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Overview
Tagline:
Where Risks are Taken morePlot:
This show introduces the Special Victims Unit, a new elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate sexually related crimes. full summaryAwards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 29 wins & 62 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(128 articles)
Reality Competition Hosts To Be Honoured At 2008 Emmys (From WENN. 17 July 2008, 9:03 AM, PDT)
Shows With No Actors Dominate Ratings (From Studio Briefing. 10 July 2008, 10:30 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Incredibly Solid Show moreUS TV Schedule:
| Sun. July 27 | 6:00 AM | USA | Control | #5.9 | |
| Sun. July 27 | 4:00 PM | USA | Stocks & Bondage | #1.9 | more |
Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 9 of 561)| Christopher Meloni | ... | Detective Elliot Stabler (203 episodes, 1999-2008) | |
| Mariska Hargitay | ... | Detective Olivia Benson (203 episodes, 1999-2008) | |
| Richard Belzer | ... | Detective John Munch / ... (203 episodes, 1999-2008) | |
| Dann Florek | ... | Captain Donald Cragen (203 episodes, 1999-2008) | |
| Steven Zirnkilton | ... | Opening Announcer (203 episodes, 1999-2008) | |
| Ice-T | ... | Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola / ... (181 episodes, 2000-2008) | |
| B.D. Wong | ... | Dr. George Huang (157 episodes, 2001-2008) | |
| Tamara Tunie | ... | Dr. Melinda Warner (129 episodes, 2000-2008) | |
| Diane Neal | ... | A.D.A. Casey Novak / ... (108 episodes, 2001-2008) |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Law & Order's Sex Crimes (USA) (working title)Law & Order: SVU (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)
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60 minCountry:
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USA:TV-14 | Australia:M (some episodes) | Hungary:18 | Singapore:NC-16 (season 2) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Singapore:PGMOVIEmeter: 
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Like its sister series "Law & Order" (1990), SVU episodes are often advertised as being "ripped from the headlines". Many people mistake this to mean that they are based on real events. In reality, the slogan is referring to the show's practice of coming up with stories that are partially inspired by recent headlines. However, only a fairly small portion of the episode will resemble the real incident or incidents that it is inspired by. There might be a few scenes that resemble a well known headline while the majority of the episode goes in a different direction or there could be one character that is based on a famous individual but the circumstances the person encounters are largely made up. moreQuotes:
Det. Elliot Stabler: [referring to a killer who dumped the body in a sewage treatment plant] They sure know their crap. moreSoundtrack:
I'm Not Driving Anymore moreFAQ
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I hear on tv that apparently America's favorite Law and Order is the original. I personally think this is the best one out of all of them. It tackles some pretty intersting sides of society and humanity within an hour. I've been watching it for awhile and fell in love with the cast. They all have that hard edge that comes from doing a job like their's. Marishka is great and Ice-T is amusing. The storylines are very interesting and groundbreaking. In my classes, I've heard about the Down-Low phenomenon amongst black males in the U.S. This is the first show, aside from Oprah, that dealt with this issue. I was amazed and pleased that they'll take on any topic within their framework. Their guest cast should be praised as well. They have a great casting director. I don't know about their history with Emmy nominations, but they should definitely be in the running. The show has a very easy going nature despite the hardness of the cast that works well and acted beautifully. It gives a real look at society's imperfections and discriminatory ideologies. Nobody on the show is perfect and even the lawyers manipulate the law beyond the usual scope people think they do. Instead, they are manipulating it to see justice done and not avoided. I would urge anyone to watch this show. Give it a look.