'Law & Order: SVU' Gets Season 14!

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"Law & Order: SVU" has been renewed. The Dick Wolf series will keep the "Law & Order" franchise alive for an impressive 14th season. NBC has also handed out a series order to Wolf's "Chicago Fire."

An "SVU" renewal seemed likely after series star Mariska Hargitay renewed her contract.

"I'll be back. I can't leave this show," Hargitay said in January. "I'm having too much fun."

The series went through a sort of rebirth during Season 13. Christopher Meloni left the series after Season 12 and longtime showrunner Neal Baer left the show, with Warren Leight taking the reins. Kelli Giddish and Danny Pino joined the cast as two new detectives and the show began to explore the personal life of Hargitay's character Detective Olivia Benson. Hargitay has been with the series since its debut in 1999.

Giddish recently told HuffPost TV she'd like to return for Season 14.

"When I first got this job, I was so excited because I've been on two first-year shows in the last three years and it's just such a blessing to be on a show that is stable and has been around and has got a definite fanbase," she said. "But also, it's not afraid of changing it up and they did change it up this year.

"SVU" has slipped in the Nielsen ratings, but is still one of NBC's top programs. Its most recent episode was watched by 6.6 million viewers.

"Chicago Fire" stars Teri Reeves as Hallie, David Eigenberg as Christopher Hermann, Charlie Barnett as Peter Mills, Lauren German as Leslie Shay, Monica Raymund as Gabriella Dawson, Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide, Jesse Spencer as Matthew Casey, Eamonn Walker as Battalion Chief Walter Boden and Merle Dandridge as Kay Fitori. Check out a photo of the cast below.

The two dramas join "Smash," "Grimm," and J.J. Abrams' post-apocalyptic drama on NBC's schedule. On the comedy side, NBC has ordered new shows "Go On," "The New Normal," "1600 Penn," "Save Me" and "Animal Practice." The Peacock network will announce its full schedule on Mon., May 14.

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Jon Hamm Answers Teen Girls' Questions and Makes
Music (Video)

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The "Mad Men" star shows off his lighter side in a series of web clips.

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NBC orders 'Chicago Fire' to series

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NBC has proven they know what to do with the law and the order part of procedurals, and now, courtesy of the master himself, Dick Wolf, they will be attempting to dominate in the Fire Department, as well. NBC has...

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True Blood Season 5: Check Out the New Photos!

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True Blood season five premieres on June 10, and before we're reunited in Bon Temps with Sookie, Lafayette and the Southern vampire faction, you can get a sneak peek at some brand-new photos. As usual, Eric and Alcide are looking hot while Sookie's looking spooked, and the pictures also introduce us to the new cast members, like Christopher Meloni and Scott Foley, whom we met briefly in the season four finale. Check them all out!

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The 'Suburgatory' Actress Behind TV's Tannest
Character

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This hasn't been a notable season for memorable new characters on broadcast network shows, with the exceptions of Nick and Schmidt from "New Girl," Nolan from "Revenge" and the raffish Pete from the late, lamented "Bent." But one of my favorite new faces on the small screen is covered in a lot of makeup.

Dalia on "Suburgatory" (Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC) has been one of the chief delights of the ABC comedy, which ends its debut season May 16. In some ways, she reminds me a little of a female Ron Swanson: Their priorities and grooming routines are obviously very different, but both characters have a bedrock foundation of self-confidence that makes them steady and somehow admirable, and both are played by actors who know the value of deadpan comedy and small, precise performance choices.

"It was shocking that they even wanted to see me for this part," says actress Carly Chaikin, who plays Dalia but originally auditioned for the lead role of Tessa, a sarcastic teen who relocates to the wealthy, suffocating suburb of Chatswin with her dad. When Chaikin was asked to read for Dalia, she looked at the script again and realized she was nothing like the Tessa's blonde antagonist.

"Dalia is actually the antithesis of me," said Chaikin, who said she has usually played darker roles in the past. "I never have had blonde hair. I have never had straight hair. I never wear pink clothes or spray tan and I never wore heels to school. It's the first time I've been able to play a character and there's been no trace of Carly Chaikin in there."

The upside of playing such a different-looking character, however, is that, as she said, "the second I get into costume, it's all I need."

And as the season has progressed, Chaikin says she's enjoyed finding new sides to Dalia, who has reached a state of detente with Tessa; neither quite understands the other, though they've learned to tolerate each other. Dalia hasn't just had to keep her high school posse under control, she's also had to deal with romantic disappointment and her parents' divorce.

