Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 17

Air Date

September 23, 2015

Episodes

23 episodes

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Season 17

Episodes

Devil's Dissections (1)

1. Devil's Dissections (1)

8.8
September 23, 2015
43 min

The squad revisit a crime scene where bodies were buried by a serial killer. Rollins tries to get a confession, but the killer reveals shocking new info instead.

Criminal Pathology (2)

2. Criminal Pathology (2)

9.0
September 23, 2015
43 min

A serial killer reveals shocking new info and problems in the case mount as Barba faces slick lawyers in court.

Transgender Bridge

3. Transgender Bridge

8.2
September 30, 2015
43 min

When a transgender teen is assaulted by high school bullies, the case quickly escalates to tragedy, and the squad agonizes over whether the punishment fits the crime.

Institutional Fail

4. Institutional Fail

8.0
October 7, 2015
43 min

A malnourished toddler is found wandering and leads police to another ill child from the same home. The investigation eventually lands the Department of Child Services in hot water. Meanwhile, Chief Dodds tells Benson to expect some changes at her squad.

Community Policing

5. Community Policing

8.5
October 14, 2015
43 min

An unarmed black man is shot by three police officers who claim they were following proper procedure while pursuing a rape suspect. As racial tensions mount throughout the city, Barba indicts the three cops.

Maternal Instincts

6. Maternal Instincts

7.8
October 21, 2015
43 min

A violinist is raped by her colleague, but he doesn't remember committing the crime and claims he was drugged and robbed by a hired escort. Meanwhile, Rollins' mother throws a baby shower for her; and Sgt. Mike Dodds reports to work at the SVU squad.

Patrimonial Burden

7. Patrimonial Burden

8.6
November 4, 2015
43 min

When a pious TV family's reputation is shattered by a teen pregnancy scandal, SVU uncovers the reality behind the reality show.

Melancholy Pursuit

8. Melancholy Pursuit

8.0
November 11, 2015
43 min

The search for a missing teenager takes an emotional toll on Dodd, DNA could lead to the teen's abductor.

Depravity Standard

9. Depravity Standard

8.0
November 18, 2015
43 min

Lt. Benson seeks justice in the trial of child abductor Lewis Hodda, but when a plea deal is rejected, Barba must rely on decades-old evidence to make his case and faces off against former SVU colleague Dr. Huang.

Catfishing Teacher

10. Catfishing Teacher

8.5
January 6, 2016
43 min

A high school student plans a clandestine hookup with his female teacher but ends up in a far more sinister situation.

Townhouse Incident

11. Townhouse Incident

9.2
January 13, 2016
43 min

Benson is taken hostage when she tries to stop a home invasion.

A Misunderstanding

12. A Misunderstanding

9.0
January 20, 2016
43 min

A murky he-said, she-said date rape case ruins the futures of two high school students.

Forty-One Witnesses

13. Forty-One Witnesses

8.0
February 3, 2016
43 min

A woman is followed home and raped outside her building, where several neighbors witness the crime but fail to call for help.

Nationwide Manhunt (I)

14. Nationwide Manhunt (I)

8.4
February 10, 2016
43 min

Chicago P.D. detectives Lindsay and Dawson join the SVU in the hunt for two escaped murderers they helped to convict. The crossover continues on Chicago P.D. S03E14 The Song of Gregory Williams Yates (II).

Collateral Damages

15. Collateral Damages

8.8
February 17, 2016
43 min

Two high-profile suspects are arrested in the takedown of an online pedophile ring following a sting operation.

Star-Struck Victims

16. Star-Struck Victims

8.3
February 24, 2016
43 min

When a lack of evidence leads Barba to drop rape charges against a popular actor; Rollins takes matters into her own hands.

Manhattan Transfer

17. Manhattan Transfer

8.5
March 2, 2016
43 min

A sexual exploitation case involving Catholic schoolgirls results in surprising charges against people in esteemed leadership positions, including judges, lawmakers, lawyers and cops.

Unholiest Alliance

18. Unholiest Alliance

7.8
March 23, 2016
43 min

When one of their own is implicated in a cover-up, the SVU struggles to unravel a sex trafficking operation deeply-rooted in government offices, the police department, and the Catholic Church.

Sheltered Outcasts

19. Sheltered Outcasts

8.2
March 30, 2016
43 min

Detective Carisi lives undercover at a homeless shelter to determine if one of its sex offender residents is the suspect in a string of neighborhood rapes.

Fashionable Crimes

20. Fashionable Crimes

8.0
May 4, 2016
43 min

A young model is raped by a renowned fashion house photographer, who looks to his successful brother to make the charges disappear.

Assaulting Reality

21. Assaulting Reality

8.0
May 11, 2016
43 min

The producers of a reality TV dating series make Benson and the SVU team part of the show when they investigate a contestant's claim that she was raped.

Intersecting Lives (1)

22. Intersecting Lives (1)

8.8
May 18, 2016
43 min

A corrections officer is arrested for sexually assaulting female inmates in and out of prison, and the union that supports him targets Barba and the SVU.

Heartfelt Passages (2)

23. Heartfelt Passages (2)

9.0
May 25, 2016
43 min

When the investigation of Corrections Officer Gary Munson deepens, he and his union take drastic actions that threaten the lives of ADA Barba and the SVU squad.