After 11 years with the drama, it's been reported that showrunner Neal Baer is leaving 'Law & Order: SVU' at the end of this season.

According to Variety, Baer has been lured away from the NBC drama by rival network CBS, who offered him a lucrative three-year development and production deal. His move to CBS seems like a natural fit because he's had long working relationships with senior CBS executives Nina Tassler and David Stapf.

"After more than a decade on 'SVU' I felt it was time to take a breath and say 'What's next? And those people who were there for me at the very beginning said 'We're next,'" Baer said.

He added, "I've loved every moment of SVU, and I am deeply grateful to Dick Wolf for giving me the opportunity to work on a show of such depth and profundity."

TV Squad asked Neal Baer, executive producer of 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,' to reflect on the show after 12 seasons. Read on for his guest blog, plus watch a behind-the-scenes tour of the 'SVU' hospital set.

We're back for 'SVU's' season 12 and we can't believe we're hitting our 250th episode when we premiere on Sept. 22. We have you to thank for watching SVU over the years and we promise this season will be one of our best.

To celebrate number 250, we thought we'd take you back to the year it all began -- 1999 -- and take you on a little journey over the years. You'll see that Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler have been through many tough times together and they're still a dynamic team, stronger, wiser, and yes, even sexier.