In some post-divorce episodes, Chaikin said she had to think about what it looks like "when Dalia is hurt. That was interesting, because I had never really looked at that before."

But whether a scene is dramatic or comedic (and in a recent episode, it was delightful to see Dalia with a big smile on her face), Chaikin said her goal is always to play the deadpan character in a way that humanizes her. "She's not a cheerleader bitch. She's not a ditzy girl," Chaikin said. "It was fun to take this character that could be one-dimensional and make her real."

As I said in my recent piece about the show's generally pleasing debut season*, most of the "Suburgatory" characters have become more than mere stereotypes: Tessa (Jane Levy) and her dad George (Jeremy Sisto) are the anchors of a well-oiled ensemble that is having a lot of fun with the goofy alternate universe that Chatswin has become.

As for Dalia, she's evolved into much more than the condescending mean girl of the pilot, but the character's belief in herself has never wavered. "I don't think she's a bad person -- she just knows what she wants and she has her ideas and opinions," Chaikin said. "I respect that. It's not about what everyone else thinks. She is who she is, and that's something I love about her."

Dalia's mother Dallas (Cheryl Hines), another Chatswin resident with a good heart underneath her designer miniskirts and spray tan, has always been Dalia's biggest champion. But Chaikin says that the conflicts between the two becomes more pronounced in the last couple of episodes of the season, especially the season finale.

In the finale, the arguments culminate in Dalia's desire to keep up the family tradition of going to Israel on Mother's Day, even though her parents' divorce makes even the idea of the trip sound stressful.

"Dallas is someone Dalia definite looks up to, but I also think that Dallas has put Dalia on a pedestal -- even in the pilot, she was like, 'Everyone loves Dalia!' And that's obviously not true," Chaikin said. "What's really interesting in these last few episodes, you see this underlying tension between them, once the husband's out of the picture."

As long as Dallas' dog, the adorable Yakult, isn't collateral damage in that family feud, I am looking forward to seeing how that plays out.

[The asterisk* above has to do with the one major misstep "Suburgatory" has made in its first season, which has been Alicia Silverstone's Eden story line, which continues in the last two episodes of the season. It pains me to say that I don't find Eden funny or interesting, I don't think she and George have any chemistry, and in my opinion, the rushed surrogate story line has made various characters, especially Noah, behave in forced and contrived ways. I very much hope that "Suburgatory" comes back next season, but I also hope that if the show features recurring guest stars and/or ongoing love interests in future, the show plans them out better and casts them a little more carefully. That said, fingers crossed for a renewal.]

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'Modern Family' star Sofia Vergara reportedly
splits from Nick Loeb

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Is Sofia Vergara on the hunt again for Mr. Right? Based on what we are hearing now with the "Modern Family" star, that certainly seems to be the case.According to the New York Post, the actress (best...

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Kris Jenner Denies Her Daughters Are Firing Her
As Manager

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Kris Jenner wants you to know that all is well in the Kardardian-Jenner world -- and despite reports, she's still pocketing her managerial 10 percent fee from all her kids.

The 56-year-old "momager" responded to In Touch magazine's latest cover story, claiming her eldest daughters are firing Jenner as manager for ruining Kim's image, destroying Khloe's marriage to Lamar Odom and constantly criticizing Kourtney's parenting choices.

"Yet another ridiculous story. I never threw a party anywhere on April 22nd, however our entire family was in NYC filming season 7 of Keeping Up with the Kardashians and having the time of our lives!," Jenner wrote on her blog, trying to discredit claims made in the article. "My daughters and I have an amazing relationship and I feel like the luckiest mom in the world to spend such quality time with all my kids and my grandson! We are truly blessed!!! Happy Mothers Day!!!"

Though her mothering abilities may be up for debate, the reality TV star and executive producer of the Kardashian television franchise, has done well for her family from a financial standpoint -- reportedly signing a $40 million deal with the E! network for the next three seasons of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians."

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NBC Renews LAW & ORDER: SVU for Season 14

SVU will be back for Season 14.[...]

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NBC Renews 'Law & Order: SVU,' Orders Dick Wolf's
'Chicago Fire' to Series

"SVU" will return for a 14th season, while "Fire" stars "The Vampire Diaries' " Taylor Kinney and "House's" Jesse Spencer.

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'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star Melissa
Gorga lists home

Melissa Gorga's home has become a staple of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" over the past season and a half, and now it looks as though the reality star is getting ready to take off...

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