Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
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Notify MeIn 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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Seasons of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Season 1 (Sep 20, 1999)
Episodes: 22
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 20, 1999 on NBC. Created by Dick Wolf, it is the first spin-off of Law & Order. It originally aired on Monday nights at 9 p.m. EST, but was moved to Friday nights at 10 p.m. after the 9th episode. Showrunner Robert Palm felt too disturbed by the subject matter and left after the season's conclusion.
Air Date: 20 Sep, 1999
Season 2 (Oct 20, 2000)
Episodes: 21
As Neal Baer's first year producing the show, the second season was accompanied by drastic changes in tone. Additionally, the series began to increase its focus on trial scenes with the addition of an Assistant District Attorney for sex crimes to the cast.
Air Date: 20 Oct, 2000
Season 4 (Sep 27, 2002)
Episodes: 25
The 4th season was the last season of the series to air on Friday nights at 10 p.m. ET.
Air Date: 27 Sep, 2002
Season 5 (Sep 23, 2003)
Episodes: 25
The 5th season moved away from its Friday night slot to Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. ET. Casey Novak, the unit's longest serving ADA, was introduced in the fifth episode when Diane Neal joined the cast to fill the absence left by Stephanie March.
Air Date: 23 Sep, 2003
Season 6 (Sep 21, 2004)
Episodes: 23
The 6th season was halfway through airing when Mariska Hargitay won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama, becoming the first regular cast member of any Law & Order series to win a Golden Globe.
Air Date: 21 Sep, 2004
Season 7 (Sep 20, 2005)
Episodes: 22
The 7th season was critically the show's most successful season, both lead actors received nominations at the 2006 Emmy Awards with a win by Mariska Hargitay.
Air Date: 20 Sep, 2005
Season 8 (Sep 19, 2006)
Episodes: 22
The 8th season saw the introduction of a new partner for Detective Stabler, early episodes of Season 8 took on a significantly different focus when compared to those of previous seasons.
Air Date: 19 Sep, 2006
Season 9 (Sep 25, 2007)
Episodes: 19
The 9th season aired on Tuesday nights at 10:00 p.m. ET. Mariska Hargitay, having won a Golden Globe Award in 2005, received her second Golden Globe nomination for her work in the ninth season.
Air Date: 25 Sep, 2007
Season 10 (Sep 22, 2008)
Episodes: 22
The 10th season was the last season of the show to occupy the Tuesday 10 p.m. timeslot.
Air Date: 22 Sep, 2008
Season 11 (Sep 23, 2009)
Episodes: 24
The 11th season was moved from Tuesdays to Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET. On March 3, 2010 SVU returned to its previous time slot of 10 p.m. ET. On January 22, 2010, in the wake of the conflict between Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien, NBC announced that they would order two additional episodes to fill in the gaps of the departing The Jay Leno Show.
Air Date: 23 Sep, 2009
Season 12 (Sep 22, 2010)
Episodes: 24
This was the first season that the show did not air alongside the original Law & Order.
Air Date: 22 Sep, 2010
Season 13 (Sep 21, 2011)
Episodes: 23
Season 13 dealt with the departure of Detective Elliot Stabler from the Special Victims Unit after a shooting in the squad room.
Air Date: 21 Sep, 2011
Season 14 (Sep 26, 2012)
Episodes: 24
The series' landmark 300th episode aired this season on October 24, 2012, watched by 6.77 million total viewers. This is the first season of SVU to have any kind of crossover with now-ended Law & Order spinoff - Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Air Date: 26 Sep, 2012
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