Transliterator APA TFAW.com SPR List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episodes Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the first-spin off of Law & Order, focuses on crimes of sexual nature. While the victim is often murdered, this is not always the case, and victims often play prominent roles in episodes. The series frequently uses stories that are "ripped from the headlines" or based on real crimes. Such episodes take a real crime and fictionalize it by changing the details.[1] The series premiered on NBC on September 20, 1999, and started its fifteenth season on September 25, 2013. Most episode titles of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit between seasons one and twelve are a single word or initialism. As of April 9, 2014[update], 339 original episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit have aired. Series overview[edit] Episodes[edit] Season 1 (1999–2000)[edit] Season 2 (2000–01)[edit] Season 3 (2001–02)[edit] Season 4 (2002–03)[edit] Season 5 (2003–04)[edit] Stephanie March (ADA Alexandra Cabot) leaves the cast after the episode "Loss". Season 6 (2004–05)[edit]
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 3) The third season of the television series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered Friday, September 28, 2001 and ended Friday, May 17, 2002 on NBC. It occupied the Friday 10:00 p.m. timeselot once again. In the aftermath of 9/11, several cast and crew members volunteered to help the rescue effort.[1] The main title voiceover by Steven Zirnkilton was also changed for the first few episodes to include the following dedication: "On September 11, 2001, New York City was ruthlessly and criminally attacked. While no tribute can ever heal the pain of that day, the producers of Law & Order dedicate this season to the victims and their families and to the firefighters and police officers who remind us every day with their lives and courage what it truly means to be an American". Syndicated airings of the episodes replaced this dialogue with the original title voiceover. With David J. John Ritter gave a powerful performance in his 2002 episode "Monogamy" before his death in 2003.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 2) The second season of the television series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered October 20, 2000 and ended May 11, 2001 on NBC. The show remained in its time slot, Friday nights at 10:00 p.m. Eastern / 9:00 p.m. Central. As Neal Baer's first year producing the show, the second season was accompanied by drastic changes in tone. Additionally, the series began to increase its focus on trial scenes with the addition of an Assistant District Attorney for sex crimes to the cast. First season cast members Christopher Meloni (Detective Elliot Stabler), Mariska Hargitay (Detective Olivia Benson), Richard Belzer (Detective John Munch) and Dann Florek (Captain Don Cragen) returned to the show for the second season. Hayden Panettiere portrayed Ashley Austin Black, a girl who adopted the habit of purposely injuring herself because it was the only way to make her parents notice her. In the second episode "Honor", Marshall Manesh played an Afghan diplomat and Anil Kumar played his son.
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