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pos: Brian Cassidy his role." Brian Cassidy Detective Brian Cassidy is a fictional character played by Dean Winters in the American crime drama television series "" on NBC. A recurring cast member during the first season, Cassidy is a young and inexperienced detective with the New York Police Department's Special Victims Unit, and the original partner of John Munch (Richard Belzer). The stress of the Special Victims Unit is too much for Cassidy, and he transfers to the narcotics unit in the middle of the season. Cassidy later returns in the finale working undercover for a pimp the SVU detectives are investigating. Winters

pos: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 13) coming back." He also confirmed Dean Winters would return as well, "He's a terrific actor. ... Olivia has that line that Cassidy used to work in SVU "last century," and that's true. The show has legs. But I thought he had a lot of swag to him—I was very impressed. I thought the tension between Cassidy and Amaro was very believable." <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> 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

pos: 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

pos: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Belzer looked at Winters as a sort of little brother, and told Wolf, "Well, I'll do this new show of yours, "SVU", only if you make Dean Winters my partner." Wolf did make Winters Belzer's partner, but he was contractually obligated to his other show at the time, the HBO drama "Oz". Since the role on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" was only initially meant to be a few episodes, Winters was forced to leave when it was time to film "Oz" again. Winters returned for the Season 13 finale, "Rhodium Nights", reprising his role as Cassidy. He also

pos: Brian Cassidy Brian Cassidy Detective Brian Cassidy is a fictional character played by Dean Winters in the American crime drama television series "" on NBC. A recurring cast member during the first season, Cassidy is a young and inexperienced detective with the New York Police Department's Special Victims Unit, and the original partner of John Munch (Richard Belzer). The stress of the Special Victims Unit is too much for Cassidy, and he transfers to the narcotics unit in the middle of the season. Cassidy later returns in the finale working undercover for a pimp the SVU detectives are investigating. Winters had previously

pos: John Munch the "Law & Order" spinoff "". He appeared in the first fifteen seasons of that series from 1999 to 2014, and occasionally as a guest thereafter. On "SVU", Munch becomes a senior detective in the New York Police Department's Special Victims Unit, and is first partnered with Brian Cassidy (Dean Winters), followed by Monique Jeffries (Michelle Hurd), and Fin Tutuola (Ice-T). In the premiere, Munch is promoted to the rank of Sergeant and occasionally takes on supervisory functions within the department. In season 14, Munch is temporarily reassigned to the Cold Case Unit, after solving a decade-old child abduction case

pos: Olivia Benson "getting over someone". In season 1, Benson has a sexual relationship with one of her SVU colleagues, Detective Brian Cassidy (Dean Winters). In the episode "Closure", Benson refers to it as a drunken one-night stand. It is implied that the relationship continued based on comments in the episode "". Cassidy leaves the precinct at the end of that episode. In the season 5 episode "Lowdown", it is revealed Benson had a relationship with a murder victim who turned out to be gay and HIV positive. Medical Examiner Melinda Warner (Tamara Tunie) immediately tests Benson and the results come back negative.

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 1) justice—and whose attacker was Olivia's biological father—figures in many later episodes. Some of the earliest revelations about Detective Benson's personal life are found in "Stalked." In this episode, Bruce Kirkpatrick played a rapist who decides to intimidate the detectives once he learns that he is under investigation. An episode dealing with mental illness, "The Third Guy," featured a guest performance by Denis O'Hare. He played an intellectually disabled rapist who elicits differing opinions in the SVU. The episode "Closure" aired shortly before Detective Brian Cassidy left the Special Victims Unit. However, because of its nonlinear storytelling, it portrayed Cassidy as

neg: Brian Cassidy on "", where Belzer was a regular. Wolf invited Belzer to join the cast of his new "Law & Order" spinoff after "Homicide" was cancelled, and Belzer told Wolf he would only join the cast if Winters was his partner on the show. Winters had a role at the same time on the HBO drama "Oz" and, while the "SVU" role was initially only supposed to last a few episodes, he was contractually obligated to "Oz", and eventually departed "SVU" completely to focus on "Oz". Winters believed that Cassidy was not unintelligent, but simply naive. He voiced early on a

neg: Brian Cassidy for a pimp, Bart Ganzel (Peter Jacobson), that his former colleagues at the SVU are investigating, and provides the detectives with information about Ganzel's prostitution ring. When a prostitute named Carissa Gibson (Pippa Black), who had been dating both Cassidy and Ganzel, is found dead in bed with Cragen, Detective Nick Amaro (Danny Pino) believes Cassidy played a role in framing Cragen despite protests from the other SVU detectives. Amaro confronts Cassidy at gunpoint and tries to force information out of him. Cassidy is later shot by a corrupt NYPD police officer after Ganzel discovers Cassidy is working undercover to

