query: who plays carisi on law & order svu

pos: Peter Scanavino he puts his foot in his mouth a lot of times. But he's learning. He's picking it up. I think he’s a good detective, but he's got a lot to learn on how to... approach cases." Scanavino and his wife, Lisha Bai, welcomed their second child, a son, on January 8, 2016. Peter Scanavino Peter Scanavino (born February 29, 1980) is an American actor. He stars as NYPD Detective Dominick Carisi Jr. in the long-running NBC crime/legal drama series "". Since 2005, Scanavino has had dozens of minor roles in films and on television, most notably "Deception" (2008), "The Good

pos: Dominick Carisi Jr. star. However, he was promoted to the main cast in the fifth episode of the same season, "Pornstar's Requiem". Carisi is not the only character Scanavino has portrayed in the "Law & Order" franchise. In 2013, Scanavino guest-starred in "SVU"'s episode, "Monster's Legacy", as an attempted murderer, Johnny Dubcek. Prior to that, he had appeared in "", "" and "Law & Order" in various roles. Dominick Carisi Jr. Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr. is a fictional character on the NBC police procedural drama "", portrayed by Peter Scanavino. Carisi is a detective with the Manhattan SVU at the 16th Precinct of

pos: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 16) announced that "Chicago PD", "Chicago Fire", and also "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", could continue to have crossover episodes during the 2014–15 season. The episode entitled "Chicago Crossover" aired on November 12, 2014, as part of a crossover between "Chicago P.D.", "Chicago Fire", and "SVU". Additionally, the episode entitled "Daydream Believer", served as the second crossover with the three aforementioned shows. Peter Scanavino joined, originally in a recurring capacity, as Detective Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr., beginning with the season premiere episode "Girls Disappeared". Detective Carisi is "going to come in [to SVU] and shake things up...a guy who maybe

pos: Dominick Carisi Jr. Dominick Carisi Jr. Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr. is a fictional character on the NBC police procedural drama "", portrayed by Peter Scanavino. Carisi is a detective with the Manhattan SVU at the 16th Precinct of the New York Police Department. His badge number is 0188. Carisi, an Italian-American, is an inexperienced detective who transfers to the Manhattan Special Victims Unit as Detective Nick Amaro's (Danny Pino) temporary replacement when Amaro is reassigned to Queens. He began his law enforcement career as a patrol officer in the Bronx. After getting his detective's shield, he did some time in Vice and then

pos: Dominick Carisi Jr. as stolen two days prior. Carisi is injured, and Jules is killed. It is suspected that their car was hit by Jules' husband, Nick (Scott Porter). In May 2014 following the conclusion of the finale episode, SVU Executive Producer Warren Leight revealed that a new detective would temporarily replace Nick Amaro (Danny Pino) for the first three episodes of the sixteenth season. Peter Scanavino was approached to portray Detective Dominick Carisi, "a guy who has a little less polish...who maybe needs a little bit of refining". Initially, Scanavino was not a permanent addition to the cast, but rather a guest

pos: Chicago Crossover Andrew Llewellyn (the fire victim who had the child porn photos), and the officer guarding him were shot and killed. Benson comments that their suspect fled back to Chicago. "Chicago Crossover" was written by long-time "Law & Order" franchise writer (teleplay), "SVU" executive producer/show runner Warren Leight and "Law & Order: SVU" creator Dick Wolf, and was directed by Steve Shill. This episode marks the first episode to credit Dick Wolf as a writer since the 100th episode of "SVU", "Control", back in the . In this episode, Raúl Esparza (Assistant District Attorney Rafael Barba) and newcomer Peter Scanavino (Detective

pos: Olivia Benson 3's "Wrath", serial killer Eric Plummer (Justin Kirk) commits suicide by cop by attacking a child and forcing Benson to shoot him; and in Season 18's "Next Chapter", she shoots and kills rapist (and retired corrections officer) Tom Cole (Chris Bauer) during a hostage situation when Cole attacks her SVU colleague Detective Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr. (Peter Scanavino). Also, in Season 6's "Rage", she shoots and wounds serial killer Gordon Rickett (Matthew Modine) to prevent Stabler from killing him in cold blood. Hargitay has characterized Benson and Stabler's relationship as "very complicated". Her assessment is that: Baer agrees that a

pos: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 17) you like." Warren Leight told "TV Guide" that season seventeen's theme would focus on change and transitions whereas last season (the sixteenth) focused on family; "it should be a year where wherever everyone starts at the beginning of the [season] is not where they end." Leight added that more character development would be in store for Raúl Esparza's ADA Barba and Peter Scanavino's Det. Carisi, as well as Benson (Hargitay) being promoted to Lieutenant. Star Kelli Giddish (Detective Amanda Rollins), who welcomed her first child in October 2015, had her character immersed in a pregnancy storyline. In the premiere episode,

neg: Peter Scanavino starred in the independent romantic comedy ensemble "Mutual Friends", directed by Matthew Watts. In 2014, Scanavino joined "SVU" in its , this time as Dominick Carisi Jr., a new SVU detective. Initially in a recurring capacity, Scanavino was promoted to the main cast in the fifth episode of the same season. According to "SVU" Executive Producer Warren Leight, "(Detective Carisi) [comes] in [to SVU] and shake things up...a guy who maybe needs a little bit of refining." Scanavino noted that Carisi "[is] a total outsider. He's brusque and he doesn’t really get the nuances and he's not very experienced so

neg: Dominick Carisi Jr. revealed that Carisi has permanently joined the Manhattan SVU team. In the same episode, Carisi helps turn one suspect against another during the investigation of a porn star's rape, earning him praise from Benson. Throughout season 16, he mentions that he is going to night classes at Fordham University's law school. A running joke has Carisi annoying Assistant District Attorney Rafael Barba (Raúl Esparza) with unsolicited advice on how to prosecute cases. Barba eventually allows Carisi to shadow him for a trial, with Carisi helping Barba spot a key inconsistency in a witness' testimony. Some months later, Carisi reveals that

neg: Comic Perversion as her character Erin Lindsay. It was said, "Sophia Bush, who plays Det. Erin Lindsay on the new NBC drama, is traveling to New York this coming week to shoot a scene for Law & Order: SVU with star Mariska Hargitay." The Comic's Comic wrote about Silverman's casting, "Jonathan Silverman plays Josh Galloway, a stand-up comedian who makes a name for himself with rape jokes and a crime for himself in alleged rapes in tonight’s episode, “Comic Perversions.”" It was posted on Skyler Day's website "Skyler is bringing her character “Renee Clark” back to Law & Order: SVU on February

