Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1. S01E01PaybackSeptember 20, 1999 8.8The grisly murder and dismemberment of a New York cabbie draws the elite Special Victims Unit of the NYPD, including veteran Detective Ellio
2. S01E02A Single LifeSeptember 27, 1999 8.5When the body of Gretchen Quinn is found wearing only a red slip after having gone through an upper-story window, Benson and Stabler soon fi
3. S01E03Season's best...Or Just Look Like OneOctober 4, 1999 9.2Stabler and Benson investigate the case of a beaten teen model who was dumped in front of a hospital.
4. S01E04HysteriaOctober 11, 1999 8.0Stabler and Benson investigate the murder of a young woman mistaken for a prostitute.
5. S01E05WanderlustOctober 18, 1999 8.5After a travel writer is found tied up with a woman's undergarments choking off his air supply, Benson and Stabler initially suspect his lan
6. S01E06Sophomore JinxOctober 25, 1999 7.6Benson and Stabler investigate a female student's murder at a local college. When they develop two suspects on the basketball team, they exp
7. S01E07UncivilizedNovember 15, 1999 8.3The murder of an 8-year-old boy leads to a case involving the rights of a convicted child molester who has served his sentence and has retur
8. S01E08StalkedNovember 22, 1999 8.3A killing leads to a case in which the murderer is someone who stalks his victims...and Benson (Mariska Hargitay) finds that she's a target.
9. S01E09Stocks & BondageNovember 29, 1999 7.8The investigation of the killing of a Wall Street stock analyst involves illicit financial dealings and sado-masochism.
10. S01E10ClosureJanuary 7, 2000 8.3After being raped by an intruder, a waitress (Tracy Pollan) reports the crime...and has to deal with its aftermath.
11. S01E11Bad BloodJanuary 14, 2000 8.0The investigation of a gay man's murder, following a party in his apartment building, involves an ex-con and his brother.
12. S01E12Russian Love PoemJanuary 21, 2000 7.2The investigation of a multimillionaire's killing involves bisexual infidelities and a number of Russians.
13. S01E13DisrobedFebruary 4, 2000 8.3The investigation of a judge's murder involves blackmail, sexual favors, and a convict's wife (Kathryn Meisle), who was a battered spouse.
14. S01E14LimitationsFebruary 11, 2000 8.3Faced with the expiration of a statute of limitations, the staff tries to find a rapist involved in three assaults that occurred five years
15. S01E15Entitled, Part 1February 18, 2000 8.3The detectives of Special Victims Unit team with the 27th Precinct to investigate a salesman's murder, leading them to a politically influen
16. S01E16The Third GuyFebruary 25, 2000 8.3After two teens are caught in connection to an assault and robbery of an elderly woman, it's apparent that the attack was committed by someo
17. S01E17MisleaderMarch 31, 2000 8.0The daughter-in-law of the leader of a religious group is found strangled in a New York hotel room. The suspects include a colleague and a t
18. S01E18Chat RoomApril 14, 2000 7.8A teen's claim that she was assaulted by a man who befriended her on the Internet leads to a case involving pedophilia.
19. S01E19ContactApril 28, 2000 8.0A forensic psychologist (Audra McDonald) is called in to help apprehend a serial rapist who preys on women in the subway.
20. S01E20RemorseMay 5, 2000 8.0A TV newswoman's on-air discussion of her assault leads to a case involving two fatal bombings.
21. S01E21NocturneMay 12, 2000 8.3After a piano teacher is arrested for pedophilia, the detectives want a long-time student to testify against him.
22. S01E22SlavesMay 19, 2000 8.0Detectives try to help a woman who claims that she was "trapped in a situation she cannot escape from."

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Wrong is RightOctober 20, 2000 7.3Detectives investigate the murder of a man who was set on fire.
2. S02E02HonorOctober 27, 2000 7.7The case of an assaulted woman found in a park leads to an investigation involving a clash of cultures and a family's honor.
3. S02E03Closure, Part 2November 3, 2000 7.7A year after she was raped, a woman (Tracy Pollan) follows her attacker (Neil Maffin) and reports his activities to the police.
4. S02E04LegacyNovember 10, 2000 7.7The detectives investigate the case of a comatose 7-year-old girl and try to determine who has abused her.
5. S02E05Baby KillerNovember 17, 2000 7.0The squad is assigned a special case: to investigate the fatal shooting of a little girl by her 7-year-old classmate
6. S02E06NoncomplianceNovember 24, 2000 7.7A schizophrenic (Kevin Breznahan) who refuses to take his medication becomes the main suspect in a killing and an assault.
7. S02E07AsunderDecember 1, 2000 4.3A rape charge made by a woman (Amy Carlson) against her police-sergeant husband (Nestor Serrano) leads to a complicated case.
8. S02E08Season's bestTakenDecember 15, 2000 8.3The detectives investigate a rape that occurred during the opening festivities of a luxury hotel.
9. S02E09PixiesJanuary 12, 2001 7.3The investigation of a gymnast's murder involves her strict trainer, a wealthy benefactor and a competitor.
10. S02E10ConsentJanuary 19, 2001 7.7A rape victim (Tammy Blanchard) can't remember the circumstances of her attack.
11. S02E11AbuseJanuary 26, 2001 7.7After a singing star's son is killed, Benson becomes concerned about the safety of the singer's little girl (Hayden Panettiere).
12. S02E12SecretsFebruary 2, 2001 7.0The discovery of a murdered teacher's body leads to an investigation involving sex addiction.
13. S02E13VictimsFebruary 9, 2001 7.3Stabler and Benson are assigned to a homicide involving a pedophile from a past case.
14. S02E14ParanoiaFebruary 16, 2001 7.0After a female officer is raped, the case involves a police investigation, gambling debts and drugs.
15. S02E15CountdownFebruary 23, 2001 8.0The detectives work around the clock to find the man who's kidnapping, raping and often killing young girls.
16. S02E16RunawayMarch 2, 2001 7.3The detectives tell Internal Affairs reps what occurred during the search for a police officer's runaway teenage daughter.
17. S02E17FollyMarch 23, 2001 7.5The squad tries to find the person who's luring and then attacking young men who work for an escort service.
18. S02E18ManhuntApril 20, 2001 7.3Munch and Fin travel upstate to find a serial killer.
19. S02E19ParasitesApril 27, 2001 7.3The discovery of human remains in a garden leads to an investigation that involves a mail-order-bride operation and a prostitution ring.
20. S02E20PiqueMay 4, 2001 5.7After a pregnant personnel executive is found murdered, suspicion falls on a wealthy young friend (Chad Lowe), who submits to a series of in
21. S02E21ScourgeMay 11, 2001 7.5When several people including a child are killed, the team tries to find the killer. They catch the man who did it. Cabot wants to throw the

