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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.

Overview

User Rating:
8.6/10   7,912 votes
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Creator:
Dick Wolf
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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
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery more
Tagline:
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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User Comments:
Maybe the best crime-series at the moment and very underrated I feel more (115 total)

Cast

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Christopher Meloni ... Detective Elliot Stabler (233 episodes, 1999-2009)

Mariska Hargitay ... Detective Olivia Benson (233 episodes, 1999-2009)

Richard Belzer ... Detective John Munch / ... (233 episodes, 1999-2009)
Dann Florek ... Captain Donald Cragen (233 episodes, 1999-2009)

Ice-T ... Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola / ... (211 episodes, 2000-2009)
B.D. Wong ... Dr. George Huang (187 episodes, 2001-2009)

Tamara Tunie ... Dr. Melinda Warner (159 episodes, 2000-2009)

Diane Neal ... A.D.A. Casey Novak / ... (108 episodes, 2001-2008)
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Series Directed by
David Platt (48 episodes, 2000-2009)
Peter Leto (26 episodes, 2005-2009)
Constantine Makris (21 episodes, 1999-2005)
Juan José Campanella (16 episodes, 2000-2009)
Jean de Segonzac (13 episodes, 1999-2005)
Arthur W. Forney (12 episodes, 2001-2009)
Steve Shill (10 episodes, 2001-2004)
Alex Zakrzewski (9 episodes, 2001-2004)
Ted Kotcheff (7 episodes, 2000-2005)
Richard Dobbs (6 episodes, 1999-2001)
Jud Taylor (5 episodes, 2000-2004)
Michael Fields (4 episodes, 1999-2002)
Rick Wallace (4 episodes, 2003-2005)
Jonathan Kaplan (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Aaron Lipstadt (3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Helen Shaver (3 episodes, 2008-2009)
Lesli Linka Glatter (2 episodes, 1999-2001)
Rick Rosenthal (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Steve Wertimer (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
James Quinn (2 episodes, 2001)
Matt Earl Beesley (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
George Pattison (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Eriq La Salle (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Kate Woods (2 episodes, 2007)
Christopher Zalla (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
 
Series Writing credits
Dick Wolf (140 episodes, 1999-2009)
Dawn DeNoon (35 episodes, 1999-2009)
Jonathan Greene (31 episodes, 2000-2009)
Amanda Green (25 episodes, 2002-2009)
Lisa Marie Petersen (23 episodes, 1999-2005)
Judy McCreary (21 episodes, 2000-2009)
Michele Fazekas (18 episodes, 2001-2006)
Tara Butters (17 episodes, 2001-2006)
Patrick Harbinson (15 episodes, 2002-2007)
Robert F. Campbell (13 episodes, 2000-2003)
Wendy West (8 episodes, 1999-2001)
Jeff Eckerle (8 episodes, 2000-2002)
Neal Baer (6 episodes, 2001-2008)
Jose Molina (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Paul Grellong (6 episodes, 2006-2008)
Mick Betancourt (5 episodes, 2007-2009)
Daniel Truly (5 episodes, 2008-2009)
Michael R. Perry (4 episodes, 1999-2000)
Barbie Kligman (4 episodes, 2003-2004)
Robert Nathan (4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Robert Palm (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
David J. Burke (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Nick Kendrick (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Joshua Kotcheff (3 episodes, 2003-2008)
Ken Storer (3 episodes, 2007-2009)
Roger Garrett (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Kathy Ebel (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
Stephen Belber (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Ruth Fletcher (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Christos N. Gage (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Allison Intrieri (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mark Goffman (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Kam Miller (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Josh Singer (2 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Produced by
Ted Kotcheff .... executive producer / co-executive producer (222 episodes, 1999-2009)
David DeClerque .... producer (221 episodes, 1999-2009)
Dick Wolf .... executive producer (220 episodes, 1999-2009)
Neal Baer .... executive producer (192 episodes, 2000-2009)
Jonathan Greene .... co-executive producer / producer / ... (179 episodes, 2000-2009)
Peter Jankowski .... executive producer / co-executive producer (121 episodes, 1999-2009)
Patrick Harbinson .... co-executive producer / supervising producer (107 episodes, 2000-2007)
Gail Barringer .... producer / co-producer (106 episodes, 2004-2009)
Arthur W. Forney .... co-executive producer (99 episodes, 2000-2009)
Dawn DeNoon .... co-executive producer / supervising producer / ... (97 episodes, 2001-2009)
Randy Roberts .... supervising producer / producer / ... (96 episodes, 2001-2009)
Judy McCreary .... consulting producer / co-executive producer / ... (93 episodes, 2000-2009)
Peter Leto .... supervising producer / co-executive producer / ... (88 episodes, 2000-2009)
Sheyna Kathleen Smith .... co-producer / associate producer (77 episodes, 2000-2009)
Robert Nathan .... co-executive producer (70 episodes, 2003-2006)
Amanda Green .... co-executive producer / co-producer / ... (64 episodes, 2000-2009)
Jose Molina .... co-producer / producer (44 episodes, 2004-2006)
Lisa Marie Petersen .... supervising producer / producer / ... (37 episodes, 2001-2005)
Roz Weinman .... supervising producer / producer / ... (37 episodes, 2001-2004)
Robert F. Campbell .... producer / co-producer (32 episodes, 2000-2003)
Joe Lazarov .... co-producer / producer (30 episodes, 1999-2001)
David Platt .... co-executive producer / producer (29 episodes, 2007-2009)
Tara Butters .... co-producer / co-executive producer / ... (26 episodes, 2000-2006)
Michele Fazekas .... co-producer / co-executive producer / ... (25 episodes, 2002-2006)
Robert Palm .... executive producer (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Jeff Eckerle .... supervising producer / producer (22 episodes, 2000-2002)
Tim Deluca .... associate producer (21 episodes, 1999-2000)
Daniel Truly .... supervising producer / co-executive producer (21 episodes, 2008-2009)
Michael R. Perry .... producer (20 episodes, 1999-2000)
Lynn Goldman .... co-producer / associate producer (20 episodes, 2000-2001)
Mark Goffman .... supervising producer (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Paul Grellong .... co-producer (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Josh Singer .... producer (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
David J. Burke .... executive producer (11 episodes, 2000-2001)
Eric Overmyer .... consulting producer (6 episodes, 2001-2002)
Samantha Howard Corbin .... consulting producer (4 episodes, 2001)
Wendy West .... co-producer (3 episodes, 2000)
Jonathan C. Brody .... associate producer (3 episodes, 2001)
Chris Emposimato .... assistant producer / co-producer / ... (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mick Betancourt .... co-producer (2 episodes, 2009)
 