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 17) Rollins learns that she is pregnant, and tells Carisi and Benson of the news; however she also tells her co-workers that Amaro is not the father. In the fifth episode, "Community Policing", it is revealed that Lt. Declan Murphy (Donal Logue) is the father of Rollins' baby. She gives birth to a healthy baby girl after the events of the ninth episode, "Depravity Standard". On April 28, 2015, it was announced that "SVU" producers were planning a "transgender episode" for this season, "ripping from the headlines" Caitlyn Jenner's recent publicized transition. Warren Leight told "Variety", "The world keeps evolving, and

neg: Dominick Carisi Jr. did a few stints in the Special Victims Units for various boroughs before transferring to Manhattan SVU. He has never served in the military, despite what others may say. Carisi grew up in Staten Island ("off Arden [Avenue]") which is where his parents still reside. He is Roman Catholic, and wanted to be a priest when he was a child; two of his cousins are in the priesthood. His badge number is 0188. Carisi gets off to a rough start with his new colleagues in the premiere episode "Girls Disappeared", coming off as blunt and insensitive during his initial meeting

neg: Chicago Crossover Sonny Carisi) were absent. In May 2014, NBC President, Robert Greenblatt announced that "Chicago PD", "Chicago Fire", and also "SVU", could have another crossover episode, after "SVU" and "CPD" briefly crossed-over with "SVU's" fifteenth season's episode, "Comic Perversion" which guest starred Sophia Bush, who portrayed her "CPD" character, Detective Erin Lindsay; while Ice-T & Kelli Giddish briefly portrayed their characters respectively in the episode "Conventions" of "Chicago PD", two episodes which Leight and Olmstead wouldn't call a true 'crossover'. On September 29, creator Dick Wolf said of the crossover, "Warren Leight and Matt Olmstead are two of the best writers

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit simultaneously, two episodes after the original airing in the US. In Venezuela, the cable network "Fox Life" airs Law & Order: SVU starting from season 1 every Monday to Friday at 9:05pm. "Law & Order: SVU" is broadcast at 9.30 pm on Tuesdays on TV3 in New Zealand. Series 18 premiered on 11 April 2017. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (often abbreviated to Law & Order: SVU or just SVU) is an American police procedural, legal, crime drama television series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced. In the

neg: Connie Rubirosa her the fifth-longest serving ADA in the "Law & Order" franchise history, surpassed by Rafael Barba ("SVU"), Alexandra Cabot ("SVU"), Ron Carver ("CI"), and Casey Novak ("SVU"). Connie Rubirosa Consuelo "Connie" Rubirosa is a fictional character, portrayed by Alana de la Garza, who joined the cast of long-running NBC drama series "Law & Order" during the 17th-season premiere episode "Fame". She is the only second-chair assistant district attorney of "Law & Order" to have appeared in four complete seasons. She later appeared on "" as a series regular until the show's cancellation in May 2011. In January 2014, she appeared

neg: Alexandra Cabot reappearance on "SVU", Cabot returns to New York and resumes her work in the district attorney's office as the homicide bureau chief (replacing Tracey Kibre from "") in the "Law & Order" spinoff "Conviction". She plays a tough but understanding supervisor to a young group of ADAs. Her attitude and personality in this role were much different from those of the young ADA who prosecuted cases in "SVU". Cabot's departure from witness protection and return to New York as a bureau chief was not explained during the show's airing, as she was a last-minute addition to the cast and most

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on Syfy in 2006. In Australia, "Law & Order: SVU" airs on Network Ten and Australia's cable channel Universal Channel (formerly aired on TV1 which ceased to broadcast in December 2013). In the UK "Law & Order: SVU" originally aired on the Hallmark Channel (which in 2012 became the Universal Channel) with a terrestrial TV airing on Channel 5 in 2016 which then switched to Five USA. The UK is two and half weeks behind the US. In Brazil and rest of Latin America, "Law & Order: SVU" also airs on Universal Channel, with weekdays episodes from past seasons and

neg: Especially Heinous: 272 Views of Law & Order SVU Especially Heinous: 272 Views of Law & Order SVU Especially Heinous: 272 Views of Law & Order SVU is a 2013 weird fiction novella by Carmen Maria Machado, told in the form of 272 capsule synopses for the first 12 seasons of the police procedural, "". It was first published in "The American Reader", in May 2013. As Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson investigate standard cases of horrific depravity and cruelty, they gradually find themselves enmeshed in a mysterious situation involving alien abductions, ghosts with bells for eyes, and—perhaps most disturbingly—the appearance of Abler and Henson, two doppelgängers who are

neg: Cold (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) "superb actor." Wolf said, "He did a terrific job this season on 'SVU', and I look forward to working with him again in the near future." Beach joined "Law & Order: SVU" on the heels of his starring role in Dick Wolf's Emmy-winning HBO film "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee", which earned the actor a Golden Globe nomination. "I very much enjoyed my year on "Law & Order: SVU"," Beach said. "Now I'm looking forward to new adventures." Beach also guest-starred in two episodes as Detective Lake, "" and "", prior to fully joining the cast. For , Dick

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (often abbreviated to Law & Order: SVU or just SVU) is an American police procedural, legal, crime drama television series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced. In the style of the original "Law & Order", episodes are often "ripped from the headlines" or loosely based on real crimes that have received media attention. Created by Dick Wolf, the series premiered on NBC on September 20, 1999, as the second series in Wolf's successful "Law & Order" franchise. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit spinoff, "", until it was pulled from the network in January 2011 to be retooled. "SVU" moved back to 10:00 p.m. on January 12, 2011, until the end of the 13th season. With season 14, "SVU" moved back to 9:00 p.m. after a two-hour season premiere event on September 26, 2012. Beginning with Season 20, SVU will air on Thursday nights at 10 PM, after NBC decided to devote their entire Wednesday primetime lineup to the Chicago Med, PD, and Fire trilogy. This will mark the first time ever that Law & Order SVU has held this timeslot on Thursday

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 19) of "SVU" ("Something Happened"). Walters played the rape victim, Laurel Linwood, who knows she was raped but can't remember what happened. Going played Laurel's sister, Leah, who is brought in to help fill in the blanks. On September 20, 2017, it was announced Sam Waterston would guest star in an upcoming episode of "SVU" as his "Law & Order" character, Jack McCoy. Waterston was re-united with show runner/EP Michael S. Chernuchin, who also held the same position at the time Waterston joined the original series in 1994; Chernuchin is credited as the creator of the McCoy character. This also marked

neg: Especially Heinous: 272 Views of Law & Order SVU living Stabler and Benson's lives better than Stabler and Benson are. "The Huffington Post" included it on a list of "the 10 Best Short Stories You've Never Read", describing it as "funny, disturbing, canny, and inventive", and "engaging, strange, and wholly original." At "National Public Radio", K. Tempest Bradford compared it to "Lovecraft meets Dick Wolf", stating that it is her "favorite" of Machado's work, while "Strange Horizons" called it a "highlight of the year". Especially Heinous: 272 Views of Law & Order SVU Especially Heinous: 272 Views of Law & Order SVU is a 2013 weird fiction novella by

