Dick Wolf
Director
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Season 17
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.
Released Sept. 20, 1999
Episode 42 min
14+
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Production Companies: Universal Television, Studios USA, Universal Media Studios, Wolf Films
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
8.6
S17E1 - Devil's Dissections (1)
The squad revisit a crime scene where bodies were buried by a serial killer. Rollins tries to get a confession, but the killer reveals shocking new info instead.
Sept. 23, 2015, midnight
8.7
S17E2 - Criminal Pathology (2)
A serial killer reveals shocking new info and problems in the case mount as Barba faces slick lawyers in court.
Sept. 23, 2015, midnight
8.2
S17E3 - Transgender Bridge
When a transgender teen is assaulted by high school bullies, the case quickly escalates to tragedy, and the squad agonizes over whether the punishment fits the crime.
Sept. 30, 2015, midnight
8.0
S17E4 - Institutional Fail
A malnourished toddler is found wandering and leads police to another ill child from the same home. The investigation eventually lands the Department of Child Services in hot water. Meanwhile, Chief Dodds tells Benson to expect some changes at her squad.
Oct. 7, 2015, midnight
8.6
S17E5 - Community Policing
An unarmed black man is shot by three police officers who claim they were following proper procedure while pursuing a rape suspect. As racial tensions mount throughout the city, Barba indicts the three cops.
Oct. 14, 2015, midnight
7.8
S17E6 - Maternal Instincts
A violinist is raped by her colleague, but he doesn't remember committing the crime and claims he was drugged and robbed by a hired escort. Meanwhile, Rollins' mother throws a baby shower for her; and Sgt. Mike Dodds reports to work at the SVU squad.
Oct. 21, 2015, midnight
8.6
S17E7 - Patrimonial Burden
When a pious TV family's reputation is shattered by a teen pregnancy scandal, SVU uncovers the reality behind the reality show.
Nov. 4, 2015, midnight
8.0
S17E8 - Melancholy Pursuit
The search for a missing teenager takes an emotional toll on Dodd, DNA could lead to the teen's abductor.
Nov. 11, 2015, midnight
8.0
S17E9 - Depravity Standard
Lt. Benson seeks justice in the trial of child abductor Lewis Hodda, but when a plea deal is rejected, Barba must rely on decades-old evidence to make his case and faces off against former SVU colleague Dr. Huang.
Nov. 18, 2015, midnight
8.7
S17E10 - Catfishing Teacher
A high school student plans a clandestine hookup with his female teacher but ends up in a far more sinister situation.
Jan. 6, 2016, midnight
8.7
S17E11 - Townhouse Incident
Benson is taken hostage when she tries to stop a home invasion.
Jan. 13, 2016, midnight
9.0
S17E12 - A Misunderstanding
A murky he-said, she-said date rape case ruins the futures of two high school students.
Jan. 20, 2016, midnight
8.2
S17E13 - Forty-One Witnesses
A woman is followed home and raped outside her building, where several neighbors witness the crime but fail to call for help.
Feb. 3, 2016, midnight
8.6
S17E14 - Nationwide Manhunt (I)
Chicago P.D. detectives Lindsay and Dawson join the SVU in the hunt for two escaped murderers they helped to convict.
The crossover continues on Chicago P.D. S03E14 The Song of Gregory Williams Yates (II).
Feb. 10, 2016, midnight
8.8
S17E15 - Collateral Damages
Two high-profile suspects are arrested in the takedown of an online pedophile ring following a sting operation.
Feb. 17, 2016, midnight
8.3
S17E16 - Star-Struck Victims
When a lack of evidence leads Barba to drop rape charges against a popular actor; Rollins takes matters into her own hands.
Feb. 24, 2016, midnight
8.5
S17E17 - Manhattan Transfer
A sexual exploitation case involving Catholic schoolgirls results in surprising charges against people in esteemed leadership positions, including judges, lawmakers, lawyers and cops.
March 2, 2016, midnight
7.8
S17E18 - Unholiest Alliance
When one of their own is implicated in a cover-up, the SVU struggles to unravel a sex trafficking operation deeply-rooted in government offices, the police department, and the Catholic Church.
March 23, 2016, midnight
8.2
S17E19 - Sheltered Outcasts
Detective Carisi lives undercover at a homeless shelter to determine if one of its sex offender residents is the suspect in a string of neighborhood rapes.
March 30, 2016, midnight
8.0
S17E20 - Fashionable Crimes
A young model is raped by a renowned fashion house photographer, who looks to his successful brother to make the charges disappear.
May 4, 2016, midnight
8.0
S17E21 - Assaulting Reality
The producers of a reality TV dating series make Benson and the SVU team part of the show when they investigate a contestant's claim that she was raped.
May 11, 2016, midnight
8.8
S17E22 - Intersecting Lives (1)
A corrections officer is arrested for sexually assaulting female inmates in and out of prison, and the union that supports him targets Barba and the SVU.
May 18, 2016, midnight
9.0
S17E23 - Heartfelt Passages (2)
When the investigation of Corrections Officer Gary Munson deepens, he and his union take drastic actions that threaten the lives of ADA Barba and the SVU squad.
May 25, 2016, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 24825 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+
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