Series Original Music by
Mike Post (106 episodes, 1999-2009)
 
Series Cinematography by
Geoffrey Erb (81 episodes, 2000-2007)
George Pattison (55 episodes, 2001-2009)
Tony C. Jannelli (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Phil Oetiker (5 episodes, 2007-2008)
 
Series Film Editing by
Karen I. Stern (50 episodes, 1999-2009)
Douglas Ibold (30 episodes, 1999-2005)
Nancy Forner (30 episodes, 2000-2009)
Scott Boyd (16 episodes, 1999-2001)
Bonnie Koehler (13 episodes, 2000-2003)
Steven Polivka (11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jim Stewart (7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jon Koslowsky (7 episodes, 2007)
Daniel J. Simmons (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
 
Series Casting by
Jonathan Strauss (129 episodes, 2003-2009)
Julie Tucker (91 episodes, 1999-2003)

Lynn Kressel (unknown episodes)
 
Series Production Design by
Dean Taucher (184 episodes, 1999-2009)
Teresa Carriker-Thayer (10 episodes, 1999-2000)
Jeff Crye (4 episodes, 2006-2008)
Sarah Frank (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Melanie J. Baker (2 episodes, 2003-2005)
Fred Kolo (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
 
Series Art Direction by
Randall Richards (23 episodes, 1999-2001)
Wing Lee (23 episodes, 2001-2004)
Jeff Crye (23 episodes, 2004-2009)
Gregory Hill (21 episodes, 2000-2002)
Sarah Frank (5 episodes, 2002-2007)
Fred Kolo (3 episodes, 2003-2008)
Larry M. Gruber (2 episodes, 2007-2008)

Kevin L. Raper (unknown episodes)
 
Series Set Decoration by
Melanie J. Baker (52 episodes, 1999-2006)
Deborah Moses (41 episodes, 2006-2009)
George DeTitta Jr. (2 episodes, 1999-2002)
Dan Bleier (2 episodes, 2000)
Regina Graves (2 episodes, 2003)
Sharon White (2 episodes, 2005-2008)
 
Series Costume Design by
Leslie Yarmo (68 episodes, 1999-2002)
Thomas Lee Keller (30 episodes, 2002-2007)
Tina Nigro (15 episodes, 2007-2009)
Kim Wilcox (12 episodes, 2003-2007)
Rhonda Roper (3 episodes, 2001-2002)
Jessica T. Sinoway (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
 
Series Makeup Department
Mia Thoen .... key makeup artist (73 episodes, 2002-2005)
Lizz Scalice .... key hair stylist / hair supervisor / ... (69 episodes, 1999-2005)
Elizabeth Martinelli .... key hair stylist / department head hair stylist (49 episodes, 2005-2007)
Sasha Cummins .... key hair stylist (47 episodes, 2003-2007)
Mark Schmidt .... hair stylist (42 episodes, 1999-2001)
Hildie Ginsberg .... makeup department head (38 episodes, 2003-2007)
Michele Paris .... key makeup artist / makeup supervisor (30 episodes, 2000-2002)
Frank Vazquez .... key hair stylist (17 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lorraine Godfrey .... hair department head / hair stylist / ... (16 episodes, 2005-2008)
Rebecca Perkins .... key makeup artist (15 episodes, 2007-2009)
Sheri Kornhaber .... makeup department head / key makeup artist (14 episodes, 2007-2008)
Craig Lindberg .... special makeup effects artist / makeup artist (9 episodes, 2007-2009)
Steven Lawrence .... makeup supervisor (8 episodes, 1999-2000)
Francesca Paris .... hair supervisor (7 episodes, 2000)
Erin Hicks .... assistant hair stylist / key hair stylist (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Brian Badie .... key hair stylist (7 episodes, 2008-2009)
Stephanie Pasicov .... assistant makeup artist (3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Judi Goodman .... hair supervisor (2 episodes, 1999)
Craig Lyman .... key makeup artist (2 episodes, 1999)

Maryann Marchetti .... makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Mary Anne Spano .... additional makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Julie Teel .... makeup artist (unknown episodes)
 
Series Production Management
Gail Barringer .... unit production manager / production supervisor (173 episodes, 2001-2009)
Lynn Goldman .... unit production manager (36 episodes, 1999-2001)
Peter Leto .... unit production manager (32 episodes, 2001-2003)
Sheyna Kathleen Smith .... post-production supervisor (15 episodes, 2001-2002)
Jonathan C. Brody .... post-production supervisor / production supervisor (10 episodes, 2000-2001)
 
