Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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Capt. Benson and her NYPD squad fight for justice in cases ripped straight from the headlines.
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Cast & Crew
Mariska Hargitay Capt. Olivia Benson
Ice-T Sgt. Odafin Tutuola
Kelli Giddish Detective Amanda Rollins
Peter Scanavino ADA Sonny Carisi
Octavio Pisano Detective Joe Velasco
Dick Wolf Creator
Dick Wolf Executive Producer
Warren Leight Executive Producer
Julie Martin Executive Producer
Mariska Hargitay Executive Producer
Norberto Barba Executive Producer
Arthur Forney Executive Producer
Peter Jankowski Executive Producer
Michael Ciliento Producer
Allison Intieri Producer
Brianna Yellen Producer
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Sunday, November 24
Name
Season 7 • Episode 7
Stabler and a CSU technician investigate a child's remains that lead to a larger cold case.
Sunday, November 24
Burned
Season 8 • Episode 11
A bitter separation pits a husband and wife against each other.
Sunday, November 24
Unorthodox
Season 9 • Episode 13
A young Jewish boy is brutally attacked, and the clues lead to a disturbed classmate.
Sunday, November 24
Undercover Blue
Season 14 • Episode 17
A woman claims that Brian Cassidy raped her while he was working under cover.
Sunday, November 24
Forgiving Rollins
Season 16 • Episode 10
After being found unconscious in her hotel bathroom, an Atlanta detective says she was raped.
Monday, November 25
Sightless in a Savage Land
Season 22 • Episode 4
The squad tracks down an Amber Alert, and Carisi faces off against counselor Rafael Barba.
Monday, November 25
Gimme Shelter -- Part 2
Season 24 • Episode 1
A girl is shot and Cosgrove teams with Benson and Stabler to track down her killer; part 2 of 3.
Monday, November 25
Taken
Season 2 • Episode 8
The detectives probe the family of a 17-year-old girl who was raped during a gala.
Monday, November 25
Secrets
Season 2 • Episode 12
A teacher's revealed promiscuity makes it difficult to convict a man for her rape/murder.
Monday, November 25
Redemption
Season 3 • Episode 6
Stabler pairs with a bitter cop to track a serial rapist/murderer.
Monday, November 25
Popular
Season 3 • Episode 16
Stabler and Benson investigate a rape that points to a web of sexual activity among teenagers.
Monday, November 25
Born Psychopath
Season 14 • Episode 19
The SVU detectives investigate after a school nurse notices multiple injuries on a young girl.
Monday, November 25
Legitimate Rape
Season 14 • Episode 18
A popular sports reporter accuses a cameraman of rape and stalking.
Tuesday, November 26
Broken Rhymes
Season 18 • Episode 6
Detectives question a recording company CEO and a protégé after an assault on a transgender student.
Tuesday, November 26
Glasgowman's Wrath
Season 16 • Episode 6
Three young girls' search for a mythical character leads to violence.
Tuesday, November 26
Name
Season 7 • Episode 7
Stabler and a CSU technician investigate a child's remains that lead to a larger cold case.
Tuesday, November 26
Burned
Season 8 • Episode 11
A bitter separation pits a husband and wife against each other.
Tuesday, November 26
Glasgowman's Wrath
Season 16 • Episode 6
Three young girls' search for a mythical character leads to violence.
Tuesday, November 26
Assaulting Reality
Season 17 • Episode 21
The SVU investigates when a contestant from a reality dating series says she was raped.
Tuesday, November 26
Heightened Emotions
Season 18 • Episode 4
A sexually assaulted athlete's secret double life could ruin the case against her attacker.
Tuesday, November 26
Broken Rhymes
Season 18 • Episode 6
Detectives question a recording company CEO and a protégé after an assault on a transgender student.
Tuesday, November 26
Know It All
Season 18 • Episode 15
A man under investigation for rape and murder threatens to expose secrets of those working the case.
Tuesday, November 26
Spellbound
Season 18 • Episode 18
A woman claims a charismatic spiritual healer used hypnosis to incapacitate her and assault her.
Tuesday, November 26
The Undiscovered Country
Season 19 • Episode 13
An infant goes missing; members of the SVU take sides in a family's right-to-die court case.
Tuesday, November 26
Dare
Season 19 • Episode 16
A girl's death becomes a criminal case when her organs are harvested without parental consent.
Tuesday, November 26
Hunt, Trap, Rape, and Release
Season 22 • Episode 7
Benson teams up with Lt. Barek and the Bronx SVU to track down a serial rapist.
