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Is Law & Order New Tonight? (December 26, 2024)

Find out when the courtroom chaos continues. Watch Law & Order Season 24 on NBC and Peacock.

By Jessica White

Season 24 of Law & Order has been jam-packed with shocking twists and turns, and as the midseason hiatus continues, fans are perched to watch more.

How to Watch

Watch Law & Order Thursdays at 8/7c on NBC and next day on Peacock.

Maura Tierney's Lt. Jessica Brady has shaken up the squad room as she settles into the precinct, delivering no-nonsense intel and invaluable advice to Detectives Jalen Shaw (Mehcad Brooks) and Vincent Riley (Reid Scott). Meanwhile, D.A. Nicholas Baxter (Tony Goldwyn) continues to help secure justice in the Big Apple by making sure that the criminals the squad arrests pay the consequences, leading A.D.A.s Samantha Maroun (Odelya Halevi) and Nolan Price (Hugh Dancy) to have their work cut out for them as the team navigates some of the city's most horrendous crimes.

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Find out where and when to watch new episodes of Law & Order Season 24 — and get details on when the show returns in 2025 — below.

ADA Nolan Price (Hugh Dancy, ADA Samantha Maroun (Odelya Halevi), and Det. Jalen Shaw (Mehcad Brooks) walk and talk in suits in Law & Order Episode 24005.

Is Law & Order new tonight, December 26, 2024?

No, there will not be a new episode of Law & Order airing on December 26 due to both Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU remaining on a midseason hiatus. In the meantime, you can stream Law & Order episodes on Peacock, NBC's streaming service.

"Something we're sort of emphasizing this year is trying to learn more about some of our characters," Law & Order showrunner Rick Eid told NBC Insider. "It's still Dick Wolf's Law & Order, and there's still compelling, topical cases every week and ethical and moral dilemmas every week, but I think that we're trying, on certain episodes, to dig just a little bit deeper into who our people are and see how their personal lives intersect with their professional lives."

Det. Vincent Riley (Reid Scott), Lt. Jessica Brady (Maura Tierney), and Det. Jalen Shaw (Mehcad Brooks) in Law & Order Season 24, Episode 2.

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When will new episodes of Law & Order Season 24 return?

New episodes of Law & Order Season 24 return on Thursday, January 16, at 8/7c on NBC. New episodes are also available to stream the next day on Peacock

"Reid and I just have a great time," Brooks told CinemaBlend in October 2024 while discussing the behind-the-scenes fun between Law & Order takes. "We have the same sense of humor, both really sarcastic and sardonic. We have a lot of similar interests. We're both Scorpios. We just get along as human beings, and we both work really hard at our jobs. That's also a blessing when you can come to work every day knowing good and well that your partner has done the work, and you're going to get there, and you're going to be not only impressed but sometimes surprised."

Nicholas Baxter sits on Law and Order Season 24 Episode 3

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Where can I watch old episodes of Law & Order?

You can watch Seasons 13 through 20, Season 23, and Season 24 of Law & Order — as well as every episode of Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: Organized Crime, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent — on Peacock.