Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season Average Ratings
1999-Current
Season 1 Average Ratings - 9.00
Season 2 Average Ratings - 8.81
Season 3 Average Ratings - 8.81
Season 4 Average Ratings - 8.90
Season 5 Average Ratings - 8.83
Season 6 Average Ratings - 8.80
Season 7 Average Ratings - 8.86
Season 8 Average Ratings - 9.02
Season 9 Average Ratings - 8.83
Season 10 Average Ratings - 8.90
Season 11 Average Ratings - 8.73
Season 12 Average Ratings - 8.79
Season 13 Average Ratings - 8.42
Season 14 Average Ratings - 8.57
Season 15 Average Ratings - 8.37
Season 16 Average Ratings - 7.96
Season 17 Average Ratings - 8.52
Season 18 Average Ratings - 7.84
Season 19 Average Ratings - 8.46
Season 20 Average Ratings - 8.30
Season 21 Average Ratings - 8.43
Season 22 Average Ratings - 8.41
Season 23 Average Ratings - 8.47
Season 24 Average Ratings - 8.20
Season 25 Average Ratings -
Season 1 Average Ratings - 9.00
Season 2 Average Ratings - 8.81
Season 3 Average Ratings - 8.81
Season 4 Average Ratings - 8.90
Season 5 Average Ratings - 8.83
Season 6 Average Ratings - 8.80
Season 7 Average Ratings - 8.86
Season 8 Average Ratings - 9.02
Season 9 Average Ratings - 8.83
Season 10 Average Ratings - 8.90
Season 11 Average Ratings - 8.73
Season 12 Average Ratings - 8.79
Season 13 Average Ratings - 8.42
Season 14 Average Ratings - 8.57
Season 15 Average Ratings - 8.37
Season 16 Average Ratings - 7.96
Season 17 Average Ratings - 8.52
Season 18 Average Ratings - 7.84
Season 19 Average Ratings - 8.46
Season 20 Average Ratings - 8.30
Season 21 Average Ratings - 8.43
Season 22 Average Ratings - 8.41
Season 23 Average Ratings - 8.47
Season 24 Average Ratings - 8.20
Season 25 Average Ratings -
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- DirectorJean de SegonzacStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerStabler and Benson investigate the murder and castration of a New York cab driver. They discover that the victim had assumed the identity of another man because he himself was wanted by police.Season 1 Episode 1
Ratings: 10/10 - DirectorLesli Linka GlatterStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA probable suicide becomes a murder investigation with suspects that include the writer's psychiatrist, a family member and a local news anchor, but the woman's sister brings evidence that will turn the case on its head.Season 1 Episode 2
Rating: 9.5/10 - 1999– 43mTV-147.7 (1.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorRick RosenthalStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerTwo underage models are attacked, raped, and killed. The detectives identify the background details of the modeling business.Season 1 Episode 3
Rating: 8.6/10 - DirectorRichard DobbsStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerBenson and Stabler investigate the murder of a young woman who is initially believed to be a prostitute and the latest in a long line of victims.Season 1 Episode 4
Rating: 8.9/10 - DirectorDavid Hugh JonesStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerWhen a travel writer is found dead, gagged by a pair of female underwear, suspicion first falls on his landlady, and then to her rebellious teenage daughter.Season 1 Episode 5
Rating: 8.7/10 - DirectorClark JohnsonStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerBenson and Stabler investigate a female student's murder at a local college. When they develop a suspect on the basketball team, they experience resistance from the college, which is trying to preserve its reputation and its chance at an upcoming championship.Season 1 Episode 6
Rating: 8.4/10 - DirectorMichael FieldsStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerAfter a young boy is found raped and murdered in Central Park, suspicion obviously falls on a known child molester in the area, but the true offender may be closer than anybody knows.Season 1 Episode 7
Rating: 8.9/10 - DirectorPeter MedakStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerAn ADA who had worked on sex crimes is raped and murdered. The detectives suspect it may have been someone whom she had prosecuted.Season 1 Episode 8
Rating: 9.3/10 - 1999– 44mTV-147.6 (1.1K)TV EpisodeDirectorConstantine MakrisStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerBenson and Stabler look into the murder of a respected derivatives trader. Their investigation takes them into the world of bondage and sadomasochism.Season 1 Episode 9
Rating: 8.0/10 - DirectorStephen WertimerStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerStabler and Benson struggle with a sexual assault case when the shaken victim proves unable to identify the prime suspect. As time moves on, she becomes more reluctant to discuss the crime.Season 1 Episode 10
