David Conrad, Kevin Alejandro Among Contenders to Replace Meloni on SVU (omg!)

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The search for Christopher Meloni's Law & Order: SVU replacement has narrowed down to five, Deadline reports.

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David Conrad (Ghost Whisperer), Kevin Alejandro(True Blood, Southland), Michael Raymond-James(Terriers), Danny Pino(Cold Case) and Rhys Coiro (Entourage) are being flown to New York to test opposite Mariska Hargitay on Tuesday.

Perhaps working to their advantage, Alejandro and Raymond-James both guest-starred on SVU within the past year.

Christopher Meloni exits Law & Order: SVU

Meloni left the show last month after contract negotiations fell through. Hargitay will return for the 13th season with a lighter workload. At midseason, her character will be promoted to a supervisor position, during which a new female detective will take her place. Jennifer Love Hewitt ? Conrad's Ghost Whisperer wife ? was initially being eyed to replace Hargitay, but she is no longer in contention.

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What do you think of the finalists? Who would you cast?

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