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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Hope in the darkness.

★ 7.9 (4006 votes) | 1999 | 0h 43m
CrimeDramaMystery
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.

Details
  • Status Returning Series
  • First Air Date September 20, 1999
  • Last Air Date May 15, 2025
  • Seasons 27
  • Episodes 576
  • Networks NBC

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Seasons

Specials
Specials

6 episodes

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Season 1
Season 1

22 episodes • 1999

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Season 2
Season 2

21 episodes • 2000

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Season 3
Season 3

23 episodes • 2001

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Season 4
Season 4

25 episodes • 2002

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Season 5
Season 5

25 episodes • 2003

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Season 6
Season 6

23 episodes • 2004

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

Season 7
Season 7

22 episodes • 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 episodes • 2006

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Season 9
Season 9

19 episodes • 2007

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

Season 10
Season 10

22 episodes • 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.

Season 11
Season 11

24 episodes • 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 episodes • 2010

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Season 13
Season 13

23 episodes • 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 episodes • 2012

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Season 15
Season 15

24 episodes • 2013

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Season 16
Season 16

23 episodes • 2014

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Season 17
Season 17

23 episodes • 2015

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Season 18
Season 18

21 episodes • 2016

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Season 19
Season 19

24 episodes • 2017

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Season 20
Season 20

24 episodes • 2018

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Season 21
Season 21

20 episodes • 2019

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Season 22
Season 22

16 episodes • 2020

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Season 23
Season 23

22 episodes • 2021

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Season 24
Season 24

22 episodes • 2022

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Season 25
Season 25

13 episodes • 2024

No overview available.

Season 26
Season 26

22 episodes • 2024

No overview available.

Season 27
Season 27

3 episodes • 2025

No overview available.

Videos

Benson and Stabler: A Look Back at a 25-Year Partnership | Law & Order: SVU | NBC
Benson and Stabler: A Look Back at a 25-Year Partnership | Law & Order: SVU | NBC
Opening Title Sequence (Theme Song)
Opening Title Sequence (Theme Song)

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