Rating: 10/10 - DirectorMichael FieldsStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerBenson and Stabler look into the death of a gay man at a party. Their investigation leads them to man who has a dysfunctional relationship with his brother.Season 1 Episode 11
Rating: 9.0/10 - 1999– 44mTV-147.3 (1.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorRick RosenthalStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerBenson and Stabler investigate the murder of multi-millionaire Andrew Harlin. They begin with Harlin's long list of male and female lovers and continue to a pair of Russian escorts, one of whom turns up dead, and the other's boyfriend confesses to the murder.Season 1 Episode 12
Rating: 8.4/10 - DirectorDavid PlattStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerBenson and Stabler investigate the murder of a judge who often delivered special verdicts for women in return for sexual favors and was also behind the funding of a local governor's bid for re-election. The team soon steers their attention to a battered wife with a secret.Season 1 Episode 13
Rating: 8.6/10 - DirectorConstantine MakrisStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerAt a victim's request, the police commissioner tries to convince Cragen to close a rape case whose statute of limitations is about to expire. Benson and Stabler finally realize that one of the victims knows the rapist, but she's not willing to talk.Season 1 Episode 14
Rating: 8.6/10 - DirectorEdwin SherinStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerAfter a salesman is murdered, the detectives turn their attention to Stephanie Mulroney, the youngest daughter of a well-known family with some deep connections. But as they join forces with the officers from the 27th precinct of the Law & Order series, they realize that their case is connected with a long-unsolved case that Lennie Briscoe once handled years ago with his former partner, Mike Logan.Season 1 Episode 15
Rating: 8.8/10 - DirectorJud TaylorStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerTwo teenagers are arrested in connection with the assault and robbery of an elderly woman, but it soon becomes clear that someone else committed the attack.Season 1 Episode 16
Rating: 9.4/10 - DirectorRichard DobbsStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerBenson and Stabler investigate the murder of the pregnant daughter-in-law of a prominent religious figure. They initially focus on the victim's well-connected family and conclude that her infidelity, and the identity of the child's probable father, likely led to her murder.Season 1 Episode 17
Rating: 8.5/10 - DirectorRichard DobbsStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerA teenager's report of being raped by someone she met in a chat room lead the detectives into the middle of a child porn ring.Season 1 Episode 18
Rating: 10/10 - DirectorMichael ZinbergStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerThe squad investigates a serial rapist targeting women on subways. Meanwhile, Benson begins dating an ambitious crime reporter.Season 1 Episode 19
Rating: 8.1/10 - DirectorAlexander CassiniStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerAn investigative reporter bravely airs a piece about her own rape that occurred 2 months earlier. Her description of the men that attacked her results in fresh leads and unexpected turns of events along the way.Season 1 Episode 20
Rating: 8.9/10 - DirectorJean de SegonzacStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerThe trial of an accused child molester is jeopardized when the prime witness has difficulty dealing with his past.Season 1 Episode 21
Rating: 9.6/10 - DirectorTed KotcheffStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerAn attorney (guest star Andrew McCarthy) suspected of keeping a Romanian immigrant as a sex slave is linked to a woman's murder.Season 1 Episode 22
Rating: 10/10 - 1999– 44mTV-148.2 (1.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorTed KotcheffStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerDetective Stabler's daughter witnesses a gory crime scene involving a murdered man who had a secret life. Meanwhile, a new ADA is assigned to the unit while Stabler and Jeffries come under review by the department.Season 2 Episode 1
Rating: 8.8/10 - DirectorAlan MetzgerStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerThe assault of an Afghan diplomat's daughter uncovers clues that may suggest ancient traditions justify "honor killings" when a child goes against time-honored values.Season 2 Episode 2
Rating: 8.0/10 - DirectorJean de SegonzacStarsChristopher MeloniMariska HargitayRichard BelzerStabler and Benson investigate a sexual assault very similar to one they worked a year and a half ago, whose first-known victim now follows her alleged attacker and reports his activities anonymously to the police, and the rapist's wife.Season 2 Episode 3
Rating: 10/10