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Season's bestRepressionSeptember 28, 2001 8.3An 18-year-old (Kelly Hutchinson) in therapy recalls being sexually abused by her father (Brian Kerwin) and presses charges against him.
2. S03E02WrathOctober 5, 2001 8.3After three murder victims are connected to Benson's past cases, it's believed that the killer is seeking revenge on the detective.
3. S03E03StolenOctober 12, 2001 8.3A kidnapping investigation links a past case with which Cragen was involved to a 12-year-old (Ian Cronin) whose adoption is deemed illegal.
4. S03E04RooftopOctober 19, 2001 7.5Stabler tries to build a case against an ex-con who's HIV-positive and preys on young girls.
5. S03E05TangledOctober 26, 2001 7.5When guests arrive for a party, they find the hosts have been assaulted, one of them fatally.
6. S03E06RedemptionNovember 2, 2001 7.5A brash, intense detective (David Keith) is assigned to help Stabler catch a serial rapist-killer.
7. S03E07SacrificeNovember 9, 2001 7.5The investigation of a shooting near a gay bar leads to a couple's involvement with porn movies.
8. S03E08InheritanceNovember 16, 2001 7.5The search for a serial rapist leads to a case in which the defense attorney (Diane Baker) tries to blame the suspect's actions on his genes
9. S03E09CareNovember 23, 2001 7.5A computer game provides clues in the death of a physically abused little girl in foster care.
10. S03E10RidiculeDecember 14, 2001 7.5The investigation of an apparently accidental death leads to charges by a male stripper that the deceased was one of three women who sexuall
11. S03E11MonogamyJanuary 4, 2002 8.3A woman who's seven months pregnant is found assaulted, with her fetus removed.
12. S03E12ProtectionJanuary 11, 2002 7.5The detectives seek a woman who is on the run from her drug-dealing lover, whom she saw murder a rival.
13. S03E13ProdigyJanuary 18, 2002 7.7The detectives investigate a double slaying in which the female victim was dismembered.
14. S03E14CounterfeitJanuary 25, 2002 7.5Benson teams up with Fin to investigate the murder of a woman found under a highway.
15. S03E15ExecutionFebruary 1, 2002 7.5At the request of a murdered teen's parents, Stabler tries to get a serial killer (Nick Chinlund) who's about to be executed to admit that t
16. S03E16PopularMarch 1, 2002 7.5Stabler breaks the rules to uncover the facts when a student (Brittany Slattery) claims that she was assaulted by a teacher.
17. S03E17SurveillanceMarch 8, 2002 7.5The detectives investigate the sexual assault of a cellist (Emily Deschanel) and discover surveillance equipment hidden in her apartment.
18. S03E18GuiltMarch 29, 2002 8.3Judith Light joins the series in a recurring role as the unit's tough new chief, as Cabot breaks the rules in an attempt to catch a pedophil
19. S03E19JusticeApril 5, 2002 7.5In investigating the sexual assault of a 16-year-old, it's discovered that the victim is the rebellious stepdaughter of a judge (Keir Dullea
20. S03E20GreedApril 26, 2002 7.7Henry Winkler plays a restaurateur whose wife is assaulted during a robbery at their plush Manhattan residence.
21. S03E21DenialMay 3, 2002 7.0A dark family secret surfaces after a young woman (Martha Plimpton) is raped at a party.
22. S03E22CompetenceMay 10, 2002 7.5After a mother (Lois Smith) reports that her mentally challenged daughter (Andrea Fay Friedman) is pregnant, the detectives try to find out
23. S03E23SilenceMay 17, 2002 8.3Cases include a killing at a church and an investigation that involves sexual-abuse charges against a priest.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01ChameleonSeptember 27, 2002 7.8Sharon Lawrence portrays a prostitute who claims that she killed a john in self-defense.
2. S04E02DeceptionOctober 4, 2002 8.3Benson and Stabler wonder if an actress (Sherilyn Fenn) may have played a role in her husband's murder.
3. S04E03VulnerableOctober 11, 2002 8.3Benson and Stabler try to determine who mistreated an Alzheimer's victim (Jane Powell).
4. S04E04LustOctober 18, 2002 8.3The detectives investigate the murder of a public-health doctor whose husband (Michael Gross) is a retired lawyer.
5. S04E05Disappearing ActsOctober 25, 2002 8.3After Stabler and Benson are called in on a rape case, their victim is taken away by Federal agents.
6. S04E06AngelsNovember 1, 2002 8.3The discovery of a boy's body leads to a pedophile ring.
7. S04E07DollsNovember 8, 2002 8.3Gloria Reuben plays a graphics designer who returns from five months in rehab to discover that her daughter is missing.
8. S04E08WasteNovember 15, 2002 8.3The detectives try to determine who impregnated a comatose woman.
9. S04E09JuvenileNovember 22, 2002 8.8Two youths (Shane E. Lyons, Connor Paolo) each blame the other in the murder of a cancer patient who grew marijuana.
10. S04E10ResilienceDecember 6, 2002 8.8The investigation into a teen's claim that she was raped involves her parents, little sister, a boyfriend and a boarder.
11. S04E11DamagedJanuary 10, 2003 8.3Shootings at a video-rental store lead to a case involving an adopted daughter (Ari Graynor), a sexually abused child, a lawyer's son (Chris
12. S04E12RiskJanuary 17, 2003 7.0Stabler goes undercover to try to find a police detective who's part of a cocaine-smuggling ring.
13. S04E13RottenJanuary 24, 2003 8.3In their investigation of a prisoner's death, Benson and Fin learn that he was assaulted before being incarcerated.
14. S04E14MercyJanuary 31, 2003 8.5The discovery of an infant's remains leads to a case that deals with a fatal genetic disorder and a parent's moral crisis.
15. S04E15PandoraFebruary 7, 2003 8.2Stabler is sent to Prague to look for a missing teen (Alexis Dziena) whose pictures are showing up on child-porn Web sites.
16. S04E16TorturedFebruary 14, 2003 8.5A former victim of Tibetan political torture is found murdered, with one of her feet missing.
17. S04E17PrivilegeFebruary 21, 2003 8.5The investigation of an apparent suicide leads to a case involving members of a wealthy family.
18. S04E18DesperateMarch 14, 2003 8.8A woman in a tenement is raped and murdered in front of her 6-year-old son (Max Weinstein). Not surprisingly, the boy is too traumatized to
19. S04E19Season's bestAppearancesMarch 28, 2003 9.7The discovery of an 8-year-old beauty-pageant contestant's body leads to a case involving a virtual-pornography website.
20. S04E20DominanceApril 4, 2003 9.3Multiple murders at a Manhattan townhouse are the start of a killing spree.
21. S04E21FallacyApril 18, 2003 9.3After a woman (Katherine Moennig) fights off an attacker, what seems to be a case of self-defense murder grows more complicated following a
22. S04E22FutilityApril 25, 2003 9.7An accused rapist (Fred Savage) decides to represent himself in court.
23. S04E23GriefMay 2, 2003 9.7After a waitress is found shot outside the club where she worked, her father (Joe Morton) seeks vengeance.
24. S04E24PerfectMay 9, 2003 9.7A teen's murder leads to a case involving runaways and a doctor (Gale Harold) interested in human cloning.
25. S04E25SoullessMay 16, 2003 9.2Benson speaks to a 15-year-old at a hospital, just before the teen is abducted.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01TragedySeptember 23, 2003 8.7The search is on for an abducted woman who's about to give birth.
2. S05E02ManicSeptember 30, 2003 8.4Misuse of a prescription drug is involved in the killing of two students.
3. S05E03MotherOctober 7, 2003 8.4After a psychiatrist (Susanna Thompson) has been raped in a crack house, she's very uncooperative with the investigation.
4. S05E04LossOctober 14, 2003 8.7While constructing a murder case, ADA Alexandra Cabot becomes the target of a Colombian drug cartel.
5. S05E05SerendipityOctober 21, 2003 8.4The discovery of the bodies of a newborn and her mother leads to a doctor (Martin Donovan) coming under suspicion. Diane Neal joins the cast
6. S05E06CoercedOctober 28, 2003 8.2A homeless schizophrenic (Leland Orser) kidnaps a 5-year-old boy in this harrowing episode in which Beverly D'Angelo begins a recurring role
7. S05E07ChoiceNovember 4, 2003 8.4A rape leads to the case of a woman (Josie Bissett), her abusive husband and the rights of their unborn child.
8. S05E08AbominationNovember 11, 2003 8.3A young man is found dead in the Village. Evidence lead Benson and Stabler to the guy's boyfriend and the boyfriend's father (George Segal)
9. S05E09ControlNovember 18, 2003 8.0A man is running through a subway station bleeding to death because his penis was cut off.
10. S05E10ShakenNovember 25, 2003 7.3Lucy Prichard, 20 months old, is taken while playing at the park.
11. S05E11EscapeDecember 2, 2003 8.3Michael Baxter escapes from prison years after being convicted for raping his girlfriend's son Lee.
12. S05E12BrotherhoodJanuary 6, 2004 8.3A fraternity boy is found murdered.
13. S05E13HateJanuary 13, 2004 8.3A Muslim woman is raped then burned to death. Benson and Stabler fear it could be a hate crime.
14. S05E14RitualFebruary 3, 2004 7.7A seven year old is found dismembered in Central Park, and it appears it was some kind of ritual killing.
15. S05E15FamiliesFebruary 10, 2004 8.0Shannon Coyle, a sixteen year old student, is found dead in an alley.
16. S05E16HomeFebruary 17, 2004 9.3Jacob Nesbit, a nine year old boy, is found eating food out of a trash can.
17. S05E17MeanFebruary 24, 2004 9.3Emily Sullivan, a sixteen year old student, is found murdered in the trunk of her father's car.
18. S05E18CarelessMarch 2, 2004 7.3A six year old boy has been suffocated to death.
19. S05E19Season's bestSickMarch 30, 2004 9.7An internet chat room tracks down a 12 year old boy named Jeremy, who is threatening to kill a 5 year old girl.
20. S05E20LowdownApril 6, 2004 9.0Jeff York, an assistant DA is found murdered.
21. S05E21CriminalApril 20, 2004 9.0Rebecca Wheeler, a criminology student is found murdered in Central Park.
22. S05E22PainlessApril 27, 2004 8.0A woman dies and initial evidence lead Benson and Stabler to believe she has been murdered.
23. S05E23BoundMay 4, 2004 9.0An elderly woman is found strangled to death at her home.
24. S05E24PoisonMay 11, 2004 9.5The poisoning of a couple's adopted daughter prompts Stabler and Benson to suspect the child's mother based on testimony from her other 7-ye
25. S05E25HeadMay 18, 2004 9.0A spy camera is found in a Central Park public restroom.

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01BirthrightSeptember 21, 2004 9.4Six-year-old Patty Branson, is almost abducted in Central Park while her father reads the paper. Benson and Stabler investigate to find out
2. S06E02DebtSeptember 28, 2004 9.3After Detectives Benson and Stabler find two small Chinese children mysteriously abandoned by their missing mother, they soon discover that
3. S06E03ObsceneOctober 12, 2004 9.5Well-known actress Jesse who is the star of a controversial teen show, is raped in her trailer on the set. Benson and Fin investigate, and f
4. S06E04ScavengerOctober 19, 2004 9.0Detectives Benson and Stabler discover an abandoned baby with a note indicating the mother's kidnapping. A trail of clues connect the myster
5. S06E05OutcryOctober 26, 2004 9.3After a missing sixteen-year-old girl, Tandi is found in an abandoned building, Benson and Stabler questions her and she reveals that she wa
6. S06E06ConscienceNovember 9, 2004 9.4When a five-year-old boy disappears from a playground, Benson and Stabler are on the scene, searching for suspects. They meet the boy's thir
7. S06E07CharismaNovember 16, 2004 9.5When twelve-year-old Melanie, is hospitalized with pregnancy complications, Benson and Stabler make a hospital call. They discover that Mela
8. S06E08DoubtNovember 23, 2004 8.8After a woman claims to have been sexually assaulted by her college professor, the accused academician agrees to help Detectives Benson and
9. S06E09WeakNovember 30, 2004 9.3When Benson and Stabler investigate a series of assaults in the Upper West side, they find that they will have to rely on the help of psychi
10. S06E10HauntedDecember 7, 2004 9.6While on a stakeout with Detective Benson, Detective Fin wanders into a convenience store and finds himself at the scene of a robbery. Shots
11. S06E11ContagiousJanuary 11, 2005 9.3Family is rushed to the hospital after a car accident, and while examining the nine-year-old daughter for injuries, the doctor discovers she
12. S06E12IdentityJanuary 18, 2005 9.2After a gang member sexually assaults a young woman, he is pushed from a rooftop in what appears to be an act of retribution. However, when
13. S06E13QuarryJanuary 25, 2005 9.4After receiving an anonymous tip, Detective Benson is led to the body of a boy who has been missing since 1980. Back in 1980, the police ide
14. S06E14GameFebruary 8, 2005 8.8Detectives Stabler and Fin investigate the rape and murder of a prostitute who is the victim of a brutal rape. The investigation leads detec
15. S06E15HookedFebruary 15, 2005 9.315-year-old girl is found murdered and Detectives Benson and Stabler discover that the victim was using a fake ID, living a secret life in a
16. S06E16GhostFebruary 22, 2005 8.0Well-to-do couple are found tortured and murdered, and Benson and Stabler are on the scene. It turns out they were laundering money for Sout
17. S06E17RageMarch 1, 2005 9.0Gordon Rickett is brought to the interrogation room once again for the murder of an adolescent girl and Detective Stabler hopes that he will
18. S06E18PureMarch 8, 2005 8.3A mother reports her eighteen-year-old daughter missing and Detectives Stabler and Benson are on the scene and attempt to track her daughter
19. S06E19Season's bestIntoxicatedMarch 29, 2005 9.8Cathy Moriarty guest stars as Denise Eldridge, a mother who reports a case of statutory rape in an effort to keep her teenage daughter away
20. S06E20NightMay 3, 2005 9.5Detectives Benson and Stabler investigate the rape and murder of a woman who is found near a nightclub, with $500 stuffed into her mouth. Th
21. S06E21BloodMay 10, 2005 8.8Melinda Dillon guest-stars - A girl is brutally assaulted outside a nightclub with her attackers stealing her car and throwing her nine-mont
22. S06E22PartsMay 17, 2005 9.8When a woman's body is found dismembered in a junkyard, Detectives Benson and Stabler investigate and evidence leads them to the victim's bo
23. S06E23GoliathMay 24, 2005 9.3When two Police officers from separate precincts attack their wives and demonstrate suicidal behavior, Detectives Benson and Stabler investi

