The BEST seasons of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Every season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit!
Delves into the dark side of the NYC underworld as the detectives investigate and prosecute various sexually oriented crimes, including rape, pedophilia, domestic violence, and the abuses of children, the disabled, and elderly victims of non-sexual crimes who require specialist handling, all while trying to balance the effects of the investigation on their own lives as they try not to let the dark side of these crimes affect them.
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8.65
63 votes
#1 - Season 17
First Aired 9/24/2015
8.56
52 votes
#2 - Season 13
First Aired 9/22/2011
Season 13 dealt with the departure of Detective Elliot Stabler from the Special Victims Unit after a shooting in the squad room.
8.47
55 votes
#3 - Season 15
First Aired 9/26/2013
8.44
63 votes
#4 - Season 16
First Aired 9/25/2014
8.40
52 votes
#5 - Season 14
First Aired 9/27/2012
8.38
53 votes
#6 - Season 12
First Aired 9/23/2010
8.32
63 votes
#7 - Season 3
First Aired 9/29/2001
8.30
56 votes
#8 - Season 18
First Aired 9/22/2016
8.30
53 votes
#9 - Season 10
First Aired 9/23/2008
8.28
53 votes
#10 - Season 9
First Aired 9/26/2007
8.28
89 votes
#11 - Season 1
First Aired 9/21/1999
8.28
57 votes
#12 - Season 6
First Aired 9/22/2004
8.26
54 votes
#13 - Season 8
First Aired 9/20/2006
8.23
43 votes
#14 - Season 21
First Aired 9/27/2019
8.23
69 votes
#15 - Season 2
First Aired 10/21/2000
8.22
49 votes
#16 - Season 19
First Aired 9/28/2017
8.20
55 votes
#17 - Season 5
First Aired 9/24/2003
8.14
59 votes
#18 - Season 4
First Aired 9/28/2002
8.13
54 votes
#19 - Season 7
First Aired 9/21/2005
8.13
55 votes
#20 - Season 11
First Aired 9/24/2009
8.02
46 votes
#21 - Season 20
First Aired 9/28/2018
7.92
38 votes
#22 - Season 22
First Aired 11/13/2020
7.75
28 votes
#23 - Season 24
First Aired 9/23/2022
7.72
32 votes
#24 - Season 23
First Aired 9/24/2021
6.80
10 votes