That being said, he did eventually come back before the end of the year, and it was revealed that the show had to cut down on his appearances to bring back Kelli Giddish. Ice-T had no hard feelings over the matter, but he told TV Insider that he remained clueless about what was going on to the point where he thought Fin was being written off:

NBC is airing consecutive “Law & Order” and “Law & Order: SVU” episodes in a two-hour crossover event beginning Thursday, January 8 at 8 p.m. ET.

Based out of the New York City Police Department’s 16th precinct in Manhattan, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit delves into the dark side of the New York underworld as the detectives of a new elite force,

NBC has made a change to its schedule, officially pulling the upcoming Law and Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Corrosive" for its 27th season, following the charges filed against actor Timothy Busfield,

SVU Season 27 Episode 9 dropped on January 8, 2026. The Episode titled Purity jumped back onto NBC, kicking off the winter premiere with a two-hour crossover.