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01DemonsSeptember 20, 2005 9.3After 21 years, sex offender Ray Schenkel is released from jail. Retired officer William Dorsey who initially locked him up, is convinced he
2. S07E02DesignSeptember 27, 2005 9.6A distraught and pregnant April Troost, is found on a ledge threatening to commit suicide. After being talked down, she confides in Benson t
3. S07E03911October 4, 2005 9.8Disturbing 911 call from nine-year-old Maria Recinos is forwarded to Detective Olivia Benson. Recinos is calling for help from a room she cl
4. S07E04RippedOctober 11, 2005 9.0When a 17-year-old high school student is brutally attacked by one of her classmates on campus, Detectives Stabler, Benson and Fin investiga
5. S07E05StrainOctober 18, 2005 9.0Man is found murdered execution style in the window of his workplace, and above him the word Killer is written. A stamp on his hand leads De
6. S07E06RawNovember 1, 2005 9.4Detectives Benson and Stabler investigate a school shooting, where three children are shot. When one African-American child dies, detectives
7. S07E07NameNovember 8, 2005 9.5When construction workers pour the sand into a newly made playground and discover the remains of a young boy, Detective Stabler teams up wit
8. S07E08StarvedNovember 15, 2005 9.0When a series of rapes is linked to a speed-dating service, Detective Benson goes undercover and discovers Mike Jergens is the assailant. As
9. S07E09RockabyeNovember 22, 2005 9.3When Lauren Westley is found badly beaten and taken to a New York hospital, it is discovered she's a runaway from Virginia whose father Phil
10. S07E10StormNovember 29, 2005 9.0Detectives Benson and Stabler aggressively pursue a child molester who kidnapped three young sisters from New Orleans after their parents we
11. S07E11Season's bestAlienDecember 6, 2005 10.0When a bruised, bloodied and severely injured 12-year-old boy is dumped outside a hospital, Detectives Benson and Stabler are led to Charlie
12. S07E12InfectedJanuary 3, 2006—When a woman is found shot to death in her apartment, Detectives Benson and Stabler discover 14-year-old Nathan Phelps, traumatized and hidi
13. S07E13BlastJanuary 10, 2006 10.0When an eight-year-old girl is kidnapped on her way home from school and DNA tests on the blood found in the abductor's abandoned van reveal
14. S07E14TabooJanuary 17, 2006—When a newborn baby boy is discovered in the trash, Detectives Benson and Stabler use a bar t-shirt found at the scene to trace the crime ba
15. S07E15ManipulatedFebruary 7, 2006—When the body of a young woman is found murdered in her apartment, Detectives Benson and Stabler discover she's a successful attorney - and
16. S07E16GoneFebruary 28, 2006 9.0Three teens -- Jason King, Doug Waverly and Nick Pratt -- are suspected of foul play when high school student Jennifer Durning disappears af
17. S07E17ClassMarch 21, 2006—Hudson University co-ed, Caroline Pereira, dependent on financial aid, is found murdered with an unexplained influx of cash. Caroline's weal
18. S07E18VenomMarch 28, 2006—Detective "Fin" Tutuola is torn between his family and "the system" when his son Ken Randall is roughed up and arrested for digging in a vac
19. S07E19FaultApril 4, 2006 10.0Solid investigative work leads the detectives to a violent repeat sex offender Jeremy Paul Wilson who was recently released back onto the st
20. S07E20FatMay 2, 2006—Band of teenage siblings attack and sodomize a teenage girl, Jessica Delay, who is a gifted piano student at a prestigious high school in Ha
21. S07E21WebMay 9, 2006 9.0A mother (Dana Eskelson) is devastated by the revelation that her 8-year-old son (Jack Vignone) has been sexually abused years after her ex-
22. S07E22InfluenceMay 16, 2006—In SVU's season seven finale, former rock star Derek Lord goes on a national talk show and lectures about the abuse of psychiatric drugs. Me

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01InformedSeptember 19, 2006 7.5Agent Star Morrison reappears on the scene, where alleged rape victim Haley refuses a rape kit. Benson learns that Haley is an FBI informant
2. S08E02ClockSeptember 26, 2006 7.5Dets. Stabler and Fin investigate when two high school kids, Connor and Janey, disappear from a field trip to a museum. They later discover
3. S08E03RecallOctober 3, 2006 7.7Collected evidence leads detectives to a surprising suspect, Martin Trenway is able to break open the case.
4. S08E04UncleOctober 10, 2006 7.5When mother and daughter are brutally raped and murdered, it seemed too much for Warrants Officer Detective Dani Beck to handle as she begin
5. S08E05ConfrontationOctober 17, 2006 7.5Based on the timeline of those subsequent attacks, Dr. George Huang suspects the rapist has one disturbing motive for these crimes. Tensions
6. S08E06InfiltratedOctober 31, 2006 7.5Det. Benson still deep undercover in Oregon as "Persephone James" is called upon by ADA Novak to help present evidence that will strengthen
7. S08E07UnderbellyNovember 14, 2006 7.5With the victims' pimp, Victor Dodine as the prime suspect, detectives must rely on one of his young girls Belinda "Passion" Holt, to testif
8. S08E08CageNovember 21, 2006 7.5The accident leads Detective Dani Beck and Detective Eliot Stabler to the foster parents and some questionable medical practices involving a
9. S08E09ChoreographedNovember 28, 2006 8.3Woman, is found dead in Central Park, and medical examiner Warner can find no apparent reason for her death. Det.Stabler begins the investig
10. S08E10ScheherezadeJanuary 2, 2007 7.7His riveting story reveals a string of crimes that took place several decades ago, including the murder of his partner and also how he took
11. S08E11BurnedJanuary 9, 2007 7.5In this powerful episode directed by Eriq LaSalle, the Sennet couple will stop at nothing to get custody of their daughter Tessa. Dets. Stab
12. S08E12OutsiderJanuary 16, 2007 8.0Ken Randall is the resident adviser at the University where one of his students is raped. The skittish girl and her parents do not want to t
13. S08E13LoopholeFebruary 6, 2007 7.5Photograph in the envelope leads Dets. Fin and Munch to the apartment building that houses the crime scene. The investigation reveals the bu
14. S08E14DependentFebruary 13, 2007 7.5Mob lawyer Sidney Truex and his wife are brutally attacked, leaving his young son emotionally scarred. When the Detectives have to locate th
15. S08E15HaystackFebruary 20, 2007 8.0In a "ripped-from-the-headlines" episode, overzealous reporter Cindy Marino accuses new mother Laura Kozowloski on national television of ki
16. S08E16PhiladelphiaFebruary 27, 2007—When Detective Benson investigates a rape case outside her jurisdiction, she finds herself being questioned by local Police Captain Julia Mi
17. S08E17SinMarch 27, 2007—Benson and Stabler pay a visit to The New Souls Church, where Reverend Jeb Curtis, his wife Hannah and their remaining nine children are mou
18. S08E18Season's bestResponsibleApril 3, 2007 10.0An honor student dies at a party, while the primary suspect is their alcohol supplier, the four honors students who threw the party - are ar
19. S08E19FloridaMay 1, 2007 10.0Det. Olivia Benson is called upon to help in an investigation regarding her brother Simon Marsden. She finds herself caught in the investiga
20. S08E20AnnihilatedMay 8, 2007 10.0The investigation of a bride-to-be's murder uncovers a man's double life; a turn in the case rattles Stabler, who turns to his wife and chil
21. S08E21PretendMay 15, 2007 10.0Teenage boy is killed in what appears to be a play fight with his best friend, is a victim of a not so innocent crime. The victim's best fri
22. S08E22ScrewedMay 22, 2007 10.0The trial of Darius Parker begins and his defense focuses on the conduct of the SVU. He exposes several secrets, like Stabler's intervening

