Overview - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Overview

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.

Seasons

• Name: Specials

  Episode: 6

  Date first aired:

• Name: Season 1

  Episode: 22

  Date first aired: 1999-09-20

• Name: Season 2

  Episode: 21

  Date first aired: 2000-10-20

• Name: Season 3

  Episode: 23

  Date first aired: 2001-09-28

• Name: Season 4

  Episode: 25

  Date first aired: 2002-09-27

• Name: Season 5

  Episode: 25

  Date first aired: 2003-09-23

• Name: The Sixth Year

  Episode: 23

  Detectives Benson, Stabler, Fin and Munch face serial killers, self-proclaimed psychics and cult leaders as they investigate crime in New York City.

  Date first aired: 2004-09-21

• Name: The Seventh Year

  Episode: 22

  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.

  Date first aired: 2005-09-20

• Name: Season 8

  Episode: 22

  Date first aired: 2006-09-19