neg: Peter Stone (Chicago and Law & Order character) Stone being dropped. Philip Winchester was first announced to be starring in "Chicago Law" (later renamed "Chicago Justice") on February 19, 2016. It was later reported that Winchester would first appear in a backdoor pilot episode embedded in "Chicago P.D." Winchester continued to guest star in "P.D." and made also a appearance in "Chicago Med". Following the cancellation of "Justice", it was announced that Winchester would move to "Law & Order: SVU" in a starring capacity. Winchester replaced Raúl Esparza on "SVU" who departed the series in Winchester's debut episode. Peter Jankowski, COO and President of Wolf Films, stated "When

neg: Cold (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) which ultimately leads to his arrest, leaving Novak and the SVU detectives in shock. "Cold" was written by Judith McCreary and directed by David Platt. In April 2008, it was first announced that Diane Neal who portrayed Assistant District Attorney Casey Novak since the would abruptly depart the cast. An "SVU" spokesperson confirmed the actress' departure to "TV Guide", saying, "Diane spent five years on SVU and was a tremendous addition to the SVU team. She is looking forward to new opportunities and she will be missed." But as soon as it was announced Neal had departed the cast, it

neg: BD Wong Orphan of Zhao" was a co-production with La Jolla Playhouse. Wong announced his departure from the cast of "Law & Order: SVU" in July 2011, to join another NBC police drama, "Awake", in which he portrayed Dr. Johnathan Lee, a confrontational therapist of an LAPD detective (portrayed by Jason Isaacs) who lived in two realities. Wong guest starred in a episode of "Law & Order: SVU" titled "Father Dearest" (which aired May 2, 2012). In 2015, he was named Artist-in-Residence at La Jolla Playhouse. Wong guest starred on a "" Episode 1.13 titled "The Walking Dead" (which aired February 3,

neg: Rafael Barba Esparza is "most familiar to TV viewers as Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Rafael Barba on 'Law & Order: SVU.'" According to Esparza, Barba's "flashy, high-fashion suits ... and snappy suspenders" are popular online, with Kate Stanhope of "TV Guide" adding that the character's "designer duds have been a hit with fans". Esparza has been credited in 115 episodes of "SVU" (appearing in 85) as Barba, making him the 2nd longest serving ADA in the "Law & Order" franchise history after Jack McCoy. Rafael Barba Rafael Barba is a fictional character portrayed by Raúl Esparza, who joined the cast of the

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 14) have remembered." In September, Leight said in an interview with "TV Guide" that this season's theme would revolve around "everybody having secrets". On September 17, 2012, both Mariska Hargitay and Danny Pino tweeted that filming on "SVU" episode 300 started. Mariska tweeted "Can't believe we started filming our 300 episode today! #svu" and Pino tweeted with, "Congrats on 300 SVU's. Proud 2 contribute 28 to the tally. #quality&quantity". Production on season 14 of "Law & Order: SVU" (along with other New York City based TV series) was halted by NBC starting October 29, 2012 in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit marathon blocks. With the season eleven premiere on September 23, 2009, the series vacated its Tuesday 10 p.m. ET slot because NBC began a prime-time weeknight Jay Leno series. The new time slot became Wednesday nights at 9:00 p.m. ET on NBC, with CTV still airing "SVU" on Tuesdays at 10:00 in Canada. After the 2010 Winter Olympics on March 3, 2010, the time slot for "SVU" changed again to Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET, where it stayed until the twelfth season. In the 12th season, "SVU" moved back to 9:00 p.m. to lead in the newest "Law & Order"

neg: Alexandra Cabot Alexandra Cabot Alexandra "Alex" Cabot is a fictional character within the "Law & Order" universe portrayed by Stephanie March. She is a primary character in "" and "Conviction". Cabot first appears in the "SVU" episode "Wrong Is Right", when she is hired to work with SVU as their permanent assistant district attorney (ADA) overseeing the legality of its arrests, following a rotating mix of ADAs, among them Abbie Carmichael (Angie Harmon) of the original "Law & Order". She is a graduate of Harvard Law School, and has an "uncle Bill" who is a federal judge. While Cabot has great compassion

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 15) co-worker, Baltimore Detective Meldrick Lewis (Clark Johnson). Kirk Acevedo appeared as Eddie Garcia in "October Surprise", a childhood friend of ADA Rafael Barba (Raúl Esparza). Originally, Acevedo played District Attorney investigator Hector Salazar in the short-lived "Law & Order" spin-off, "". He had made an appearance on "SVU" in the "TBJ"-"SVU" crossover episode "Night". Tony Award winner Billy Porter guest starred in "Dissonant Voices" as singing coach and television personality Jackie Walker, who was accused of sexual abuse by his students. "The X Factor" season 2 contestant Carly Rose Sonenclar portrayed Grace Belsey in this episode. Ashanti, Clay Aiken and

neg: Behave (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) a portion of this episode, late August 2010 in Los Angeles with "" star, Skeet Ulrich. Hargitay was attending the Primetime Emmy Awards, in which she was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. This episode was the first time "Law & Order: SVU" had shot an episode on the West Coast. "Behave" is inspired by rape survivor and advocate Helena Lazaro, who spoke at a fundraiser for Hargitay's Joyful Heart Foundation; several years earlier, she submitted to an exam for a rape evidence collection kit that was ignored by police. "I'm so honored that the "SVU" writers

neg: Body Count (album) the song appears on Body Count's 2005 release "Live in L.A." According to Ernie C, the controversy over the song "still lingers for us, even now. I'll try to book clubs and the guy I'm talking to will mention it and I'll think to myself 'Man, that was 17 years ago.' But I meet a lot of bands who ask me about it, too, and I'm real respected by other artists for it. But it's a love/hate thing. Ice gets it too, even though he plays a cop on TV now on "Law & Order SVU"." In Australia, the track

neg: Franco Nero In 2011 he appeared as a guest star on the season 13 premiere episode of Law and Order SVU. His character, although Italian, was based on Dominique Strauss-Kahn. In the same year, he received a star on the Italian Walk of Fame in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2012, Nero made a cameo appearance in the film "Django Unchained" in one scene alongside Jamie Foxx, who stars as Django Freeman in the film. In the scene Nero plays the original Django, an Italian Mandingo Fighter manager. Nero's Django then questions Foxx's Django about how his name is spelled, and asks him

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 7) of serial rapes." Keri Lynn Pratt guest starred in the episode "Rockabye" as a teenage mother who self-aborts. In a 2012 interview, shortly after he departed as the "SVU" showrunner, Neal Baer recalled "I just loved doing shows on SVU that raised these really tough trenchant issues. Could we still do those? SVU is still on. Could we still do a show about a teen access to abortion? I'm not sure." In the eleventh episode "Alien", Raquel Castro played the child of a lesbian couple named Emma. When one of her mothers dies, she lies about being sexually abused as