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

1. S09E01AlternateSeptember 25, 2007 5.5Cynthia Nixon turns in a powerful performance as a woman with multiple personalities who may have abused and fatally harmed her daughter. As
2. S09E02AvatarOctober 2, 2007—Kristi McGarrett is raped by her sister's boyfriend, Dan Friedich, while her sister Rachel goes missing. Friedich remains a suspect, while D
3. S09E03ImpulsiveOctober 9, 2007—When 15 year-old Shane Mills is diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease, he claims he caught it from his teacher, Sarah Trent who supp
4. S09E04SavantOctober 16, 2007 5.5Ben Nicholson finds his wife Corrine beaten into a coma, and the only witness is their mentally challenged daughter, Katie. Because of Katie
5. S09E05HarmOctober 23, 2007—When a private school teacher is found stabbed to death, the detectives link her case to a victim's center, where she was working with an Ir
6. S09E06SvengaliNovember 6, 2007 5.5When a college student is found murdered, Detectives Benson and Elliot Stabler recognize the body's mutilation as a "copycat" of serial kill
7. S09E07Season's bestBlindedNovember 13, 2007 7.0When Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler discover a kidnapped girl in the trunk of a stolen rental car, they are led to her abductor
8. S09E08FightNovember 20, 2007 4.5A young girl's death seems to be linked to the world of ultimate fighting, but after questioning Kona and his girlfriend, the evidence trail
9. S09E09PaternityNovember 27, 2007—When a family's nanny is found gruesomely murdered, the obvious suspect is her Internet love interest, "Casanova". But it isn't long before
10. S09E10SnitchDecember 4, 2007—When a polygamist's wife is killed, the Nigerian national fears his testifying in a separate crime may have led to his wife's murder. Detect
11. S09E11StreetwiseJanuary 1, 2008—Park Avenue socialite Shelby Crawford's body is found in NYC'S Central Park, and Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliott Stabler initially susp
12. S09E12SignatureJanuary 8, 2008 5.5Woman's body is found murdered in a park alongside a man with a bullet in his head - Detective Benson and Special Agent Cooper join forces a
13. S09E13UnorthodoxJanuary 15, 2008 7.0When David Zelinsky shows up to school visibly beaten and sexually assaulted, Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler look to David's tu
14. S09E14InconceivableJanuary 22, 2008—The robbery of fertilized embryos from a sperm bank call for Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler to track down the thief. Clues from
15. S09E15UndercoverApril 15, 2008 7.0When Ashley Tyler is found raped and beaten in a local community garden, Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler initially suspect her d
16. S09E16ClosetApril 22, 2008 6.7When money manager Jeremy Grandon is found murdered in his loft, detectives Benson and Elliot Stabler initially suspect troubled teenager, F
17. S09E17AuthorityApril 29, 2008 1.0When restaurant manager Dwight Lomax is caught molesting a female employee, he claims that he was following orders from a Detective Milgram
18. S09E18TradeMay 6, 2008—Firefighters are called to put out a fire in a burning brownstone, and among the debris uncover a pregnant woman's body, Jenna Ludlow. Detec
19. S09E19ColdMay 13, 2008 5.5An old murder case of a teenage girl is reopened, when Detective Lake is caught in a gunfight and wounded by the case's former investigator,

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

1. S10E01TrialsSeptember 23, 2008 7.0After a young boy, Christopher Ryan, is caught driving a runaway van, Detective Elliot Stabler and Detective Benson take the seven year-old
2. S10E02ConfessionSeptember 30, 2008 6.3Teenage boy Eric Byers admits himself into the squad room, and warns the team about an unnatural desire towards his younger stepbrother, Cor
3. S10E03SwingOctober 14, 2008 5.3Young woman is found trespassing in a family's home, and Detective Elliot Stabler is called in to catch the intruder. The trespasser's walle
4. S10E04LunacyOctober 21, 2008 5.5After famous astronaut Marga Janssen's corpse is found afloat in the waters of Battery Park, Detectives Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson ini
5. S10E05RetroOctober 28, 2008 7.0Detectives Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson find themselves in unfamiliar territory when Doctor Raye Massey calls them in to investigate the
6. S10E06BabesNovember 11, 2008 7.8When a boy is lit on fire, Detectives Elliot Stabler and John Munch investigate the malicious crime. In search of a lead, the Detectives end
7. S10E07WildlifeNovember 18, 2008 5.0Detective Elliot Stabler arrives on the scene of a murder to find a young woman brutally killed, and carrying a rare bird species found dead
8. S10E08PersonaNovember 25, 2008 6.0Mia Lorimer claims to have been raped in attempt to hide being abused by her husband, Brett Lorimer. Their tenants, Jonah and Linnie Malcolm
9. S10E09PTSDDecember 2, 2008 6.0Detective Olivia Benson is put to the test when pregnant Corporal Jessica Crewes disappears from her post as a Marine, and is about to give
10. S10E10SmutDecember 9, 2008 5.5Kelly Sun is found wandering Riverside Park, beaten and raped, and has no memory of what happened. Detective Olivia Benson discovers Sun was
11. S10E11StrangerJanuary 6, 2009 7.0Heather Hallander miraculously returns home after being reported missing over four years ago. Unrecognizable to her family, Heather tells De
12. S10E12HothouseJanuary 13, 2009 7.3When the body of a fourteen-year-old girl is found floating in the Hudson River, Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler think she was s
13. S10E13SnatchedFebruary 3, 2009 5.5When young girl Rosie Rinaldi is kidnapped, the girl's mother, Liz Ranaldi immediately points Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler in
14. S10E14TransitionsFebruary 17, 2009 5.5When a man is found badly beaten with no memory of what happened in a strip club parking lot, Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler ar
15. S10E15LeadMarch 10, 2009 5.5Pediatrician Gilbert Keppler is found guilty of sexually assaulting four of his male patients. Soon after his trial, his attorney Lionel Gra
16. S10E16BallerinaMarch 17, 2009 5.5When Detectives Benson and Stabler arrive on the scene of a single murder, they discover two more dead bodies, those of Tisa Flores and Alej
17. S10E17HellMarch 31, 2009 7.3Young girl, Miriam Burdett, is found in an alley, with her throat cut and evidence of repeated rape and physical abuse. When asked to write
18. S10E18BaggageApril 7, 2009 5.5After an up-and-coming artist is brutally murdered in her apartment, Detectives Odafin Tutuola and Elliot Stabler link her death to another
19. S10E19SelfishApril 28, 2009 7.7When it is reported by Ruth Walker that her two year-old granddaughter, Sierra Walker, is missing Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stable
20. S10E20CrushMay 5, 2009 7.6Kim Garnet is found brutally beaten after she sends out nude photos of herself via text message. Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler
21. S10E21LibertiesMay 19, 2009 5.5When Pamela Galliano seeks to have a restraining order reinstated against her ex-boyfriend, Tyler Gleason, the assigned judge has something
22. S10E22Season's bestZebrasJune 2, 2009 8.8When a tourist is found dead in Central Park with the word 'guilty' written across her forehead, Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

1. S11E01UnstableSeptember 23, 2009 5.7Officer Nate Kendall aids a woman in trouble and becomes roped into solving a rape case. While Detectives Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson b
2. S11E02SugarSeptember 30, 2009 5.5Young woman's body is found stuffed inside a suitcase, and police believe that Mindy Keefe, the victim, was a train passenger on her way to
3. S11E03SolitaryOctober 7, 2009 5.5When Lily Milton is reported missing, her boyfriend, Parker Hubbard, points Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler in the direction of
4. S11E04HammeredOctober 14, 2009—After a night of heavy drinking, Dalton Rindell wakes up to a bloody apartment, a terrible cut on his head and a dead woman in his bed. Unab
5. S11E05HardwiredOctober 21, 2009 5.0After Eva Banks makes a shocking discovery about her son, Cory's behavior at school, she takes him to the doctor, only to find out that he h
6. S11E06SpookedOctober 28, 2009—When a young couple is found murdered in the back of a padlocked truck, Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler investigate the scene an
7. S11E07UsersNovember 4, 2009—After a crime scene photo of a murdered teenage girl rapidly becomes an Internet phenomenon, the police initiate an investigation with the v
8. S11E08TurmoilNovember 11, 2009—After risqu? photos of a fifteen-year-old rape victim are leaked onto the internet, Detectives Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson's case becom
9. S11E09PervertedNovember 18, 2009—While in the park, a family stumbles upon the sexually mutilated body of Clyde Vandyne, a member of a biker gang known for prostitution and
10. S11E10AnchorDecember 9, 2009—When two young girls are similarly murdered a little over a month apart, Detective Odafin Tutuola decides to investigate the gruesome crimes
11. S11E11QuickieJanuary 6, 2010—When seventeen year-old Andrea McWilliams is found strangled and beaten to death in an alley, her ex-boyfriend leads the cops to a website t
12. S11E12ShadowJanuary 13, 2010—When a rich and powerful couple with political connections is found murdered in their bedroom, Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler d
13. S11E13P.C.March 3, 2010 1.5Detectives Olivia Benson and Eliot Stabler find a woman bleeding from the neck and nearly dead. The woman dies before they reach the hospita
14. S11E14SaviorMarch 3, 2010—When a series of young prostitutes are found murdered with homemade prayer cards attached to their bodies, Detectives Olivia Benson and Elio
15. S11E15ConfidentialMarch 10, 2010—When security cameras record footage of a woman being abducted, it isn't long before Captain Donald Cragen and the SVU squad find the woman
16. S11E16WitnessMarch 17, 2010—Soon after a young girl, Laine McAlister, is raped in her apartment building's stairwell, Detectives Olivia Benson and Eliot Stabler meet La
17. S11E17DisabledMarch 24, 2010—Detectives Olivia Benson and Eliot Stabler are called in to investigate when a disabled woman, Cara Benson, is beaten and raped. Though the
18. S11E18Season's bestBedtimeMarch 31, 2010 6.5Detective Olivia Benson and Detective Eliot Stabler are called to the scene of a crime where an investigative journalist has been found dead
19. S11E19ConnedApril 7, 2010—Detectives Olivia Benson and Eliot Stabler are called to a crime scene where the body of a young man has been found in a hotel storage room.
20. S11E20BeefApril 21, 2010 4.0After a young woman is sexually assaulted and murdered, Detectives Olivia Benson and Eliot Stabler track down the woman's boyfriend - their
21. S11E21TorchApril 28, 2010—When two sisters are killed in a fire, Detectives Olivia Benson and Eliot Stabler are confused about why they are called to investigate. The
22. S11E22AceMay 5, 2010—When a pregnant woman is raped, Detectives Olivia Benson and Eliot Stabler arrive at the hospital to find that she has fled. Even when someo
23. S11E23WannabeMay 12, 2010—After a man flashes customers at an electronics store, it is discovered that someone who matches his description has recently raped three yo
24. S11E24ShatteredMay 19, 2010 4.5When an 8-year-old boy is kidnapped off a city street, Detectives Olivia Benson and Eliot Stabler are called to investigate. They soon find

