Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(1999)
TV-14
7.9/10
3,924 votes
43 min/ep
September 20, 1999
"Hope in the darkness."

Overview

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.

Network

Status

Returning Series

Type

Scripted

Season 1

Season 1

22 EpisodesAir Date: September 20, 1999

No overview available for this season.

Season 2

Season 2

21 EpisodesAir Date: October 20, 2000

No overview available for this season.

Season 3

Season 3

23 EpisodesAir Date: September 28, 2001

No overview available for this season.

Season 4

Season 4

25 EpisodesAir Date: September 27, 2002

No overview available for this season.

Season 5

Season 5

25 EpisodesAir Date: September 23, 2003

No overview available for this season.

The Sixth Year

The Sixth Year

23 EpisodesAir Date: September 21, 2004

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

The Seventh Year

The Seventh Year

22 EpisodesAir Date: September 20, 2005

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.

Season 8

Season 8

22 EpisodesAir Date: September 19, 2006

No overview available for this season.

The Ninth Year

The Ninth Year

19 EpisodesAir Date: September 25, 2007

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

The Tenth Year

The Tenth Year

22 EpisodesAir Date: September 22, 2008

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 woman.

The Eleventh Year

The Eleventh Year

24 EpisodesAir Date: September 23, 2009

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.

Season 12

Season 12

24 EpisodesAir Date: September 22, 2010

No overview available for this season.

Season 13

Season 13

23 EpisodesAir Date: September 21, 2011

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

Season 14

Season 14

24 EpisodesAir Date: September 26, 2012

No overview available for this season.

Season 15

Season 15

24 EpisodesAir Date: September 25, 2013

No overview available for this season.

Season 16

Season 16

23 EpisodesAir Date: September 24, 2014

No overview available for this season.

Season 17

Season 17

23 EpisodesAir Date: September 23, 2015

No overview available for this season.

Season 18

Season 18

21 EpisodesAir Date: September 21, 2016

No overview available for this season.

Season 19

Season 19

24 EpisodesAir Date: September 27, 2017

No overview available for this season.

Season 20

Season 20

24 EpisodesAir Date: September 27, 2018

No overview available for this season.

Season 21

Season 21

20 EpisodesAir Date: September 26, 2019

No overview available for this season.

Season 22

Season 22

16 EpisodesAir Date: November 12, 2020

No overview available for this season.

Season 23

Season 23

22 EpisodesAir Date: September 23, 2021

No overview available for this season.

Season 24

Season 24

22 EpisodesAir Date: September 22, 2022

No overview available for this season.

Season 25

Season 25

13 EpisodesAir Date: January 18, 2024

No overview available for this season.

Season 26

Season 26

22 EpisodesAir Date: October 3, 2024

No overview available for this season.