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: Law & Order (franchise) Bureau Chief ADA. Cabot would return to SVU after this show's end. The series features a larger ensemble cast of young ADAs, with no police, therapists or medical examiners in lead roles. After its cancellation, two of the show's actresses, Milena Govich and Julianne Nicholson, went on to star in "Law & Order" and "" respectively as Detectives Nina Cassidy and Megan Wheeler. The franchise, as a result of its popularity, has led to the adaptation of scripts from the American series into foreign-produced series. These are: Paris enquêtes criminelles ("Paris Criminal Investigations") "Paris Criminal Investigations" follows the format of

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: 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: 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: 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 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 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: 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 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 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 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: 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: 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 (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: 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

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 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 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Donald Cragen be much more actively involved." When "Law & Order: SVU" first aired, Dave Mason, television editor for "Ventura County Star", said Cragen was "played brilliantly" by Florek, and called the relationship between Cragen and Stabler the strongest aspect of the series. Alan Sepinwall, television columnist for "The Star-Ledger", said the Cragen character "showed off more personality" in the film "Exiled" and on "Special Victims Unit" than the character exhibited in the original "Law & Order". Donald Cragen Donald Cragen is a fictional character played by Dann Florek in the American crime drama television series "Law & Order" and its spinoff

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 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

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: 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: Michael Cutter Michael Cutter Michael "Mike" Cutter is a fictional character on the long-running NBC series "Law & Order" and its spinoff "" played by Linus Roache. The character debuted in the eighteenth season premiere of "Law & Order", broadcast on January 2, 2008, and remained until its series finale "Rubber Room" on May 24, 2010. The character returned to television in the thirteenth season premiere of "Special Victims Unit", broadcast on September 21, 2011. He has appeared in sixty-three episodes of "L&O" and four episodes of "SVU". Within the continuity of "Law & Order", Cutter is an Executive Assistant District Attorney,

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

neg: Rhodium Nights Winters), formerly of the SVU, is now working as Bart's bodyguard. After a fight, Cassidy and Ganzel are arrested. Cassidy says he been working undercover for the past three years. Rollins and Fin question Ganzel, who says Maggie does not work for him and that the only escort he has not heard from is Anya, who flew home to Colombia the day after the murder. The detectives search Anya's apartment and find an empty pill bottle that matches the drug Maggie was poisoned with. Cassidy tells Benson that Anya used to work for another escort booker, Delia Wilson (Brooke Smith),

neg: Richard Belzer in his performance. In addition, Belzer has played Munch in episodes on seven other series and in a sketch on one talk show, making Munch the only fictional character to appear on eleven different television shows played by a single actor. These shows were on six different networks: In March 2016, executive producer Warren Leight announced Belzer would return to reprise the role in a May 2016 episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", titled "Fashionable Crimes". Belzer portrayed Det. Munch for 22 consecutive seasons on "Homicide" (7 seasons) and "Law & Order: SVU" (15 seasons), which exceeded the

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: Chester Lake (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) Chester Lake (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) Detective Chester Lake is a fictional character played by Adam Beach in the American crime drama television series "" on NBC. Lake is the first detective of Native American descent on a "Law & Order" series. He is first seen during the working with the Brooklyn division of the New York Police Department's Special Victims Unit. At the end of the season, he transfers to the Manhattan SVU, where he is partnered with Fin Tutuola (Ice-T) during the . Lake is arrested in the season finale, "", after he kills a fellow

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: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 13) shining star of her middle-class suburban family who comes to New York City on a piano scholarship, and loses her inner light after she is attacked in her own apartment. Timothy Busfield and Izabella Miko guest starred in "Russian Brides". Busfield played a widower whose fiancée (played by Miko) mysteriously disappears. Natasha Lyonne and Carrie Preston guest starred in the episode "Educated Guess". Lyonne played Gia, a patient at a psychiatric hospital, while Preston played her aunt. The hospital becomes a point of interest for SVU detectives due to a possible rape case. Comedian Gilbert Gottfried guest starred in the

