TV series / 1999-

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is a TV series from 1999-. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 27 seasons and 593 rated episodes.

27 seasons 593 rated episodes 8.0 average 578,505 episode votes

Ratings by Season

Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.

Episode 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
1 8.2 8.1 8.2 8.4 8.0 8.4 8.2 8.0 8.7 7.9 8.1 8.6 7.6 8.6 8.8 8.3 8.6 7.7 7.8 8.0 7.9 5.8 8.0 8.0 7.6 7.5 7.5
2 7.9 7.7 8.3 8.2 7.9 8.0 8.5 7.7 7.4 7.9 7.9 8.4 8.2 8.6 7.9 7.5 8.6 7.7 7.8 8.1 7.5 7.5 8.0 7.8 4.4 8.1 7.7
3 7.6 8.6 8.3 8.0 8.1 7.6 9.3 8.2 8.0 8.7 8.1 9.0 7.9 8.2 7.6 7.6 8.3 6.6 7.8 7.4 7.7 7.4 7.9 7.0 7.4 7.6 7.6
4 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.8 9.0 8.8 8.0 8.0 8.5 7.6 8.0 8.4 8.3 7.9 8.3 8.3 8.3 6.8 8.0 8.0 7.5 7.9 8.1 7.8 7.9 7.3 8.1
5 7.7 8.4 8.0 7.8 8.2 7.8 7.7 8.0 7.4 7.7 8.5 7.4 7.4 8.1 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.4 7.8 7.6 8.1 7.8 7.9 7.8 8.0 7.6 7.8
6 7.7 7.8 7.8 8.5 8.6 8.9 8.9 8.1 8.0 8.0 7.6 8.4 7.7 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.8 7.8 8.4 8.4 8.4 7.8 7.3 7.7 8.0
7 8.2 7.6 8.0 8.2 7.5 8.5 7.7 7.7 8.1 8.2 7.9 8.1 8.2 7.6 8.2 8.1 8.1 7.6 7.2 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.4 7.3 8.0 7.8 7.7
8 8.1 8.2 8.0 8.1 8.0 8.0 7.8 8.1 7.7 8.6 8.0 7.9 8.1 8.0 8.3 7.2 7.7 7.6 8.2 7.7 7.4 7.1 7.4 7.5 7.8 8.8 7.7
9 7.4 7.7 8.2 8.4 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.9 8.6 8.0 8.5 7.9 8.1 8.9 7.8 7.6 7.2 8.0 8.5 8.0 8.1 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.1 7.6 7.9
10 8.2 7.7 8.6 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.6 7.4 8.0 7.8 7.8 8.6 7.9 8.4 7.9 7.6 8.5 8.1 8.7 7.9 7.7 8.0 7.9 7.5 7.6 7.9
11 7.8 7.8 8.4 8.6 8.5 8.2 7.7 8.3 7.8 8.4 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.7 8.1 7.5 8.6 8.3 7.7 8.2 7.9 6.7 7.4 7.7 7.7 7.8 8.2
12 7.1 7.7 7.5 8.1 8.0 8.6 8.0 7.7 8.6 8.3 8.8 8.3 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.7 7.4 7.0 6.2 8.2 8.4 7.3 7.5 7.8 8.2 7.7 8.3
13 7.9 8.0 8.1 7.5 7.9 8.4 8.1 7.9 7.7 8.1 7.5 8.5 7.7 8.6 7.7 7.5 7.7 7.5 8.4 8.1 7.8 8.0 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.6
14 8.1 8.0 7.9 8.1 8.3 7.4 8.0 8.1 7.9 8.1 7.8 7.3 8.0 8.1 7.6 4.7 8.2 7.8 7.9 6.1 8.2 8.6 8.0 7.8 7.3 8.8
15 7.6 8.7 8.2 8.2 8.6 7.8 8.3 7.9 9.0 8.1 8.0 7.7 8.2 8.1 7.3 7.9 8.6 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.5 8.1 7.9 8.4 7.1 7.8
16 8.3 7.9 8.0 7.8 8.3 8.6 8.4 8.0 7.9 8.4 8.5 8.1 7.8 7.4 7.5 6.9 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.3 7.7 8.3 7.6 7.1 7.6 7.6
17 7.6 7.8 8.2 8.1 8.6 8.1 7.5 8.0 9.0 8.0 8.4 7.9 8.1 7.9 8.6 7.6 8.6 8.1 8.1 8.0 7.6 8.1 7.6 7.8 7.7
18 7.8 8.7 8.3 8.6 8.0 8.4 8.4 8.2 8.2 8.4 7.9 7.9 7.6 8.2 7.6 6.7 8.4 7.4 7.7 8.1 8.1 8.2 7.5 7.7 7.5
19 7.9 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.7 8.3 8.3 7.8 7.6 7.7 7.3 8.7 8.3 7.0 8.2 7.7 8.0 7.6 8.2 8.0 7.6 8.0 8.2
20 8.3 8.5 8.4 8.7 8.1 8.4 7.8 8.2 8.2 7.3 8.5 7.7 8.2 8.4 8.4 7.7 7.7 8.2 7.5 7.9 7.5 7.3 8.0 7.3
21 8.6 8.5 8.6 8.5 8.1 7.4 8.2 8.2 8.8 7.8 8.1 7.7 7.9 8.1 7.2 7.5 7.7 7.9 7.7 7.3 8.1 8.0
22 8.4 8.6 8.4 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.7 8.8 8.1 7.9 7.7 7.7 7.4 7.3 8.5 8.1 7.1 8.4 8.1 7.4
23 7.9 8.2 8.0 7.9 7.9 8.5 8.5 7.5 8.0 8.2 9.0 7.3 6.9
24 8.1 8.7 7.7 8.5 8.8 8.3 7.3 7.8
25 8.5 8.0

Series summary

About Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The rated episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit have an average IMDb rating of 8.0 based on 578,505 episode votes. Season 4 has the highest average rating at 8.2 across 25 rated episodes. Season 16 has the lowest average rating at 7.5.

Genre
Crime, Drama, and Mystery
Runtime
60 minute episodes
Principal cast
Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Ice-T, and Dann Florek
Writers
Dick Wolf, Julie Martin, and Warren Leight
Directors
Jean de Segonzac, David Platt, and Peter Leto
Also known as
La ley y el orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales, Law & Order: SVU, and Special Victims Unit

Highest rated

Best Episodes

  1. S7E3: 911 The best episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is S7E3: 911 with a 9.3 rating / 2,866 votes
  2. S9E17: Authority 9.0 rating / 2,306 votes
  3. S9E15: Undercover 9.0 rating / 1,797 votes
  4. S12E3: Behave 9.0 rating / 1,708 votes
  5. S5E4: Loss 9.0 rating / 1,523 votes

Lowest rated

Worst Episodes

  1. S25E2: Truth Embargo The worse episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is S25E2: Truth Embargo with a 4.4 rating / 1,059 votes
  2. S16E14: Intimidation Game 4.7 rating / 2,244 votes
  3. S22E1: Guardians and Gladiators 5.8 rating / 1,053 votes
  4. S20E14: Part 33 6.1 rating / 1,199 votes
  5. S19E12: Info Wars 6.2 rating / 1,376 votes