Tuesday, November 26
Our Words Will Not Be Heard
Season 22 • Episode 11
A high-profile activist suspects her sister has been kidnapped by a hate group.
Tuesday, November 26
In the Year We All Fell Down
Season 22 • Episode 12
Benson walks into a hostage situation at a neighborhood restaurant.
Tuesday, November 26
Post-Graduate Psychopath
Season 22 • Episode 14
Rollins revisits an old case when a child sent to juvenile detention is released when he turns 18.
Tuesday, November 26
What Can Happen in the Dark
Season 22 • Episode 15
Garland asks Benson to investigate a domestic violence case when his neighbor is found injured.
Tuesday, November 26
Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
Season 22 • Episode 16
Benson and Rollins help a homeless single mother who's being trafficked in exchange for housing.
Wednesday, November 27
Next Chapter
Season 18 • Episode 7
A woman is assaulted and believes her attacker is the same man who was jailed for stalking her.
Wednesday, November 27
Assaulting Reality
Season 17 • Episode 21
The SVU investigates when a contestant from a reality dating series says she was raped.
Wednesday, November 27
Heightened Emotions
Season 18 • Episode 4
A sexually assaulted athlete's secret double life could ruin the case against her attacker.
Wednesday, November 27
Broken Rhymes
Season 18 • Episode 6
Detectives question a recording company CEO and a protégé after an assault on a transgender student.
Wednesday, November 27
Know It All
Season 18 • Episode 15
A man under investigation for rape and murder threatens to expose secrets of those working the case.
Wednesday, November 27
Spellbound
Season 18 • Episode 18
A woman claims a charismatic spiritual healer used hypnosis to incapacitate her and assault her.
Wednesday, November 27
Gridiron Soldier
Season 15 • Episode 16
Rollins is contacted by a friend when his nephew, a high school football star, goes missing.
Wednesday, November 27
Chasing Demons
Season 19 • Episode 14
A doctor arrested for sexually abusing his patients is set free after a mistrial.
Wednesday, November 27
I Thought You Were on My Side
Season 23 • Episode 3
Benson must contend with the FBI when a rape victim identifies a dangerous mobster as her assailant.
Wednesday, November 27
One More Tale of Two Victims
Season 23 • Episode 4
The SVU searches for a serial rapist who preys on mothers with young children.
Wednesday, November 27
Fast Times @DIGGYSPENTHOUSE
Season 23 • Episode 5
The SVU faces the fury of social media fans when they arrest two popular influencer brothers.
Wednesday, November 27
They'd Already Disappeared
Season 23 • Episode 7
When a teenage sex worker disappears, Rollins and Velasco find a key clue in an unexpected place.
Wednesday, November 27
Nightmares in Drill City
Season 23 • Episode 8
Carisi asks the SVU for help with a murder investigation when a witness shows signs of abuse.
Wednesday, November 27
People vs. Richard Wheatley
Season 23 • Episode 9
Carisi tries Richard Wheatley for the murder of Kathy Stabler; Benson is at odds with a friend.
Wednesday, November 27
Tommy Baker's Hardest Fight
Season 23 • Episode 12
When a fighter doesn't show up for his bout, Rollins and Velasco are drawn into a web of secrets.
Wednesday, November 27
Video Killed the Radio Star
Season 23 • Episode 14
Benson investigates allegations against a popular radio personality; Rollins goes under cover.
Wednesday, November 27
Sorry If It Got Weird for You
Season 23 • Episode 16
The creator of a dating app is accused of using it to rape women; Velasco is put on trial.
Wednesday, November 27
Once Upon a Time in El Barrio
Season 23 • Episode 17
Velasco asks Benson for help finding girls who were trafficked from his hometown to New York City.
Wednesday, November 27
A Final Call at Forlini's Bar
Season 23 • Episode 22
The SVU helps a longtime domestic violence victim; Carisi faces a formidable opponent at trial.
Wednesday, November 27
Truth Embargo
Season 25 • Episode 2
The team investigates a flash mob robbery that led to a sexual assault.
Wednesday, November 27
The Punch List
Season 25 • Episode 3
Benson tries to support a victim's family when tragedy strikes twice.
Wednesday, November 27
Duty to Report
Season 25 • Episode 4
Benson steps in when Chief McGrath's daughter discloses a sexual assault.
Thursday, November 28
Carousel
Season 25 • Episode 6
The SVU must track down a mysterious suspect targeting tourists staying in hostels.
Thursday, November 28
Probability of Doom
Season 25 • Episode 7
When a woman turns her husband in for having child pornography, the case is complicated by a death.