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michelle Regina .... second second assistant director / second assistant director (57 episodes, 2004-2009)
Charlie Foster .... second second assistant director / dga trainee (39 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jim Nickas .... second second assistant director / second assistant director (33 episodes, 2006-2008)
Kim Kennedy .... second assistant director (31 episodes, 2000-2008)
Marcy Patterson .... dga trainee (25 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kenneth G. Brown .... first assistant director (24 episodes, 2002-2009)
Howard McMaster .... first assistant director (23 episodes, 2002-2008)
Robert E. Warren .... first assistant director (22 episodes, 1999-2002)
Noelle Stehman .... dga trainee (20 episodes, 2000-2001)
Kurt Uebersax .... second second assistant director (20 episodes, 2000-2001)
Terry Ham .... second assistant director (18 episodes, 1999-2003)
Chris DeAngelis .... dga trainee (15 episodes, 2003-2004)
Lisa Meier .... dga trainee / assistant director / ... (14 episodes, 2005-2008)
Denis Doyle .... second assistant director / first assistant director (13 episodes, 2002-2007)
Natalie S. Brown .... dga trainee (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Peter Leto .... first assistant director / second assistant director (9 episodes, 1999-2001)
Ukeme Emem .... trainee assistant director (8 episodes, 2006)
Anne Carroll .... dga trainee / second second assistant director (7 episodes, 2000-2002)
Dan Majkut .... dga trainee (7 episodes, 2007-2008)
Andrew T. Wood .... dga trainee (7 episodes, 2007)
Antoine Massey .... dga trainee (6 episodes, 2009)
Michael Pitt .... second assistant director (4 episodes, 2001)
Jono Oliver .... first assistant director (3 episodes, 2001-2003)
Roger Lee .... second assistant director (3 episodes, 2001-2002)
Vanessa Hoffman .... second assistant director (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Rebecca Saionz .... first assistant director (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Jamie Sheridan .... first assistant director / second assistant director (2 episodes, 2002-2007)
Alexa Steele .... second assistant director (2 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jay Tobias .... first assistant director (2 episodes, 2006)

Michael Reichman .... additional second assistant director (unknown episodes, 2001)
Greg Gilman .... second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Mark C. Hutchinson .... additional second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Meghan Myszkowski .... dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Jesse Nye .... second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Anish Savjani .... dga trainee / second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Dominick Scarola .... dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Shannon Von Ronne .... trainee assistant director (unknown episodes)
 
Series Art Department
Deborah Greene .... property buyer (67 episodes, 2002-2005)
Holly Watson .... graphic artist (66 episodes, 2005-2008)
Brian J. McNamara .... electronic graphics (62 episodes, 2005-2008)
Victoria Guariello .... set dresser (62 episodes, 2006-2009)
Mark Harrington .... property master (55 episodes, 1999-2005)
Mick Rossman .... scenic charge (52 episodes, 2000-2005)
Gregory Criscuolo .... construction coordinator (49 episodes, 2000-2003)
Brandon Smith .... graphic artist (39 episodes, 2006-2008)
Daniel Pangione .... graphic artist / assistant property master (38 episodes, 2007-2009)
Gerald DeTitta .... leadman / set dresser (37 episodes, 1999-2006)
Gabu Camilo .... set dresser (33 episodes, 2004-2006)
Dylan Sheridan .... graphic artist / set dresser (29 episodes, 2007-2009)
Thomas White .... construction coordinator (27 episodes, 2004-2009)
Brian Durham .... assistant property master (26 episodes, 2001-2003)
Michael Zansky .... scenic charge (26 episodes, 2005-2009)
Lawrence 'Law' Watford .... art department assistant (24 episodes, 2007-2009)
Steve Krieger .... leadman / set dresser (23 episodes, 1999-2001)
Steven Gamiello .... assistant property master / props (20 episodes, 1999-2001)
Jill Alexander .... props (20 episodes, 2003-2004)
Michael Saccio .... property master (20 episodes, 2005-2008)
Lee Malecki .... assistant set decorator: SDSA (17 episodes, 2005-2006)
Tomas Deckaj .... construction production assistant (17 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ronnie Petagna .... carpenter (16 episodes, 2005-2007)
Greg Izzo .... set dresser (15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Anthony Munafo .... assistant property master / property master (14 episodes, 2006-2009)
Kenneth Hammer .... construction coordinator (8 episodes, 1999-2000)
Leslie Salter .... scenic charge (8 episodes, 1999-2000)
Gus Papadopoulos .... assistant property master / property master (8 episodes, 2007-2008)
Gerard H. Pineo .... set dresser (8 episodes, 2007-2008)
James Bednark .... art department coordinator (6 episodes, 2009)
Jeff Butcher .... assistant property master (5 episodes, 2002)
Joe Galione .... set dresser (5 episodes, 2007)
Tyler Kim .... assistant property master / assistant property (4 episodes, 2002-2004)
Paul Weathered .... property master (4 episodes, 2002-2004)
Ross Huttick .... assistant property master (4 episodes, 2005-2007)
Troy R. Adee .... set dresser (4 episodes, 2007)
Victoria Vanasco .... assistant property master / props (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Jeffrey Rollins .... property assistant (3 episodes, 1999)
Kevin Brink .... set dresser / leadman (3 episodes, 2002-2005)
Phaedra Eason .... props / assistant property master (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kevin McCarthy .... set dresser / leadman (3 episodes, 2008-2009)
Kara Zeigon .... art department coordinator (2 episodes, 2005)
Eric Stepper .... set dresser (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Gina Cassesse .... props (2 episodes, 2008-2009)

Terri Brennan .... set dresser (unknown episodes)
James Covington .... second (unknown episodes)
Justin Elterman .... graphic designer (unknown episodes)
Regina Graves .... assistant set decorator (unknown episodes)
Lorraine Klein .... art department coordinator (unknown episodes)
Gifford Meyer .... props (unknown episodes)
Molly Mikula .... assistant art director (unknown episodes)
James O'Donnell .... set dresser (unknown episodes)
Kevin L. Raper .... graphic artist / graphic designer (unknown episodes)
Bradley Rubenstein .... scenic artist (unknown episodes)
Michelle Schluter-Ford .... art department coordinator (unknown episodes)
Adam Wolenski .... construction production assistant (unknown episodes)
 
