

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Hope in the darkness.
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

Specials
6 eps

Season 1
1999 · 22 eps

Season 2
2000 · 21 eps

Season 3
2001 · 23 eps

Season 4
2002 · 25 eps

Season 5
2003 · 25 eps

Season 6
2004 · 23 eps

Season 7
2005 · 22 eps

Season 8
2006 · 22 eps

Season 9
2007 · 19 eps

Season 10
2008 · 22 eps

Season 11
2009 · 24 eps

Season 12
2010 · 24 eps

Season 13
2011 · 23 eps

Season 14
2012 · 24 eps

Season 15
2013 · 24 eps

Season 16
2014 · 23 eps

Season 17
2015 · 23 eps

Season 18
2016 · 21 eps

Season 19
2017 · 24 eps

Season 20
2018 · 24 eps

Season 21
2019 · 20 eps

Season 22
2020 · 16 eps

Season 23
2021 · 22 eps

Season 24
2022 · 22 eps

Season 25
2024 · 13 eps

Season 26
2024 · 22 eps

Season 27
2025 · 21 eps
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Details
- Status
- Returning Series
- First air date
- September 20, 1999
- Last air date
- May 14, 2026
- Seasons
- 27
- Episodes
- 594
- Network
- NBC
- Original language
- EN





























































