Shows Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Show • 1999 • Crime, Drama, Mystery, …


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
Ice-TOdafin 'Fin' Tutuola
Kelli GiddishAmanda Rollins
Peter ScanavinoDominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr.
Aimé Donna KellyRenee Curry
Kevin KaneTerry Bruno
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Details
| Status | Returning Series |
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| Release | September 20, 1999 |
| Seasons | 27 |
| Episodes | 582 |
| Last episode | November 20, 2025 |
| Next episode | January 8, 2026 |
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Seasons
| Season 0 | 6 episodes Jan 1970 |
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| Season 1 | 22 episodes Sep 1999 |
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Collection
| Title | Year | Avg. | ||
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| Law & Order: Organized Crime | 2021 | 73.8% | ||
| Conviction | 2006 | 74.5% | ||
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 1999 | 77.8% | ||
| Homicide: Life on the Street | 1993 | 87% | ||
| Law & Order | 1990 | 77.5% | ||
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