The BEST episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 22

Every episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 22, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 22!

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: 11/18/2024Network: NBCStatus: Continuing
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Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
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7.94
286 votes

#1 - Wolves in Sheep's Clothing

Season 22 - Episode 16 - Aired 6/3/2021

While Fin and Phoebe make wedding plans, Benson and Rollins try to help a homeless single mother who's being trafficked in exchange for safe housing.

Directors: Norberto Barba
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Post-Graduate Psychopath
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7.87
298 votes

#2 - Post-Graduate Psychopath

Season 22 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/20/2021

Rollins must revisit an old case when a child sent to juvenile detention is released after his 18th birthday.

Directors: Norberto Barba
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
The Long Arm of the Witness
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7.82
329 votes

#3 - The Long Arm of the Witness

Season 22 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/21/2021

Carisi takes on a powerful judge when he inexplicably dismisses the rape case of a university student.

Directors: Martha Mitchell
Watch Now:Apple TV
What Can Happen in the Dark
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7.77
299 votes

#4 - What Can Happen in the Dark

Season 22 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/27/2021

Garland asks Benson to investigate an unusual domestic violence case when his neighbor is found injured.

Directors: Jean de Segonzac
Watch Now:Apple TV
Return of the Prodigal Son (1)
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7.72
398 votes

#5 - Return of the Prodigal Son (1)

Season 22 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/1/2021

The squad rallies around Det. Stabler to find the suspect behind a threat to his family. [story continues on Law & Order: Organized Crime - What Happens in Puglia (2) S01E01]

Watch Now:Apple TV
Hunt, Trap, Rape, and Release
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7.70
331 votes

#6 - Hunt, Trap, Rape, and Release

Season 22 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2021

Benson teams up with Lt. Barek and the Bronx SVU to track down a serial rapist with victims in both boroughs.

Directors: Batan Silva
Watch Now:Apple TV
Sightless in a Savage Land
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7.69
360 votes

#7 - Sightless in a Savage Land

Season 22 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/7/2021

The squad spends New Year's Eve tracking down an Amber Alert, and Carisi faces off against Counselor Rafael Barba in an emotional courtroom battle.

Directors: Norberto Barba
Watch Now:Apple TV
Trick-Rolled at the Moulin (1)
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7.67
336 votes

#8 - Trick-Rolled at the Moulin (1)

Season 22 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/13/2021

The SVU search for three women suspected of drugging and robbing wealthy men. The case leads to personal connections for both Benson and Kat.

Directors: Batan Silva
Watch Now:Apple TV
Turn Me On, Take Me Private
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7.65
344 votes

#9 - Turn Me On, Take Me Private

Season 22 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/14/2021

The SVU investigates when a role-play session on a camming website turns violent after one user decides to meet his idol in person.

Watch Now:Apple TV
The Ballad of Dwight and Irena
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7.61
375 votes

#10 - The Ballad of Dwight and Irena

Season 22 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/19/2020

Rollins and Kat respond to a dangerous domestic violence call while Fin gives his deposition in the lawsuit against him.

Directors: Martha Mitchell
Watch Now:Apple TV
Welcome to the Pedo Motel
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7.60
327 votes

#11 - Welcome to the Pedo Motel

Season 22 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/8/2021

The SVU must contend with an angry neighborhood watch group when a girl goes missing near a building that houses several sex offenders.

Directors: Jean de Segonzac
Watch Now:Apple TV
In the Year We All Fell Down
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7.56
307 votes

#12 - In the Year We All Fell Down

Season 22 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/22/2021

Benson walks into a hostage situation at a neighborhood restaurant. Rollins tries to help her father after he's hospitalized.

Directors: Jean de Segonzac
Watch Now:Apple TV
Our Words Will Not Be Heard
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7.50
307 votes

#13 - Our Words Will Not Be Heard

Season 22 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/15/2021

A high-profile activist suspects her sister has been kidnapped by a hate group. Garland and Benson push for change with NYPD brass. Kat gets some good news.

Directors: Batan Silva
Watch Now:Apple TV
Remember Me in Quarantine
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7.47
364 votes

#14 - Remember Me in Quarantine

Season 22 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/3/2020

SVU questions a group of college roommates when one of them goes missing during COVID-19 lockdown.

Watch Now:Apple TV
The Only Way Out is Through
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7.45
328 votes

#15 - The Only Way Out is Through

Season 22 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/2021

Benson helps two sisters get closure from a harrowing childhood assault. Kat's cousin reaches out for help.

Directors: Martha Mitchell
Watch Now:Apple TV
Guardians and Gladiators
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7.34
405 votes

#16 - Guardians and Gladiators

Season 22 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/12/2020

When the squad tries to solve an assault in Central Park, they are hampered by their own blind spots and a community that is losing trust in the police.

Directors: Norberto Barba
Watch Now:Apple TV