Thursday, November 28
Fast Times @DIGGYSPENTHOUSE
Season 23 • Episode 5
The SVU faces the fury of social media fans when they arrest two popular influencer brothers.
Thursday, November 28
People vs. Richard Wheatley
Season 23 • Episode 9
Carisi tries Richard Wheatley for the murder of Kathy Stabler; Benson is at odds with a friend.
Thursday, November 28
Video Killed the Radio Star
Season 23 • Episode 14
Benson investigates allegations against a popular radio personality; Rollins goes under cover.
Thursday, November 28
Once Upon a Time in El Barrio
Season 23 • Episode 17
Velasco asks Benson for help finding girls who were trafficked from his hometown to New York City.
Thursday, November 28
Sorry If It Got Weird for You
Season 23 • Episode 16
The creator of a dating app is accused of using it to rape women; Velasco is put on trial.
Friday, November 29
Decline and Fall
Season 18 • Episode 9
A member of a family that runs a powerful retail empire is accused of rape.
Saturday, November 30
Great Expectations
Season 18 • Episode 11
The SVU investigates members of a top youth hockey team after a savage hazing takes place.
Saturday, November 30
Dead Ball
Season 24 • Episode 7
When the case against a popular sports star falls through, Benson digs into the suspect's past.
Saturday, November 30
A Better Person
Season 24 • Episode 8
The SVU hunts for a violent suspect who killed a detective's child.
Saturday, November 30
And a Trauma in a Pear Tree
Season 24 • Episode 9
Benson tries to make Noah's Christmas wish come true when a case falls in her lap.
Saturday, November 30
Jumped In
Season 24 • Episode 10
When Benson becomes the target of a ruthless gang leader, Capt. Duarte takes the case.
Saturday, November 30
Soldier Up
Season 24 • Episode 11
Benson tries to help the gang member who attacked her; Duarte reveals a shocking piece of evidence.
Saturday, November 30
Blood Out
Season 24 • Episode 12
Benson and Carisi put a vengeful crime boss on trial; Velasco takes drastic action.
Saturday, November 30
Intersection
Season 24 • Episode 13
A car accident leads the detectives on a search for an ambulance driver assaulting his charges.
Saturday, November 30
Dutch Tears
Season 24 • Episode 14
A recently released convict goes looking for his arresting officer, Fin Tutuola.
Saturday, November 30
King of the Moon
Season 24 • Episode 15
A man with dementia confesses to murder, but Benson and Carisi believe there's more to the case.
Saturday, November 30
The Presence of Absence
Season 24 • Episode 16
An internet dating site becomes the source of terror for a young widow.
Saturday, November 30
Lime Chaser
Season 24 • Episode 17
The search for a suspect who drugs women's drinks in crowded bars leads the SVU to Muncy's brother.
Saturday, November 30
Bubble Wrap
Season 24 • Episode 18
A construction tycoon interferes with an SVU investigation into her family.
Saturday, November 30
Bend the Law
Season 24 • Episode 19
Carisi must tread carefully when Maxwell's husband becomes a person of interest in an investigation.
Saturday, November 30
Debatable
Season 24 • Episode 20
Benson tries to help a student after she's assaulted on a field trip.
Sunday, December 1
Bad Things
Season 24 • Episode 21
The SVU works a series of assaults that have the same M.O. but different DNA at each crime scene.
Sunday, December 1
All Pain Is One Malady
Season 24 • Episode 22
Benson and Stabler combine forces on a revenge-for-hire case that has now spread globally.
Sunday, December 1
Conversion
Season 18 • Episode 19
The First Amendment comes into play in the case of a woman raped by a member of her church group.
Sunday, December 1
American Dream
Season 18 • Episode 20
A hate crime against a Muslim family results in the death of their daughter.
Sunday, December 1
Sanctuary
Season 18 • Episode 21
As public protests escalate to violence, Benson goes to great lengths to make an arrest.
Sunday, December 1
They'd Already Disappeared
Season 23 • Episode 7
When a teenage sex worker disappears, Rollins and Velasco find a key clue in an unexpected place.
Sunday, December 1
Chat Room
Season 1 • Episode 18
Detectives Benson and Stabler search the Internet for an active pedophile.
Sunday, December 1
Brotherhood
Season 5 • Episode 12
Benson and Stabler question a fraternity about the murder and sodomy of its pledge master.
Sunday, December 1
Game
Season 6 • Episode 14
Teens re-enacting a video game are the prime suspects in the brutal rape and murder of a prostitute.
Sunday, December 1
Hooked
Season 6 • Episode 15
The detectives find that a murdered teen girl was a prostitute who contracted HIV while working.
