NBC Clears Up Mariska's Future on "SVU"

After NBC announced the signings of Danny Pino and Kelli Giddish to “Law & Order: SVU” there was some confusion over Mariska Hargitay’s role in the upcoming season…

EW.com reports that Hargitay will appear in every episode this season. She had said she wanted to spend more time with her family, but apparently producers have found a way to accommodate her request and put her in every episode.

No word yet on how Giddish and Pino will be written into the show…