Dick Wolf
Director
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
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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Production Companies: Universal Television, Studios USA, Universal Media Studios, Wolf Films
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Production Country:
United States
Languages:
English
Specials
6 episodes
7.5
Season 1
22 episodes
8.0
Season 2
21 episodes
8.0
Season 3
23 episodes
7.4
Season 4
25 episodes
7.8
Season 5
25 episodes
7.6
Season 6
23 episodes
7.6
Season 7
22 episodes
7.7
Season 8
22 episodes
7.7
Season 9
19 episodes
7.8
Season 10
22 episodes
7.4
Season 11
24 episodes
7.5
Season 12
24 episodes
7.3
Season 13
23 episodes
7.9
Season 14
24 episodes
8.1
Season 15
24 episodes
8.0
Season 16
23 episodes
8.4
Season 17
23 episodes
7.9
Season 18
21 episodes
8.0
Season 19
24 episodes
7.4
Season 20
24 episodes
7.4
Season 21
20 episodes
8.3
Season 22
16 episodes
8.3
Season 23
22 episodes
8.4
Season 24
22 episodes
8.1
Season 25
13 episodes
8.6
Season 26
22 episodes
8.6
Season 27
9 episodes
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Network: NBC
Runtime: 24825 min.
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Released: Sept. 20, 1999
Last Air Date: Nov. 20, 2025, midnight
Next Air Date: Jan. 8, 2026, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-14 / 14+