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Ice-T Secures Tutuola’s Spot in SVU’s 600th Episode

7/13/2026

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Ice-T Confirms Return

Ice-T (rapper-actor) confirms Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola will appear in every Law & Order: SVU Season 28 episode.
Season 28, premiering on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT on NBC, features Mariska Hargitay (actress) directing its 600th episode.
Ice-T said his reduced presence in Season 27 resulted from production and budget constraints, and his 400-episode milestone made him the longest-running actor to play the same character in a U.S. primetime scripted series.

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Ice-T Returns

Actor Ice-T announced on the TMZ Podcast that he will return full-time for Season 28 and appear in every episode.
He explained that the part-time schedule in Season 27 resulted from budget reallocations after actress Kelli Giddish rejoined the cast.
He said the reduced workload allowed him to earn money through side-hustles.
He expressed a goal of staying on SVU through Season 30 and called the scheduling shift a business decision.

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Ice-T Resumes Podcast

Ice-T announced his return to a full-time schedule on the “TMZ Podcast” hosted by Towanda Robinson.
He said his part-time work on season 27 let him pursue lucrative side projects that earned “beaucoup bucks.”
He expressed understanding of management’s decision to re-hire Kelli Giddish, noting that everyone wanted her back.
Ice-T has portrayed Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola since the series’ second season in 2000 and referenced his wife, model-actress Coco Austin.

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Ice-T Confirms Return

Ice-T (rapper-actor) confirms Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola will appear in every Law & Order: SVU Season 28 episode.
Season 28, premiering on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT on NBC, features Mariska Hargitay (actress) directing its 600th episode.
Ice-T said his reduced presence in Season 27 resulted from production and budget constraints, and his 400-episode milestone made him the longest-running actor to play the same character in a U.S. primetime scripted series.

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