The 'Law & Order' franchise rakes in the guest stars week after week. Tonight's episodes of 'SVU' and 'Los Angeles' feature, respectively, Kevin Alejandro ('True Blood,' 'Southland') and Shannon Lucio ('The Gates,' 'The O.C.').

Tonight's 'Law and Order: SVU' (9PM ET, NBC) features the debut of Melissa Sagemiller as Assistant District Attorney Jillian Hardwick. Detectives Benson and Stabler investigate the cases of two men (played by Alejandro and Michael Gladis) branded with a wire coat hanger.

Meanwhile, an hour later at 10PM ET on 'LOLA,' a meth lab explosion kills two innocent children. When the federal government wants to take over the case, DDA Dekker (Terrence Howard) fights to keep it in his jurisdiction.