Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)

Crime Drama Mystery

Storyline: 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: 2025-05-15

Status: Returning Series

Type: Scripted

Tagline: Hope in the darkness.

Original Language: en

In Production: Yes

Number of Seasons: 26

Number of Episodes: 573

Vote Average: 7.938

Rating:

Vote Count: 3938

Production Countries: United States of America

Spoken Languages: English (English)

View On: TMDb

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Benson and Stabler: A Look Back at a 25-Year Partnership | Law & Order: SVU | NBC (Featurette)

Opening Title Sequence (Theme Song) (Opening Credits)

Production Companies

Wolf Entertainment

(US)

Universal Television

(US)

Studios USA

(US)

Universal Media Studios

(US)

Networks

NBC

(US)

Watch Providers

Ad-Supported Services

Seasons

Specials (0)

Air Date: N/A

Episodes: 6

No overview available.

Season 1 (1)

Air Date: 1999-09-20

Episodes: 22

No overview available.

Season 2 (2)

Air Date: 2000-10-20

Episodes: 21

No overview available.

Season 3 (3)

Air Date: 2001-09-28

Episodes: 23

No overview available.

Season 4 (4)

Air Date: 2002-09-27

Episodes: 25

No overview available.

Season 5 (5)

Air Date: 2003-09-23

Episodes: 25

No overview available.

Season 6 (6)

Air Date: 2004-09-21

Episodes: 23

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 (7)

Air Date: 2005-09-20

Episodes: 22

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 (8)

Air Date: 2006-09-19

Episodes: 22

No overview available.

Season 9 (9)

Air Date: 2007-09-25

Episodes: 19

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

Season 10 (10)

Air Date: 2008-09-22

Episodes: 22

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.