Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
"Hope in the darkness."
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.
Crew
Dick Wolf
Seasons
Season 1
22 Episodes
1999
Season 2
21 Episodes
2000
Season 3
23 Episodes
2001
Season 4
25 Episodes
2002
Season 5
25 Episodes
2003
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
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
22 Episodes
2006
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
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
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
24 Episodes
2010
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
24 Episodes
2012
Season 15
24 Episodes
2013
Season 16
23 Episodes
2014
Season 17
23 Episodes
2015
Season 18
21 Episodes
2016
Season 19
24 Episodes
2017
Season 20
24 Episodes
2018
Season 21
20 Episodes
2019
Season 22
16 Episodes
2020
Season 23
22 Episodes
2021
Season 24
22 Episodes
2022
Season 25
13 Episodes
2024
Season 26
22 Episodes
2024
Season 27
21 Episodes
2025