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 19) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 19) The nineteenth season of "" premiered on September 27, 2017 and finished on May 23, 2018 with a two-part season finale. Michael S. Chernuchin, who had previously worked on "Law & Order", "", and "Chicago Justice" took over from Rick Eid as showrunner. This is also the first season since in 2010–2011 where another "Law & Order" series—"Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders"—aired alongside "SVU" on NBC. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" was renewed for a 19th season on May 12, 2017. Chernuchin took over from Eid as showrunner

neg: Peter Stone (Chicago and Law & Order character) a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, which fact is later confirmed in "Law & Order: SVU", when he reveals that his baseball career ended when he tore his UCL. The character later went on to make further guest appearances in "Chicago P.D.". Stone also played a major role in a three-part crossover among "Chicago Fire", "P.D.", and "Justice". Following the cancellation of "Chicago Justice", the character went on to reprise his role as a guest star in "Chicago Med". In his first appearance on "Law & Order: SVU", Stone attends his father's funeral. He is later appointed by District Attorney

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 7) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 7) The seventh season of the television series, "" premiered September 20, 2005 and ended May 16, 2006 on NBC. It aired on Tuesday nights at 10pm/9c. Critically the show's most successful season, both lead actors received nominations at the 2006 Emmy Awards with a win by Mariska Hargitay. Repeating a pattern established by other "SVU" seasons, the Season 7 premiere was filmed before the airing of the Season 6 finale. Long-time "SVU" co-executive producers, , , and departed the series at the end of Season 7. Additionally, long-time "Law & Order" franchise

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 14) Frame" saw a series high in overall viewership in with 8.42 million total viewers. As of December 6, 2012, "SVU" averaged a 1.7 18-49 rating in Live+same day that Fall, airing with virtually no lead-in (NBC’s struggling Wednesday comedy block), "SVU" had improved its challenging Wednesday 9 PM slot by 55% in adults 18-49 year-to-year but the network aired the now-defunct "Harry's Law" in the hour last fall. In Live+7, "SVU" averaged a 2.6/7 in 18-49 and 8.6 million viewers this season up to that point. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 14) The fourteenth season of "" debuted

neg: Above Suspicion (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) a movie, a three-act movie." Including the guest stars from the finale, "Rhodium Nights", Paget Brewster was first cast in the season premiere openers as , who is the prosecutor on the murder case against Cragen. Brewster hires the SVU squad's interim captain, , portrayed by Adam Baldwin. Sue Simmons plays herself in this episode. Leight said, "It’s a big scandal within the world we’ve created, there’s a dead hooker in the captain’s bed, and we go to a newscaster to help us understand the story," said show runner/executive producer Warren Leight, "Sue opens the episode doing a news standup

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 15) John Munch) would depart the main cast in the fifth episode, "Wonderland Story." The storyline showed Munch retiring from the Special Victims Unit after 15 years in order to move onto becoming a Special District Attorney Investigator, which allowed the character to make future recurring appearances on the series. Belzer, one of the series' original cast members, collectively portrayed Munch for 20 years as a regular on "" (1993–99) and later "SVU", in conjunction with guest appearances in other "Law & Order" universe shows. On December 10, 2013, it was announced that Dann Florek (Captain Donald Cragen) would depart "SVU"

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 1) season's penultimate episode, "Nocturne," Kent Broadhurst played Lawrence Holt, a piano teacher who molests his students. Wilson Jermaine Heredia played Evan, Holt's student and victim, who knows more about Holt's crimes than he lets on. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 1) , an American police procedural television series, premiered on September 20, 1999 on NBC. Created by Dick Wolf, it is the first spin-off of "Law & Order" and follows the detectives of a fictionalized version of the New York City Police Department's Special Victims Unit, which investigates sexually based offenses. "SVU" originally aired on Monday

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 14) ADA Barba (Raúl Esparza). However, while James arrests an SVU rape victim for the crime, Barba and the SVU team like a different suspect for the murder. The trials start simultaneously and both prosecutors must fight for a conviction before the other can destroy their case. In "Beautiful Frame", Yvonne Zima portrayed a rape victim in an SVU case who is arrested for the murder of her ex-boyfriend. Suffolk County DA Pam James (Kaczmarek) lands the case and swiftly brings charges against the young woman. Detective Benson questions the circumstances of the arrest and gathers enough evidence for ADA Barba

neg: Father Dearest (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) D. Wong returns for this episode, portraying his character Dr. George Huang, who helps the SVU detectives find out who is raping young girls who have a common biological father, an unknown sperm donor. Wong was officially cast to the series in and stayed until the end of Season 12, his last on-screen appearances in the episode "". Wong left "SVU" to star in another NBC series, "Awake", where he also portrays a psychiatrist. Behind the scenes, B. D. Wong shared his character's fascination with the macabre subject matter in this episode: When "TV Guide" announced that James Van Der

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 2) fifteen, "Countdown," Andrea Bowen played a key witness who helps the SVU track a serial killer. In the episode "Runaway", Kelly Karbacz played a teenage girl who goes missing. Sean Nelson guest-starred as an informant who helps the SVU search for her. About "Runaway" showrunner Neal Baer said, "That's the only episode ever broadcast just once on the network — because it was stinky." However, the producers still decided to showcase a scene from the episode in the Season 1 DVD extras to help analyze Cragen's character. In the eighteenth episode, "Manhunt", noted for exploring the partnership between Detectives Munch

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 14) saving. Meara played Jeannie's mother, Irene, who worries for her daughter's health and safety. The duo joined previously announced guest star Jason Gedrick in the episode. Denis O'Hare guest starred in "Presumed Guilty" as Father Shea, a priest who is pulled from his car and brutally beaten. O'Hare played Father Shea in the "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" episode "" under showrunner/executive producer Warren Leight in 2008. This marks O'Hare's second stint on "SVU", following an appearance in 2000. He guest-starred on the original "Law & Order" four times, most recently in 2003 also playing a priest, Father Hogan. Erik

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 14) Show runner/executive producer Warren Leight tweeted on October 30, "SVU cast and crew seem to be safe. Our stages, and many of us, in the dark. Our thoughts and prayers to all suffering in Sandy's wake". Ice-T tweeted on November 1, 2012, "SANDY Update: SVU production shut down all week. No power on set." "Law & Order: SVU's" home studio on Chelsea Piers had water damage and a loss of electrical power; according to a note on the complex's website, "The city has not issued any location permits this week, so probably the earliest we'll be able to shoot is

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 1) the term "mothership" to distinguish the original from its spin-offs. This phrase has become popular with fans of the franchise. Unlike the original "Law & Order", filming for "SVU" began in North Bergen, New Jersey since there was not enough real estate available to get a studio in Manhattan. The production staff were still told to think of the area as being Manhattan. As with "Law & Order", writers for the series primarily worked in Los Angeles. However, "SVU" featured more female writers with the series aiming to bring a "strong woman's perspective" to the screen. Writer Dawn DeNoon has

neg: Hudson University on Law and Order: SVU". SVU often references crimes among students occurring at Hudson University. In episode 2 of season 1, Hudson University is mentioned at a bar by a graduate student who claims to be teaching there. Unlike on most shows, it is said to be located not in New York but in Williamsburg, Virginia, and is loosely based on the College of William & Mary. (The SEAL Team members on the show, like those in real life, live and work in nearby Virginia Beach when not on missions.) In season 3 episode 5 uranium is stolen from a

