Vincent D’Onofrio will return to "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" after USA Network closed a deal to bring back the drama for an eight-episode 10th season, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com.

Talks are ongoing to bring back Kathryn Erbe and Jeff Goldblum, who recently said he wouldn’t return to the show, for what will be the program’s final season, the article says. One last season of the show could help USA launch other new shows, much as the final year of "Monk" helped debut "White Collar," according to Jeff Wachtel, USA’s president of original programming.

Additionally, USA has given a pilot commitment to the creator of the "Law & Order" franchise, Dick Wolf, for a new project, the story says.