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 10) 'I know what's best for my child.'" In the season finale "Zebras", Carol Kane played John Munch's ex-wife, whom she previously played on "". About the reprisal, Neal Baer said "We're thrilled to have Gwen Munch return to her true love." <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 10) The tenth season of the police procedural/legal drama, "" premiered September 23, 2008, and ended June 2, 2009, on NBC. It was the last season of the show to occupy the Tuesday 10pm/9c timeslot. The tenth season introduced writer Daniel Truly to "SVU". He became a vocal correspondent about

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 7) a great actor who for whatever reason, you'll speak the same language." The second episode "Design" was a crossover with the "Law & Order" episode "Flaw". Estella Warren and Lynda Carter starred in the episodes as April Troost and Lorraine Dillon respectively, a mother-daughter pair of con-artists. When discussing her role, Carter said "Having so often been the heroine, I thoroughly enjoyed playing a grifter and exploring some of the darker aspects of human nature." In the same episode, one of their marks was played by Bobby Flay, the then-husband of former "SVU" star Stephanie March. The sixth episode "Raw"

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 6) victim. For an interview in 2008, McCurdy wrote "My favorite job to this day has been Law and Order: SVU. I played a girl who had been badly abused, so the part involved lots of crying and seriousness." In "Haunted", Ernest Waddell made his first of what would become several appearances as Fin Tutuola's son Ken Randall. The character had been mentioned in previous seasons but never shown. Neal Baer stated that the plan to reveal family members slowly was intentional with "We like revealing those kinds of things about a character - as you would in any workplace where

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 5) Belzer's father. Matlin commented that "I remember Richard having a hard time with it at first. I figured there must have been some personal connection there and I believe he told me afterwards." The episode "Coerced" is about a schizophrenic man trying to reach out to his son. Leland Orser played the father and Spencer List played the son. In a 2012 Twitter interview, List wrote "I became an actor when I was 5 I did a [Law & Order: SVU] and I knew from then on I wanted to do this for the rest of my life." The episode

neg: Isabel Gillies Here and Now" (2002), and Kathryn in "New Orleans, Mon Amour" (2008). Prior to her role as Kathy Stabler on "SVU", which she played from 1999 to 2011, Gillies appeared in "Bad Girl," an episode of the original "Law & Order" series, playing Monica Johnson, a young woman who murders an undercover police officer and then undergoes a religious conversion during her trial and is born again. In 2000, she played the role of Alison in the short-lived Fox series, "The $treet". Gillies' 2009 memoir, "Happens Every Day," is about her leaving New York City to follow her first husband

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: Kerry Butler May 2013, Butler appeared Off-Broadway in "The Call", a new play by Tanya Barfield, a co-production between Playwrights Horizons and Primary Stages. In it, she played Annie, an urban artist who decides to adopt a baby from Africa. The play was very personal to Butler. In May 2013, Butler appeared on an episode of "Law and Order: SVU "as Ariel Randolph, a mother with a secret life whose bad decisions have tragic consequences. From April to June 2014, Butler appeared Off-Broadway in "Under My Skin", a comedy by Robert Sternin and Prudence Fraser (of "The Nanny" fame). She played Melody

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 10) for her performance. Michael Trucco played a rapist in the tenth episode "Smut". He mentioned a flurry of comments on his message board from "Battlestar Galactica" fans following his "SVU" appearance. Kelly Hu played one of his victims seen at the start of the episode. She blogged "I get to be the victim this time. Fun.", referring to her numerous previous roles as a police officer. Bridger Zadina gave a widely acclaimed performance as a male-to-female transgender teen in "Transitions". He was one of over 200 child actors who auditioned for casting director Jonathan Strauss and appeared in Google's list

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: Josh Casaubon Live", a role he played from June 2005 to September 2006. Since leaving "One Life to Live", Casaubon has had guest roles on "Law & Order" (2007), "Law & Order SVU" (2007), "Army Wives" (2007), "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (2012), "Damages" (2009), and small roles in the films "The Good Shepherd" and "Twelve". Josh Casaubon Joshua Thomas Casaubon (born August 16, 1978) is an American actor and producer, best known for his role as Hugh Hughes on the ABC soap opera "One Life to Live" (2005–06). Casaubon was born in Brunswick, Maine, and was raised in Nashua, New Hampshire

neg: Idara Victor performed at the 85th Academy Awards. While still in her studies, Idara Victor first appeared onscreen in the indie film "Not Just Yet" and her first television role was in the TV series "Starved", playing opposite Sterling K. Brown. During her time at "Les Misérables", she also played recurring roles on "Guiding Light" and appeared on the television shows "Law & Order", "Law & Order: SVU", "All My Children" and "How to Make It in America". After moving to Los Angeles, she appeared in large roles in hit television series including "Mad Men", "Private Practice", "Grey's Anatomy", and "Castle". She

