Season 1

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 20, 1999 on NBC. Created by Dick Wolf, it is the first spin-off of Law & Order. It originally aired on Monday nights at 9 p.m. EST, but was moved to Friday nights at 10 p.m. after the 9th episode. Showrunner Robert Palm felt too disturbed by the subject matter and left after the season's conclusion.

Season episodes list 1

S01E01

S01E01 : Payback 7.86/10 (aired on 09/20/1999)

After cab driver Victor Spicer is found stabbed and his genitals cut off, Benson and Stabler…
S01E02

S01E02 : A Single Life 7.65/10 (aired on 09/27/1999)

When the body of Gretchen Quinn is found wearing only a red slip after having gone through an…
S01E03

S01E03 : … Or Just Look Like One 7.5/10 (aired on 10/04/1999)

After teen model Jazmin Burgess is dumped, beaten, and raped in front of Roosevelt Hospital, Benson…
S01E04

S01E04 : Hysteria 7.93/10 (aired on 10/11/1999)

When a young woman is found dead, she is initially believed to be a prostitute and the latest in a…
S01E05

S01E05 : Wanderlust 7.32/10 (aired on 10/18/1999)

After a travel writer is found tied up with a woman's undergarments choking off his air supply,…
S01E06

S01E06 : Sophomore Jinx 7.3/10 (aired on 10/25/1999)

After a female student is murdered at a local college, Benson and Stabler turn their attention to…
S01E07

S01E07 : Uncivilized 7.79/10 (aired on 11/15/1999)

When a young boy is found murdered, suspicion leads Benson and Stabler to a recently paroled child…
S01E08

S01E08 : Stalked 7.91/10 (aired on 11/22/1999)

When the body of an assistant district attorney is found raped and beaten in Central Park, Benson…
S01E09

S01E09 : Stocks & Bondage 7.55/10 (aired on 11/29/1999)

The death of a local businesswoman throws the team into the world of bondage and sado-masochism…
S01E10

S01E10 : Closure (1) 7.98/10 (aired on 01/07/2000)

Benson does her best to help a rape victim who is able to describe her attack in perfect detail,…
S01E11

S01E11 : Bad Blood 7.94/10 (aired on 01/14/2000)

The death of a young gay man initially leads Benson and Stabler to investigate his father, a…
S01E12

S01E12 : Russian Love Poem 7.35/10 (aired on 01/21/2000)

When multi-millionaire Andrew Harlin is found murdered in his home, Benson and Stabler turn their…
S01E13

S01E13 : Disrobed 7.81/10 (aired on 02/04/2000)

After a judge is found murdered in his car, the detectives begin looking into his background and…
S01E14

S01E14 : Limitations 7.85/10 (aired on 02/11/2000)

At the request of a victim, the police commissioner comes to Cragen with a special request -- close…
S01E15

S01E15 : Entitled (1) 7.59/10 (aired on 02/18/2000)

After a salesman is murdered, the detectives turn their attention to Stephanie Mulroney, the…
S01E16

S01E16 : The Third Guy 8.2/10 (aired on 02/25/2000)

An elderly woman is found tied up and sexually assaulted in her apartment, and suspicion is…
S01E17

S01E17 : Misleader 7.7/10 (aired on 03/31/2000)

After the pregnant daughter-in-law of a prominent religious figure is found murdered in her hotel…
S01E18

S01E18 : Chat Room 7.64/10 (aired on 04/14/2000)

When a teenage girl comes into the squad room to tell the detectives that she was raped by a man…
S01E19

S01E19 : Contact 7.92/10 (aired on 04/28/2000)

After seven young women in a six month time span are raped by a flash and dash assailant on the…
S01E20

S01E20 : Remorse 8.14/10 (aired on 05/05/2000)

Television reporter Sarah Logan refuses to let her recent rape get her down, and talks about her…
S01E21

S01E21 : Nocturne 8.26/10 (aired on 05/12/2000)

After a pharmacy turns over some disturbing photos of a young boy, Benson and Stabler arrest a…
S01E22

S01E22 : Slaves 8.01/10 (aired on 05/19/2000)

After a shopkeeper brings a note for help to the squad, the detectives begin trying to locate a…