Series Sound Department
Jeffrey Kaplan .... supervising sound editor (207 episodes, 2000-2009)
Douglas Murray .... adr mixer (136 episodes, 2002-2008)
Jeff Kushner .... dialogue editor (120 episodes, 2003-2008)
Lydian Tone .... sound editor (72 episodes, 2001-2003)
Bill Daly .... sound mixer (59 episodes, 1999-2006)
Keith Gardner .... boom operator (48 episodes, 1999-2008)
Todd Morrissey .... sound re-recording mixer (47 episodes, 2007-2009)
Lee Gilmore .... sound editor (40 episodes, 2006-2008)
Jansen Lambie .... sound (38 episodes, 2000-2002)
Mark DeSimone .... adr mixer: New York (35 episodes, 2007-2009)
David Pastecchi .... boom operator (26 episodes, 2000-2007)
John Benson .... supervising sound editor (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Kirk Herzbrun .... assistant sound editor (22 episodes, 2008-2009)
Alex Raspa .... adr mixer (21 episodes, 2005-2006)
Charles R. Hunt .... sound mixer (19 episodes, 2007-2009)
Julie Wilde .... boom operator (17 episodes, 2007-2008)
Steve Nelson .... sound editor (14 episodes, 2008-2009)
Frank Smathers .... dialogue editor (14 episodes, 2008-2009)
Andrew Melnyk .... sound utility (14 episodes, 2009)
Luis Galdames .... foley editor: M&E's / sound effects editor (4 episodes, 1999-2009)
Brian Miksis .... sound mixer (4 episodes, 2003-2006)
Andrew Edelman .... additional sound mixer / production sound mixer (2 episodes, 2001)
Frank Stettner .... sound mixer (2 episodes, 2002)
Karl Wasserman .... sound utility (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
George Leong .... boom operator (2 episodes, 2008)

Coll Anderson .... production sound mixer: second unit (unknown episodes)
Walt Bost .... co-supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Norval D. Crutcher III .... adr editor / dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Stephen Fitzmaurice .... adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Diana Flores .... adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Tiffany S. Griffith .... dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Charlie King .... sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Daniel McIntosh .... production sound mixer: additional unit (unknown episodes)
Stacey Michaels .... adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Timothy Pearson .... foley artist (unknown episodes)
Philip Rogers .... adr recordist (unknown episodes)
Craig T. Rosevear .... foley editor (unknown episodes)
 
Series Special Effects by
Steven Kirshoff .... special effects (3 episodes, 2000-2002)
 
Series Visual Effects by
Gus Comegys .... digital effects artist / visual effects artist (29 episodes, 2008-2009)
 
Series Stunts
Jery Hewitt .... stunt coordinator (44 episodes, 2000-2009)
Ian Mclaughlin .... stunt double / stunt double: Christopher Meloni / ... (21 episodes, 2005-2009)
David Shumbris .... stunts / stunt double (12 episodes, 2003-2009)
Chris Barnes .... stunts / stunt driver (10 episodes, 2001-2009)
Danny Downey .... stunt driver / stunt performer / ... (8 episodes, 2003-2009)
Samantha MacIvor .... stunt double / stunts / ... (8 episodes, 2007-2009)
Cort Hessler .... stunt coordinator (7 episodes, 2005-2008)
Joanne Lamstein .... stunts / stunt double: Kelly Bishop / ... (6 episodes, 1999-2009)
Tim Gallin .... stunt coordinator (5 episodes, 2000-2004)
Vince Cupone .... stunt double / stunt performer (4 episodes, 2005-2009)
Tim Buchanan .... stunt performer / stunt rigger (4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Gene Harrison .... stunt performer / stunts (4 episodes, 2007)
Derrick Simmons .... stunts (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Brian Keith Allen .... stunt double (2 episodes, 2004-2007)
David John Adamson .... stunt performer (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mike Burke .... stunt driver (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Dina L. Margolin .... stunt double (2 episodes, 2007)
Roy Farfel .... stunt driver (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Victor Paguia .... stunt double / stunts (2 episodes, 2008-2009)

Roy T. Anderson .... stunts (unknown episodes, 2006)
Ray Abbott .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Danny Aiello III .... stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jane Austin .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Michael Devine .... utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Shane Geraghty .... stunts / utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Kurt D. Lott .... stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Riley G. Matthews Jr. .... stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Mam Smith .... stunt double (unknown episodes)
Shawnna Thibodeau .... stunts (unknown episodes)
 