Season 11 ranked & reviewed

1. S12E01LocumSeptember 22, 2010 5.5While Benson and Stabler investigate the circumstances behind a foster child's disappearance, they discover that her overprotective parents
2. S12E02BullseyeSeptember 22, 2010—Detectives Benson and Stabler are called to the hospital after a 10-year-old girl is raped. They arrive to find her so traumatized that she
3. S12E03BehaveSeptember 29, 2010 5.0Rape victim, Vicki, is brought into the hospital initially claiming she has been attacked multiple times by the same man. Detectives Benson
4. S12E04MerchandiseOctober 6, 2010—When a 15-year-old girl is hit by a car and killed, Detectives Benson and Stabler are surprised when Dr. Melinda Warner rules it a homicide.
5. S12E05WetOctober 13, 2010—Detectives Benson and Stabler arrive on the scene where a woman is found dead in Bethesda Fountain. When her squeaky clean image doesn't mat
6. S12E06BrandedOctober 20, 2010 5.5When detectives Benson and Stabler investigate a brutal attack on an unassuming, upstanding father, they find he's also been branded on his
7. S12E07TrophyNovember 3, 2010—After a young woman has been raped and murdered, her body turns up in an industrial laundry facility. Detectives Benson and Stabler soon fin
8. S12E08PenetrationNovember 10, 2010 5.0Agent Dana Lewis is assaulted by a stranger and asks Detective Benson to have her rape kit tested. Before the cops can really help her, Lewi
9. S12E09GrayNovember 17, 2010—Detective Stabler goes to his daughter Kathleen's university to discuss rape prevention at a Take Back the Night rally. When a girl from the
10. S12E10RescueDecember 1, 2010—With young Calvin in her care, Detective Benson continues the search for his drug-addict mother, Vivian, but Detective Stabler notices a str
11. S12E11PopJanuary 5, 2011—A young boy is found dead on a park carousel after being dropped off by his uncle Joe Gilbert. When Detectives Benson and Stabler learn that
12. S12E12PossessedJanuary 5, 2011—A young man finds that his girlfriend Larissa Welsh has been attacked in her apartment with evidence that points to her buried past. Detecti
13. S12E13MaskJanuary 12, 2011 5.5Debbie Shields comes home to find her partner Ann Jackson being raped by a man wearing a haunting mask. Shields contacts Ann's father to not
14. S12E14DirtyJanuary 19, 2011—Detective Saliyah "Sunny" Qadri goes in search of Brooklyn District Attorney Page Ferguson, who she fears may be in danger. Qadri finds Ferg
15. S12E15FlightFebruary 2, 2011—When it is discovered that a teenage girl is suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder due to sexual abuse, all leads point to billionai
16. S12E16SpectacleFebruary 9, 2011—After the sexual assault of a young woman is videotaped and featured on a campus-wide intranet feed, detectives Elliot Stabler and Odafin "F
17. S12E17PursuitFebruary 16, 2011—When Alicia Harding, host of the television series "Neighborhood Predator," begins to receive personal threats, her life-long pursuit to fin
18. S12E18BullyFebruary 23, 2011—When an art patron, Cindi, discovers a gruesome work of art, it leads gallery visitors to find a woman dead in her apartment above. Detectiv
19. S12E19BombshellMarch 23, 2011—After Jerry Bullard is found stabbed in a parking garage, Detectives Benson and Stabler discover that the family man might have had an illic
20. S12E20TotemMarch 30, 2011 5.0When a young girl is found dead with a doll that is believed to have been left as a totem, detectives Benson and Stabler team up with Captai
21. S12E21ReparationsApril 6, 2011 4.5Jonah Dekker comes to NYC from Los Angeles to defend his cousin who has been accused of rape. Meanwhile, ADA Casey Novak returns to help det
22. S12E22Season's bestBangMay 4, 2011 7.8When an abandoned baby is found on playground, Detectives Benson and Stabler go in search of the child's caregiver. Upon meeting the nanny a
23. S12E23DelinquentMay 11, 2011—When a young woman finds a teenage boy asleep and naked in her bedroom, his mother, Bree Walsh, is quick to defend him. While Detective Bens
24. S12E24SmokedMay 18, 2011 5.5When a woman is murdered during an afternoon shopping trip with her daughter, Detectives Benson and Stabler are called in because she was sc

Season 12 ranked & reviewed

1. S13E01Scorched EarthSeptember 21, 2011 5.0The detectives of the Special Victims Unit are called to the scene when a hotel maid reports being assaulted by Italian diplomat Robert Dist
2. S13E02Personal FoulsSeptember 28, 2011 5.0As Coach Ray Masters is inducted to the Metro Basketball Hall of Fame by former students Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh, an ex-player accuse
3. S13E03Blood BrothersOctober 5, 2011 5.0When a pregnant thirteen-year-old girl refuses to identify her baby's father, Benson and the SVU squad work to determine if she was raped. T
4. S13E04Double StrandsOctober 12, 2011 7.0Dancer is followed home and raped by a man with a distinctive tattoo and the details of the attack remind Rollins of a serial rapist she was
5. S13E05Missing PiecesOctober 19, 2011 7.0Young woman visiting from Buffalo claims that her car was stolen outside a Manhattan convenience store with her baby still buckled in the ba
6. S13E06True BelieversNovember 2, 2011 5.0Young music student is raped at gunpoint in her own apartment, but with her help, the SVU squad makes a quick arrest. Bureau Chief Mike Cutt
7. S13E07Russian BridesNovember 9, 2011 5.0When a young woman is found brutally murdered, the SVU detectives use her distinctive tattoos to identify her as a recently engaged Russian
8. S13E08Educated GuessNovember 16, 2011 7.3Man in custody at a mental hospital claims to have witnessed a rape in a break room. Despite the witness' shaky credibility the SVU begins a
9. S13E09Lost TravelerNovember 30, 2011 5.0Romani child disappears on his way home from school. Benson and Amaro interview the distraught parents, who are distrustful of the police. T
10. S13E10Spiraling DownDecember 7, 2011 7.0Military colleague of Detective Amaro's wife reports his 14-year-old daughter missing. The detectives find the girl working as a prostitute
11. S13E11Theatre TricksJanuary 11, 2012 5.0An actress in an interactive theater production is raped on stage, while the audience believes it to be part of the show. The SVU detectives
12. S13E12Official StoryJanuary 18, 2012 6.7The powerful CEO of a private military contractor is confronted by protesters and later found drugged and sexually assaulted in a park. Dete
13. S13E13Father's ShadowFebruary 8, 2012 7.5An aspiring actress is found unconscious in Central Park with drugs in her system and evidence of sexual trauma. Detectives Benson and Amaro
14. S13E14Home InvasionsFebruary 15, 2012 6.3Gunman storms a family's home, killing the parents and leaving their teenage daughter in critical condition. When a hate crime investigation
15. S13E15Hunting GroundFebruary 22, 2012 6.7Detective Benson and Executive ADA Haden's romantic weekend is interrupted by news that an underage prostitute has gone missing. As the SVU
16. S13E16Child's WelfareFebruary 29, 2012 7.5Detective Benson's half-brother Simon Marsden turns up in New York after a five year absence, and asks for help - Child Services is threaten
17. S13E17Justice DeniedApril 11, 2012 5.0Rape victim is brought to the hospital after a harrowing hours-long ordeal, and Benson recognizes the suspect's M.O. from a case she solved
18. S13E18Valentine's DayApril 18, 2012 6.7While video chatting with his wife on the way home from an international business trip, a Wall Street executive watches an intruder assault
19. S13E19Street RevengeApril 25, 2012 6.7String of rapes in West Soho inspires a group of vigilantes to organize against both neighborhood crime and the NYPD. While Reporter Dennis
20. S13E20Father DearestMay 2, 2012 4.3Detectives Benson and Amaro investigate the disappearance of a teenaged girl after her young brother calls 9-1-1. While Fin and Rollins look
21. S13E21Learning CurveMay 9, 2012 6.0As Detective Tutuola's son Ken prepares to tell his father that he is getting married, his fiance is brutally assaulted by a street gang. He
22. S13E22Strange BeautyMay 16, 2012 6.7While off-duty, Detective Rollins spots a young woman screaming in the back of a moving taxi. The SVU squad quickly identifies the victim as
23. S13E23Season's bestRhodium NightsMay 23, 2012 9.5An underage escort is found dead at a wild bachelor party, and Captain Cragen cautions his team to investigate with discretion, as there wer

