The BEST episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 19

Every episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 19, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 19!

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: 12/9/2024Network: NBCStatus: Continuing
The Undiscovered Country
star
7.95
616 votes

#1 - The Undiscovered Country

Season 19 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/7/2018

When an infant goes missing, the SVU finds themselves taking sides in a family's right-to-die court case.

Directors: Alex Chapple
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Service
star
7.89
614 votes

#2 - Service

Season 19 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/11/2018

The SVU must break through military red tape when a soldier is suspected of sexual assault.

Directors: Fred Berner
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Send in the Clowns
star
7.79
599 votes

#3 - Send in the Clowns

Season 19 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/21/2018

A student disappears on a school trip to New York City, leading cops to race to find a masked man. Fin and Stone get visits from family.

Directors: Alex Chapple
Watch Now:Apple TV
Intent
star
7.78
680 votes

#4 - Intent

Season 19 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/6/2017

The cops get tangled in an elaborate online hoax that leads to the rape of a popular social media star. Meanwhile, Benson sets firm ground rules with Sheila.

Directors: Adam Bernstein
Watch Now:Apple TV
Dare
star
7.77
605 votes

#5 - Dare

Season 19 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/14/2018

A girl’s tragic death becomes a criminal case when a surgeon harvests her organs without parental consent.

Watch Now:Apple TV
No Good Reason
star
7.77
887 votes

#6 - No Good Reason

Season 19 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2017

A teenager disappears after schoolmates make her the subject of a vicious cyberbullying attack.

Directors: Martha Mitchell
Watch Now:Apple TV
Mama
star
7.76
507 votes

#7 - Mama

Season 19 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/2018

An Alzheimer’s patient claims she was raped, but her illness casts doubt on the case; Fin’s sergeant orders come in.

Directors: Jean de Segonzac
Watch Now:Apple TV
The Book of Esther
star
7.75
560 votes

#8 - The Book of Esther

Season 19 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/2/2018

Rollins races to rescue a girl being held captive by her father.

Directors: Jean de Segonzac
Watch Now:Apple TV
Gone Baby Gone
star
7.74
669 votes

#9 - Gone Baby Gone

Season 19 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/3/2018

Emotions run high as the squad embarks on a frantic search for Benson’s missing son.

Directors: Jean de Segonzac
Watch Now:Apple TV
Chasing Demons
star
7.69
626 votes

#10 - Chasing Demons

Season 19 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/28/2018

A doctor arrested for sexually abusing his patients is set free after Cassidy’s testimony causes a mistrial.

Directors: Fred Berner
Watch Now:Apple TV
Sunk Cost Fallacy
star
7.68
572 votes

#11 - Sunk Cost Fallacy

Season 19 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/18/2018

The search for an abducted woman and her young daughter leads Lt. Benson to cross paths with an old friend. Stone must make a tough decision on behalf of his sister.

Directors: Michael Pressman
Watch Now:Apple TV
Contrapasso
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7.68
915 votes

#12 - Contrapasso

Season 19 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2017

When a man is found castrated and left for dead, Rollins and Carisi uncover three female suspects with possible motives. Meanwhile, Langan brings devastating news for Benson.

Directors: Jean de Segonzac
Watch Now:Apple TV
Remember Me Too (2)
star
7.66
280 votes

#13 - Remember Me Too (2)

Season 19 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/23/2018

In the conclusion of a 2-part season finale, Lieutenant Benson’s suspicions about a kidnapping victim uncover a dangerous criminal network prepared to silence anyone who gets in their way.

Directors: Alex Chapple
Watch Now:Apple TV
Unintended Consequences
star
7.66
760 votes

#14 - Unintended Consequences

Season 19 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2017

A teenage girl is found dead leading Rollins to go undercover at the last place she was seen alive, a high-end rehab center. Meanwhile, Benson tries to overcome her doubts about Sheila.

Directors: Jonathan Herron
Watch Now:Apple TV
Complicated
star
7.66
828 votes

#15 - Complicated

Season 19 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2017

A 10-year-old kidnapping case is reopened when a young woman is found wandering Central Park alone. Meanwhile, Carisi’s conversation with a newspaper reporter puts him in hot water.

Directors: Tricia Brock
Watch Now:Apple TV
Gone Fishin'
star
7.64
974 votes

#16 - Gone Fishin'

Season 19 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2017

When Fin crosses international borders to catch a fugitive rapist, a political tug-of-war derails Barba’s legal case. Meanwhile, shocking allegations against Benson lead to the return of an old friend.

Directors: Alex Chapple
Watch Now:Apple TV
Remember Me (1)
star
7.64
501 votes

#17 - Remember Me (1)

Season 19 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/23/2018

In part 1 of a 2-part season finale, a young woman takes a man hostage at gunpoint and Benson makes a dangerous move to diffuse the situation. The SVU discovers the shocking motive behind the abduction.

Directors: Alex Chapple
Watch Now:Apple TV
Flight Risk
star
7.63
610 votes

#18 - Flight Risk

Season 19 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/17/2018

An airline pilot accuses her captain of sexual assault, so Barba convenes a grand jury to determine their employer’s complicity in the crime. Fin ensures that Benson is protected at work.

Directors: Michael Pressman
Watch Now:Apple TV
Mood
star
7.63
912 votes

#19 - Mood

Season 19 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2017

The bizarre details of a woman’s rape put the SVU at odds when Rollins and Carisi think her story is fabricated. Meanwhile, Benson goes on the offensive when her personal life is scrutinized.

Directors: Michael Pressman
Watch Now:Apple TV
Pathological
star
7.62
656 votes

#20 - Pathological

Season 19 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/10/2018

The SVU investigates a case involving two students in special needs school and Rollins discovers that one child’s medical issues stem from a surprising source.

Directors: Jono Oliver
Watch Now:Apple TV
Something Happened
star
7.56
696 votes

#21 - Something Happened

Season 19 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/29/2017

Benson must disclose secrets of her past to help a rape victim recall details of a traumatic night.

Directors: Alex Chapple
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Guardian
star
7.54
497 votes

#22 - Guardian

Season 19 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/9/2018

Fin investigates a man’s claim that his sister was gang raped.

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In Loco Parentis
star
7.51
600 votes

#23 - In Loco Parentis

Season 19 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/7/2018

Carisi opens a police investigation when his niece reports a classmate for sexual assault and Stone learns that there are no perfect witnesses when it comes to sex crimes.

Directors: Norberto Barba
Watch Now:Apple TV
Info Wars
star
7.49
574 votes

#24 - Info Wars

Season 19 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/31/2018

Benson and Barba must put their political beliefs aside when a female pundit is assaulted during a protest.

Directors: Michael Slovis
Watch Now:Apple TV