Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999
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.
Specials
1970
6 episodes
Specials of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on -.
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.
The Sixth Year
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.
The Seventh Year
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.
The Ninth Year
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.
The Tenth Year
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.
The Eleventh Year
2009
24 episodes
Season 11 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 23, 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
2010
24 episodes
Season 12 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 22, 2010.
Season 13
2011
23 episodes
Season 13 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 21, 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
2012
24 episodes
Season 14 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 26, 2012.
Season 15
2013
24 episodes
Season 15 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 25, 2013.
Season 16
2014
23 episodes
Season 16 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 24, 2014.
Season 17
2015
23 episodes
Season 17 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 23, 2015.
Season 18
2016
21 episodes
Season 18 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 21, 2016.
Season 19
2017
24 episodes
Season 19 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 27, 2017.
Season 20
2018
24 episodes
Season 20 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 27, 2018.
Season 21
2019
20 episodes
Season 21 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 26, 2019.
Season 22
2020
16 episodes
Season 22 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on November 12, 2020.
Season 23
2021
22 episodes
Season 23 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 23, 2021.
Season 24
2022
22 episodes
Season 24 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 22, 2022.
Season 25
2024
13 episodes
Season 25 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on January 18, 2024.
Season 26
2024
22 episodes
Season 26 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on October 3, 2024.