Series Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Hammond .... electrician (179 episodes, 2000-2008)
Michael J. Kammerer .... grip / key grip (161 episodes, 1999-2007)
Adam Johnson .... 2nd assistant camera / camera loader / ... (144 episodes, 2001-2009)
Patrick Fontana .... electrician / best boy / ... (107 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jessica Burstein .... still photographer (69 episodes, 1999-2007)
Sal Lanza .... key grip (56 episodes, 1999-2006)
George Pattison .... camera operator (53 episodes, 1999-2006)
Jim McCullagh .... gaffer / best boy (50 episodes, 1999-2006)
Jeremy Weishaar .... first assistant camera: "a" camera/Steadicam / assistant camera / ... (50 episodes, 2006-2009)
Thomas Ford .... best boy / gaffer (45 episodes, 2000-2007)
Peter Vietro-Hannum .... dolly grip / camera operator (43 episodes, 2000-2007)
Bobby Mancuso .... assistant camera (31 episodes, 2002-2007)
Michael Parmelee .... still photographer (27 episodes, 2007-2009)
Charlie Foerschner .... film loader / camera loader (23 episodes, 2008-2009)
James Edmiston .... company grip (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Michael Proscia .... gaffer (19 episodes, 2007-2009)
Patrick B. O'Brien .... first assistant camera (18 episodes, 1999-2001)
Tom Weston .... camera operator: "a" camera / camera operator (18 episodes, 2007-2009)
Miles Strassner .... dolly grip (18 episodes, 2007-2008)
Paul Volo .... key grip (18 episodes, 2007-2008)
Richie Ford .... gaffer (14 episodes, 1999-2001)
Scott Koenigsberg .... second assistant camera / second assistant: "a" camera (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
William Hines .... best boy (11 episodes, 2007-2008)
James Klayer .... loader / additional camera loader (10 episodes, 2005-2008)
John Gatland .... grip (9 episodes, 2007)
Marc Ehrenbold .... assistant camera (8 episodes, 1999-2000)
Donald Glenn .... dolly grip (8 episodes, 1999-2000)
Rebecca Brillhart .... assistant camera (8 episodes, 2002-2003)
Ronald Paul .... best boy (7 episodes, 1999-2000)
Alec Hirschfeld .... camera operator (7 episodes, 2002-2007)
Angelo Di Giacomo .... assistant camera (6 episodes, 2001-2002)
Phil Oetiker .... camera operator (6 episodes, 2002-2007)
Jason Lanci .... best boy (6 episodes, 2003-2008)
Tom Grunke .... dolly grip (6 episodes, 2003)
Kenneth Fundus .... dolly grip (6 episodes, 2005-2007)
Gregory F. Johnson .... grip (5 episodes, 1999)
Roger Kimpton .... key grip (4 episodes, 2001-2002)
Will Arnot .... camera operator: "a" camera (4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Chris Drechsler .... lighting technician (4 episodes, 2006-2009)
Daniel Casey .... additional second assistant camera (4 episodes, 2008-2009)
Kevin Fitzpatrick .... best boy / gaffer (3 episodes, 2001-2005)
Timothy Reilly .... additional grip (3 episodes, 2001)
Pierson Silver .... libra head technician (3 episodes, 2007-2009)
Sebastián Almeida .... remote head technician (3 episodes, 2009)
Matthew Jacobs .... grip (3 episodes, 2009)
Peter Reniers .... camera operator (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
Alan Wolfe .... assistant camera (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Scott Tinsley .... assistant camera (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Stephen Consentino .... camera operator (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Nick Cupkovic .... best boy (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Gary Hildebrand .... gaffer (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Ethan Wilhelm .... grip (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Kevin L. Bright .... dolly grip / grip (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Dennis A. Livesey .... camera operator: "b" camera (2 episodes, 2008)
Eli Aronoff .... first assistant camera / first assistant camera hd unit (2 episodes, 2009)
Doug Cordonier .... grip (2 episodes, 2009)
Daniel Wallenstein .... grip (2 episodes, 2009)

Joe Mellon .... company grip (unknown episodes, 2000-2002)
Ian Cohen .... company electrician: New York (unknown episodes)
Riad Deeb .... grip (unknown episodes)
Patrick R. Heffernan .... set grip (unknown episodes)
Alison Kelly .... assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Paul C. McKenna .... crane technician: Technocrane (unknown episodes)
Mario Nila .... camera production assistant (unknown episodes)
Anna Novick .... grip (unknown episodes)
Louis Petraglia .... electrician (unknown episodes)
Abe Schrager .... camera operator: second unit (unknown episodes)
Mike Sime .... video operator (unknown episodes)
George Su .... camera production assistant (unknown episodes)
Lee Vickery .... additional assistant camera (unknown episodes)
 
Series Casting Department
Grant Wilfley .... extras casting / background casting (224 episodes, 1999-2009)
David M. Waldron .... background casting associate / background casting: Grant Wilfley Casting / ... (99 episodes, 2003-2009)
Beth Mastaglio .... extras casting (16 episodes, 2002-2003)
Philip Huffman .... casting associate (16 episodes, 2007-2008)
Reba Massey .... extras casting / background casting: Grant Wilfley Casting / ... (14 episodes, 2002)
Katrina Michelsen .... extras casting: Grant Wilfley Casting (9 episodes, 1999-2000)
Kristy Fitts .... extras casting: Grant Wilfley Casting (8 episodes, 1999-2000)
Charles Kaplan .... extras casting (8 episodes, 2000-2001)
Mihal Freinquel .... extras casting assistant (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kristie Fitts .... extras casting: Grant Wilfley Casting (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Ross Ryman .... extras casting: Grant Wilfley Casting / extras casting (3 episodes, 2001-2002)
Brad Cholmondeley .... extras casting (3 episodes, 2001)
Tasha Revels .... extras casting associate / background casting (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Arthur Dutkanicz .... extras casting assistant (3 episodes, 2007)
Stephanie Forrest .... extras casting assistant (3 episodes, 2009)
Heather Reidenbach .... background casting (2 episodes, 2005)
Allison Hall .... background casting / extras casting assistant (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jamie Jacobson .... background casting associate (2 episodes, 2009)

Alison Goodman .... casting associate (unknown episodes)
Stephanie Laffin .... casting associate (unknown episodes)
 
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kim Wilcox .... assistant costume designer (93 episodes, 2002-2007)
Virginia D. Patton .... costume supervisor (64 episodes, 2000-2009)
Sonya M. Andonov .... set costumer (43 episodes, 2001-2003)
Tracy Sivertsen .... costume supervisor / set costumer (41 episodes, 1999-2008)
Jill Graves Power .... set costumer (33 episodes, 2006-2008)
Lorraine Porr .... costume coordinator (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Alana West .... set costumer (16 episodes, 2002-2009)
Fionnuala M. Lynch .... set costumer (11 episodes, 1999-2001)
Jill E. Anderson .... set costumer (11 episodes, 2002)
Barbara Hause .... costume supervisor (7 episodes, 1999-2000)
Tracy Nishimoto .... set costumer (6 episodes, 2007-2008)
Laura Wehrman .... set costumer (4 episodes, 2005-2007)
Barbara Presar .... assistant costume designer (3 episodes, 2004-2007)
Kathy Karbowski .... costumer (3 episodes, 2006)
Amy Bradshaw .... assistant costume designer (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Natalie Arango .... wardrobe supervisor (3 episodes, 2009)
Amela Baksic .... assistant costume designer (2 episodes, 2003-2004)

