'Law & Order: Organized Crime' Is Now Exclusive to Peacock: How to Watch Season 5

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Tuning into a new TV season isn't always straightforward. For example, sometimes a show changes homes after four seasons.

Law & Order: Organized Crime is shifting from NBC to Peacock with season 5, so you'll need a subscription to watch the Christopher Meloni crime drama if you don't already have one. The first episode will air on NBC on Thursday night, in addition to streaming, but other than that, Peacock is the exclusive way to watch.

The series stars Meloni in his Law & Order: SVU role of Elliot Stabler. In this addition to the Law & Order universe, Stabler tackles "New York's most vicious and violent illegal enterprises" as lead detective in the NYPD's Organized Crime ...