The Real Reason ‘Law & Order,’ ‘SVU,’ and ‘Organized Crime’ Aren’t Airing New Episodes Tonight

It may seem like the new, long-awaited seasons of Law & Order, Special Victims Unit, and Organized Crime just began—because, well, they did—but there’s already a “bye” week taking place for the NBC procedural franchise. So if you’re wondering why NBC’s usual time slot for Thursday night is filled with reruns, it’s because the shows are taking a week off.

Instead, the network will re-air the premiere episodes from Law & Order Season 23 (“Freedom of Expression”), SVU Season 25 (“Tunnel Blind”), and Organized Crime Season 4 (“Memory Lane”). The series will return to its regularly scheduled rollout of new episodes next week on Thursday, Feb. 22.

The good news for fans is that it seems like the upcoming slate will be well worth the wait.

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Most notably, Law & Order‘s next bow will mark the end of an era as the show says goodbye to Sam Waterston‘s Jack McCoy after more than 400 episodes. Perhaps appropriately, the episode is titled “Last Dance.”

Waterston’s decision to leave the iconic legal drama, which he first joined in Season 5, was revealed earlier this month, with the actor saying in a statement, “It’s a pleasure to talk directly like this to the backbone of Law & Order’s absolutely amazing audience. The time has come for me to move on and take Jack McCoy with me. There’s sadness in leaving, but I’m just too curious about what’s next.”