James Deanes .... wardrobe assistant (unknown episodes)
Sharon Globerson .... assistant costume designer (unknown episodes)
Frankie Ritacco .... assistant costume designer (unknown episodes)
 
Series Editorial Department
Dave Lifshin .... post-production coordinator / post-production assistant (80 episodes, 2001-2005)
Marvin D. Bryson .... post-production coordinator (48 episodes, 2003-2005)
Ash Hanratty .... post-production assistant (42 episodes, 2005-2007)
Elizabeth Barnette .... post-production coordinator (30 episodes, 2006-2007)
Leigh Cousins .... post-production coordinator (6 episodes, 2009)
Curtis Thurber .... post-production assistant (4 episodes, 2007)

T. Michael Baiocco .... assistant editor / post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Brandi Bradburn .... assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Joseph Butler .... assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Trey Coscia .... post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
David Crozier .... assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Wade Felker .... dailies colorist (unknown episodes)
Charlotte Grau .... colorist (unknown episodes)
Skipper Martin .... dailies colorist (unknown episodes)
James Seidelman .... assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Daniel J. Simmons .... assistant editor (unknown episodes)
 
Series Music Department
Libby Pedersen .... music editor (69 episodes, 1999-2007)
 
Series Transportation Department
Brian Maxwell .... transportation captain (55 episodes, 1999-2004)
John Leonidas .... transportation captain (25 episodes, 2005-2009)

Timothy Paustian .... driver (unknown episodes)
 
