Shows Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Show • 1999 • Cop Drama, Police Procedural, Psychological Thriller, …

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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Cast & Crew

Dick WolfCreator
Mariska HargitayOlivia Benson
Kelli GiddishAmanda Rollins
Ice-TOdafin 'Fin' Tutuola
Kevin KaneTerry Bruno
Aimé Donna KellyCaptain Curry
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Details

Status	Returning Series
Release	September 20, 1999
Seasons	27
Episodes	574
Last episode	May 15, 2025
Next episode	September 25, 2025
Origins	United States of America
Genres	Cop Drama Police Procedural Psychological Thriller Serial Killer Suspense Mystery Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
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Reviews	Busted! - Salon.com Joyce Millman • salon.com SEASON IS OFF TO SHAKY START Orlando Sentinel • orlandosentinel.com 20 Best TV Spin-Offs Corinne Cummings,David Fear • rollingstone.com Stream It Or Skip It: 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' Season 26 on NBC, where Benson and company investigate a home invasion Decider • decider.com SOLID SHOW, UGLY SUBJECT Chicago Tribune • chicagotribune.com Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Phil Gallo • variety.com FLASHERS AND SLASHERS ARE NOT A PRETTY SIGHT – ‘SPECIAL VICTIMS’ IS BIG ON ROUGH STUFF New York Post • nypost.com Movies Los Angeles Times • latimes.com In brief: "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" andand "V.I.P." - Nymag New York Magazine • nymag.com Top of the cops Pete Clark, Evening Standard • standard.co.uk

Collection

	Year	Avg.
Law & Order: Organized Crime	2021	74%
Conviction	2006	74%
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	1999	77.5%
Homicide: Life on the Street	1993	86.7%
Law & Order	1990	77.5%

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