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit three-year deal with Sony Pictures Television, that will allow him to work on "SVU" one more season, its seventeenth. Leight joined the show in . It was announced on March 10, 2016 that original "Law & Order" veteran producer Rick Eid would take Leight's place as showrunner starting in season 18. Creator Dick Wolf commented to "The Hollywood Reporter", "I'm extremely pleased that Rick had decided to rejoin the family and hope that he will be here for years to come." During post-production of season 18, following the announcement that "SVU" was renewed for a nineteenth season, it was revealed

neg: Behave (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) by long-time "Law & Order: SVU" writer, and was directed by Helen Shaver. It was inspired by the backlog of rape kits across the United States and the story of California rape victim, Helena Lazaro, whose evidence went unprocessed for years. Skeet Ulrich made a special guest appearance in this episode as his "" character, , who was on Vicki's rape case when she lived in Los Angeles. "Law & Order: Los Angeles" originally premiered on NBC directly after this episode. "Behave" was given generally positive reviews from critics, especially Hewitt's portrayal of Vicki Sayers, and according to the Nielsen

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 16) in the same episode as Don Cragen. Cragen, previously a main character, who served as Captain of SVU from 1999 until the fifteenth season, assists Benson in re-opening the case and gathering evidence. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 16) The sixteenth season of "" debuted on Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at 9pm/8c (Eastern), and concluded on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, on NBC. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" was renewed for a sixteenth season on May 7, 2014, by NBC. and premiered on September 24, 2014. Production on the season commenced on May 22, with the

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 16) Rifkin returns to "SVU" portraying defense attorney Marvin Exley in an episode which aired in October, "Producer’s Backend". Exley represents Tensley (portrayed by Stevie Lynn Jones), a young Hollywood celebrity in conflict with the law. Brian d'Arcy James stars as the top-level producer who gave Tensley a score. Dana Wheeler-Nicholson also guest stars as Tensley's mother. Delaney Williams returns to "SVU" as Counselor John Buchanan in the episode, "Pornstar's Requiem". Buchanan represents a student accused of raping a pornstar. Buchanan may have a difficult case but there are certain elements that play in his and his clients favor. He makes

neg: Justice Denied (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) and ensure no one is wrongfully imprisoned. Cragen says the Conviction Integrity Unit will start with the SVU and Haden is the attorney in charge. Benson and Haden meet for drinks and decide to end their relationship in order to protect the integrity of the SVU and avoid a conflict of interest. "Justice Denied" was written by (teleplay and story) and showrunner/executive producer, Warren Leight (story), and directed by Michael Slovis. This episode was the final episode of the thirteenth season for both recurring guest stars Andre Braugher and Harry Connick, Jr., who portrayed defense attorney Bayard Ellis and Executive

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 9) with the abortion debate. A 2008 article for Newsday that criticized American media for avoiding any mention of abortion called "Law & Order: SVU" the "one exception... willing to take such risks." This season of "SVU" also coincided with the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike for which Neal Baer served on the negotiating committee. With all of the writing staff participating in the strike, episodes stopped airing for nearly three whole months after the January 22, 2008 episode "Inconceivable". With Geoffrey Erb having left during the , George Pattison became the show's director of photography. When discussing the visuals

neg: Chester Lake (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) Beach's fellow cast members, Richard Belzer and Ice-T. It was decided at the end of the to write Lake out of the series in an effort to bring the focus of the show back to the core cast. Neal Baer said the departure was mutual and amicable, and Beach said that he enjoyed his year on "SVU" but was looking forward to "new adventures." Reaction to Lake was negative. Susan Green and Randee Dawn, writers of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: The Unofficial Companion", felt that Lake was never fully accepted by "SVU" viewers. They felt his presence seemed

neg: Revenge (season 1) and 18–49 age demographics ahead of "CSI" and "Law & Order: SVU". After a nearly two-month hiatus since February 29, 2012, "Revenge" returned on April 18, 2012 at No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings and won its timeslot against every other television network with a first-place finish among Total Viewers, Adults 18–49 and Adults 25–54. "Revenge" won over an original episode of NBC's "Law & Order: SVU" in Total Viewers (+33%), Adults 18–49 (+53%) and Adults 25–54 (+45%) and generated big year-to-year time-period gains in Total Viewers (+81%), Adults 18–49 (+35%) and Adults 25–54 (+38%), rising over first-run programming on

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 8) to the use of a name that was similar to her own and called for a boycott of "SVU" based on this. With the sixth episode "Infiltrated", Vincent Spano began playing FBI Agent Dean Porter, the case agent for Detective Benson's undercover work. The character would go on to cross paths with SVU detectives again in later episodes. In the seventh episode "Underbelly", Diane Neal had a scene with her husband Marcus Fitzgerald who played an ADA. In the eighth episode "Cage", Margo Martindale played Rita Gabler, a foster parent whose methods have a devastating effect on a young girl.

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 5) Weary. Matt Loguercio, who played a teacher in the episode wrote at length about how he had been auditioning for all three "Law & Order" when he got the call to appear. He stayed up to date on auditions by taking a classes taught by Jonathan Strauss and Jennifer Jones. Jones was the Assistant Casting Director for "SVU" at the time and Strauss became the Casting Director after Julie Tucker departed. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 5) The fifth season of the television series, "" premiered September 23, 2003, and ended May 18, 2004, on NBC.

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 14) help us understand the story," said show runner/executive producer Warren Leight, "Sue opens the episode doing a news standup from outside 1 Police Plaza. We’ll bring her back for the second episode of the two-parter." Roger Bart, Anna Chlumsky and Raúl Esparza guest starred in the episode "Twenty-Five Acts." Chlumsky plays the author of a best-selling erotic novel, who accuses a high-profile talk show host (Roger Bart) of a brutal rape. However, the SVU squad gets suspicious when they discover her account of the rape mimics the chapters in her book. The squad, along with the DA's office (Raúl Esparza

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 4) character's mind." The decorated actress Pam Grier appeared in the fifth episode "Disappearing Acts". She appeared again in the fifteenth episode "Pandora" and was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her time on "SVU". The episode "Angels" guest starred Pablo Santos as Ernesto Diaz, a Guatemalan boy who endured years of living as a sex slave. Of the previous "SVU" episodes focusing on child molestation, most of them were careful not to expose the child actors to the actual content of the sex crimes. However, Santos discussed several details in his

neg: Mariska Hargitay in only the first 13 episodes. However, NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt later clarified that she would be in every episode of the season. As of August 2012, Hargitay was earning approximately $400,000–$500,000 per episode. Hargitay speaks five languages: English, French, Hungarian, Spanish, and Italian. On August 28, 2004, in Santa Barbara, California, Hargitay married Peter Hermann, an actor whom she met on the set of "Law & Order: SVU", on which he plays the recurring role of Defense Attorney Trevor Langan. On June 28, 2006, Hargitay gave birth to their son, August Miklos Friedrich Hermann, by an emergency caesarean section.