Series Other crew
Kent Cassella .... stand-in: Dann Florek (228 episodes, 1999-2009)
Storm Chambers .... stand-in: Ice-T (198 episodes, 2001-2009)
Jose F. Guerrero .... location assistant (156 episodes, 2000-2007)
Robert Cahoon .... location coordinator (143 episodes, 1999-2005)
Gloria Colonnello .... stand-in: Mariska Hargitay (140 episodes, 1999-2006)
Todd Wolenski .... assistant accountant (138 episodes, 2001-2006)
Frank Cattano .... location assistant (122 episodes, 2000-2005)
Ilka Rivard .... production coordinator (116 episodes, 1999-2004)
Matthew D. Panepinto .... production assistant (88 episodes, 2000-2004)
Lydia Mayberry Friedman .... assistant to executive producer / assistant: Dick Wolf (83 episodes, 2000-2009)
Faith Brooks .... assistant production coordinator / production coordinator (83 episodes, 2005-2009)
Michael Ciliento .... script coordinator (82 episodes, 2004-2008)
Trish Adlesic .... location manager / assistant production coordinator (76 episodes, 2000-2009)
Cliff Fuller .... production office coordinator / assistant production office coordinator / ... (74 episodes, 2004-2007)
Brad Marro .... production assistant (72 episodes, 2002-2005)
Nick Sakai .... stand-in: B.D. Wong (71 episodes, 2002-2009)
Margaret Jacobs .... assistant production office coordinator (71 episodes, 2002-2004)
Thomas Tobin .... production assistant (69 episodes, 2003-2006)
Eleanor Scully .... stand-in: Mariska Hargitay (63 episodes, 2006-2009)
William N. Fordes .... production consultant (50 episodes, 2000-2004)
Matt Metras .... production assistant (48 episodes, 2001-2003)
Wendy Lee Roberts .... script supervisor (46 episodes, 1999-2009)
Joe Melendes .... stand-in: Christopher Meloni (45 episodes, 2007-2009)
Meredith Petty .... assistant to executive producer (44 episodes, 1999-2009)
Dan Cooley .... assistant location manager (43 episodes, 2005-2007)
Gail Barringer .... production accountant (42 episodes, 1999-2001)
Nicholas R. Bell .... assistant accountant / production assistant (42 episodes, 1999-2001)
Drew Tidwell .... assistant production coordinator (42 episodes, 1999-2001)
Jennifer Skobin .... writing assistant (40 episodes, 1999-2008)
Greg Cattano .... first assistant accountant (40 episodes, 2006-2008)
Jim Nickas .... production assistant (37 episodes, 2004-2007)
Mike O'Neill .... location assistant (37 episodes, 2007-2009)
Joanna Lu .... assistant location coordinator (34 episodes, 2005-2007)
Brian Fagan .... researcher (34 episodes, 2008-2009)
Elizabeth Carlton .... coordinator of production: Studios USA (33 episodes, 2000-2001)
John A. Accardo .... location assistant / location scout / ... (31 episodes, 2007-2009)
Lindsay Swartz .... assistant production office coordinator / production secretary (31 episodes, 2007-2009)
Hal Sherman .... technical advisor (30 episodes, 2004-2009)
Adam Carroll .... production assistant (28 episodes, 2003-2005)
Tim Hardiman .... technical advisor (28 episodes, 2005-2009)
Heather Imerman .... office production assistant / additional set production assistant / ... (27 episodes, 2008-2009)
Valerie Desjardins .... script supervisor (26 episodes, 1999-2003)
Kristina Lee .... production assistant (25 episodes, 2004-2005)
Justin Weinberger .... production assistant (24 episodes, 2005-2007)
Daniel Coss .... assistant location manager: New York (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Randy Manion .... assistant location manager / location manager (22 episodes, 2002-2003)
Matthew Artus .... production assistant (22 episodes, 2005-2007)
Paul Grellong .... executive story editor (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Derek P. Miller .... location coordinator (22 episodes, 2006-2007)
Andrew Lang .... office production assistant / set production assistant (22 episodes, 2007)
J.P. Varady .... office production assistant (22 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jared Kurt .... location scout (21 episodes, 1999-2000)
David M. McGuire .... location assistant (20 episodes, 2000-2001)
Brandie Horstkamp .... office production assistant / production secretary (20 episodes, 2008-2009)
David John Ferguson .... location coordinator (19 episodes, 2005-2006)
Rocco Nisivoccia .... location assistant / assistant location manager (19 episodes, 2005-2006)
Matthew S. O'Brien .... assistant production coordinator / production secretary (18 episodes, 2007-2008)
Tara Butters .... executive story editor (17 episodes, 2001-2002)
Michele Fazekas .... executive story editor (17 episodes, 2001-2002)
Robyn Ross .... assistant: Ted Kotcheff (17 episodes, 2006-2007)
David Occhino .... location scout / assistant location manager (17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Lonnie Kandel .... production coordinator (16 episodes, 1999-2001)
Miriam Tielmann .... production assistant / additional production assistant (15 episodes, 2006-2008)
Jen Ryan .... office production assistant (15 episodes, 2007-2008)
Chris Calogero .... office production assistant (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Steve Loff .... production accountant (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Krysten Yoniack .... production assistant (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Stephanie A. Marquardt .... script supervisor (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
Ana Cuadra .... location assistant / assistant location manager (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Katie Jo Sheek .... publicity intern (12 episodes, 2007)
Tomas Deckaj .... production assistant / set production assistant (11 episodes, 2007)
Megan Stas .... production assistant (11 episodes, 2007)
Dawn DeNoon .... executive story editor (10 episodes, 2000-2001)
Lisa Marie Petersen .... executive story editor (10 episodes, 2000-2001)
Chris Lane .... production assistant (9 episodes, 2006-2007)
Rafe Judkins .... script coordinator (9 episodes, 2006)
Ted Sica .... technical advisor (8 episodes, 1999-2000)
Wendy West .... story editor (8 episodes, 1999-2000)
Dr. Deborah Serani .... technical advisor (8 episodes, 2000-2005)
Robert Lopez .... production assistant (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Shayla Freeman .... set production assistant (8 episodes, 2006)
Lisa Falzarano .... production assistant (8 episodes, 2007)
Ian MacGregor .... assistant location manager (7 episodes, 1999-2000)
Felice Schachter .... production coordinator (7 episodes, 2001)
Kate Bogle .... production assistant (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Michael K. Reynolds .... chef (6 episodes, 2004)
Mick Betancourt .... story editor (6 episodes, 2008)
Brian A. Alexander .... script coordinator (6 episodes, 2009)
John Robert Mariani .... continuity / script supervisor / ... (6 episodes, 2009)
John F. McCarthy .... production assistant (6 episodes, 2009)
Amy Meisner .... staff production assistant / set production assistant (6 episodes, 2009)
Robert F. Campbell .... story editor (5 episodes, 2000-2001)
Jonathan Greene .... story editor (5 episodes, 2000-2001)
Vincenzo Rotondo .... sous chef (5 episodes, 2003)
Brendan C. Lynch .... additional production assistant (5 episodes, 2009)
Jennifer Opresnick .... script supervisor (4 episodes, 2005-2007)
Karl Sonnenberg .... technical advisor (4 episodes, 2005-2007)
Matthew Reedy .... production assistant (4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Samantha Treiber .... production assistant (4 episodes, 2008)
Josh Arnoudse .... production assistant (4 episodes, 2009)
Danielle Lieberman .... stand-in: Mariska Hargitay (4 episodes, 2009)
John Chambers .... executive story editor (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Janna DeLury .... script supervisor (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Glenn Ferrara .... production assistant (3 episodes, 2006)
Faya Madrid .... production assistant (3 episodes, 2006)
Morgan Ressa .... production assistant (3 episodes, 2006)
Julie Retzlaff .... location assistant (3 episodes, 2006)
Dawn Rosado .... production assistant / location assistant (3 episodes, 2007)
Gina Cassesse .... production assistant (3 episodes, 2008-2009)
Clay Broaddus .... production assistant (3 episodes, 2008)
Laura DiBiase .... production assistant (3 episodes, 2008)
Sean Payne .... production assistant (3 episodes, 2008)
Holly Unterberger .... script supervisor (3 episodes, 2008)
Jesse Davidson .... location scout / location assistant (3 episodes, 2009)
Lygia Day Szelwach .... teacher (3 episodes, 2009)
Demian Resnick .... assistant location manager (2 episodes, 1999)
Jim Lau .... adr voice (2 episodes, 2002-2004)
Canella Williams .... assistant production office coordinator (2 episodes, 2005-2008)
Steve Faughnan .... location scout (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Logan Wolfe Edler .... production assistant (2 episodes, 2007)
Pamela Martin .... stand-in (2 episodes, 2007)
Melissa A. Messick .... production assistant (2 episodes, 2007)
X. Sydney Ng .... production assistant (2 episodes, 2007)
Princeton Holt .... office production assistant (2 episodes, 2008)
Jennifer Roberts .... set production assistant (2 episodes, 2008)
Frank Dauro .... additional location assistant (2 episodes, 2009)