Sunday, December 1
Web
Season 7 • Episode 21
A woman believes her son was molested by her husband; an online pedophile site is investigated.
Sunday, December 1
Avatar
Season 9 • Episode 2
When a gamer goes missing, Benson and Stabler use the woman's avatar to track down her kidnapper.
Sunday, December 1
Confession
Season 10 • Episode 2
A teenager admits to looking at a Web site to curb his pedophilic urge.
Sunday, December 1
Spectacle
Season 12 • Episode 16
Detectives investigate a video of a sexual assault featured on a college campus Intranet feed.
Sunday, December 1
Russian Brides
Season 13 • Episode 7
When a young mail-order bride is found dead, the investigation leads to the Russian mafia.
Sunday, December 1
Friending Emily
Season 14 • Episode 6
The investigation into a girl's disappearance leads to a high-tech kidnapper.
Sunday, December 1
No Good Reason
Season 19 • Episode 4
A teenager disappears after schoolmates make her the subject of a vicious cyberbullying attack.
Monday, December 2
Dance, Lies and Videotape
Season 21 • Episode 17
An ingénue ballerina discovers she's been secretly videotaped for a pornographic website.
Monday, December 2
Intersection
Season 24 • Episode 13
A car accident leads the detectives on a search for an ambulance driver assaulting his charges.
Monday, December 2
Chat Room
Season 1 • Episode 18
Detectives Benson and Stabler search the Internet for an active pedophile.
Monday, December 2
Brotherhood
Season 5 • Episode 12
Benson and Stabler question a fraternity about the murder and sodomy of its pledge master.
Monday, December 2
Game
Season 6 • Episode 14
Teens re-enacting a video game are the prime suspects in the brutal rape and murder of a prostitute.
Monday, December 2
Web
Season 7 • Episode 21
A woman believes her son was molested by her husband; an online pedophile site is investigated.
Monday, December 2
Traumatic Wound
Season 14 • Episode 21
When a concert turns into a mob scene, a teenager is brutally assaulted.
Monday, December 2
Girl Dishonored
Season 14 • Episode 20
The SVU detectives investigate the alleged rape of a sorority pledge.
Tuesday, December 3
No Surrender
Season 18 • Episode 12
Fin revisits his military past when a fellow Army Ranger struggles to recover from a sexual assault.
Tuesday, December 3
Dolls
Season 4 • Episode 7
Benson and Stabler begin hunting for a serial pedophile after girl's body is found in the trash.
Tuesday, December 3
Waste
Season 4 • Episode 8
Detectives Benson and Stabler hunt for the degenerate who raped and impregnated a comatose patient.
Tuesday, December 3
Risk
Season 4 • Episode 12
The death of a baby leads the detectives to a cocaine smuggling operation.
Tuesday, December 3
Tortured
Season 4 • Episode 16
Detectives Benson and Stabler look for a killer with a foot fetish.
Tuesday, December 3
Privilege
Season 4 • Episode 17
Detectives investigate the apparent suicide of a woman who jumped from a balcony.
Tuesday, December 3
Desperate
Season 4 • Episode 18
A young boy witnesses the brutal sexual assault and murder of his mother.
Tuesday, December 3
Dominance
Season 4 • Episode 20
Detectives hunt for a killer with an ax to grind when a party ends in a quadruple homicide.
Tuesday, December 3
Fallacy
Season 4 • Episode 21
A female party-goer claims self-defense after killing her attacker.
Tuesday, December 3
Futility
Season 4 • Episode 22
A man accused of rape becomes a formidable opponent when he decides to handle his own defense.
Tuesday, December 3
Grief
Season 4 • Episode 23
Evidence points to an ex-boyfriend when a cocktail waitress is murdered.
Wednesday, December 4
Soulless
Season 4 • Episode 25
Detectives suspect several young socialites raped a girl at a Manhattan nightclub.
Wednesday, December 4
Careless
Season 5 • Episode 18
A child dies in the emergency room after passing out during a late-night church service.
Wednesday, December 4
Dolls
Season 4 • Episode 7
Benson and Stabler begin hunting for a serial pedophile after girl's body is found in the trash.
Wednesday, December 4
Waste
Season 4 • Episode 8
Detectives Benson and Stabler hunt for the degenerate who raped and impregnated a comatose patient.
Wednesday, December 4
Risk
Season 4 • Episode 12
The death of a baby leads the detectives to a cocaine smuggling operation.
Wednesday, December 4
Tortured
Season 4 • Episode 16
Detectives Benson and Stabler look for a killer with a foot fetish.
