poster tv series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

TV-14

Crime
Drama
Mystery

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.

Dick WolfCreator

StatusReturning Series

TypeScripted

Original LanguageEnglish

Network

Seasons

Specials

1970 | 6 Episodes

Specials of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on January 1, 1970

Season 1

1999 | 22 Episodes

Season 1 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 20, 1999

Season 2

2000 | 21 Episodes

Season 2 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on October 20, 2000

Season 3

2001 | 23 Episodes

Season 3 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 28, 2001

Season 4

2002 | 25 Episodes

Season 4 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 27, 2002

Season 5

2003 | 25 Episodes

Season 5 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 23, 2003

Season 6

2004 | 23 Episodes

Season 6 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 21, 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

2005 | 22 Episodes

Season 7 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 20, 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

2006 | 22 Episodes

Season 8 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 19, 2006

Season 9

2007 | 19 Episodes

Season 9 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 25, 2007

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

Season 10

2008 | 22 Episodes

Season 10 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 22, 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.