Teddy Yoon .... assistant location coordinator (unknown episodes, 2000-2002)
The Lippin Group .... publicist (unknown episodes, 2003)
Ethan Anderson .... production assistant (unknown episodes, 2004-2005)
Joseph Aquino .... location assistant (unknown episodes)
Dawn Barkan .... head animal trainer (unknown episodes)
Christian Bladt .... script coordinator (unknown episodes)
Diane Bradley .... stand-in: Stephanie March (unknown episodes)
Ciara Bresnihan .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
David Brotsky .... location assistant (unknown episodes)
Jenn Bubka .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
John Paul Bullock III .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Anne Carson .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Doy Gabriel Castillo .... stand-in (unknown episodes)
Jon Copley .... accountant (unknown episodes)
Joseph DeBona .... stand-in (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Dee .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Roni Deitz .... location scout (unknown episodes)
Ged Dickersin .... assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Dawn Douglas .... stand-in: Tamara Tunie (unknown episodes)
John Fedynich .... assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Hannah Flynn .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Bellamy Forrest .... key production assistant / set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Matt Gavin .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Niko Godfrey .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Betty Green .... title designer (unknown episodes)
Rico Green .... office executive assistant (unknown episodes)
David Gross .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Valerie Harrington .... script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Hollis McConnell Jones .... stand-in: Connie Nielson / stand-in: Diane Neal (unknown episodes)
Eric Kench .... additional production assistant (unknown episodes)
Wende Kremer .... assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Kenneth Krott .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Sarah E. Leonard .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Francis Maiorino .... location scout (unknown episodes)
Theresa Marsh .... first assistant production accountant (unknown episodes)
Brian McArthur .... assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
Kerry McCrohan .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jim McKinney .... key set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Taylor Norton .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Anne Marie Palopoli .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Andrea Pappas .... production secretary (unknown episodes)
Stefani Patch .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
John Perez .... location scout (unknown episodes)
Joan Preston .... stand-in: Caren Brown and Mariska Hargitay (unknown episodes)
Adam Raia .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Rachel Ratzker .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Michael A. Rizzo .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Vernon Rodriquez .... parking assistant (unknown episodes)
Lin Saunders .... assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Andrea Schenk .... production secretary (unknown episodes)
Georg Schmithüsen .... assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Jackie Short .... first assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
Eric J. Sonntag .... location assistant (unknown episodes)
Rachel Stuhler .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Rachael Tartell .... location scout (unknown episodes)
Robert Zorella .... office production assistant (unknown episodes)
Louis Zuppardi .... location coordinator (unknown episodes)
 
Series Thanks
Dennis Radesky .... in memory of (1 episode, 2009)
 

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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
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
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
Company:
Wolf Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Many of the actors on the show previously starred on the HBO drama "Oz" (1997) including Dean Winters and B.D. Wong. Most notable, and ironic, is Christopher Meloni (Detective Stabler) who played a sadistic rapist and murderer on OZ and now hunts them on SVU. more
Quotes:
Det. Elliot Stabler: [referring to a killer who dumped the body in a sewage treatment plant] They sure know their crap. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Cameron Diaz/Green Day (#30.16)" (2005) more
Soundtrack:
I'm Not Driving Anymore more

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69 out of 79 people found the following comment useful.
Maybe the best crime-series at the moment and very underrated I feel, 25 January 2005
Author: stamper from The Netherlands

When I am communicating with other people interested in crime series it is remarkable how many people seem to watch either CSI or CSI: Miami or both. Rarely (actually never) have I heard talk about this show, unless I brought it up myself and ended up discussing it with them. Of course I do not know the situation in America and other countries regarding this show, but I feel it is very underrated in the Netherlands. Of course this has a lot to do with it's programming spot. While CSI is usually on Saturday's at 8:30 or 9:30 p.m. and CSI: Miami on Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m., SVU's spot has been Sunday's around 11p.m. for quite some time now. That's hardly what I call a prime time spot. Just to compare I looked up the share's of those 3 shows on the internet. CSI has a share of 26 in the US and 17,5 in the Netherlands. For CSI:Miami these numbers are 15,0 and 13,2 and for SVU they are 17,0 and 7,7. This doesn't mean much, but once bring the number of households into it, it gets a lot clearer. CSI has about 18,6 million viewers in the US while CSI:Miami and SVU have 10,5 and 11,9 viewers respectively. In the Netherlands these figures are 1,175 million; 910 thousand and 370 thousand. This means that SVU has less than one-third of the viewers CSI has and MUCH less than half the viewers CSI: Miami has. In America SVU has two-thirds of the viewers of CSI and about 10% more than CSI:Miami. In my opinion this has a lot to do with the extremely bad programming spot SVU has gained in the Netherlands and the fact that the program is not advertised as vigorously as the two CSI's, for I feel it cannot have anything to do with it's quality.

The thing that makes SVU stand out so much in opinion, is that the stories depicted are very realistic and heart felt. I personally appreciate it very much, that there are no cheap attempts to make you cry by extending dramatic scenes or underscoring them with sad music. Mostly the sad parts happen quite suddenly and are relatively short. Maybe that's just another 'trick' to get you to cry without being as obvious as many soap opera's. TO me though, it makes the stories appeal much more life-like and truly gut-wrenching and sad.

Also all of the characters are good. If you watch long enough, you can get bits and pieces of information on everyone of them, thus discovering what makes them tick. I must admit that the series has changes it's emphasis a bit in recent years. In the first year there were numerous episode's that featured theme's or events from the investigator's home environment (especially Stabler's). This trend has somewhat diminished over the years, yet you can still see each individual's background shining through into their work ethics. One thin I really had to get used to was Richard Belzer's (Det. John Munch) role getting smaller. It seems to me that in the first few years of the series he was present much more and he made much more cynical remarks, something I really enjoyed. But overall the series has not changed for the worse, for I feel it has actually improved. While a few years ago I'd given this series an 8 out of 10 I'm much more inclined now to rate it even higher. What I've come to appreciate these last 2 or three years, were the additions of Ice-T (Det. Fin Tutuola), B.D. Wong (Dr. George Huang) and Stephanie March (A.D.A. Alex Cabbot) to the team. Stephanie March's character provides the viewer not only with an insight to what the D.A's job is, but her involvement in the series also shows what difficult decisions need to be made at times when the victim becomes the pursued or when a suspect cannot legally be brought to justice. Huang's intense involvement lately is in my opinion the biggest and best evolution the series has undergone (up until now). Not only because there have been few if any series which placed the work of the forensic psychiatrist is in the spotlight, but also it is much more realistic than for instance the media's depiction of profilers in The Silence of the Lambs or the TV-series Profiler. Also I think it is good (in addition to being very interesting) to show the public that not every offender is purely bad, but there is often much more when you go beyond the surface. As for Ice-T's character, I think he really completes the mix in the show, as the tough street cop. Him and Belzer are an ideal couple, just like Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni).

The reasons, I personally feel SVU is the best crime series on the tube at the moment, are easily summarized. It has very much diversity, it offers insight into the psyche's of both victim's and perpetrators and it is realistic in every aspect.

9 out of 10

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