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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

81
Balasaur Score
Worth a look

1999–2026 · TV · 28 seasons · 595 episodes · TV-14

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The read

A Balasaur Score of 81 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.1/10. 28 seasons across 595 episodes so far, still running. Streaming on Hulu and Peacock.

Synopsis

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.

Ratings

IMDb8.1/10

4,335 audience votes

Seasons

1Season 122 ep1999
2Season 221 ep2000
3Season 323 ep2001
4Season 425 ep2002
5Season 525 ep2003
6Season 623 ep2004
7Season 722 ep2005
8Season 822 ep2006
9Season 919 ep2007
10Season 1022 ep2008
11Season 1124 ep2009
12Season 1224 ep2010
13Season 1323 ep2011
14Season 1424 ep2012
15Season 1524 ep2013
16Season 1623 ep2014
17Season 1723 ep2015
18Season 1821 ep2016
19Season 1924 ep2017
20Season 2024 ep2018
21Season 2120 ep2019
22Season 2216 ep2020
23Season 2322 ep2021
24Season 2422 ep2022
25Season 2513 ep2024
26Season 2622 ep2024
27Season 2721 ep2025
28Season 281 ep2026

Cast

Episode ratings

6.49.0

593 of 595 episodes rated on TMDB

Season 27 is the peak: 8.5 average across 20 episodes. Season 11 drops to 7.4.

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Themes

detectivesexual abusesex scandaldomestic abusesexual violencedomestic violencecriminalsex traffickinginterrogationdistrict attorneycourtroomassistant district attorney

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