Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 TV-14 27 Seasons Returning Series
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In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

Featured Cast

Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay

Olivia Benson

Ice-T

Ice-T

Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola

Kelli Giddish

Kelli Giddish

Amanda Rollins

Peter Scanavino

Peter Scanavino

Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr.

Aimé Donna Kelly

Aimé Donna Kelly

Renee Curry

Kevin Kane

Kevin Kane

Terry Bruno

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

22 episodes

Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Season 2

21 episodes

Aired: Oct 20, 2000

Season 3

23 episodes

Aired: Sep 28, 2001

Season 4

25 episodes

Aired: Sep 26, 2002

Season 5

25 episodes

Aired: Sep 22, 2003

Season 6

23 episodes

Detectives Benson, Stabler, Fin and Munch face serial killers, self-proclaimed psychics and cult leaders as they investigate crime in New York City.

Aired: Sep 20, 2004

Season 7

22 episodes

The unit's gut-wrenching cases include a schoolyard shooting of a child, a shady dating service and a shocking revelation regarding Tutuola's son.

Aired: Sep 19, 2005

Season 8

22 episodes

Aired: Sep 19, 2006

Season 9

19 episodes

Guest stars, including Cynthia Nixon, Robin Williams, Method Man, Jared Harris and Melissa Joan Hart, are season highlights.

Aired: Sep 25, 2007

Season 10

22 episodes

Stabler confronts his own demons when his daughter is caught with drugs, and Benson follows connections between an abused child and an attack on a wom...

Aired: Sep 22, 2008

Season 11

24 episodes

A new ADA joins the team, a crime scene photo of a murdered teen goes viral and Stabler tries to prove Benson did not murder a biker.

Aired: Sep 23, 2009

Season 12

24 episodes

Aired: Sep 22, 2010

Season 13

23 episodes

Season 13 dealt with the departure of Detective Elliot Stabler from the Special Victims Unit after a shooting in the squad room.

Aired: Sep 21, 2011

Season 14

24 episodes

Aired: Sep 26, 2012

Season 15

24 episodes

Aired: Sep 25, 2013

Season 16

23 episodes

Aired: Sep 24, 2014

Season 17

23 episodes

Aired: Sep 23, 2015

Season 18

21 episodes

Aired: Sep 21, 2016

Season 19

24 episodes

Aired: Sep 27, 2017

Season 20

24 episodes

Aired: Sep 27, 2018

Season 21

20 episodes

Aired: Sep 26, 2019

Season 22

16 episodes

Aired: Nov 12, 2020

Season 23

22 episodes

Aired: Sep 22, 2021

Season 24

22 episodes

Aired: Sep 22, 2022

Season 25

13 episodes

Aired: Jan 18, 2024

Season 26

22 episodes

Aired: Oct 03, 2024

Season 27

9 episodes

Aired: Sep 25, 2025

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Details

First Aired Sep 20, 1999
Last Aired Nov 20, 2025
Seasons 27
Episodes 582
Language EN
Status Returning Series
Type Scripted
In Production No

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