Season 13 ranked & reviewed

1. S14E01Lost ReputationSeptember 26, 2012 7.5In the season 14 premiere, the SVU squad is reeling from the fallout after Captain Cragen wakes up with a dead escort - a potential witness
2. S14E02Season's bestAbove SuspicionSeptember 26, 2012 8.8In the season 14 premiere, the SVU squad is reeling from the fallout after Captain Cragen wakes up with a dead escort - a potential witness
3. S14E03Twenty-Five ActsOctober 10, 2012 5.0The young author of a wildly successful S&M romance novel goes home with a famous television show host, who forces himself on her. Detec
4. S14E04Acceptable LossOctober 17, 2012 5.0With Captain Cragen back in the precinct, the SVU squad is in full force and working to expose a sex trafficking operation that enslaves you
5. S14E05Manhattan VigilOctober 24, 2012 5.0In the series' landmark 300th episode, a young boy from Morningside Heights is kidnapped while in the care of his father, and the investigat
6. S14E06Friending EmilyOctober 31, 2012 6.7An underage girl disappears after following her older sister to a college party in Manhattan. The SVU detectives mobilize to recover the mis
7. S14E07Vanity's BonfireNovember 14, 2012 5.0The abduction of a baby from a city playground quickly turns into a custody dispute when the kidnapper swears she is the child's biological
8. S14E08Lessons LearnedNovember 21, 2012 5.0Professor's unusual encounter with Detective Amaro sends the SVU on an investigation into reports of sexual abuse at a prestigious private s
9. S14E09Dreams DeferredDecember 5, 2012 6.7When a man goes on a killing rampage through New York, the lead FBI agent calls upon the SVU to get information from the suspect's last know
10. S14E10Presumed GuiltyJanuary 2, 2013 6.3The SVU's holiday celebrations are disrupted when Detective Tutuola's ex-brother-in-law is arrested for assaulting a priest Convinced of his
11. S14E11Beautiful FrameJanuary 9, 2013 5.7When a rape victim in an SVU case is arrested for the murder of her ex-boyfriend, Suffolk County DA Pam James lands the case and swiftly bri
12. S14E12Criminal HatredJanuary 30, 2013 5.0The SVU detectives go undercover to arrest a man who targets and brutally attacks other men. They gather enough evidence for ADA Barba to fi
13. S14E13Monster's LegacyFebruary 6, 2013 5.0When a janitor brutally attacks an athletic coach, the SVU connects his violent behavior to a history of sexual abuse by someone he trusted.
14. S14E14Secrets ExhumedFebruary 13, 2013 5.0When FBI Agent Dana Lewis suspects that a 25 year-old rape-murder case in New York is connected to several unsolved cases across the country
15. S14E15Deadly AmbitionFebruary 20, 2013 6.7Detective Rollins comes home to find her sister Kim in her apartment, beaten up by her abusive boyfriend, and this time, pregnant. The SVU s
16. S14E16Funny ValentineFebruary 27, 2013 4.7Promising singer is brutally attacked by her boyfriend, a popular hip hop star. ADA Barba works to build a case, but the victim refuses to a
17. S14E17Undercover BlueMarch 20, 2013 5.0As he prepares to testify against pimp Bart Ganzel, a woman comes forward claiming that Brian Cassidy raped her while he was an undercover d
18. S14E18Legitimate RapeMarch 27, 2013 6.8Popular sports reporter seeks out Detective Benson to accuse a cameraman of rape and stalking. The SVU squad and ADA Barba begin their prepa
19. S14E19Born PsychopathApril 3, 2013 4.2When a school nurse notices several injuries on a young girl, the SVU detectives are called in to investigate. A closer look at her family r
20. S14E20Girl DishonoredApril 24, 2013 6.0Olivia Benson and the detectives of the Special Victims Unit investigate the alleged rape of a sorority pledge on a college campus. Their at
21. S14E21Traumatic WoundMay 1, 2013 6.3Suburban teen is brutally assaulted when a concert turns into a mob scene. Friends and eyewitnesses give mixed accounts of the event, and De
22. S14E22Poisoned MotiveMay 8, 2013 6.7Two surprise sniper attacks on the NYPD leave the SVU squad scrambling for answers. When the link between the shootings appears to be Detect
23. S14E23Brief InterludeMay 15, 2013 4.7Detectives Benson and Amaro are called to the scene when an unconscious woman with signs of physical trauma is found in a river near the May
24. S14E24Her NegotiationMay 22, 2013 7.0After making a seemingly routine arrest of a man exposing himself in Central Park, Detective Rollins has a bad feeling about the suspect and

Season 14 ranked & reviewed

1. S15E01Surrender BensonSeptember 25, 2013 7.2Hours turn into days, and with no word from Detective Benson, the SVU squad takes drastic measures to find her and her abductor. A trail of
2. S15E02Imprisoned LivesSeptember 25, 2013 4.5A young boy is abandoned in Times Square and leads the detectives to the house where his family lives. Inside they find a locked basement wh
3. S15E03American TragedyOctober 2, 2013 4.7String of rapes on the Upper West Side raises concerns across the city, and while Detectives Tutuola and Rollins question everyone who fits
4. S15E04Internal AffairsOctober 9, 2013 6.5Officer Michael Groves ends up in a psych ward after turning on his old squad - he accuses the 12th precinct of cooking the books and making
5. S15E05Wonderland StoryOctober 16, 2013 5.3Sarah Walsh wakes up from a night of partying and believes she's been raped. In shock that it could happen again, she calls Detective Benson
6. S15E06October SurpriseOctober 23, 2013 5.3When ADA Barba's childhood friend, Eddie Garcia, is arrested for attempted rape, his connection to mayoral frontrunner Alex Munoz puts the c
7. S15E07Dissonant VoicesNovember 6, 2013 5.0Singing coach Jackie Walker is at the height of his career, with a featured role on television's biggest reality show, "American Diva," and
8. S15E08Military JusticeNovember 13, 2013 6.0Junior officer Amelia Albers is arrested for DUI while on leave in New York City, but her ripped clothes and injuries lead the police to cal
9. S15E09Rapist AnonymousNovember 20, 2013 4.3Detective Amanda Rollins helps her friend Lena Olson press charges against her lover when she accuses him of rape. But Lena's history with t
10. S15E10Psycho/TherapistJanuary 8, 2014 7.0'The Beast' returns when Detective Benson is forced to face Lewis in the courtroom, and the stress of reliving the attack causes setbacks in
11. S15E11Amaro's One-EightyJanuary 15, 2014 6.3Detectives Amaro and Rollins leave a party and stumble upon Officer McKenna in pursuit of a suspected drug dealer. A standoff leads to gunfi
12. S15E12Jersey BreakdownJanuary 22, 2014 7.0The SVU teams up with federal prosecutor Connie Rubirosa after an underage runaway is found raped and beaten under the Highline. The sex tra
13. S15E13Betrayal's ClimaxJanuary 29, 2014 5.0Sixteen year-old Avery Capshaw's parents report her kidnapped, and the SVU finds signs of a party turned violent. Her boyfriend, Manny Monte
14. S15E14Wednesday's ChildFebruary 5, 2014 5.0Tom Moore arrives home from a business trip to find his young son, Nicky, missing from his bed. With a history of behavioral problems, the c
15. S15E15Comic PerversionFebruary 26, 2014 4.7Popular comedian Josh Galloway is faced with student protestors after a set at Tompkins Square University. His demeaning jokes about women a
16. S15E16Gridiron SoldierMarch 5, 2014 4.7High school football star Cedric Jones goes missing in New York City, and his uncle seeks help from their hometown friend, Detective Rollins
17. S15E17Gambler's FallacyMarch 12, 2014 7.0Detective Amanda Rollins' addiction drives her to an illegal gambling club, where waitress Clare Wilson recognizes her as a cop. To protect
18. S15E18Criminal StoriesMarch 19, 2014 4.7Renowned New York Ledger columnist Jimmy MacArthur is given full access to Sergeant Benson and the squad for an inside look at the city's Sp
19. S15E19Downloaded ChildApril 2, 2014 6.0Single mom Jenny Aschler is arrested for child endangerment. Not trusting anyone to take care of her young daughter Maddie, she instead leav
20. S15E20Season's bestBeast's ObsessionApril 9, 2014 7.9The sadistic William Lewis escapes from prison, arbitrarily killing as he goes. Concerned for Benson's safety, a security detail is assigned
21. S15E21Post-Mortem BluesApril 30, 2014 7.0In the moments after William Lewis' death, Sergeant Benson is rescued by the SVU squad, but her torment continues. The Internal Affairs inve
22. S15E22Reasonable DoubtMay 7, 2014 5.0Benson and Murphy question renowned television producer Frank Maddox when he's accused of molesting his 8 year-old daughter Chelsea. Maddox'
23. S15E23Thought CriminalMay 14, 2014 5.0Under the guidance of Lieutenant Murphy, Sergeant Benson and the SVU take an active approach to catching sex offenders - they target Simon W
24. S15E24Spring AwakeningMay 21, 2014 5.0Amaro's recklessness once again makes him the target of Internal Affairs, and he has no choice but to face the consequences. With his profes

Season 15 ranked & reviewed

1. S16E01Girls DisappearedSeptember 24, 2014 6.4In the season 16 premiere, Sergeant Benson juggles work and her new role as foster mother to baby Noah Porter. Amaro, now working the traffi
2. S16E02American DisgraceOctober 1, 2014 6.8Basketball superstar Shakir "The Shark" Wilkins announces his partnership with the Orion Bay clothing line, owned by billionaire Orion Bauer
3. S16E03Producer's BackendOctober 8, 2014 6.0Amaro reports to the scene of a car crash where Hollywood starlet Tensley Evans tries to flirt her way out of an arrest. Amaro's by-the-book
4. S16E04Holden's ManifestoOctober 15, 2014 6.6New York City bike messenger Holden March creates a video diary of his troubles with women. Talk soon escalates to action, and the SVU scram
5. S16E05Pornstar's RequiemOctober 22, 2014 6.8Evie Barnes answers a modeling ad hoping to make some cash for tuition, but the job quickly spirals into online pornography. When her classm
6. S16E06Glasgowman's WrathNovember 5, 2014 6.8Best friends Perry Gilbert and Mia Harris sneak into the woods with Mia's young sister Zoe in tow. Their search for the mythical Glasgowman
7. S16E07Season's bestChicago CrossoverNovember 12, 2014 8.0Sergeant Hank Voight and Detectives Erin Lindsay and Jay Halstead track a child pornography victim to his last-known whereabouts in New York
8. S16E08Spousal PrivilegeNovember 19, 2014 6.0Detective Tutuola comes across leaked security footage of a violent domestic dispute in a parking garage, showing sportscaster A.J. Martin h
9. S16E09Pattern SeventeenDecember 10, 2014 6.0When a series of young, petite girls are assaulted in the early morning hours, Detective Rollins matches the pattern to several rapes she wo
10. S16E10Forgiving RollinsJanuary 7, 2015 6.6Atlanta's Deputy Chief Charles Patton and his newest detective, Reese Taymor visit New York for a law enforcement conference. When Reese is
11. S16E11Agent ProvocateurJanuary 14, 2015 7.0Fifteen year-old Madison Baker sneaks out of her uncle's home to meet breakout movie star Scott Russo, who invited her to a party via social
12. S16E12Padre SandungueroJanuary 21, 2015 6.3Amaro's father, Nicolas, asks his estranged family to attend his marriage to 28-year-old Gabriella Nunez, and despite their volatile past, a
13. S16E13Decaying MoralityFebruary 4, 2015 7.2Benson and Rollins find a teenaged girl crying in the street, her clothes torn. Jenna Davis says she was raped in a pizzeria bathroom by Jer
14. S16E14Intimidation GameFebruary 11, 2015 5.3Video game developer Raina Punjabi solidifies the launch of her first game amid a stream of online insults, intimidation and death threats f
15. S16E15Undercover MotherFebruary 18, 2015 7.0Working undercover to bust a sex trafficking ring, Det. Carisi stumbles upon Martha Thornhill, a mother who has embedded herself as a Madame
16. S16E16December SolsticeFebruary 25, 2015 7.2Celebrity author Walter Briggs is the focus of a feud between his sixth wife, Charmaine, and his daughters from previous marriages (guest st
17. S16E17Parole ViolationsMarch 25, 2015 6.3Detective Carisi's sister Bella prepares for her wedding to fiancé Tommy Sullivan and the upcoming birth of their child. But when Tommy fall
18. S16E18Devastating StoryApril 1, 2015 6.5Popular television host Skip Peterson airs an interview with college student Heather Manning, who claims she was gang raped in a fraternity
19. S16E19Granting ImmunityApril 8, 2015 6.3Pornographic photos from 15 year-old Savannah Biel's house party quickly circulate around her Tribeca high school and go viral. Barba's effo
20. S16E20Daydream BelieverApril 29, 2015 7.3Benson and Voight lead their teams in the investigation of a rape/murder case that is frighteningly similar to a case from New York a decade
21. S16E21Perverted JusticeMay 6, 2015 6.6Bayard Ellis takes on the case of a man incarcerated for incest and rape, whose daughter Michelle, the victim and star witness when she was
22. S16E22Parent's NightmareMay 13, 2015 5.8Year-old Owen Farhidi disappears from school and his mother Dana receives a ransom request. When surveillance footage shows that Owen recogn
23. S16E23Surrendering NoahMay 20, 2015 6.5Sgt. Benson and ADA Barba take Johnny D to trial for sex trafficking, rape, assault and kidnapping. But when Baby Noah's adoption becomes en

