1999

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.

tv series

42 Minutes

Season Finale

(1999-2025)

Crime Drama Mystery

Platforms

Rating

Creators:

Dick Wolf

Cast

Mariska Hargitay

Olivia Benson

Ice-T

Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola

Peter Scanavino

Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr.

Octavio Pisano

Joe Velasco

Kevin Kane

Terry Bruno

Juliana Aidén Martinez

Kate Silva

Seasons
(26 Seasons 573 Episodes)

Season 1

1999 • 22 Episodes 7.5

There is no overview for this season.

Season 2

2000 • 21 Episodes 8

There is no overview for this season.

Season 3

2001 • 23 Episodes 8

There is no overview for this season.

Season 4

2002 • 25 Episodes 7.5

There is no overview for this season.

Season 5

2003 • 25 Episodes 7.8

There is no overview for this season.

The Sixth Year

2004 • 23 Episodes 7.6

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 7.6

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 7.4

There is no overview for this season.

The Ninth Year

2007 • 19 Episodes 7.6

Guest stars, including Cynthia Nixon, Robin Williams, Method Man, Jared Harris and Melissa Joan Hart, are season highlights.

The Tenth Year

2008 • 22 Episodes 7.6

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.