The BEST episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 15

Every episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 15, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 15!

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.

Last Updated: 4/28/2024Network: NBCStatus: Continuing
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Amaro's One-Eighty
star
8.50
54 votes

#1 - Amaro's One-Eighty

Season 15 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/15/2014

When a suspect is gravely injured and the case becomes a public spectacle, Amaro's badge is on the line; Cragen surprises everyone with an announcement.

Directors: Nick Gomez
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Beast's Obsession
star
8.00
134 votes

#2 - Beast's Obsession

Season 15 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/9/2014

Benson is assigned a 24/7 security detail when William Lewis escapes from prison and starts killing again; Benson must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice to save a child's life.

Directors: Steve Shill
Watch Now:Apple TV
Imprisoned Lives
star
7.98
178 votes

#3 - Imprisoned Lives

Season 15 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/2013

When a young boy is abandoned, the squad discovers more victims waiting to be rescued.

Directors: Michael Slovis
Watch Now:Apple TV
Betrayal's Climax
star
7.80
161 votes

#4 - Betrayal's Climax

Season 15 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/29/2014

Amaro suspects the boyfriend of a missing girl is involved with a gang; Benson becomes the SVU's new sergeant.

Directors: Holly Dale
Watch Now:Apple TV
Downloaded Child
star
7.80
107 votes

#5 - Downloaded Child

Season 15 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/2/2014

After a single mom is arrested for leaving her young daughter alone for days, Sgt. Benson suspects the woman may have been abused in her own childhood.

Directors: Adam Bernstein
Watch Now:Apple TV
Wonderland Story
star
7.78
357 votes

#6 - Wonderland Story

Season 15 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/2013

Investigation into the suspected rape of a woman Benson helped earlier leads to a cybermogul; the team bids farewell to Sgt. Munch.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Rapist Anonymous
star
7.70
80 votes

#7 - Rapist Anonymous

Season 15 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/2013

When Rollins tries to help a friend press rape charges against her lover, she finds herself thrust into the middle of the case.

Directors: Steve Shill
Watch Now:Apple TV
Wednesday's Child
star
7.50
54 votes

#8 - Wednesday's Child

Season 15 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/2014

The already frantic search for a missing diabetic boy becomes more urgent when he is spotted with a couple known for child endangerment and pornography.

Directors: Laura Belsey
Watch Now:Apple TV
Comic Perversion (1)
star
7.37
390 votes

#9 - Comic Perversion (1)

Season 15 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/26/2014

When a controversial misogynistic comic is accused of rape, Benson is happy to arrest him, but Barba feels the case is weak. (Conventions (2) aired on Chicago P.D., season 1, episode 6.)

Watch Now:Apple TV
Dissonant Voices
star
7.30
80 votes

#10 - Dissonant Voices

Season 15 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2013

A 4-year-old student makes claims of sexual abuse against a singing coach and popular TV personality.

Directors: Alex Chapple
Watch Now:Apple TV
Post-Mortem Blues
star
7.30
107 votes

#11 - Post-Mortem Blues

Season 15 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/30/2014

Sgt. Olivia Benson is investigated by Internal Affairs after William Lewis' death; as pressure mounts, Olivia has to choose between her convictions and her badge.

Directors: Michael Slovis
Watch Now:Apple TV
Criminal Stories
star
7.30
107 votes

#12 - Criminal Stories

Season 15 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/19/2014

A columnist who has been given access to the squad for a story declares a hate crime case a hoax, leaving the victim under media scrutiny and Benson fighting to get the case back on solid ground.

Directors: Mariska Hargitay
Watch Now:Apple TV
Gambler's Fallacy
star
7.30
81 votes

#13 - Gambler's Fallacy

Season 15 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/12/2014

When Rollins strikes a deal with the managers of a gambling club in order to protect her job, she ends up drawing the suspicion of Benson and Tutuola.

Directors: Alex Chapple
Watch Now:Apple TV
Jersey Breakdown
star
7.30
81 votes

#14 - Jersey Breakdown

Season 15 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/22/2014

When an underage runaway is found beaten and raped, the SVU team works with federal prosecutor Connie Rubirosa; ADA Barba suspects a cover-up when he fails to get the help he needs from Jersey law enforcement.

Directors: Jonathan Herron
Watch Now:Apple TV
Military Justice
star
7.30
81 votes

#15 - Military Justice

Season 15 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/2013

A military officer who was gang raped refuses to cooperate with the SVU for fear of damage to her reputation; Amaro asks his ex to help dig up information on the case.

Directors: Tom DiCillo
Watch Now:Apple TV
October Surprise
star
7.30
108 votes

#16 - October Surprise

Season 15 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/2013

ADA Barba finds that a friend – with a connection to a mayoral candidate frontrunner – is accused of rape.

Directors: Peter Werner
Watch Now:Apple TV
Internal Affairs
star
7.30
108 votes

#17 - Internal Affairs

Season 15 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/2013

When Officer Michael Groves ends up in a psych ward after leveling accusations at the 12th Precinct, Internal Affairs asks the team to help investigate.

Directors: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: Kevin Fox
Watch Now:Apple TV
American Tragedy
star
7.30
81 votes

#18 - American Tragedy

Season 15 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/2013

As a series of rapes on the Upper West Side puts the city on edge, a celebrity chef fears she is the next victim when someone follows her home; Detective Benson has a hard time overcoming her traumatic ordeal.

Directors: Fred Berner
Watch Now:Apple TV
Surrender Benson
star
7.00
27 votes

#19 - Surrender Benson

Season 15 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2013

The SVU squad searches for Detective Benson and her abductor.

Directors: Michael Smith
Watch Now:Apple TV
Psycho Therapist
star
7.00
134 votes

#20 - Psycho Therapist

Season 15 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/8/2014

When Detective Benson faces Lewis in the courtroom, the stress causes setbacks in her recovery; Benson is forced to reveal secrets.

Directors: Michael Slovis
Watch Now:Apple TV
Gridiron Soldier
star
7.00
54 votes

#21 - Gridiron Soldier

Season 15 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/5/2014

Detective Rollins is contacted by a hometown friend when his son, a high school football star, goes missing in New York; Rollins seeks help with her escalating problems.

Directors: Jean de Segonzac
Watch Now:Apple TV
Thought Criminal
star
7.00
54 votes

#22 - Thought Criminal

Season 15 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/14/2014

Taking an active approach to catching sex offenders, the team targets a photographer with a secret life whose fantasies may have crossed into reality.

Directors: Adam Bernstein
Watch Now:Apple TV
Spring Awakening
star
7.00
54 votes

#23 - Spring Awakening

Season 15 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/21/2014

Amaro must face the consequence of his reckless behavior; when an online ad for escorts leads to the rape and robbery of tourists, Benson discovers she has a connection to one of the suspects.

Directors: Norberto Barba
Reasonable Doubt
star
6.50
108 votes

#24 - Reasonable Doubt

Season 15 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/7/2014

Benson and Murphy question a television producer when he is accused of molesting his daughter; Benson strives to discover the truth as accusations fly in the media.

Directors: Alex Chapple
Watch Now:Apple TV