Season 16 ranked & reviewed

1. S17E01Devil's DissectionsSeptember 23, 2015 6.1The SVU is called to a familiar crime scene - the beach where serial killer Gregory Yates buried his many victims. When another body washes
2. S17E02Criminal PathologySeptember 23, 2015 6.4The SVU is called to a familiar crime scene - the beach where serial killer Gregory Yates buried his many victims. When another body washes
3. S17E03Transgender BridgeSeptember 30, 2015 6.315 year-old Avery Parker walks home from school through Fort Tryon Park when she's surrounded by a group of rowdy boys. Taunts and jokes int
4. S17E04Institutional FailOctober 7, 2015 5.4A starving toddler found wandering the streets alone leads detectives to the home of Manuela Ozuna and another child in grave condition. The
5. S17E05Community PolicingOctober 14, 2015 5.0In the pursuit of an SVU rape suspect, detectives from another precinct shoot and kill an unarmed black man. As racial tensions rise in the
6. S17E06Maternal InstinctsOctober 21, 2015 6.9Rollins' mother Beth throws her a baby shower while the SVU reports to a four-star hotel where a famous violinist was raped by her colleague
7. S17E07Patrimonial BurdenNovember 4, 2015 6.9The SVU investigates an unraveling web of secrets when the virtuous 13 year-old daughter of a famous reality TV family discovers she's pregn
8. S17E08Melancholy PursuitNovember 11, 2015 5.8The hunt for a missing teenage girl takes an emotional toll on Sgt. Dodds, and DNA evidence becomes a crucial lead in finding the girl's abd
9. S17E09Depravity StandardNovember 18, 2015 5.6Lt. Benson seeks justice in the trial of child abductor Lewis Hodda, but when a plea deal is rejected, Barba must rely on decades-old eviden
10. S17E10Catfishing TeacherJanuary 6, 2016 5.8A high school student plans a clandestine hookup with his female teacher but ends up in a far more sinister situation.
11. S17E11Townhouse IncidentJanuary 13, 2016 7.0Benson is taken hostage when she tries to stop a violent home invasion.
12. S17E12A MisunderstandingJanuary 20, 2016 5.7A murky he-said, she-said date rape case ruins the futures of two high school students.
13. S17E13Forty-One WitnessesFebruary 3, 2016 6.0A woman is followed home and raped outside her building, where several neighbors witness the crime but fail to call for help.
14. S17E14Nationwide ManhuntFebruary 10, 2016 7.0Chicago P.D. detectives Lindsay and Dawson join the SVU in the hunt for two escaped murderers they helped to convict.
15. S17E15Collateral DamagesFebruary 17, 2016 6.2An undercover sting leads to the takedown of an online pedophile ring and the arrest of two high-profile suspects.
16. S17E16Star-Struck VictimsFebruary 24, 2016 5.8When a lack of evidence leads Barba to drop rape charges against a popular actor, Rollins takes matters into her own hands.
17. S17E17Manhattan TransferMarch 2, 2016 6.0An investigation into the sexual exploitation of underage Catholic schoolgirls leads to shocking charges against judges, legislators, DAs, a
18. S17E18Unholiest AllianceMarch 23, 2016 5.2When one of their own is implicated in a cover-up, the SVU struggles to unravel a sex trafficking operation deeply-rooted in government offi
19. S17E19Sheltered OutcastsMarch 30, 2016 6.5Detective Carisi lives undercover at a homeless shelter to determine if one of its sex offender residents is the suspect in a string of neig
20. S17E20Fashionable CrimesMay 4, 2016 7.0A young model is raped by a renowned fashion house photographer, who looks to his successful brother to make the charges disappear.
21. S17E21Assaulting RealityMay 11, 2016 6.9The producers of a reality dating series make Benson and the SVU part of the show when they investigate a contestant's claim that she was ra
22. S17E22Intersecting LivesMay 18, 2016 6.3A corrections officer is arrested for sexually assaulting female inmates in and out of prison, and the union that supports him targets Barba
23. S17E23Season's bestHeartfelt PassagesMay 25, 2016 7.3When the investigation of Corrections Officer Gary Munson deepens, he and his union take drastic actions that threaten the lives of ADA Barb

Season 17 ranked & reviewed

1. S18E01TerrorizedSeptember 21, 2016 6.1A young boy is found wandering alone in Central Park and the search for his parents leads to startling evidence of a planned mass casualty e
2. S18E02Making a RapistSeptember 28, 2016 6.4After 16 years in prison, a convicted rapist is exonerated due to newly tested DNA evidence. But only a day later, Fin is called to the scen
3. S18E03ImposterOctober 5, 2016 5.7A man tears a family apart when he uses a prominent fake identity to lure a vulnerable wife and mother into his bed. Barba argues that the e
4. S18E04Heightened EmotionsOctober 12, 2016 5.8An athlete is the victim of sexual assault, but her secret double life could ruin both the case against her attacker and her Olympic future.
5. S18E05Rape InterruptedOctober 26, 2016 6.0A sergeant makes Benson choose between loyalty and duty when his son is accused of rape.
6. S18E06Broken RhymesNovember 9, 2016 5.8A record label CEO and his protégé are questioned for their involvement in the assault of a transgender student.
7. S18E07Next ChapterJanuary 4, 2017 6.5A 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, Tuc
8. S18E08Chasing TheoJanuary 11, 2017 6.5A 6 year-old boy disappears from his bed in the midst of a wild, drug-fueled party thrown by his mother. With a child's life on the line, th
9. S18E09Decline and FallJanuary 18, 2017 6.3The powerful family of a retail empire closes ranks when a bartender accuses one of their own of rape.
10. S18E10Motherly LoveFebruary 8, 2017 6.4A teenaged boy uses a rifle to stop an assault on his mother, but soon learns the target was someone he knows.
11. S18E11Season's bestGreat ExpectationsFebruary 15, 2017 7.0The SVU investigates the players of a top youth hockey team after a vicious locker room hazing.
12. S18E12No SurrenderFebruary 22, 2017 6.0Fin revisits his military roots when a fellow Army Ranger struggles to recover from a sexual assault.
13. S18E13GenesMarch 22, 2017 6.4An investigation hits a nerve with Benson when a suspect claims his genetics causes him to commit rape.
14. S18E14Net WorthMarch 29, 2017 6.3A top-level investment banker accuses her billionaire client of rape.
15. S18E15Know It AllApril 5, 2017 6.0A man under investigation for rape and murder threatens to expose the secrets of those working the case.
16. S18E16The NewsroomApril 26, 2017 6.6Benson and Barba ask witnesses to put their jobs on the line after a news anchor makes an on-air disclosure of rape against her boss.
17. S18E17Real Fake NewsMay 3, 2017 6.3A congressman falsely accused of soliciting underage girls asks SVU to debunk the rumor, but the investigation leads to a real sex trafficki
18. S18E18SpellboundMay 10, 2017 6.1The SVU investigates a charismatic spiritual healer when a client claims he incapacitated and assaulted her using hypnosis.
19. S18E19ConversionMay 17, 2017 6.0When a young woman is raped by a member of her church group, Barba must argue that the First Amendment doesn't entitle a person to break the
20. S18E20American DreamMay 24, 2017 6.4A 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
21. S18E21SanctuaryMay 24, 2017 6.4The unexpected release of a suspect in a hate crime case leaves Benson and Barba caught between two families seeking justice for their loved