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 6) "Charisma" was dedicated to her memory. Towards the end of the season, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" crossed over with the third "Law & Order" spin-off, "" with two episodes: "Night" in "SVU" and "Day" in "TBJ". In the episode Casey Novak is beaten unconscious by an Islamic fundamentalist. In an interview for USA Network, Diane Neal, who did her own stunts, revealed that she indeed passed out due to an error in how they acted out the scene. In an interview about Season 6, Mariska Hargitay mentioned that filming of the night time scenes took place on Tuesday

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 1) Family members of both lead detectives appeared in the opening episode. Kathy Stabler, Elliot Stabler's wife, was played by Isabel Gillies. Gillies continued to play Kathy Stabler over the course of the next 11 years either as a guest star or a recurring actress. She recalled that she was in the middle of buying a wedding dress when she got the call to be on "SVU". Elizabeth Ashley was cast to play Serena Benson, Olivia's mother. Serena Benson did not appear in "SVU" again but was mentioned several times. Her character's history of being a rape victim who never got

neg: Acceptable Loss (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) Mikey (Joey Oglesby) saying she could "work it off". Tutuola and Amaro go to Cragen to get a warrant to bust them, but Cragen comes to the scene with Lieutenant Alexandra Eames (Kathryn Erbe) who transferred out of the Major Case Squad and is on loan to a joint City/Federal Homeland Security Task Force, Eames taking the SVU off the case, citing they had stumbled upon a terrorism case. Eames tells the SVU detectives she understands their frustration, but Eames explains the Pappases came into the country with fake visas, as well as their victim Pilar (Jamila Velazquez), and they

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 14) the same day, the Joyful Heart Foundation released a statement apologizing to the viewers who feel betrayed. While the executives of the JHF reiterated that they have no say over the production of "SVU" episodes, they indicated that "We were not aware of this casting choice and we have formally expressed our concerns to the executives and producers at SVU." Despite being the foundation's president, the personal opinion of Mariska Hargitay, whose contract with NBC contains a publicity clause, was not mentioned. Warren Leight began responding to the controversy on January 12, 2013, by writing a seven-part tweet "We understand

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 14) Harden returned as in "Secrets Exhumed," (aired February 6, 2013). Agent Lewis partners with the SVU when she suspects a rape-murder case is connected to several cases across the country. This marked Harden's fourth episode on "SVU". Harold Perrineau guest starred in the same episode as career criminal Brian Traymor, Jay Karnes also guest stars. The band Jane's Addiction's Dave Navarro guest starred in the episode "Funny Valentine" as a sound engineer (instead of a musician), named Ferrari who is a part of the entourage for one of hip-hop's rising stars. Ferrari witnesses a crime, but refuses to rat out

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 14) 2012, showrunner/EP Warren Leight tweeted that along with Gould and Grodin; Buck Henry, Frank Wood, Robert Sella, Anthony Rapp, and Elizabeth Marvel would also be guest starring in "Lessons Learned". Patricia Arquette and Anne Meara guest starred as daughter and mother in the "SVU" episode "Dreams Deferred". The episode revolved around an armed and dangerous man who goes on a killing spree with Arquette's Jeannie - a prostitute with whom he has a long-standing relationship - representing the last person he calls. When Jeannie goes missing, the SVU is tasked with convincing their NYPD cohorts that her life is worth

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 11) starred in the first episode as a police officer named Nate Kendall, who saves a rape victim in the beginning of the episode and helps SVU solve the case. In the second episode Eric McCormack played the CEO of a "sugar daddy" dating website named Vance Shepard. Scott Foley played a real-estate developer with severe alcoholism in the fourth episode "Hammered". He said that the interesting role attracted him to the show with: "the character was fully developed with addictions and problems both personally and professionally. Plus... it's "SVU", come on!" His character is suspected of murdering an abortion doctor.

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 6) is prompted by an overprotective mother played by Dana Delany. "SVU" writers had been asking Delany to do a show for years and wrote the part with her in mind. According to Delany, "It deals with First Amendment rights and a Howard Stern type character. I think it presents both sides of the argument well." Kyle MacLachlan starred in the episode "Conscience" as a grieving father who notices an opportunity to eliminate a sociopath. MacLachlan later pointed out "I took matters into my own hands and actually got away with it which was one of the few times on SVU

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 13) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 13) The thirteenth season of "" debuted on NBC on September 21, 2011, and concluded on May 23, 2012. With "" and "" having ended in July 2011 and June 2011 respectively, this season of "Law & Order: SVU" was the first to be broadcast without any other running U.S. "Law & Order" series, a position the series has held until the nineteenth season, when "Law & Order True Crime" premiered. Season 13 dealt with the departure of Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) from the Special Victims Unit after . Additionally, Warren Leight,

neg: Behave (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) 10.63 million households with a 3.2 rating / 10% share in the key demographic. "SVU" that night was beat out by a new episode of: "Criminal Minds" on CBS which was viewed by an estimated 14.56 million households with a 3.6 rating / 10% share and in the first half-hour, by the ABC comedy, "Modern Family", which was viewed by an estimated 11.91 million homes and had a 4.6 rating / 13% share. In the last half-hour, "SVU" beat the ABC comedy, "Cougar Town" which was only viewed by 6.96 million homes, but it tied with "SVU" in the 18-49

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 13) Down", in which he played Jake Stanton, a former all-star quarterback caught up in a sting operation with an underage prostitute. Stanton is represented by famed defense attorney Bayard Ellis (Andre Braugher). Beth Chamberlin guest starred as Georgia Stanton, the wife of Treat Williams' Jake Stanton. Real-life football pros Jerry Rice and Warren Sapp also made special appearances. Kevin Pollak guest starred in the episode "Theatre Tricks", playing a judge who finds himself on the wrong side of the law. Pollak tweeted on December 2, 2011; "Big ass props to the crew and cast of "Law & Order: SVU" for

