SEPTEMBER 6 - 12, 2020 staradvertiser.com FALL’S FAMILIAR FACES Emmy winner Mariska Hargitay returns as Capt. Olivia Benson, the commanding offi cer of a team of detectives who investigate cases involving child abuse, sexual assault and domestic violence in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, set to return to NBC sometime this season. When it does debut, the premiere will kick off its 22nd season, making it one of the longest-running prime-time series in history. COVID-19: View live government updates Stay on top of the COVID situation with push alerts and mobile viewing of State and City & County announcements. Download the ҊŘĚGĚO/ODKĚG#PP olelo.org KNěJG#PP5ěORGOR)OOIĚG2ĚCX 590205_MobileAppPushAlerts_2.indd 1 9/3/20 10:40 AM ON THE COVER | FALL PREVIEW: RETURNING SHOWs Welcome back What’s returning to prime Even with all the resources the networks In July, NBC released its new lineup, which and cable giants have, the fall season will be a optimistically includes “The Voice,” “This Is time challenge. Industry pundit and former Fox and Us,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and the Chicago NBC executive Preston Beckman was quoted franchise: “Chicago Med,” “Chicago P.D.” and in a May washingtonpost.com article as say- “Chicago Fire,” though it’s unclear whether By Kyla Brewer ing: “It will be an opportunity to redefine a lot of some of these might be pushed to midseason TV Media television.” premieres. Stability is the name of the game at NBC. ABC has been forced to break with tradi- fter months of uncertainty, it’s almost With only one new series, the spinoff “Law & tion and bring “The Bachelorette” to the fall time to welcome some old friends back Order: Organized Crime,” starring Christopher schedule, but otherwise, things seem to be Ainto our homes. TV fans are hoping to Meloni (“Oz”) as Elliot Stabler, the network’s pretty up in the air. Police procedural “The see lots of their favorite characters in the fall schedule is banking on its predecessor, Rookie” has been renewed for Season 3 upcoming fall season, even though premiere “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” starring after a Season 2 cliffhanger that saw John dates haven’t been nailed down quite yet. Mariska Hargitay (“ER”). For 22 seasons, Nolan (Nathan Fillion, “Firefly”) framed as an The major networks and popular cable chan- Hargitay has played Olivia Benson, LAPD mole, but no premiere date has been nels are banking on established hits to get who’s now the commanding confirmed. Other ABC network shows due them through the fall and winter, much to officer of an elite squad of to return include “Dancing With the Stars,” the delight of fans who haven’t been able detectives who investigate “Grey’s Anatomy,” “The Goldbergs” and to enjoy new content for a while due to the crimes such as sexual assault “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” among industry-wide shutdown caused by and child abuse. The show is one many others. COVID-19. ABC, CBS, NBC and of the longest-running prime- In May, CBS announced its 2020-21 lineup, Fox, along with cablers such time dramas ever and is the lon- chock-full of returning shows — 23 of them as HBO, AMC and FX, have gest-running U.S. live-action series in fact. Not all of them will debut in the fall, of announced a range of currently on television. course, but network executive Kelly Kahl was offerings that include optimistic the network would be able to deliver comedy, drama, reality Nathan Fillion stars in “The some programming, though dates have yet to Rookie” TV, horror and more. be confirmed. Free Headlines, Breaking News There can’t be a Next Generation without Whether you like the stories, the features, the columns, the savings, the comics...or just the feel of a newspaper in your hand, and Much More on staradvertiser.com the original one. There’s always the original — the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. The Next Generation — news and information your way 538-NEWS. 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