8 Characters Who Need To Return In Law & Order: SVU's 600th Episode That Are More Important Than Stabler

Law & Order: SVU is on the verge of hitting a historic milestone on NBC. The 600th episode will air as part of season 28, and Mariska Hargitay will have more to celebrate than simply hosting the Emmys this year. After SVU pulled out the stops for the 500th episode, Christopher Meloni's Elliot Stabler has been confirmed to join Hargitay's Olivia Benson for the series' next big accolade. While that's great news out of NBC's 2026 fall schedule for fans of the Bensler relationship, Stabler hasn't been the most important person to Benson over 28 seasonswhen compared to others.