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About Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit release and status details

• Status: Running
• Network or platform: NBC
• Country: United States
• Premiered: 1999-09-20
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Legal
• Episode guide coverage: 601 episodes across 28 seasons.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit cast

• Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson
• Ice-T as Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola
• Dann Florek as Captain Donald Cragen
• Richard Belzer as John Munch
• Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler
• Kelli Giddish as Amanda Rollins
• Peter Scanavino as Dominick Carisi, Jr.
• B.D. Wong as Dr. George Huang
• Tamara Tunie as Dr. Melinda Warner, M.E.
• Raúl Esparza as Rafael Barba
• Diane Neal as Assistant D.A. Casey Novak
• Stephanie March as Alexandra Cabot
• Danny Pino as Nick Amaro
• Octavio Pisano as Detective Joe Velasco

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode guide

Selected early, recent, and upcoming episodes from the available schedule.

1. Season 1, Episode 1: Payback — 1999-09-20
2. Season 1, Episode 2: A Single Life — 1999-09-27
3. Season 1, Episode 3: ...Or Just Look Like One — 1999-10-04
4. Season 1, Episode 4: Hysteria — 1999-10-11
5. Season 1, Episode 5: Wanderlust — 1999-10-18
6. Season 1, Episode 6: Sophomore Jinx — 1999-10-25
7. Season 27, Episode 15: Thirsty — 2026-03-12
8. Season 27, Episode 16: Vivid — 2026-04-02
9. Season 27, Episode 17: Deep Under — 2026-04-09
10. Season 27, Episode 18: Gimmick — 2026-04-23
11. Season 27, Episode 19: Impropriety — 2026-04-30
12. Season 27, Episode 20: Old Friends — 2026-05-07
13. Season 27, Episode 21: Monster — 2026-05-14
14. Season 28, Episode 1: Volition — 2026-10-08
15. Season 28, Episode 2: Midway — 2026-10-15
16. Season 28, Episode 3: Anonymity — 2026-10-22
17. Season 28, Episode 4: Arcana — 2026-10-29
18. Season 28, Episode 5: TBA — 2026-11-05
19. Season 28, Episode 6: TBA — 2026-11-12
20. Season 28, Episode 7: TBA — 2026-12-03

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season guide

Season-by-season episode counts and known air-date ranges from the available schedule metadata.

1. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 1 — 22 episodes. Known air dates: 1999-09-20 to 2000-05-19.
2. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 2 — 21 episodes. Known air dates: 2000-10-20 to 2001-05-11.
3. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 3 — 23 episodes. Known air dates: 2001-09-28 to 2002-05-17.
4. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 4 — 25 episodes. Known air dates: 2002-09-27 to 2003-05-16.
5. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 5 — 25 episodes. Known air dates: 2003-09-23 to 2004-05-18.
6. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 6 — 23 episodes. Known air dates: 2004-09-21 to 2005-05-24.
7. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 7 — 22 episodes. Known air dates: 2005-09-20 to 2006-05-16.
8. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 8 — 22 episodes. Known air dates: 2006-09-19 to 2007-05-22.
9. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 9 — 19 episodes. Known air dates: 2007-09-25 to 2008-05-13.
10. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 10 — 22 episodes. Known air dates: 2008-09-23 to 2009-06-02.
11. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 11 — 24 episodes. Known air dates: 2009-09-23 to 2010-05-19.
12. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 12 — 24 episodes. Known air dates: 2010-09-22 to 2011-05-18.
13. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 13 — 23 episodes. Known air dates: 2011-09-21 to 2012-05-23.
14. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 14 — 24 episodes. Known air dates: 2012-09-26 to 2013-05-22.
15. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 15 — 24 episodes. Known air dates: 2013-09-25 to 2014-05-21.
16. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 16 — 23 episodes. Known air dates: 2014-09-24 to 2015-05-20.
17. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 17 — 23 episodes. Known air dates: 2015-09-23 to 2016-05-25.
18. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 18 — 21 episodes. Known air dates: 2016-09-21 to 2017-05-24.
19. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 19 — 24 episodes. Known air dates: 2017-09-27 to 2018-05-23.
20. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 20 — 24 episodes. Known air dates: 2018-09-27 to 2019-05-16.
21. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 21 — 20 episodes. Known air dates: 2019-09-26 to 2020-04-23.
22. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 22 — 16 episodes. Known air dates: 2020-11-12 to 2021-06-03.
23. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 23 — 22 episodes. Known air dates: 2021-09-23 to 2022-05-19.
24. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 24 — 22 episodes. Known air dates: 2022-09-22 to 2023-05-18.
25. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 25 — 13 episodes. Known air dates: 2024-01-18 to 2024-05-16.
26. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 26 — 22 episodes. Known air dates: 2024-10-03 to 2025-05-15.
27. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 27 — 21 episodes. Known air dates: 2025-09-25 to 2026-05-14.
28. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 28 — 7 episodes. Known air dates: 2026-10-08 to 2026-12-03.

Schedule source and freshness

Show metadata, cast and episode dates are supplied by TVMaze; the provider record was updated 2026-10-13. Running status does not by itself confirm another season. Dates and schedules can change.

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