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.
After cab driver Victor Spicer is found stabbed and his genitals cut off, Benson and Stabler… |
When the body of Gretchen Quinn is found wearing only a red slip after having gone through an… |
After teen model Jazmin Burgess is dumped, beaten, and raped in front of Roosevelt Hospital, Benson… |
When a young woman is found dead, she is initially believed to be a prostitute and the latest in a… |
After a travel writer is found tied up with a woman's undergarments choking off his air supply,… |
After a female student is murdered at a local college, Benson and Stabler turn their attention to… |
When a young boy is found murdered, suspicion leads Benson and Stabler to a recently paroled child… |
When the body of an assistant district attorney is found raped and beaten in Central Park, Benson… |
The death of a local businesswoman throws the team into the world of bondage and sado-masochism… |
Benson does her best to help a rape victim who is able to describe her attack in perfect detail,… |
The death of a young gay man initially leads Benson and Stabler to investigate his father, a… |
When multi-millionaire Andrew Harlin is found murdered in his home, Benson and Stabler turn their… |
After a judge is found murdered in his car, the detectives begin looking into his background and… |
At the request of a victim, the police commissioner comes to Cragen with a special request -- close… |
After a salesman is murdered, the detectives turn their attention to Stephanie Mulroney, the… |
An elderly woman is found tied up and sexually assaulted in her apartment, and suspicion is… |
After the pregnant daughter-in-law of a prominent religious figure is found murdered in her hotel… |
When a teenage girl comes into the squad room to tell the detectives that she was raped by a man… |
After seven young women in a six month time span are raped by a flash and dash assailant on the… |
Television reporter Sarah Logan refuses to let her recent rape get her down, and talks about her… |
After a pharmacy turns over some disturbing photos of a young boy, Benson and Stabler arrest a… |
After a shopkeeper brings a note for help to the squad, the detectives begin trying to locate a… |