Known for playing Capt. Olivia Benson on the popular NBC show, one could say Mariska Hargitay stayed in character when a lost little girl asked her to help find her mom.

LOS ANGELES An optimistic NBC said Thursday it will bring This Is Us and other scripted series back in November despite the TV industry's coronavirus-caused production shutdown that's only beginning to ease. Broadcast TV's usual robust September start to the new season has already bowed to the pandemic, with NBC and other networks relying heavily on reality and acquired series that month. This Is Us, the family drama starring Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia, will kick off its fifth season on Nov. 10, the network said. That will be followed by the Nov. 11 return of the Chicago drama franchise: Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med.The Mariska Hargitay-led Law & Order: SVU will start its record-building 22nd season on Nov. 12, followed by The Blacklist," starring James Spader and Megan Boone, on Nov. 13. Connecting, a new comedy about friends using video chats to remain bonded despite pandemic isolation, will debut Oct. 1.

Christopher Melonis return to the Law & Order universe is finally taking shape. The new spinoff, called Law & Order: Organized Crime, will make its debut this fall. The show will air on Thursdays, following Law & Order: SVU, which returns for its 22nd season. He was subsequently fired, with Law & Order creator Dick Wolf announcing he will not tolerate this conduct, especially during our hour of national grief.Law & Order: Organized Crime will air Thursdays at 10 p.m. following Law & Order: SVU at 9 p.m. on NBC. RELATED CONTENT:Christopher Meloni Returning to 'Law & Order: SVU' Ahead of New SeriesElliot Stabler Is Back: What Chris Meloni's Return Means for the 'Law & Order' UniverseDick Wolf Fires Writer for Threatening to 'Light Up' Looters