NBC has pulled this week’s episode of “Law & Order: SVU” after an arrest warrant was issued for one of its guest stars following child abuse allegations. Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield was set to appear in this Thursday’s episode, which is titled “Corrosive.”

Sergeant Fin Tutuola ( Ice T) is back in the squad room on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 27, and while he instantly proved just how valuable he is at his longtime post, it seems like Fin is only stopping by for a pop-in.

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.

Special Victims Unit fans will see a lot more of Detective Jake Griffin as Corey Cott is promoted to series regular.

Leveraging his father's previous NYPD relationship with Leo, Griffin visited the D.A. investigator at lunch to "tip him off" about the SVU investigation, meanwhile actually planting a recording device to gain a lead to the remote cabin where Leo had discarded a body.

SVU” in which Timothy Busfield appears in a guest star role. Variety has confirmed that the broadcast network has shelved the episode, which was set to air on Jan. 15. Instead, NBC will air the “SVU” episode originally scheduled to air on Jan.

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.