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20 September 1999 (USA) moreTagline:
Where Risks are Taken morePlot:
This show introduces the Special Victims Unit, a new elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate sexually related crimes. full summaryAwards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 30 wins & 65 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Best one in the L&O Franchise moreUS TV Schedule:
| Thur. Jan. 8 | 3:00 PM | USA | Hate | #5.13 | |
| Thur. Jan. 8 | 4:00 PM | USA | Ritual | #5.14 | more |
Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 9 of 578) | Christopher Meloni | ... | Detective Elliot Stabler (214 episodes, 1999-2008) |
 | Mariska Hargitay | ... | Detective Olivia Benson (214 episodes, 1999-2008) |
 | Richard Belzer | ... | Detective John Munch / ... (214 episodes, 1999-2008) |
 | Dann Florek | ... | Captain Donald Cragen (214 episodes, 1999-2008) |
 | Steven Zirnkilton | ... | Opening Announcer (204 episodes, 1999-2008) |
 | Ice-T | ... | Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola / ... (192 episodes, 2000-2008) |
| B.D. Wong | ... | Dr. George Huang (168 episodes, 2001-2008) |
 | Tamara Tunie | ... | Dr. Melinda Warner (140 episodes, 2000-2008) |
 | Diane Neal | ... | A.D.A. Casey Novak / ... (108 episodes, 2001-2008) |
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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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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) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Singapore:PGMOVIEmeter: 
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Like its sister series "Law & Order" (1990), SVU episodes are often advertised as being "ripped from the headlines". Many people mistake this to mean that they are based on real events. In reality, the slogan is referring to the show's practice of coming up with stories that are partially inspired by recent headlines. However, only a fairly small portion of the episode will resemble the real incident or incidents that it is inspired by. There might be a few scenes that resemble a well known headline while the majority of the episode goes in a different direction or there could be one character that is based on a famous individual but the circumstances the person encounters are largely made up. moreQuotes:
John Munch: When I was a kid, my parents told me to never eat sweets.Capt. Donald Cragen: So, as an adult, you overcompensate?
Brian Cassidy: So I guess your parents said 'never get married either', huh?
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I have never one been that big of a fan of the original Law & Order. I would watch it for time to time and it was an alright show but never really had anything jump out at me to make it one of my can't miss shows. Then this show came on. I watched this show when it premiered back in 1999 and was impressed from the get go. Sure it followed the basic premise of it's original cousin but was much more loose on it's format and execution. Some episodes hardly ever involve the court room at all where the original week in week out follows a distinct pattern. First half hour is the law then the next is the order. This show although does sometimes follow the same pattern like i mentioned it is much more loose in how it executes it. Mariska Hartigay is excellent as her portrayal of Det. Olivia Benson. The whole cast as a whole is magnificent. Now I know a lot of people will disagree with me that this show is in no way better than the original but for me it is. It has given me something that the original never did.