NBC Is Generous With All Renewals, Yet Cuts Law & Order In Half

As fans worried about the fate of their favorite shows, NBC came in to save the day and renewed them all.

The decision was a long-awaited one: despite generally good ratings across the board, there were some rumors and doubts among viewers.

And some of them turned out to be not entirely wrong.

Chicago Fire and its spin-offs Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med were all given the green light for another season, making a total of 12 seasons for Fire, 11 for P.D. and 9 for Med.

Another franchise that got the green light is Law & Order. All of the shows, including Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU and Law & Order: Organized Crime have also been renewed for their next respective seasons.

However, there is a catch.

Although NBC has given Law & Order: Organized Crime another season, it could be assumed that this is the last chance for the show to prove its worth.

While other series in a franchise have been renewed for the usual 23 episodes per season, Organized Crime will have to settle for 13 episodes.

According to TVLine's source, this decision is based solely on what better fits the story the showrunners want to tell in the upcoming episodes.

"This could be good for so many reasons. Fewer and more in depth storylines, more time for crossovers with SVU, hopefully meaning wayyyy more EO. Fingers crossed!" Twitter user takes_my_life said, keeping their hopes up despite the worrying news.

Many fans seem to agree. Of course, it's worrying to see a decline in the TV show you love, whether it's a decline in the number of episodes or in the number of viewers, but generally speaking, the audience is open to such changes.

Viewers admit to enjoying the faster pace of Organized Crime a bit more than the original, with some even explicitly preferring shorter seasons.

Law & Order: Organized Crime currently airs Thursdays at 10/9c on NBC. Tune in on April 26 to make sure you never miss an episode.