From TODAY.

Mariska Hargitay sits down with Saturday TODAY’s Peter Alexander and Laura Jarrett to talk about Season 27 of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and reveals that Elliot Stabler’s "love you" line in the debut episode was ad libbed. "I felt like he just needed to say it," she says. She also opens up about her support of pet-friendly shelters for victims of domestic violence, her documentary “My Mom Jayne” and more.