miller, Barbie Kligman, Robert F. Campbell, Candice Sanchez McFarlane, Gwendolyn M. Parker, René Balcer, Robert Nathan, Wendy West, Speed Weed, Ryan Causey, Chris Brancato, Christos N. Gage Franchise(s) Law and Order

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  • instar53699263.jpg Mariska Hargitay Olivia Benson
  • Cast Placeholder Image Ice-T Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
  • instar45911718.jpg Dann Florek Donald Cragen
  • instar48256549.jpg Richard Belzer John Munch

This series follows the Special Victims Unit, a specially trained squad of detectives in the New York City Police Department that investigate sexually related crimes.

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