List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episodes (season 20–present)

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , the first spin-off of Law & Order , is an American police procedural television series that focuses on crimes of sexual nature. While the victim is often murdered, this is not always the case, and victims often play prominent roles in episodes. The series frequently uses stories that are "ripped from the headlines" or based on real crimes. Such episodes take a real crime and fictionalize it by changing the details. [1] The series premiered on NBC on September 20, 1999, and its twenty-fifth season premiered on January 18, 2024.

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Most episode titles of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit between seasons one and twelve are a single word or initialism. From seasons 13–17 and from seasons 21–23 (except for two episodes from season 23), the pattern changes to one in which episodes have a title with the number of letters matching the season number (in exactly two words, seasons 13–17). From seasons 18–20, the episode titles follow no fixed pattern. From 24 and season 25 onwards, most episodes have the title spoken at some point in the episode.

As of April 18,2024, 548 episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit have aired, currently in its twenty-fifth season.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedRankRating
First airedLast aired
1 22September 20, 1999 (1999-09-20)May 19, 2000 (2000-05-19)308.8
2 21October 20, 2000 (2000-10-20)May 11, 2001 (2001-05-11)259.6
3 23September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28)May 17, 2002 (2002-05-17)1210.4
4 25September 27, 2002 (2002-09-27)May 16, 2003 (2003-05-16)1410.1
5 25September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)May 18, 2004 (2004-05-18)188.7
6 23September 21, 2004 (2004-09-21)May 24, 2005 (2005-05-24)169.2
7 22September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20)May 16, 2006 (2006-05-16)189.2
8 22September 19, 2006 (2006-09-19)May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)247.9
9 19September 25, 2007 (2007-09-25)May 13, 2008 (2008-05-13)227.6
10 22September 23, 2008 (2008-09-23)June 2, 2009 (2009-06-02)266.7
11 24September 23, 2009 (2009-09-23)May 19, 2010 (2010-05-19)
12 24September 22, 2010 (2010-09-22)May 18, 2011 (2011-05-18)
13 23September 21, 2011 (2011-09-21)May 23, 2012 (2012-05-23)
14 24September 26, 2012 (2012-09-26)May 22, 2013 (2013-05-22)
15 24September 25, 2013 (2013-09-25)May 21, 2014 (2014-05-21)
16 23September 24, 2014 (2014-09-24)May 20, 2015 (2015-05-20)
17 23September 23, 2015 (2015-09-23)May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)
18 21September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21)May 24, 2017 (2017-05-24)
19 24September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)May 23, 2018 (2018-05-23)305.6
20 24September 27, 2018 (2018-09-27)May 16, 2019 (2019-05-16)
21 20September 26, 2019 (2019-09-26)April 23, 2020 (2020-04-23)
22 16November 12, 2020 (2020-11-12)June 3, 2021 (2021-06-03)365.9
23 22September 23, 2021 (2021-09-23)May 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)406.3
24 22September 22, 2022 (2022-09-22)May 18, 2023 (2023-05-18)TBATBA
25 13January 18, 2024 (2024-01-18)May 16, 2024 (2024-05-16)TBATBA

Episodes

Seasons 1–19 (1999–2018)

Season 20 (2018–2019)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
4351"Man Up" Alex Chapple Michael Chernuchin & Julie Martin September 27, 2018 (2018-09-27)20015.09 [2]
4362"Man Down"Alex ChappleMichael Chernuchin & Julie MartinSeptember 27, 2018 (2018-09-27)20045.09 [2]
4373"Zero Tolerance" Michael Pressman Richard Sweren & Céline C. RobinsonOctober 4, 2018 (2018-10-04)20024.21 [3]
4384"Revenge" Martha Mitchell Michael Chernuchin & Lawrence Kaplow October 11, 2018 (2018-10-11)20034.44 [4]
4395"Accredo" Jean de Segonzac Julie Martin & Brianna YellenOctober 18, 2018 (2018-10-18)20053.95 [5]
4406"Exile"Stephanie MarquardtMichael Chernuchin & Allison IntrieriOctober 25, 2018 (2018-10-25)20064.22 [6]
4417"Caretaker"Jono OliverJordan BarskyNovember 1, 2018 (2018-11-01)20074.62 [7]
4428"Hell's Kitchen" Monica Raymund Richard Sweren & Ryan CauseyNovember 8, 2018 (2018-11-08)20084.44 [8]
4439"Mea Culpa" Mariska Hargitay Michael Chernuchin & Julie MartinNovember 15, 2018 (2018-11-15)20094.00 [9]
44410"Alta Kockers"Alex ChappleMichael ChernuchinNovember 29, 2018 (2018-11-29)20103.88 [10]
44511"Plastic"Fred BernerLawrence Kaplow & Brianna YellenJanuary 10, 2019 (2019-01-10)20114.00 [11]
44612"Dear Ben"Jean de SegonzacJulie Martin & Matt KlypkaJanuary 17, 2019 (2019-01-17)20124.24 [12]
44713"A Story of More Woe" Ray McKinnon Julie Martin & Céline C. RobinsonJanuary 31, 2019 (2019-01-31)20134.60 [13]
44814"Part 33"Alex ChappleMichael ChernuchinFebruary 7, 2019 (2019-02-07)20144.15 [14]
44915"Brothel"Michael PressmanJulie Martin & Ryan CauseyFebruary 14, 2019 (2019-02-14)20154.18 [15]
45016"Facing Demons" Timothy Busfield Richard Sweren & Allison IntrieriFebruary 21, 2019 (2019-02-21)20164.00 [16]
45117"Missing" Constantine Makris Michael Chernuchin & Matt KlypkaMarch 14, 2019 (2019-03-14)20174.11 [17]
45218"Blackout" Chris Misiano Peter Blauner March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)20184.29 [18]
45319"Dearly Beloved" Lucy Liu Richard Sweren & Allison IntrieriApril 4, 2019 (2019-04-04)20193.93 [19]
45420"The Good Girl"Jean de SegonzacLawrence Kaplow & Brianna YellenApril 11, 2019 (2019-04-11)20203.94 [20]
45521"Exchange"Michael PressmanMichael Chernuchin & Jordan BarskyApril 25, 2019 (2019-04-25)20213.63 [21]
45622"Diss"Alex ChappleMichael Chernuchin & Allison IntrieriMay 2, 2019 (2019-05-02)20223.95 [22]
45723"Assumptions"Fred BernerTeleplay by: Julie Martin & Richard Sweren
Story by: Michael Chernuchin
May 9, 2019 (2019-05-09)20233.66 [23]
45824"End Game"Alex ChappleMichael Chernuchin & Julie MartinMay 16, 2019 (2019-05-16)20243.58 [24]

Season 21 (2019–2020)

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