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Difference between revisions of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
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| − | '''''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''''' is the first television spin-off of the series ''[[Law & Order]]''. The series (sometimes referred to as ''Law & Order: SVU'') focuses on the detectives | + | '''''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''''' is the first television spin-off of the series ''[[Law & Order]]''. The series (sometimes referred to as ''Law & Order: SVU'') focuses on the detectives working in the NYPD's Special Victims Unit, who investigate primarily sexually-based offenses. For the first 12 seasons, the primary detectives on the series were Olivia Benson ([[Mariska Hargitay]]) and Elliot Stabler ([[Christopher Meloni]]). Also joining the regular cast were [[Dann Florek]], reprising his role as Captain Don Cragen from the first three seasons of ''[[Law & Order]]'', and [[Richard Belzer]] as Detective John Munch, a character he had portrayed for seven seasons on the series ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' and in a crossover episode of the original ''[[Law & Order - Season 8|Law & Order]]''. Beginning in ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 2|Season 2]]'', [[Ice-T]] (who had portrayed a different character in the ''[[Law & Order]]'' television film ''[[Exiled: A Law & Order Movie]]'') joined the cast as Det. Fin Tutuola. In ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 20|Season 20]]'', [[Philip Winchester]] from ''[[Chicago Justice]]'' joined the cast portraying Peter Stone, the son of original ''[[Law & Order]]'' EADA Ben Stone ([[Michael Moriarty]]). After an absence of nearly ten years, Meloni would return as Stabler in the 2021 series ''[[Law & Order: Organized Crime]]''. ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' premiered in 1999 in the US on NBC and launched its [[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 21|21st season]] in September of 2019, breaking the record for the longest-running live-action primetime series in US television history, surpassing the 20 seasons of ''Gunsmoke'' as well as the 20 seasons of the original ''[[Law & Order]]''. The series also has had crossover episodes with ''[[Chicago P.D.]]'' and ''[[Chicago Fire]]'', which are also being executive produced by ''[[Law & Order]]'' creator Dick Wolf. |
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is the first television spin-off of the series Law & Order. The series (sometimes referred to as Law & Order: SVU) focuses on the detectives working in the NYPD's Special Victims Unit, who investigate primarily sexually-based offenses. For the first 12 seasons, the primary detectives on the series were Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni). Also joining the regular cast were Dann Florek, reprising his role as Captain Don Cragen from the first three seasons of Law & Order, and Richard Belzer as Detective John Munch, a character he had portrayed for seven seasons on the series Homicide: Life on the Street and in a crossover episode of the original Law & Order. Beginning in Season 2, Ice-T (who had portrayed a different character in the Law & Order television film Exiled: A Law & Order Movie) joined the cast as Det. Fin Tutuola. In Season 20, Philip Winchester from Chicago Justice joined the cast portraying Peter Stone, the son of original Law & Order EADA Ben Stone (Michael Moriarty). After an absence of nearly ten years, Meloni would return as Stabler in the 2021 series Law & Order: Organized Crime. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered in 1999 in the US on NBC and launched its 21st season in September of 2019, breaking the record for the longest-running live-action primetime series in US television history, surpassing the 20 seasons of Gunsmoke as well as the 20 seasons of the original Law & Order. The series also has had crossover episodes with Chicago P.D. and Chicago Fire, which are also being executive produced by Law & Order creator Dick Wolf.
The following lists the seasons of the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit:
Season 1
(1999-2000)
Season 2
(2000-2001)
Season 3
(2001-2002)
Season 4
(2002-2003)
Season 5
(2003-2004)
Season 6
(2004-2005)
Season 7
(2005-2006)
Season 8
(2006-2007)
Season 9
(2007-2008)
Season 10
(2008-2009)
Season 11
(2009-2010)
Season 12
(2010-2011)
Season 13
(2011-2012)
Season 14
(2012-2013)
Season 15
(2013-2014)
Season 16
(2014-2015)
Season 17
(2015-2016)
Season 18
(2016-2017)
Season 19
(2017-2018)
Season 20
(2018-2019)
Season 21
(2019-2020)
Season 22
(2020-2021)
Season 23
(2021-2022)
