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"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999): :  -- This show introduces the Special Victims Unit, a new elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate sexually related crimes.
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999): :  -- This show introduces the Special Victims Unit, a new elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate sexually related crimes.
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999): :  -- This show introduces the Special Victims Unit, a new elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate sexually related crimes.

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | unknown full episode list
Release Date:
20 September 1999 (USA) more
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Where Risks are Taken more
Plot:
This show introduces the Special Victims Unit, a new elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate sexually related crimes. full summary
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Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 35 wins & 76 nominations more
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(167 articles)
Kathy Griffin Lands Law & Order: Svu Guest Spot
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Cast

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Christopher Meloni ... Detective Elliot Stabler (234 episodes, 1999-2009)

Mariska Hargitay ... Detective Olivia Benson (234 episodes, 1999-2009)

Richard Belzer ... Detective John Munch / ... (234 episodes, 1999-2009)
Dann Florek ... Captain Donald Cragen (234 episodes, 1999-2009)

Ice-T ... Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola / ... (212 episodes, 2000-2009)
B.D. Wong ... Dr. George Huang (188 episodes, 2001-2009)

Tamara Tunie ... Dr. Melinda Warner (160 episodes, 2000-2009)

Diane Neal ... A.D.A. Casey Novak / ... (108 episodes, 2001-2008)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Law & Order's Sex Crimes (USA) (working title)
Law & Order: SVU (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)
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Runtime:
60 min
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Certification:
Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 2) | USA:TV-14 | Hungary:18 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 (re-rating) | South Korea:18 (original rating) | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Singapore:PG
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Richard Belzer carried his role of Det. John Munch over from the series "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993) and the TV movie Homicide: The Movie (2000) (TV). He also played John Munch in "Law & Order" (1990) which had several crossover episodes with "Homicide", an episode of "The X Files" (1993), an episode of "The Beat" (2000), an episode of "Law & Order: Trial by Jury" (2005), the finale of "Arrested Development" (2003) and an episode of "The Wire" (2002). This is a record for appearances by an actor playing the same character in different programs. Det. John Munch's character was also played in _"Sesame Street" (1969)_ voiced by Joey Mazzarino. more
Quotes:
Fin Tutuola: [everyone is staring at him after he has just explained what 'sex on the DL' is] Don't look at me, I just know stuff. more
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Soundtrack:
I'm Not Driving Anymore more

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30 out of 35 people found the following comment useful.
Incredibly Solid Show, 22 April 2004
Author: Shari (AfricanVenus84@aol.com) from United States

I hear on tv that apparently America's favorite Law and Order is the original. I personally think this is the best one out of all of them. It tackles some pretty intersting sides of society and humanity within an hour. I've been watching it for awhile and fell in love with the cast. They all have that hard edge that comes from doing a job like their's. Marishka is great and Ice-T is amusing. The storylines are very interesting and groundbreaking. In my classes, I've heard about the Down-Low phenomenon amongst black males in the U.S. This is the first show, aside from Oprah, that dealt with this issue. I was amazed and pleased that they'll take on any topic within their framework. Their guest cast should be praised as well. They have a great casting director. I don't know about their history with Emmy nominations, but they should definitely be in the running. The show has a very easy going nature despite the hardness of the cast that works well and acted beautifully. It gives a real look at society's imperfections and discriminatory ideologies. Nobody on the show is perfect and even the lawyers manipulate the law beyond the usual scope people think they do. Instead, they are manipulating it to see justice done and not avoided. I would urge anyone to watch this show. Give it a look.

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