Season 18 ranked & reviewed

1. S19E01Gone Fishin'September 27, 2017 6.8When Fin crosses international borders to catch a fugitive rapist, a political tug-of-war derails Barba's legal case. Meanwhile, shocking al
2. S19E02MoodOctober 4, 2017 6.5The bizarre details of a woman's rape put the SVU at odds when Rollins and Carisi think her story is fabricated. Meanwhile, Benson goes on t
3. S19E03ContrapassoOctober 11, 2017 6.6When a man is found castrated and left for dead, Rollins and Carisi uncover three female suspects with possible motives. Meanwhile, Langan b
4. S19E04No Good ReasonOctober 18, 2017 6.3A teenager disappears after schoolmates make her the subject of a vicious cyberbullying attack.
5. S19E05ComplicatedOctober 25, 2017 6.5A ten-year-old kidnapping case is reopened when a young woman is found wandering Central Park alone.
6. S19E06Unintended ConsequencesNovember 1, 2017 6.0When a teenaged girl is found dead, Rollins goes undercover at a high-end rehab center where the victim was last seen alive. Meanwhile, Bens
7. S19E07Something HappenedNovember 29, 2017 6.6When an amnesic rape victim is found unconscious, Benson must unravel the facts about what happened. Her investigation drudges up the victim
8. S19E08IntentDecember 6, 2017 6.6When a social media celebrity is raped by an MMA champion, SVU connects the case to one of the stars' small-town fans; Benson and Sheila coo
9. S19E09Gone Baby GoneJanuary 3, 2018 7.0Emotions run high as the SVU squad embarks on a frantic search for Benson's missing son.
10. S19E10PathologicalJanuary 10, 2018 6.2When the SVU investigates a case involving two students in a special needs school, Rollins discovers that one child's medical issues stem fr
11. S19E11Flight RiskJanuary 17, 2018 5.9When an airline pilot accuses her captain of sexual assault, Barba convenes a Grand Jury to determine their employer's complicity in the cri
12. S19E12Info WarsJanuary 31, 2018 5.9After a female pundit is assaulted during a protest, Benson and Barba struggle to put their political beliefs aside in order to help bring t
13. S19E13The Undiscovered CountryFebruary 7, 2018 6.4When an infant goes missing, the SVU finds themselves taking sides in a family's right-to-die court case. Meanwhile, Barba's interference in
14. S19E14Chasing DemonsFebruary 28, 2018 6.8A doctor arrested for sexually abusing his patients is set free after Cassidy's testimony causes a mistrial.
15. S19E15In Loco ParentisMarch 7, 2018 6.4Carisi opens a police investigation when his niece reports a classmate for sexual assault, and Stone learns there are no perfect witnesses w
16. S19E16DareMarch 14, 2018 6.7A girl's tragic death becomes a criminal case when a surgeon harvests her organs without parental consent.
17. S19E17Send in the ClownsMarch 21, 2018 6.9When a student disappears during a school trip to New York City, the cops race to find a mysterious masked man. Meanwhile, Fin and Stone bot
18. S19E18ServiceApril 11, 2018 6.6The SVU must break through military red tape when a soldier is suspected of sexual assault.When a prostitute is beaten and raped, SVU looks
19. S19E19Sunk Cost FallacyApril 18, 2018 7.1The search for an abducted woman and her young daughter leads Lt. Benson to cross paths with an old friend. Meanwhile, Stone must make a tou
20. S19E20The Book of EstherMay 2, 2018 6.9Rollins races to rescue a girl being held captive by her father.When an emaciated young girl is found huddled in a train bathroom quoting bi
21. S19E21GuardianMay 9, 2018 6.0Fin investigates a man's claim that his sister was gang raped.
22. S19E22MamaMay 16, 2018 6.7An Alzheimer's patient claims she was raped, but her illness casts doubt on the case; Fin's sergeant orders come in.
23. S19E23Remember MeMay 23, 2018 6.8When a young woman takes a man hostage at gunpoint, Benson makes a dangerous attempt to defuse the situation. Meanwhile, the SVU discovers t
24. S19E24Season's bestRemember Me TooMay 23, 2018 7.2Benson's suspicions about a kidnapping victim uncovers a dangerous criminal network prepared to silence anyone who gets in their way.

Season 19 ranked & reviewed

1. S20E01Man UpSeptember 27, 2018 6.5Teenager Sam Conway shows evidence of rape but refuses to name his attacker. Meanwhile, Benson and Rollins confess to some major life change
2. S20E02Man DownSeptember 27, 2018 7.0ADA Stone blames himself for the shocking verdict in Sam's case, and before Benson can offer help, Sam makes a tragic decision.
3. S20E03Zero ToleranceOctober 4, 2018 6.5After the rescue of a young girl from a sex trafficker, Benson and Stone must take drastic measures to reunite her with her mother. Meanwhil
4. S20E04RevengeOctober 11, 2018 7.1As a string of break-in assaults grows more violent, the cops investigate an online incel group to identify a suspect.
5. S20E05AccredoOctober 18, 2018 6.8A member of a women's empowerment group is found murdered, leading the cops to the group's charismatic male leader. Meanwhile, Rollins keeps
6. S20E06ExileOctober 25, 2018 6.3A young woman wakes up in the hospital with no memory of her assault, and Carisi's investigation stalls when she disappears.
7. S20E07CaretakerNovember 1, 2018 6.5The cops wrestle with an unthinkable crime when a family is murdered in their sleep.
8. S20E08Hell's KitchenNovember 8, 2018 6.5A waitress from a trendy New York restaurant is sexually assaulted at an after-hours VIP party.
9. S20E09Mea CulpaNovember 15, 2018 7.2Stone takes his own case to trial when a woman from his past accuses him of sexual assault.
10. S20E10Alta KockersNovember 29, 2018 6.7The investigation into a promising new author's death leads to a decades-old secret kept between two reclusive brothers.
11. S20E11PlasticJanuary 10, 2019 7.1A woman accuses a celebrity plastic surgeon and his girlfriend of rape.
12. S20E12Dear BenJanuary 17, 2019 7.2Stone takes up the unsolved cold case of a serial rapist that consumed his father's career.
13. S20E13A Story of More WoeJanuary 31, 2019 7.0Benson tries to help two teenage sisters after their father is killed. Meanwhile, Rollins goes into labor.
14. S20E14Part 33February 7, 2019 6.8As Stone prosecutes the case of a woman who killed her abusive husband, Benson and her squad wrestle with the duty of testifying against her
15. S20E15BrothelFebruary 14, 2019 7.0Fin teams up with an old colleague to track down the proprietor of a pop-up brothel.
16. S20E16Facing DemonsFebruary 21, 2019 7.5A young man's suicide sparks a child molestation investigation, and Benson turns to Cassidy when the case hits a dead end.
17. S20E17MissingMarch 14, 2019 6.8The SVU pursues a suspect when a child is discovered in the trunk of an abandoned car.
18. S20E18BlackoutMarch 21, 2019 6.7When Defense Attorney Nikki Staines is raped after a police charity event, Benson reluctantly looks to her own for a suspect.
19. S20E19Dearly BelovedApril 4, 2019 6.1The SVU investigates a he-said, she-said case when a woman crashes a wedding to accuse her therapist of sexual assault..
20. S20E20The Good GirlApril 11, 2019 7.4Benson works to uncover a pregnant teenager's secret when she refuses to name the baby's father.
21. S20E21ExchangeApril 25, 2019 7.3Benson helps a teenaged exchange student after she's assaulted by a cab driver.
22. S20E22Season's bestDissMay 2, 2019 7.8When a pop star is assaulted in her home, the SVU investigates the public feud between her rapper husband and a competing recording artist.
23. S20E23AssumptionsMay 9, 2019 7.2The SVU searches for two suspects spotted fleeing the scene after a Muslim woman is assaulted inside a synagogue. Meanwhile, Benson is disma
24. S20E24End GameMay 16, 2019 7.3When a teenager is found dead in the Hudson River, Lt. Benson suspects Rob Miller is behind the mysterious death but can't prove it. Despite

Season 20 ranked & reviewed

1. S21E01I'm Going to Make You a StarSeptember 26, 2019 7.4When an actress accuses a high-powered media mogul of attempted rape, Benson finds herself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. Changes i
2. S21E02The Darkest Journey HomeOctober 3, 2019 7.6Benson works with a young woman to help her remember the details and suspects in her rape. In order to learn a new witness interview techniq
3. S21E03Season's bestDown Low in Hell's KitchenOctober 10, 2019 7.9A serial predator targeting men in gay bars proves difficult to catch, until a celebrity comes forward with his story.
4. S21E04The Burden of Our ChoicesOctober 17, 2019 7.8Rollins clashes with the parents of a teenaged runaway. The squad comes together for a special event.
5. S21E05At Midnight in ManhattanOctober 24, 2019 7.0The detectives are spread thin when three major cases come in at Midnight. Rollins and Carisi argue over an arrest.
6. S21E06Murdered at a Bad AddressOctober 31, 2019 7.2The case of a teenage girl assaulted in the projects leads to a startling discovery. Benson puts her trust in someone from her past.
7. S21E07Counselor, It's ChinatownNovember 7, 2019 6.9The SVU joins an undercover task force in busting a human trafficking ring.
8. S21E08We Dream of Machine ElvesNovember 14, 2019 7.6Rollins goes undercover to find a suspect who is drugging and assaulting tourists, while Benson helps the victims sort out their memories fr
9. S21E09Can't Be Held AccountableNovember 21, 2019 7.3A fellow detective asks the SVU for help when he suspects his two daughters are being groomed by a serial predator. Kat disobeys the Captain
10. S21E10Must Be Held AccountableJanuary 9, 2020 7.2A desperate father takes matters into his own hands in the case against his daughter's rapist.
11. S21E11She Paints for VengeanceJanuary 16, 2020 7.3After a sexual assault investigation is stalled for months, a woman puts her accusations against a popular athlete on a billboard.
12. S21E12The Longest Night of RainJanuary 30, 2020 7.7Benson investigates a police officer's accusations of sexual assault. Captain Tucker's retirement party ends in tragedy.
13. S21E13Redemption in Her CornerFebruary 6, 2020 7.4Kat steps over the line when she suspects a trainer at her boxing gym is taking advantage of his students.
14. S21E14I Deserve Some Loving TooFebruary 13, 2020 7.2Rollins goes undercover to root out a government worker withholding green cards in exchange for sex.
15. S21E15Swimming with the SharksFebruary 20, 2020 7.1The female CEO of a popular wellness company says she was raped, but her business partner claims the accusation is part of an embezzlement c
16. S21E16Eternal Relief From PainFebruary 27, 2020 7.1Rollins' sister stirs up trouble and a possible SVU investigation when she reports a doctor who trades prescription painkillers for sex.
17. S21E17Dance, Lies and VideotapeMarch 26, 2020 7.0An ingénue ballerina discovers she's been secretly videotaped for a pornographic website.
18. S21E18Garland's Baptism by FireApril 2, 2020 7.5Chief Garland must put friendship aside when a pastor at his church is arrested.
19. S21E19Solving for the UnknownsApril 16, 2020 6.9The SVU struggles to find a serial predator who uses a date rape drug that leaves no evidence behind. Rollins receives some good news.
20. S21E20The Things We Have to LoseApril 23, 2020 7.2As Carisi begins the long-anticipated trial of Sir Toby Moore, the SVU faces setbacks in several other cases.