prior to "svu" being renewed for a , leight said to "tv guide", "i don't want it to be a victory lap, i want it to be 14 years down, seven to go, as opposed to 14 years down and it's been a good run." ratings "roller-coastered" in season 13, from its lead-in at the time, "rock center with brian williams" with competition from "" on cbs and "revenge" on abc. "i get so tired of people saying that the show is down from meloni," leight says. "from the point of view of scripted hour-longs, we're performing very strongly for nbc. would we perform differently for a different network? probably. or with a different lead-in? probably."