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This hard-hitting and emotional series chronicles the life and crimes of the elite Special Victims Unit of the New York Police Department. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was created by Emmy Award-winning producer Dick Wolf. SVU celebrated its 300th episode in October 2012.

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The detectives uncover a shocking theory as they work to learn the identity of a man Rollins arrested for exposing himself in the park; Detective …

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NBC announced today that it has renewed Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for an impressive fifteenth season. The network ordered another 22 episodes of the long-running police procedural for 2013-2014.

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Series Info

Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Sep. 20, 1999
Status:
Returning Series
Runtime:
60 min.
Aired:
1999 - 2013
To-Date:
14 Seasons
319 Episodes
Network
NBC TV Network
AKA:
L&O SVU
Law and Order: SVU
Genre

Series Fun Facts

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  • Law and Order SVU's Olivia and Elliot are named for producer Dick Wolf's children. The name Olivia shows up in Benjamin Bratt's TV family (as one of Rey's daughters) then there's Dr. Olivet.
  • The following statement appears at the beginning of each and every episode: "In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the…
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    The following statement appears at the beginning of each and every episode: "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."
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  • The only prime time drama to be spun off from two separate shows: Law & Order and, through the character of John Munch, Homicide: Life on the Street