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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

"Hope in the darkness."

7.9
27 seasons
582 episodes
Returning Series
Crime
Drama
Mystery

Plot Summary

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 Aired:September 20, 1999
Last Aired:November 13, 2025
Episode Runtime:Unknown
Networks:
NBC
Created By:
Dick Wolf

Cast & Characters

Cast

Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson

Mariska Hargitay

Olivia Benson

Ice-T as Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola

Ice-T

Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola

Kelli Giddish as Amanda Rollins

Kelli Giddish

Amanda Rollins

Peter Scanavino as Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr.

Peter Scanavino

Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr.

Aimé Donna Kelly as Renee Curry

Aimé Donna Kelly

Renee Curry

Kevin Kane as Terry Bruno

Kevin Kane

Terry Bruno

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Seasons (28)

Season 1
7.5

Season 1

22 episodes

Aired: 1999

Season 2
8.0

Season 2

21 episodes

Aired: 2000

Season 3
8.0

Season 3

23 episodes

Aired: 2001

Season 4
7.4

Season 4

25 episodes

Aired: 2002

Season 5
7.8

Season 5

25 episodes

Aired: 2003

Season 6
7.6

Season 6

23 episodes

Aired: 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
7.6

Season 7

22 episodes

Aired: 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
7.7

Season 8

22 episodes

Aired: 2006

Season 9
7.7

Season 9

19 episodes

Aired: 2007

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

Season 10
7.8

Season 10

22 episodes

Aired: 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
7.4

Season 11

24 episodes

Aired: 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
7.5

Season 12

24 episodes

Aired: 2010

Season 13
7.3

Season 13

23 episodes

Aired: 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
7.9

Season 14

24 episodes

Aired: 2012

Season 15
8.1

Season 15

24 episodes

Aired: 2013

Season 16
8.0

Season 16

23 episodes

Aired: 2014

Season 17
8.4

Season 17

23 episodes

Aired: 2015

Season 18
7.9

Season 18

21 episodes

Aired: 2016

Season 19
8.0

Season 19

24 episodes

Aired: 2017

Season 20
7.4

Season 20

24 episodes

Aired: 2018

Season 21
7.4

Season 21

20 episodes

Aired: 2019

Season 22
8.3

Season 22

16 episodes

Aired: 2020

Season 23
8.3

Season 23

22 episodes

Aired: 2021

Season 24
8.4

Season 24

22 episodes

Aired: 2022

Season 25
8.1

Season 25

13 episodes

Aired: 2024

Season 26
8.6

Season 26

22 episodes

Aired: 2024

Season 27
8.5

Season 27

9 episodes

Aired: 2025

Production

Wolf Entertainment

Universal Television

Studios USA

Universal Media Studios