Hope in the darkness.
September 20, 1999
27
594
EN
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.
Mariska Hargitay
Olivia Benson
Ice-T
Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola
Kelli Giddish
Amanda Rollins
Peter Scanavino
Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr.
Dick Wolf
Michele Fazekas
Aimé Donna Kelly
Renee Curry
Kevin Kane
Terry Bruno
Corey Cott
Det. Jake Griffin
Specials
6 episodes
N/A
Season 1
22 episodes
September 20, 1999
Season 2
21 episodes
October 20, 2000
Season 3
23 episodes
September 28, 2001
Season 4
25 episodes
September 27, 2002
Season 5
25 episodes
September 23, 2003
Season 6
23 episodes
September 21, 2004
Season 7
22 episodes
September 20, 2005
Season 8
22 episodes
September 19, 2006
Season 9
19 episodes
September 25, 2007
Season 10
22 episodes
September 22, 2008
Season 11
24 episodes
September 23, 2009
Season 12
24 episodes
September 22, 2010
Season 13
23 episodes
September 21, 2011
Season 14
24 episodes
September 26, 2012
Season 15
24 episodes
September 25, 2013
Season 16
23 episodes
September 24, 2014
Season 17
23 episodes
September 23, 2015
Season 18
21 episodes
September 21, 2016
Season 19
24 episodes
September 27, 2017
Season 20
24 episodes
September 27, 2018
Season 21
20 episodes
September 26, 2019
Season 22
16 episodes
November 12, 2020
Season 23
22 episodes
September 23, 2021
Season 24
22 episodes
September 22, 2022
Season 25
13 episodes
January 18, 2024
Season 26
22 episodes
October 3, 2024
Season 27
21 episodes
September 25, 2025
Wolf Entertainment
US
Universal Television
US
Studios USA
US
Universal Media Studios
US
