And it wasn't "Benson" or "Stabler." The final round actually came down to "Fin Tutuola" versus "John Munch." And the winner was: "Tutuola," the veteran SVU detective played by rapper Ice-T.

Richard Belzer will return on 'Law & Order: SVU' Richard Belzer will reprise John Munch on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" Season 17 in May. Dann Florek departing 'Law and Order: SVU' after ...

A spinoff of Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU premiered on NBC in 1999 and delves into the investigation and prosecution of various crimes in New York by the detectives of the Special Victims Unit (SVU).