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 17) and "Chicago" franchise creator Dick Wolf announced that there would be a four-show crossover between "SVU" and the three "Chicago" shows ("Fire", "P.D.", and "Med") as well as announcing a desire by him and other producers for the revival of the original "Law & Order" series. However, in December 2015, "Chicago P.D." showrunner Matt Olmstead revealed that there were no plans for a four-show crossover and that it would only be done if the producers found the right way to do it. Instead, a two-show crossover between "SVU" and "P.D." aired in February 2016. It was announced in May 2015,

neg: Nancy Grace unfortunately been fooled by the usual fraudulent techniques of cold reading and hot reading used by "grief vampires" like Henry to convince people that they have paranormal powers. The "Law & Order" programs often base their fictional stories on real-life events and have featured stories based on Grace on several occasions. In the episode "Haystack" of "Law & Order: SVU", an overzealous reporter named Cindy Marino (played by Kali Rocha) causes the mother of a kidnapped son to commit suicide. On "," Grace has also been compared to a character named Faith Yancy (Geneva Carr) who hosts a similar talk

neg: Law & Order (franchise) usually as different (sometimes very different) characters. This is because filming occurs in the New York City area and thus draws from the same pool of actors. Some prominent examples of the same actor playing different roles in different episodes are: Also due to the New York filming, a number of actors appearing in " Law & Order" shows have had regular or recurring roles on soaps. Most notable is Tamara Tunie, who simultaneously played both medical examiner Melinda Warner on "SVU" as well as (until 2007) District Attorney Jessica Griffin on "As the World Turns". Likewise, New York theater

neg: Justice Denied (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) producer Warren Leight (story), and directed by freshman "Law & Order: SVU" director Michael Slovis. This episode is notable for ending the season thirteen story arcs for characters and , who were portrayed by Harry Connick, Jr. and Andre Braugher respectively; this episode also ending Detective Benson's relationship with EADA Haden who is promoted at the end of the episode. "Justice Denied" earned generally positive reviews, critics praising the break-up scene between Benson and Haden and Benson accepting Amaro as "a good partner"; the break-up scene made number 21 out of 25 on "TV Guide's" 2012 Best TV Episodes. According

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 11) press release for the episode to appear as his "Law & Order" character Jack McCoy, he was only mentioned. Though on April 28 he made an appearance when Sharon Stone's character Jo Marlowe "makes a major faux pas". This marked the first time Waterston appeared in the SVU squad room. Diora Baird portrayed a rape victim whose assault was witnessed by an illegal immigrant, who was reluctant to testify who herself was a victim of unspeakable war crimes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo she was portrayed by Saidah Arrika Ekulona, in the episode "Witness". Jill Scott, Lisa Arrindell

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 7) guest starred as a young mother who has abandoned at least two babies in order to cover up incest. This was one of the more memorable roles for the actress according to a 2011 interview in which she said "When I did "Law & Order: SVU", Mariska Hargitay was particularly good to me and I actually enjoyed diving into a dark place for that character." The sixteenth episode "Gone" showed three teenage boys on trial for the murder of a teenage girl whose body was never found. Susan Saint James guest starred as their attorney, marking her first television role

neg: Law & Order: Criminal Intent I've learned to never say never but most execs are looking for something new. We truly appreciate our loyal fans! Thank you." In August 2012, it was announced that Kathryn Erbe would be playing her character Alexandra Eames again in "'s" . Detective Eames transferred out of Major Case, and is now working for a joint City/Federal Homeland Security Task Force, and crosses paths with the SVU squad when their investigation of a sex trafficking ring uncovers a connection to terrorists. Erbe will likely guest star in more "SVU" episodes later in the fourteenth season. Warren Leight, who now is

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 19) SVU squad to three female suspects with possible motives. Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Isaiah Thomas, made a cameo appearance as himself in an October episode ("Complicated") of "SVU". Thomas' cameo appearance occurs in the midst of a missing persons investigation. Mike Faist, a Tony Award-nominated actor starring as Connor Murphy in Broadway musical "Dear Evan Hansen", guest starred as a young man struggling with the long-ago disappearance of his sister in "Complicated". "The Walking Dead" alum, Brighton Sharbino guest starred as a teenager who disappears when her classmates make her the subject of a cyberbullying attack. Madison Pettis also guest

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 9) filming in April 2007 making it the first episode of the ninth season produced. In "Savant", a child played by Paulina Gerzon becomes the key to solving a case when the SVU learns about her extremely sensitive hearing. Children's author Robert Black praised "SVU"'s ability to find good child actors and said that Gerzon "was fantastic as a girl with Williams Syndrome, even having to deliver her lines through a set of oversized false teeth." This episode also showed Vincent Spano reprising his role as FBI Agent Dean Porter. In "Harm", Elizabeth McGovern played Dr. Faith Sutton, a doctor who

neg: Warren Leight 13th season of "Law & Order: SVU", NBC President, Bob Greenblatt sought Leight to "reset the tone" of the show from its prior seasons, while having the storylines "still be compelling but a little more grounded". Greenblatt and Leight, along with other "SVU" cast and crew members, began calling the "revamped" series, ""SVU 2.0"". Mariska Hargitay took over the series as lead, due to Chris Meloni's abrupt departure. In an interview with "TV Guide" Leight noted "I'm aware of how successful and well-liked this show is. I'm just trying to figure out how you rejuvenate it after 12 years." Leight

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 18) showrunner and executive producer for Dick Wolf's "Chicago Justice" series, as well as a former executive producer and writer for many past incarnations of the "Law & Order" franchise, was selected as SVU's new showrunner. It was announced at the end of the seventeenth season that recurring star Andy Karl (who portrayed Sergeant Mike Dodds) would be departing the cast due to his Broadway work. He was killed off on the season finale by corrupt corrections officer Gary Munson. It was announced on July 22, 2016, that "SVU" would do a ripped from the headlines episode based on Netflix documentary

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 9) second last episode "Trade" starred Stephen Collins and Matthew Davis as Pearson Bartlett Sr and Jr, a pair of coffee magnates who come under suspicion in a woman's murder. When asked if he enjoyed being on "SVU", Collins tweeted "yes, but the role was difficult." This was followed by the fast-paced season finale "". <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 9) The ninth season of the police procedural/legal drama, "" premiered September 25, 2007 and ended May 13, 2008 on NBC. It aired on Tuesday nights at 10pm/9c. Mariska Hargitay, having won a Golden Globe Award in

neg: Law & Order (season 19) episodes spiking when "CSI: NY" episodes were repeats (or replaced with other programming) when "Law & Order" episodes were new. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Law & Order (season 19) The 19th season of "Law & Order" premiered on NBC on November 5, 2008, and concluded on June 3, 2009. This was the third time in the series where there were no changes in the cast from the previous season and the last season to air on Wednesday nights at 10PM/9c, "" has claimed the slot off-and-on ("SVU" often placed at 9PM/8c to lead other programming that later gets moved or taken off

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 20) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 20) The twentieth season of "" premiered on Thursday, September 27, 2018, at 9PM ET with a two-part premiere episode. The following Thursday, the series started airing new episodes at 10PM ET. This landmark season of "SVU" tied it with both the original "Law & Order" series and "Gunsmoke" as longest-running scripted non-animated U.S. primetime TV series. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" was renewed for a twentieth season on May 9, 2018. Production started on July 16, 2018. On July 12, 2018, Executive Producer Julie Martin posted a photo of a script

neg: Justice Denied (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) this episode were taken from another "Law & Order: SVU" episode in the titled, "", which originally aired January 25, 2005. The episode "Quarry" was actually about a seven-year-old who was found dead and sexually assaulted by a serial killer. In its original American broadcast on April 11, 2012, "Justice Denied" was approximately viewed by an estimated 5.57 million households with a 1.7 rating/4% share in the age 18–49 demographic. "Justice Denied" was the top performer on NBC that night, beating comedies "Betty's White's Off Their Rockers" and "Best Friends Forever" along with poorly rated NBC new's magazine, "Rock Center

