https://screenrant.com/law-order-svu-season-27-fin-reduced-screen-time-explanation-ice-t/
Law & Order: SVU fans expressed concern over Ice-T’s lack of airtime this fall, but the actor says (https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/ice-t-says-reduced-%E2%80%98law-order-svu%E2%80%99-screen-time-is-due-to-budget-amid-kelli-giddish%E2%80%99s-rollins-return-%E2%80%98everything-was-cool-with-me-i-understood%E2%80%99.6028893/) there’s a legitimate reason (https://www.reddit.com/r/SVU/comments/1p5nofy/ice_t_on_svu_budget_issues/) why he’s been missing.
Ice-T: I will be in every SVU episode next season (https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/ice-t-fin-tutuola-return-svu-season-28)
Yes, Ice-T confirmed (https://www.google.com/search?q=+Ice-T%3A+I+will+be+in+every+SVU+episode+next+season&sca_esv=5e6d0d9768df5abf&biw=1235&bih=547&sxsrf=APpeQnuJHAYDlnYBHc6BsNSeaHrvcKBmlw%3A1784000162849&ei=oq5VarOvM7uS0PEPkqKo2AY&ved=0ahUKEwiziPG_ntGVAxU7CTQIHRIRCmsQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=+Ice-T%3A+I+will+be+in+every+SVU+episode+next+season&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiMiBJY2UtVDogSSB3aWxsIGJlIGluIGV2ZXJ5IFNWVSBlcGlzb2RlIG5leHQgc2Vhc29uMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKsCSP4PUABYjARwAXgBkAEAmAG1AaABtQGqAQMwLjG4AQPIAQD4AQH4AQKYAgKgAvkBqAIUwgIHECMY6gIYJ8ICDRAuGMcBGNEDGOoCGCfCAhYQABiABBiKBRhDGOcGGOoCGLQC2AEBmAMl8QUlm8sMF5Yaw7oGBggBEAEYAZIHBTEuMC4xoAfFBbIHAzItMbgH1AHCBwUzLTEuMcgHI4AIAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp) that he will return full-time as Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola for every episode of Law & Order: SVU Season 28. His screen time had been reduced to a part-time role during Season 27 so the production could accommodate the return of Kelli Giddish's character, Amanda Rollins. Ice-T stated he was completely fine with this adjustment as it allowed him time to focus on other business ventures, but he will be back in the squad room for the entirety of the upcoming season.
Ice-T Discusses His 'Law & Order' Future on the 'Creators Inc.' Podcast (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/ice-t-discusses-law-order-202632186.html)
On Andy Bachman's 'Creators Inc.' podcast, Ice-T explained why his first residual check made him a lifer on 'Law & Order: SVU.'