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"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999): :  -- This show introduces the Special Victims Unit, a new elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate sexually related crimes.
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999): :  -- This show introduces the Special Victims Unit, a new elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate sexually related crimes.
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999): :  -- This show introduces the Special Victims Unit, a new elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate sexually related crimes.

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 full episode list
Release Date:
20 SZEPTEMBER 1999 (USA) more
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Where Risks are Taken more
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This show introduces the Special Victims Unit, a new elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate sexually related crimes. full summary
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Won Golden Globe. Another 35 wins & 77 nominations more
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Well-done more (116 total)

Cast

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Christopher Meloni ... Detective Elliot Stabler (236 episodes, 1999-2010)

Mariska Hargitay ... Detective Olivia Benson (236 episodes, 1999-2010)

Richard Belzer ... Detective John Munch / ... (236 episodes, 1999-2010)
Dann Florek ... Captain Donald Cragen (236 episodes, 1999-2010)

Ice-T ... Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola / ... (214 episodes, 2000-2010)
B.D. Wong ... Dr. George Huang (190 episodes, 2001-2010)

Tamara Tunie ... Dr. Melinda Warner (162 episodes, 2000-2010)

Diane Neal ... A.D.A. Casey Novak / ... (108 episodes, 2001-2008)
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Also Known As:
Law & Order: SVU (UK) (promotional abbreviation) (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title) (UK) (informal short title)
Law & Order's Sex Crimes (USA) (working title)
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60 min
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The photo in the opening credits for Dann Florek (from the beginning of the show) and Ice-T (starting with the second episode of season 2) have not changed since they first appeared on the show. The photo for Mariska Hargitay has changed four times (Season 1 has one photo, seasons 2-4 and the first four episodes of season 5 have another, the rest of season 5 has a third, and seasons 6-8 have a fourth). Christopher Meloni, Richard Belzer and B.D. Wong got new photos starting with the fifth episode of season 5 (coinciding with the debut of Diane Neal as ADA Casey Novak). Diane Neal had one photo for season five, a second for seasons 6 and 7, and a new photo for season 8. Tamara Tunie, who first appeared in the opening credits in season 7, has a new photo for season 8. more
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[to the defense's neurologist]
ADA Alexandra Cabot: Thank you. You've offered a provocative theory. What it lacks in substance, it makes up for in pretty colors.
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Referenced in The Love Guru (2008) more
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I'm Not Driving Anymore more

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69 out of 83 people found the following review useful.
Well-done, 16 FEBRUÁR 2004

Quality is the foundation that "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" is based upon. With compelling storylines, great performances and a first-rate cast; "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" radiates from the screen each hour it is on every night. Dick Wolf has combined quality writing with quality casting in the second of three series' in the "Law & Order" franchise.

Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Ice-T, Dann Florek, B.D. Wong and Richard Belzer all share one thing in common: they star in one of finest series on television.

Mariska, Chris, Ice-T, Dann, B. D. and Stephanie March are a well-rounded cast that bring great depth to their characters and compliment each other very well. Furthermore, the cast portray their characters so well that I have to remind myself that they are actors not detectives.

Quality writing and outstanding performances set "Law And Order: SVU" apart from the other dramas on television. Each episode is riveting, written with intelligence, and character driven. It is a privilege to watch "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."

The writers' ability to draw viewers in and make them care about the involving storylines and characters help to make "Law & Order: SVU" one of the finest legal series on television.

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