Wednesday, December 4
Vulnerable
Season 4 • Episode 3
Detectives hunt for the sadist who tortured a senile old woman.
Wednesday, December 4
Lust
Season 4 • Episode 4
The rape/murders of two women in Central Park launch a search for a serial killer.
Wednesday, December 4
Disappearing Acts
Season 4 • Episode 5
A rape victim and suspect disappear into the witness protection program.
Wednesday, December 4
Angels
Season 4 • Episode 6
A travel agency specializes in exotic trips for sexual predators.
Wednesday, December 4
Resilience
Season 4 • Episode 10
Suspects admit to being involved with a rape victim's mother.
Wednesday, December 4
Rotten
Season 4 • Episode 13
A drug dealer dies in jail after being beaten and sexually assaulted.
Wednesday, December 4
Tragedy
Season 5 • Episode 1
A serial rapist is the main suspect when an expectant mother is abducted during a car jacking.
Wednesday, December 4
Manic
Season 5 • Episode 2
High-school basketball players are gunned down while shooting hoops in the gym.
Wednesday, December 4
Mother
Season 5 • Episode 3
A psychiatrist specializing in sex offenders is found beaten in a crack house.
Wednesday, December 4
Loss
Season 5 • Episode 4
Detectives face off against a drug cartel while probing an undercover agent's rape and murder.
Wednesday, December 4
Coerced
Season 5 • Episode 6
A boy, 5, is abducted from his bed in the middle of the night.
Wednesday, December 4
Abomination
Season 5 • Episode 8
Detectives investigate the murder of a gay man who was the poster boy for sexual re-education.
Thursday, December 5
Shaken
Season 5 • Episode 10
A missing infant is discovered badly beaten in the bushes at a local park.
Thursday, December 5
Escape
Season 5 • Episode 11
A standoff in a motel on the Jersey Shore incites a pedophile to take detective Benson hostage.
Thursday, December 5
Vulnerable
Season 4 • Episode 3
Detectives hunt for the sadist who tortured a senile old woman.
Thursday, December 5
Lust
Season 4 • Episode 4
The rape/murders of two women in Central Park launch a search for a serial killer.
Thursday, December 5
Disappearing Acts
Season 4 • Episode 5
A rape victim and suspect disappear into the witness protection program.
Thursday, December 5
Angels
Season 4 • Episode 6
A travel agency specializes in exotic trips for sexual predators.
Thursday, December 5
Juvenile
Season 4 • Episode 9
The detectives track down two junior-high students in connection with a murder.
Thursday, December 5
Mercy
Season 4 • Episode 14
A pediatrician is questioned about a dead baby found in a cooler.
Thursday, December 5
Pandora
Season 4 • Episode 15
Stabler hunts for a 14-year-old girl who may have been abducted by a child pornographer.
Thursday, December 5
Escape
Season 5 • Episode 11
A standoff in a motel on the Jersey Shore incites a pedophile to take detective Benson hostage.
Thursday, December 5
Families
Season 5 • Episode 15
Suspicion falls on family members in the murder of a 16-year-old girl.
Thursday, December 5
Mean
Season 5 • Episode 17
Detectives look for suspects at the school of a murdered teenage bully.
Thursday, December 5
Tunnel Blind
Season 25 • Episode 1
As the squad celebrates Rollins and Carisi's child, another child goes missing in broad daylight.
Friday, December 6
Know It All
Season 18 • Episode 15
A man under investigation for rape and murder threatens to expose secrets of those working the case.
Friday, December 6
Juvenile
Season 4 • Episode 9
The detectives track down two junior-high students in connection with a murder.
Friday, December 6
Mercy
Season 4 • Episode 14
A pediatrician is questioned about a dead baby found in a cooler.
Friday, December 6
Pandora
Season 4 • Episode 15
Stabler hunts for a 14-year-old girl who may have been abducted by a child pornographer.
Friday, December 6
Mean
Season 5 • Episode 17
Detectives look for suspects at the school of a murdered teenage bully.
Friday, December 6
Control
Season 5 • Episode 9
Detectives discover that the victim of a mutilation has been abducting women for years.
Saturday, December 7
The Newsroom
Season 18 • Episode 16
Benson and Barba ask witnesses to risk their jobs after a news anchor accuses her boss of rape.
Saturday, December 7
Charisma
Season 6 • Episode 7
The detectives investigate a man whose pregnant 12-year-old wife is hospitalized with complications.
Saturday, December 7
Comic Perversion
Season 15 • Episode 15
When a controversial misogynistic comic is accused of rape, Benson is happy to arrest him.
