Stars from all three present Legislation & Order exhibits got here collectively forward of the 2025 TV schedule returns for the 77th Primetime Emmys to have a good time the thirty fifth anniversary of the franchise, with Particular Victims Unit’s Mariska Hargitay positioned entrance and heart on stage because the one star who has been along with her present from the very starting in 1999. The actors acquired giggly behind the scenes, as Organized Crime’s Christopher Meloni shared a cute video of Hargitay teasing him about by no means profitable an Emmy… after which belatedly realizing that he was recording her.
Whereas not one of the Legislation & Order exhibits had scored any nominations for the 2025 Primetime Emmys, SVU’s Mariska Hargitay stays the franchise’s solely star to win an Emmy as a lead actor, taking house the trophy for Excellent Lead Actress in a Drama Collection in 2006. Again in his days as an SVU co-lead, Christopher Meloni was nominated for Excellent Lead Actor in a Drama Collection that very same yr, however misplaced to Kiefer Sutherland for 24.
The 2 are longtime pals, and that friendship was clear within the unfiltered video that Meloni shared from behind the scenes on the Emmys. Check out the second slide of his Instagram submit for the clip:
I’m undecided what my favourite a part of the video is, however the high two candidates are the look on Mariska Hargitay’s face (adopted by her laughter) when she realized that Christopher Meloni recorded her saying that he’d “by no means” win an Emmy, and him gleefully saying “And he or she curses!” to the digital camera after her “Oh shit!” response. It’s undoubtedly a enjoyable distinction to how they offered themselves on stage. (The Emmys can be found streaming with a Paramount+ subscription, whereas SVU will be discovered with a Peacock subscription.)
Hargitay and Meloni saved straight faces and stayed on script in the course of the Legislation & Order phase of the Emmys alongside present Legislation & Order star Tony Goldwyn, former Legislation & Order star (and present Chicago Med collection common) S. Epatha Merkerson, and SVU’s Ice-T. These straight faces had been nowhere to be seen behind the scenes with the 2 friends strolling by a tray stuffed with Emmys, and now I’m much more excited to see Meloni reprising his function as Elliot Stabler reverse Mariska Hargitay’s Olivia Benson within the upcoming SVU Season 27.
As for whether or not Meloni will ever win an Emmy… nicely, the wait is at the moment on for Legislation & Order: Organized Crime to be renewed for Season 6, so let’s cross our fingers for that information earlier than anything! Meloni additionally shared a photograph of the total SVU reunion, with Ice-T sporting a giant smile:
These three stars don’t usually have causes to smile like this when taking part in their characters within the franchise, particularly Ice-T and Mariska Hargitay when their present is about – to cite the opening narration – ”sexually primarily based offenses” which are “thought of particularly heinous.” So, it’s good to see them dressed to the nines and searching glad in actual life.
All three stars can be again in primetime this fall, and never simply with Meloni making an look on his outdated present. On NBC’s Thursday nights, Legislation & Order Season 25 airs at 8 p.m. ET, Legislation & Order: SVU Season 27 airs at 9 p.m. ET, and Legislation & Order: Organized Crime Season 5 (which is already obtainable streaming on Peacock) will air at 10 p.m. ET. Tune in to NBC on Thursday, September 25 to see the primary new episodes since again within the spring!