Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Hope in the darkness.

8.0199928 seasons · 595 episodes15Ongoing

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.

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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
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
Season 28
1 episode · 2026