Saturday, December 7
Lost Reputation
Season 14 • Episode 1
The squad reels from the fallout of Capt. Cragen being arrested for the murder of an escort.
Saturday, December 7
Above Suspicion
Season 14 • Episode 2
The investigation into Capt. Cragen and two warring escort services continues.
Saturday, December 7
Twenty-Five Acts
Season 14 • Episode 3
A famous TV host forces himself on the young author of an erotic novel.
Saturday, December 7
Acceptable Loss
Season 14 • Episode 4
The special victims squad tries to take down a sex-trafficking operation that enslaves young women.
Saturday, December 7
Manhattan Vigil
Season 14 • Episode 5
A kidnapping reminds Cragen, Munch and Benson of an unsolved case from 13 years earlier.
Saturday, December 7
Friending Emily
Season 14 • Episode 6
The investigation into a girl's disappearance leads to a high-tech kidnapper.
Saturday, December 7
Vanity's Bonfire
Season 14 • Episode 7
A woman claims that the baby she kidnapped is hers and the father is a respected legal expert.
Saturday, December 7
Lessons Learned
Season 14 • Episode 8
The detectives investigate reports of sexual abuse at an elite private school.
Saturday, December 7
Dreams Deferred
Season 14 • Episode 9
The FBI contacts the SVU about a prostitute linked to a spree killer terrorizing the city.
Saturday, December 7
Presumed Guilty
Season 14 • Episode 10
Detective Tutuola's ex-brother-in-law is arrested for attacking a priest; a scandal is uncovered.
Saturday, December 7
Beautiful Frame
Season 14 • Episode 11
When a rape victim is arrested for murder in Suffolk County, Detective Benson questions the case.
Saturday, December 7
Criminal Hatred
Season 14 • Episode 12
The detectives go under cover to arrest a man who brutally attacks other men.
Saturday, December 7
Monster's Legacy
Season 14 • Episode 13
When a janitor attacks a coach, the team connects his behavior to a history of sexual abuse.
Saturday, December 7
Secrets Exhumed
Season 14 • Episode 14
FBI Agent Dana Lewis partners with SVU to investigate multiple unsolved cases that may be connected.
Sunday, December 8
Deadly Ambition
Season 14 • Episode 15
The SVU squad tries to keep Detective Rollins' sister safe when she turns up beaten and pregnant.
Sunday, December 8
Funny Valentine
Season 14 • Episode 16
A singer is beaten by her boyfriend, a hip-hop star, but she refuses to help build the case.
Sunday, December 8
Tragedy
Season 5 • Episode 1
A serial rapist is the main suspect when an expectant mother is abducted during a car jacking.
Sunday, December 8
Manic
Season 5 • Episode 2
High-school basketball players are gunned down while shooting hoops in the gym.
Sunday, December 8
Mother
Season 5 • Episode 3
A psychiatrist specializing in sex offenders is found beaten in a crack house.
Sunday, December 8
Loss
Season 5 • Episode 4
Detectives face off against a drug cartel while probing an undercover agent's rape and murder.
Sunday, December 8
Venom
Season 7 • Episode 18
While Fin deals with colleagues who accuse his son of murder, he learns a secret about his family.
Sunday, December 8
Community Policing
Season 17 • Episode 5
An unarmed black man is shot during the pursuit of a suspect, raising racial tensions.
Sunday, December 8
Screwed
Season 8 • Episode 22
Fin's stepson goes on trial for the murders of a woman and her baby.
Sunday, December 8
Snitch
Season 9 • Episode 10
A polygamist's wife is murdered; he fears his testimony in another case may have led to her death.
Sunday, December 8
Anchor
Season 11 • Episode 10
Fin realizes that three dead children were all "anchor babies" of immigrant families.
Sunday, December 8
Disabled
Season 11 • Episode 17
Benson and Stabler investigate when a disabled woman is beaten and raped.
Sunday, December 8
Conned
Season 11 • Episode 19
Benson and Stabler must determine a victim's identity when the presumed victim turns up alive.
Sunday, December 8
Poisoned Motive
Season 14 • Episode 22
Two sniper attacks on the NYPD are linked to Detective Tutuola's past as a narcotics officer.
Sunday, December 8
Dissonant Voices
Season 15 • Episode 7
A 4-year-old student makes claims of sexual abuse against a singing coach and TV personality.
Sunday, December 8
Criminal Stories
Season 15 • Episode 18
A columnist who has been given access to the squad for a story declares a hate crime case a hoax.