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit to $500,000 per episode. Based out of the New York City Police Department's 16th precinct in Manhattan, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" delves into the dark side of the New York underworld as the detectives of a new elite force, the Special Victims Unit (SVU for short), investigate and prosecute various sexually-oriented crimes including rape, pedophilia, and domestic violence. They also investigate the abuses of children, the disabled and elderly victims of non-sexual crimes who require specialist handling. All the while trying to balance the effects of the investigation on their own lives. Its stories also touch on the

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 9) really looking forward to the future." Adam Beach fully joined the cast as Detective Chester Lake, who had already appeared twice on the show. A plan announced by Neal Baer in February 2007 was to portray the detective as a special victim himself. This was fulfilled in the episode "Fight" which reveals that Lake was a foster child. However, days after Diane Neal's departure was announced, Adam Beach announced that he was departing the cast as well. "I very much enjoyed my year on "Law & Order: SVU"," Beach said. "Now I'm looking forward to new adventures." Cynthia Nixon guest

neg: Chance Kelly Intent" episode #115 "Semi Professional" 2002); Det. Finch ("Law & Order: Criminal Intent" episode #318 "Ill Bred" 2004); Kyle Marsden ("Law & Order": episode #1503 "The Brotherhood" 2004); Fireman Charlie Hugo ("Law & Order: Criminal Intent" episode #604 "Maltese Cross" 2006); State Trooper Lawley ("Law & Order: SVU" episode #819 "Florida" 2007); Elvis Howell ("Law & Order: Criminal Intent" episode #910 "Disciple" 2010); and Sergeant Forde ("Law & Order: Los Angeles" episode #113 "Reseda" 2011). Kelly continues his writing pursuits and has several scripts in development. Kelly's grandfather was screenwriter William Fay (Kid Galahad, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Schlitz Playhouse). Kelly

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit title, however, and it was changed to "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" to reflect the actual unit of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) that handles sexually based offenses that are especially heinous. The first episode, "", premiered on NBC on September 20, 1999. Executive producer Neal Baer left "Law & Order: SVU" as showrunner at the end of , after eleven years (seasons 2–12) on the show, in order to sign a three-year deal with CBS Studios. Baer was replaced by former "" showrunner Warren Leight. In March 2015, it was announced that Warren Leight signed a

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 3) the girl's boyfriend. One of the writers of the episode, Robert F. Campbell, mentioned Lois Smith and "Competence" when reflecting on his favourite experiences as an "SVU" writer. The season finale "Silence" deals with sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Eric Stoltz portrayed a priest who initially lies to protect clergymen higher up but eventually comes forward with the truth. Charlayne Woodard guest starred in the finale as Sister Peg, a role which she later reprised several times. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 3) The third season of the television series, "" premiered Friday, September 28,

neg: Chris Brancato crime-ridden 1930s New York City. Brancato was executive producer of the 2002 film "Stealing Harvard". Brancato was also a writer/producer for the critically acclaimed 2002–2003 television series Boomtown. Brancato wrote two episodes during of the long-running NBC legal drama, "", titled "Branded" and "Spectacle". Brancato moved on to be executive producer/show runner/head writer for the of the USA Network police-procedural "", a show that is related to "Law & Order: SVU". Brancato did a police-procedural pilot for NBC titled "Blue Tilt", where he was creator/executive producer with Vincent D'Onofrio ("Law & Order: Criminal Intent") and Ethan Hawke, who were also

neg: George Huang (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) George Huang (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) Special Agent George Huang is a fictional character on the TV drama "". He is portrayed by BD Wong. Dr. George Huang is introduced in the season 2 episode "". He is an FBI agent who is originally loaned to Manhattan SVU, and later becomes their resident forensic psychiatrist and criminal profiler. He provides them with expert analysis of crime scenes and suspects. His vast knowledge of forensic psychology and psychopathology lends him a preternatural ability to understand, empathize with, and predict the actions of suspects as well as victims. He also

neg: Acceptable Loss (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) Eames to let them go after Sophia so Lou doesn't get off. Eames and the SVU detectives bust Sophia and her friend before they detonate a bomb. Eames and Liv talk to Sophia at Federal Plaza, Sophia telling them her father was a doctor who was killed by a drone. Later over drinks, Benson and Eames discuss the case, Eames saying she learned how to get people to talk from her partner. "Acceptable Loss" was written by veteran "Law & Order" franchise writer, and directed by franchise director Alex Chapple. On August 14, 2012, it was announced that Kathryn Erbe

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 2) retcon explanation in "Runaway" is that Detective Jeffries transferred to Vice and briefly stepped into the SVU squadroom again when they were in need of extra manpower for a case. Hurd was replaced by rapper-turned-actor Ice-T, who began portraying Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola. Stephanie March joined the cast as Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Cabot, the series using many guest actors and actresses to portray ADA characters in the . Tamara Tunie took on the recurring role of Medical Examiner Melinda Warner, replacing Leslie Hendrix's "Law & Order" character Chief Medical Examiner Elizabeth Rodgers. BD Wong began portraying FBI Forensic Psychiatrist

neg: John Munch introduced as characters on "Homicide". The character has spanned over 20 years and 23 seasons of network television. Along with his main cast roles on "Homicide" and "SVU", Munch has also appeared as a character in other TV series, movies, talk shows, albums and comic books: Munch has become the only fictional character, played by a single actor, to physically appear on 10 different television series. These shows were on five different networks: NBC ("Homicide: Life on the Street", "Law & Order", "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", "Law & Order: Trial by Jury", and "30 Rock"); Fox ("The X-Files"

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 1) was partnered with Brian Cassidy, who was portrayed by Dean Winters. However, Winters' contractual obligation to the HBO series "Oz" forced him to leave halfway through the season. Michelle Hurd, who portrayed Detective Monique Jeffries, filled Winters' void for the remainder of the season, and was at that point added to the main credits. The first season featured the highest number of crossover appearances in "SVU". Angie Harmon portrayed her "Law & Order" character ADA Abbie Carmichael for six episodes. Jerry Orbach (Det. Lennie Briscoe) and his new partner Jesse L. Martin (Det. Ed Green) were shown working together in

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 7) in ten years. Saint James stated in an interview that she was eager to play a "Law & Order" part and would have played a judge if it had been up to her. The same interview revealed that she was a long time fan of "SVU" having watched "almost every episode multiple times." Another Season 7 guest star who mentioned being a fan of the program was Chris "Ludacris" Bridges who said "Once you start watching a television show that you love you can't stop watching it." Ludacris guest starred in "Venom" as Darius Parker, a member of Fin Tutuola's