Specials

1970 | 6 Episodes

Specials of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on January 1, 1970

Season 1

1999 | 22 Episodes

Season 1 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 20, 1999

Season 2

2000 | 21 Episodes

Season 2 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on October 20, 2000

Season 3

2001 | 23 Episodes

Season 3 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 28, 2001

Season 4

2002 | 25 Episodes

Season 4 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 27, 2002

Season 5

2003 | 25 Episodes

Season 5 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 23, 2003

The Sixth Year

2004 | 23 Episodes

The Sixth Year of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 21, 2004

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

The Seventh Year of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 20, 2005

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

Season 8 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 19, 2006

The Ninth Year

2007 | 19 Episodes

The Ninth Year of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 25, 2007

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

The Tenth Year

2008 | 22 Episodes

The Tenth Year of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 22, 2008

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.

The Eleventh Year

2009 | 24 Episodes

The Eleventh Year of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 23, 2009

A new ADA joins the team, a crime scene photo of a murdered teen goes viral and Stabler tries to prove Benson did not murder a biker.

Season 12

2010 | 24 Episodes

Season 12 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 22, 2010

Season 13

2011 | 23 Episodes

Season 13 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 21, 2011

Season 13 dealt with the departure of Detective Elliot Stabler from the Special Victims Unit after a shooting in the squad room.

Season 14

2012 | 24 Episodes

Season 14 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 26, 2012

Season 15

2013 | 24 Episodes

Season 15 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 25, 2013

Season 16

2014 | 23 Episodes

Season 16 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 24, 2014

Season 17

2015 | 23 Episodes

Season 17 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 23, 2015

Season 18

2016 | 21 Episodes

Season 18 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 21, 2016

Season 19

2017 | 24 Episodes

Season 19 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 27, 2017

Season 20

2018 | 24 Episodes

Season 20 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 27, 2018

Season 21

2019 | 20 Episodes

Season 21 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 26, 2019

Season 22

2020 | 16 Episodes

Season 22 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on November 12, 2020

Season 23

2021 | 22 Episodes

Season 23 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 23, 2021

Season 24

2022 | 22 Episodes

Season 24 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 22, 2022

Season 25

2024 | 13 Episodes

Season 25 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on January 18, 2024

Season 26

2024 | 21 Episodes

Season 26 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on October 3, 2024