Sunday, December 8
Diss
Season 20 • Episode 22
When a pop star is assaulted in her home, the SVU investigates her husband's rap feud.
Sunday, December 8
Guardian
Season 19 • Episode 21
Fin investigates a man's claim that his sister was gang raped.
Monday, December 9
Mama
Season 19 • Episode 22
An Alzheimer's patient claims she was raped, but her illness casts doubt on the case.
Monday, December 9
Dutch Tears
Season 24 • Episode 14
A recently released convict goes looking for his arresting officer, Fin Tutuola.
Monday, December 9
Venom
Season 7 • Episode 18
While Fin deals with colleagues who accuse his son of murder, he learns a secret about his family.
Monday, December 9
Snitch
Season 9 • Episode 10
A polygamist's wife is murdered; he fears his testimony in another case may have led to her death.
Monday, December 9
Anchor
Season 11 • Episode 10
Fin realizes that three dead children were all "anchor babies" of immigrant families.
Monday, December 9
Disabled
Season 11 • Episode 17
Benson and Stabler investigate when a disabled woman is beaten and raped.
Monday, December 9
Missing Pieces
Season 13 • Episode 5
A woman visiting from Buffalo, N.Y., claims her car was stolen with her baby in the backseat.
Monday, December 9
True Believers
Season 13 • Episode 6
The squad makes a quick arrest when a student is raped at gunpoint in her apartment.
Monday, December 9
Brief Interlude
Season 14 • Episode 23
The detectives investigate how a comatose woman ended up in a river near the mayor's home.
Monday, December 9
Poisoned Motive
Season 14 • Episode 22
Two sniper attacks on the NYPD are linked to Detective Tutuola's past as a narcotics officer.
Tuesday, December 10
Real Fake News
Season 18 • Episode 17
A sex trafficking ring is discovered when a congressman is accused of soliciting underage girls.
Tuesday, December 10
Hate
Season 5 • Episode 13
Detectives investigate the rape and murder of two Arab-American women.
Tuesday, December 10
Ritual
Season 5 • Episode 14
Detectives probe what looks like the ritualistic sacrifice of a 7-year-old Nigerian boy.
Tuesday, December 10
Home
Season 5 • Episode 16
Detectives interview a woman to find out why her son is scavenging for food in the garbage.
Tuesday, December 10
Lowdown
Season 5 • Episode 20
Detectives try to decipher a motive for the strangulation of a Bronx assistant DA.
Tuesday, December 10
Painless
Season 5 • Episode 22
A woman claiming to have been the victim of rape commits suicide.
Tuesday, December 10
Bound
Season 5 • Episode 23
An investigation uncovers a serial killer who targets the elderly.
Tuesday, December 10
Poison
Season 5 • Episode 24
A mother becomes Stabler and Benson's prime suspect in the poisoning of her adopted son.
Tuesday, December 10
Head
Season 5 • Episode 25
A video voyeur catches an assault on tape, which changes the focus of the investigation.
Tuesday, December 10
Debt
Season 6 • Episode 2
When a Chinese woman's daughter is held for ransom, the detectives turn to her sister for help.
Tuesday, December 10
Obscene
Season 6 • Episode 3
The star of a controversial teen show is raped in her trailer on the set.
Tuesday, December 10
Scavenger
Season 6 • Episode 4
Detectives search for a mother kidnapped by a copycat serial killer.
Tuesday, December 10
Outcry
Season 6 • Episode 5
When a missing 16-year-old girl is found in a deserted building, she accuses a group of army cadets.
Tuesday, December 10
Conscience
Season 6 • Episode 6
When a 5-year-old boy is found dead, suspicion falls on his unstable 13-year-old neighbor.
Wednesday, December 11
Spellbound
Season 18 • Episode 18
A woman claims a charismatic spiritual healer used hypnosis to incapacitate her and assault her.
Wednesday, December 11
Hate
Season 5 • Episode 13
Detectives investigate the rape and murder of two Arab-American women.
Wednesday, December 11
Painless
Season 5 • Episode 22
A woman claiming to have been the victim of rape commits suicide.
Wednesday, December 11
Poison
Season 5 • Episode 24
A mother becomes Stabler and Benson's prime suspect in the poisoning of her adopted son.
Wednesday, December 11
Head
Season 5 • Episode 25
A video voyeur catches an assault on tape, which changes the focus of the investigation.
Wednesday, December 11
Debt
Season 6 • Episode 2
When a Chinese woman's daughter is held for ransom, the detectives turn to her sister for help.
Wednesday, December 11
Greed
Season 3 • Episode 20
Benson and Stabler investigate two rapes that appear to have been committed by the same man.