neg: Michele Santopietro Michele Santopietro Michele Santopietro is an American actress of Italian and German descent born in Bayside, New York, in 1978. Michele had to change her birth name, as her given name was already taken in her union, the Screen Actors Guild. She is best known for her recurring character JoJo Palmice on HBO's "The Sopranos", from seasons 1 through to 4. Santopietro has also had guest lead and recurring appearances on television shows such as "Law & Order", "Law & Order SVU", "Sex and the City" and the CBS television series "New York News". Santopietro also played one of the

neg: Brian Cassidy . Winters was excited about the changes in Cassidy's character; while Cassidy was young and immature in the first season, he had become more jaded in the years since, and Winters believed the audience was left in suspense in the 14th-season premiere not knowing whether Cassidy was corrupt or not. The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Detective Cassidy, as seen in "Internal Affairs". After the premiere of "SVU", "Variety's" Phil Gallo felt that Cassidy was not given much to do, and what he comes up with is an "irksome single note". "Entertainment Weekly"s Bruce Fretts

neg: Dean Winters on SVU, he again portrayed Detective Brian Cassidy in the 13th-season finale "Rhodium Nights", became a recurring character in the 14th season and, in the 15th season, also became Sergeant Olivia Benson's love interest. He has also made guest appearances on "", "Sex and the City", "Third Watch", "NYPD Blue", "" and as Dennis Duffy in "30 Rock" as well as previously having an accompanying role in "Rescue Me". He starred in the 1999 romantic comedy "Undercover Angel" with Yasmine Bleeth and the 2002 direct-to-video horror film "Hellraiser: Hellseeker". He played Tom in "PS, I Love You". Winters played Detective

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: 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

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: Jenna Stern Bachelor of Arts and received her Master of Fine Arts from NYU Graduate Acting Program. Jenna Stern Jenna Louise Stern (born September 23, 1967) is an American actress. Having played 11 characters across the "Law & Order" franchise, she currently recurs on "Law & Order SVU" as Judge Elana Barth, in addition to voicing commercials, books and documentaries. Stern was born in Los Angeles, California. Member of an artistic family, Stern is the daughter of actor and producer Tom Stern and Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actress Samantha Eggar. Her brother, Nicolas Stern, is a producer for film and television.

neg: Jenna Stern Jenna Stern Jenna Louise Stern (born September 23, 1967) is an American actress. Having played 11 characters across the "Law & Order" franchise, she currently recurs on "Law & Order SVU" as Judge Elana Barth, in addition to voicing commercials, books and documentaries. Stern was born in Los Angeles, California. Member of an artistic family, Stern is the daughter of actor and producer Tom Stern and Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actress Samantha Eggar. Her brother, Nicolas Stern, is a producer for film and television. She married actor Brennan Brown in 1998. Stern graduated from the U.C. Berkeley with a

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 13) making my first day of shooting super easy and nutty fun." Ice-T's wife, Coco Austin briefly guest starred in "Theatre Tricks" as an actress at a theater, staging a show in the vein of the popular live show "Sleep No More", where the audience becomes part of the show. Coco's character played Venus, the goddess of love, Coco at one point gets very personal with another actress in the play. This episode marked Coco Austin's third appearance in "Law & Order: SVU". Fisher Stevens played Ted Scott in "Theatre Tricks". Scott is involved in a Special Victims Unit investigation when

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: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit from the main cast to a guest starring role and recurring actor Joel de la Fuente's not appearing for the first time since 2002. Of the latter change, Warren Leight said, "those scenes [which featured Fuente] can be dry" and hired Gilbert Gottfried as a more comedic replacement. In addition to these changes, Linus Roache became a recurring cast member in his role of Michael Cutter, whom he played on "Law & Order"; on "SVU" former Executive ADA Cutter serves as the Bureau Chief for ADAs attached to the Special Victims Unit. In season 14, Raúl Esparza joined the cast

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 7) family with a dark past and a complicated relationship with Fin's son. This role united Ludacris with fellow rapper Ice-T. When being interviewed, Bridges joked "No, we don't rap on the SVU set. It's all about acting." The episode "Fault" featured what Neal Baer called "an unusual and forceful performance from Lou Diamond Phillips." Phillips, who was a fan of the program already played Victor Paul Gitano, a recently released sex offender who kidnaps two children and puts Detectives Benson and Stabler in a situation where their partnership is pushed to its limits. "Fault" has been named one of Hargitay's

