


Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
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.
Featured Cast

Mariska Hargitay
Olivia Benson

Kelli Giddish
Amanda Rollins

Ice-T
Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola

Kevin Kane
Terry Bruno

Aimé Donna Kelly
Captain Curry
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
22 episodesAired: Sep 20, 1999
Season 2
21 episodesAired: Oct 19, 2000
Season 3
23 episodesAired: Sep 27, 2001
Season 4
25 episodesAired: Sep 26, 2002
Season 5
25 episodesAired: Sep 22, 2003
Season 6
23 episodesDetectives 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 episodesThe 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 episodesAired: Sep 18, 2006
Season 9
19 episodesGuest stars, including Cynthia Nixon, Robin Williams, Method Man, Jared Harris and Melissa Joan Hart, are season highlights.
Aired: Sep 24, 2007
Season 10
22 episodesStabler 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 21, 2008
Season 11
24 episodesA 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 21, 2009
Season 12
24 episodesAired: Sep 21, 2010
Season 13
23 episodesSeason 13 dealt with the departure of Detective Elliot Stabler from the Special Victims Unit after a shooting in the squad room.
Aired: Sep 20, 2011
Season 14
24 episodesAired: Sep 25, 2012
Season 15
24 episodesAired: Sep 24, 2013
Season 16
23 episodesAired: Sep 23, 2014
Season 17
23 episodesAired: Sep 22, 2015
Season 18
21 episodesAired: Sep 20, 2016
Season 19
24 episodesAired: Sep 26, 2017
Season 20
24 episodesAired: Sep 26, 2018
Season 21
20 episodesAired: Sep 25, 2019
Season 22
16 episodesAired: Nov 11, 2020
Season 23
22 episodesAired: Sep 22, 2021
Season 24
22 episodesAired: Sep 22, 2022
Season 25
13 episodesAired: Jan 17, 2024
Season 26
22 episodesAired: Oct 03, 2024