Wednesday, December 11
Birthright
Season 6 • Episode 1
A woman attempts to kidnap a child she believes is her daughter.
Wednesday, December 11
Weak
Season 6 • Episode 9
Benson and Stabler must rely on a psychiatrist and her schizophrenic patient to nail a suspect.
Wednesday, December 11
Haunted
Season 6 • Episode 10
Fin returns to the narcotics division to locate a missing person.
Wednesday, December 11
Night
Season 6 • Episode 20
The detectives have a suspect but not enough evidence when a serial rapist preys on immigrant women.
Wednesday, December 11
Blood
Season 6 • Episode 21
Benson and Stabler probe an assault and carjacking that is connected to trafficking in painkillers.
Wednesday, December 11
Goliath
Season 6 • Episode 23
Two police officers in separate precincts attack their wives and demonstrate suicidal behavior.
Wednesday, December 11
Demons
Season 7 • Episode 1
Stabler poses as a sex offender to gain the trust of an ex-con rapist.
Wednesday, December 11
911
Season 7 • Episode 3
A 9-year-old girl claims to be a hostage in a strange room for four days; many believe it's a prank.
Wednesday, December 11
Strain
Season 7 • Episode 5
Detectives suspect that an activist trying to stop the spread of AIDS murdered a homosexual couple.
Wednesday, December 11
Rockabye
Season 7 • Episode 9
When a runaway teen is found badly beaten, doctors discover the beating killed her unborn child.
Wednesday, December 11
Storm
Season 7 • Episode 10
Detectives search for a child molester who possesses a deadly strain of anthrax.
Wednesday, December 11
Alien
Season 7 • Episode 11
Investigation into the near-fatal beating of a 12-year-old boy.
Wednesday, December 11
Infected
Season 7 • Episode 12
A teen seeks justice when his mother's accused killer is released due to lack of evidence.
Wednesday, December 11
Blast
Season 7 • Episode 13
An 8-year-old girl with leukemia is kidnapped on her way home from school.
Wednesday, December 11
Taboo
Season 7 • Episode 14
A baby boy is found in the trash; Benson and Stabler link the crime to a well-to-do college student.
Thursday, December 12
Gone
Season 7 • Episode 16
Three prep-school teens are suspects when a student from Montreal vanishes during a class trip.
Thursday, December 12
Class
Season 7 • Episode 17
A coed is found dead with a large sum of cash; detectives investigate the world of online gambling.
Thursday, December 12
Birthright
Season 6 • Episode 1
A woman attempts to kidnap a child she believes is her daughter.
Thursday, December 12
Weak
Season 6 • Episode 9
Benson and Stabler must rely on a psychiatrist and her schizophrenic patient to nail a suspect.
Thursday, December 12
Night
Season 6 • Episode 20
The detectives have a suspect but not enough evidence when a serial rapist preys on immigrant women.
Thursday, December 12
Blood
Season 6 • Episode 21
Benson and Stabler probe an assault and carjacking that is connected to trafficking in painkillers.
Thursday, December 12
Denial
Season 3 • Episode 21
The detectives find a baby's finger in a rape victim's purse.
Thursday, December 12
Identity
Season 6 • Episode 12
A gang member is pushed from a rooftop in what appears to be retribution for a sexual assault.
Thursday, December 12
Parts
Season 6 • Episode 22
A dismembered body is found in a junkyard; detectives must find who attempted to harvest her organs.
Thursday, December 12
Design
Season 7 • Episode 2
A distraught pregnant woman threatens suicide, claiming that her child is a product of rape.
Thursday, December 12
Ripped
Season 7 • Episode 4
Detectives interview a suspect who becomes enraged and attacks Detective Tutuola.
Thursday, December 12
Fault
Season 7 • Episode 19
A serial pedophile murders members of a family and kidnaps the two younger children.
Thursday, December 12
Fat
Season 7 • Episode 20
A band of overweight teenage siblings attacks a gifted piano student from Harlem.
Thursday, December 12
Clock
Season 8 • Episode 2
Stabler and Fin investigate the disappearance of two high-school students from a museum field-trip.
Thursday, December 12
Recall
Season 8 • Episode 3
Stabler and Beck have trouble building a case against a suspect.
Thursday, December 12
Uncle
Season 8 • Episode 4
A homeless man (Jerry Lewis) is a suspect in the rape and murder of a mother and daughter.
Thursday, December 12
Infiltrated
Season 8 • Episode 6
ADA Novak calls upon detective Benson to present evidence against a rapist.
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