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 3) York-based show with giving him the opportunity to regularly act in theatre. Four cast members of "SVU" who would recur in subsequent years first appeared in the third season. In "Counterfeit," Robert John Burke began playing when it is believed that the Special Victims Unit has been guilty of misconduct. Peter Hermann first played Defense Attorney Trevor Langan in "Monogamy," the episode on which Hermann and Hargitay, who would later marry, first met. The show later hinted in future seasons a light romantic flame between them. In "Surveillance," Joel de la Fuente first appears as the Technical Assistance Response Unit

neg: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 8) This reunited her with Eriq LaSalle, Neal Baer and Mariska Hargitay from her time on "ER". LaSalle, who directed the episode, joked that "It also gave [him] an excuse to boss Michael Michele around." The twelfth episode "Outsider" starred Kal Penn as a rapist following an unusual pattern. "Outsider" also introduced Adam Beach to the show; his character forms a temporary partnership with Detective Tutuola. Neal Baer described the guest stars as bringing "some funny moments to "SVU"" and also applauded the tension shown between Adam Beach and Ice-T. Kelli Giddish, who played one of the victims would later join

neg: Brian Cassidy worked with creator Dick Wolf, but he was offered a role on "SVU" through Belzer, though the role proved to be temporary due to Winters' commitment to "Oz". As Winters only remained with the series for 13 episodes, his character never had much of a chance to develop. Winters wanted to return to the show for a long time, though, and felt the time was right during the finale. Critics were generally negative about Cassidy during the character's initial tenure on the show, but some were glad to see his return in "Rhodium Nights". Though Cassidy is a dedicated member

neg: Dallas Roberts episodes of "The Good Wife" as Alicia Florrick's (Julianna Margulies) gay brother, Owen. He has also made many appearances on "Law & Order" and its spinoff, "". He also appeared in a crossover arc between "SVU", "Chicago P.D." and "Chicago Fire" as serial killer Gregory Yates. From August 2012 through March 2013, Roberts was in the cast of "The Walking Dead" as scientist Milton Mamet, who studies "walkers" (zombies). From 2013 to 2015, he played Eliot Delson on "Unforgettable". Roberts is married to scenic designer Christine Jones; the couple have two sons. Dallas Roberts Dallas Mark Roberts (born May 10,

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: 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: Olivia Benson due to a conflict of interest. In the season 14 premiere, Benson shares a kiss with Cassidy after she tells him she is not the same person from 13 years before, when they had a brief sexual relationship. Later that season, in the episode "Undercover Blue", it is revealed that Cassidy and Benson had been seeing each other for quite some time. Their relationship hits a rough patch in the episode when Cassidy is accused of rape, which results in their relationship becoming public. The charges against Cassidy are later dropped when the SVU detectives discover that he was being

neg: Authority (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) the episode "mildly interesting". Enker called the conclusion "unsatisfying" and wondered whether it was leading to a future appearance by Rook. Emily Wright from "The Boston Globe" included Williams in her feature on the "11 creepiest "Law & Order: SVU" guest stars of all time". Wright believed after Williams's role in "One Hour Photo", Merritt Rook was the creepiest role Williams had ever played. "Entertainment Weekly"'s Lanford Beard included "Authority" in his "16 Magnificent Milestone Episodes" feature. Beard dubbed the plot "chilling" and said the show "cranked up the volume to 11, adding layers of twisted motivation for Rook's action".

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: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 12) Stephanie March (Alexandra Cabot) and guest star Sharon Stone (Jo Marlowe). Patton appeared in a single episode, but dropped out to film "". Her role was replaced by Melissa Sagemiller as . Sagemiller and Mariska Hargitay previously worked together on the "SVU" season one episode "", in which Sagemiller played a victim. "There's something in my past, a personal connection that we have, something that she did for me and a family member who she helped out ... She's not aware of it yet [but] it becomes revealed in the next several episodes", Sagemiller said. ADA Hardwicke's background was never

neg: Method Man for "How High 2" is being written by Dustin Lee Abraham of "CSI", who also wrote the first movie. In 2005, Method Man had a cameo in the horror movie "Venom", where he played a deputy who is killed shortly into the movie. He also appeared in the 2008 movies "The Wackness" and "Meet the Spartans". Method Man stars in the episode "Snitch" of "Law & Order SVU" as the main antagonist. The episode was first broadcast December 4, 2007. Method Man has made an appearance in the "Def Jam" series of video games. In "" he voiced Blaze, one

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