Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 1999-09-20

Last Air Date: 2025-11-20

Number of Seasons: 27

Number of Episodes: 582

Created By: Dick Wolf

Networks: NBC

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Top Cast

Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson
Ice-T as Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
Dann Florek as Donald Cragen
Richard Belzer as John Munch
Christopher Meloni as Elliot Stabler
Kelli Giddish as Amanda Rollins
Peter Scanavino as Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr.
BD Wong as Dr. George Huang
Tamara Tunie as Dr. Melinda Warner
Raúl Esparza as Rafael Barba

Seasons

Specials (Unknown Year) - (6 Episodes)

Season 1 (1999) - (22 Episodes)

Season 2 (2000) - (21 Episodes)

Season 3 (2001) - (23 Episodes)

Season 4 (2002) - (25 Episodes)

Season 5 (2003) - (25 Episodes)

Season 6 (2004) - (23 Episodes)

Season 7 (2005) - (22 Episodes)

Season 8 (2006) - (22 Episodes)

Season 9 (2007) - (19 Episodes)

Season 10 (2008) - (22 Episodes)

Season 11 (2009) - (24 Episodes)

Season 12 (2010) - (24 Episodes)

Season 13 (2011) - (23 Episodes)

Season 14 (2012) - (24 Episodes)

Season 15 (2013) - (24 Episodes)

Season 16 (2014) - (23 Episodes)

Season 17 (2015) - (23 Episodes)

Season 18 (2016) - (21 Episodes)

Season 19 (2017) - (24 Episodes)

Season 20 (2018) - (24 Episodes)

Season 21 (2019) - (20 Episodes)

Season 22 (2020) - (16 Episodes)

Season 23 (2021) - (22 Episodes)

Season 24 (2022) - (22 Episodes)

Season 25 (2024) - (13 Episodes)

Season 26 (2024) - (22 Episodes)

Season 27 (2025) - (9 Episodes)

Specials

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Police Sketch: Ice-T

Interview with Ice-T
Ep. 2: Police Sketch: B. D. Wong

Interview with B. D. Wong
Ep. 3: Police Sketch: Dann Florek

Interview with Dann Florek
Ep. 4: The Beginning

The Beginning features cast members and producers giving insight into the making of and success of the show.
Ep. 5: Squad Room Walkthrough

Dann Florek's Squad Room Walk Through clues us into life on the set and little tidbits about the squadroom such as the photo on Olivia's desk (that of Mariska's real mother, Jayne Mansfield with her two dogs Momsicle and Popsicle), the wanted pictures on the bulletin board (actually crew and office workers), the rationale behind props in Captain Cragen's office, and many more insider scoops.
Ep. 6: SVU Alumni

SVU guest stars review