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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

American police procedural crime drama television series
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Summary

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 0.27% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128,024 views/month, #58 of 21,487).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Special Victims Unit — creator (P170): Dick Wolf[3]
  • Composer: Special Victims Unit — composer (P86): Mike Post[4]
  • Genre: Special Victims Unit — genre (P136): police procedural[5], Special Victims Unit — genre (P136): legal drama[6], Special Victims Unit — genre (P136): crime television series[7], Special Victims Unit — genre (P136): thriller television series[8], Special Victims Unit — genre (P136): mystery television series[9]
  • Based on: Special Victims Unit — based on (P144): Law & Order[10]
  • Cast member: Special Victims Unit — cast member (P161): Mariska Hargitay[11], Special Victims Unit — cast member (P161): Richard Belzer[12], Special Victims Unit — cast member (P161): Dann Florek[13], Special Victims Unit — cast member (P161): Ice-T[14], Special Victims Unit — cast member (P161): Danny Pino[15], Special Victims Unit — cast member (P161): Kelli Giddish[16], Special Victims Unit — cast member (P161): Raúl Esparza[17], Special Victims Unit — cast member (P161): Peter Scanavino[18], Special Victims Unit — cast member (P161): Adam Beach[19], Special Victims Unit — cast member (P161): Judith Light[20], Special Victims Unit — cast member (P161): Philip Winchester[21], Special Victims Unit — cast member (P161): Octavio Pisano[22]
  • Production company: Special Victims Unit — production company (P272): Universal Television[23]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Special Victims Unit — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[24]
  • Commons category: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[25]
  • Distribution format: Special Victims Unit — distribution format (P437): video on demand[26]
  • Original broadcaster: Special Victims Unit — original broadcaster (P449): NBC[27]
  • Country of origin: Special Victims Unit — country of origin (P495): United States[28]
  • Has part(s): Special Victims Unit — has part(s) (P527): Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, season 1[29], Special Victims Unit — has part(s) (P527): Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, season 2[30], Special Victims Unit — has part(s) (P527): Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, season 3[31], Special Victims Unit — has part(s) (P527): Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, season 4[32], Special Victims Unit — has part(s) (P527): Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, season 5[33], Special Victims Unit — has part(s) (P527): Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, season 6[34], Special Victims Unit — has part(s) (P527): Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, season 7[35], Special Victims Unit — has part(s) (P527): Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, season 8[36], Special Victims Unit — has part(s) (P527): Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, season 9[37], Special Victims Unit — has part(s) (P527): Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, season 10[38], Special Victims Unit — has part(s) (P527): Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, season 11[39], Special Victims Unit — has part(s) (P527): Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, season 12[40], Special Victims Unit — has part(s) (P527): Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, season 13[41], Special Victims Unit — has part(s) (P527): Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, season 14[42]
  • Start time: September 20, 1999[43]
  • Distributed by: Special Victims Unit — distributed by (P750): NBCUniversal Syndication Studios[44], Special Victims Unit — distributed by (P750): Netflix[45], Special Victims Unit — distributed by (P750): Hulu[46]
  • Narrative location: Special Victims Unit — narrative location (P840): New York City[47]
  • Official website: https://www.nbc.com/law-and-order-special-victims-unit[48]
  • Topic's main category: Special Victims Unit — topic's main category (P910): Category:Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[49]
  • Main subject: Special Victims Unit — main subject (P921): New York City Police Department[50]
  • Described at URL: http://lawandorder.wikia.com/wiki/Law_%26_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit[51]
  • Number of episodes: 594[52]
  • Title: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[53]
  • List of episodes: Special Victims Unit — list of episodes (P1811): list of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episodes[54]

Why It Matters

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

Related Entities

BD Wong Christopher Meloni Ellen Burstyn Ice-T Judith Light Kyle MacLachlan Law & Order Mariska Hargitay Netflix New York City United States

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Class ancestry

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · ~2026-55422-95 · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ast', 'bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr',
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  2. 6w ago · ~2026-44911-41 · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Law and Order SVU.png
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  3. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 6w ago · CennoxX · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, season 1, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, season 2, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, season 3 +25
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  7. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 22w ago · InMontreal · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  10. 22w ago · Shei98 · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  11. 23w ago · Supaplex · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Media franchise → Law & Order
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