Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Created by Emmy Award-winning Producer Dick Wolf, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," now in its 21st season, makes television history as the longest-running primetime live-action series of all time.
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- 1999-2026
- 28 seasons
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- Suspense, Drama
- TV-14
Created by Emmy Award-winning Producer Dick Wolf, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," now in its 21st season, makes television history as the longest-running primetime live-action series of all time.
Season 18 Episode Guide
21 Episodes 2016 - 2017
Episode 1
Terrorized
Wed, Sep 21, 2016 43 mins
While identifying a young boy left alone in Central Park, SVU uncovers a possible terrorist plot that leads to several casualties. The DA needs a slam-dunk conviction, but the defendant's history as an abuse victim complicates matters.
Episode 2
Making a Rapist
Wed, Sep 28, 2016 43 mins
A man convicted of rape is exonerated and released 16 years later. However, on the night of his release, the daughter of the woman he was convicted of raping is also raped and murdered, and he is SVU's prime suspect.
Episode 3
Imposter
Wed, Oct 5, 2016 43 mins
SVU chooses to pursue a risky "rape by fraud" case involving a con artist who poses as a college admissions director to have sex with the mothers of prospective students.
Episode 4
Heightened Emotions
Wed, Oct 12, 2016 42 mins
An aspiring Olympic athlete claims she is a rape victim, but the publicity surrounding the case could threaten her Olympic future, and reveal some shocking details about her sordid personal life.
Episode 5
Rape Interrupted
Wed, Oct 26, 2016 42 mins
Olivia discovers that a young man facing rape charges is the son of her first police partner, who comes to her asking to cash in on an a favor that she owes him.
Episode 6
Broken Rhymes
Wed, Nov 9, 2016 43 mins
A rising hip-hop star is a suspect in a brutal transgender beating, but his alibi might be as shocking as the crime itself.
Episode 7
Next Chapter
Wed, Jan 4, 2017 43 mins
A woman is sexually assaulted by a masked man, but she believes the rapist is the same man who went to jail for stalking her. Meanwhile, Tucker contemplates retirement and a future with Benson.
Episode 8
Chasing Theo
Wed, Jan 11, 2017 42 mins
SVU is on the lookout for a missing 6-year-old boy, but also discovers that the victim has a very dysfunctional home life and that the kidnappers may have actually had the boy's best interests in mind.
Episode 9
Decline and Fall
Wed, Jan 18, 2017 42 mins
A bartender says she was raped after a birthday party for a notorious philandering businessman. The man's grandson soon claims that he had consensual sex with the woman, but the investigation later reveals a second familial match.
Episode 10
Motherly Love
Wed, Feb 8, 2017 47 mins
A teenage boy uses a rifle to save his mother from her attacker, only to learn the target was someone he knows.
Episode 11
Great Expectations
Wed, Feb 15, 2017 42 mins
SVU investigates the players of a youth hockey league after a locker room hazing incident.
Episode 12
No Surrender
Wed, Feb 22, 2017 41 mins
Fin returns to his military roots when a fellow Army ranger attempts to recover from a sexual assault.
Episode 13
Genes
Wed, Mar 22, 2017 43 mins
A suspect claims his genetics make him commit rape.
Episode 14
Net Worth
Wed, Mar 29, 2017 42 mins
An investment banker accuses her client of rape.
Episode 15
Know It All
Wed, Apr 5, 2017 41 mins
The suspect in a rape and murder investigation threatens to reveal the secrets of those working the case.
Episode 16
The Newsroom
Wed, Apr 26, 2017 43 mins
Benson and Barba ask witnesses to risk their jobs when a news anchor makes a rape accusation against her boss on the air.
Episode 17
Real Fake News
Wed, May 3, 2017 41 mins
A congressman asks SVU for help when he's accused of soliciting underage girls, but the investigation uncovers a sex trafficking ring.
Episode 18
Spellbound
Wed, May 10, 2017 43 mins
A spiritual healer is accused of using hypnosis to sexually assault a client.
Episode 19
Conversion
Wed, May 17, 2017 43 mins
Barba must argue that the First Amendment does not give a person the right to break the law when a woman is raped by a member of her church group.
Episode 20
American Dream
Wed, May 24, 2017 41 mins
A hate crime against a Muslim family results in the death of their daughter. When a crucial witness in the case is deported, Barba is forced to drop the charges against a suspect, and tensions rise between communities on opposing sides of the case.
Episode 21
Sanctuary
Wed, May 24, 2017 42 mins
The unexpected release of a suspect in a hate crime case leaves Benson and Barba caught between two families seeking justice for their loved ones. As public protests escalate to violence, Benson goes to desperate lengths to make an arrest.
