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s27e21 · 2026-05-15
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In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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22 this season · 599 totals26e01 Fractured 2024-10-04 01:00
Fractured
The SVU investigates a brutal attack on a group of law students. Benson hopes the discovery of a hidden camera will crack the case open. Carisi's best chance at conviction is catching the defendant in a lie.
s26e02 Excavation 2024-10-11 01:00
Excavation
Devastating repressed memories come back to a woman when she finds an old notebook in her family home; bringing charges in a decades-old crime proves even more difficult for Carisi when a powerful judge stalls the case.
s26e03 Divide & Conquer 2024-10-18 01:00
Divide & Conquer
A couple have their NYC dinner party interrupted by a brutal home invasion and assault by masked men.
s26e04 Constricted 2024-10-25 01:00
Constricted
A romantic date ends with a teenager fighting for her life in the hospital; Carisi can't help bringing the case home with him as he envisions the dangers ahead for his growing daughters.
s26e05 Economics of Shame 2024-11-01 01:00
Economics of Shame
When a TV reporter becomes the victim of sextortion that could ruin her career, Benson helps her take back control while Velasco goes undercover as a potential rich target.
s26e06 Rorschach 2024-11-08 02:00
Rorschach
Agent Clay consults with Benson when a woman is found gravely injured at a remote campground and the suspect could be anywhere along the Eastern Seaboard; Bruno and Silva take a chance on an odd hunch to see if it becomes a lead.
s26e07 Tenfold 2024-11-15 02:00
Tenfold
Bruno must get to the center of a victim's incomplete story to track down a serial rapist; Carisi is helpless to stop a crime he suspects is about to be committed.
s26e08 Cornered 2024-11-22 02:00
Cornered
Carisi tries to protect two women taken hostage in a tense standoff between police and a violent thief; Benson and Rollins devise a risky plan to get everyone to safety.
s26e09 First Light 2025-01-17 02:00
First Light
An abhorrent web of lies and betrayal is uncovered when a woman is confronted with video of a night she can't remember; Carisi struggles to move on from his ordeal when the suspect changes his plea.
s26e10 Master Key 2025-01-24 02:00
Master Key
When a teen from a group home goes missing, the squad must quickly determine if he ran away or was abducted. Velasco puts pressure on the system at large for letting children slip through the cracks.
s26e11 Deductible 2025-01-31 02:00
Deductible
A young boy seeks help when his sister doesn't come home from work; Benson and Carisi suspect a woman's assault was prearranged by a third party.
s26e12 Calculated 2025-02-14 02:00
Calculated
When a high school principal busts a student for sexting, the SVU uncovers a sinister case of distribution concerning hundreds of underage students; Silva pleads for leniency for a suspect she believes is innocent.
s26e13 Extinguished 2025-02-21 02:00
Extinguished
Velasco teams up with a community security guard eager to prove his mettle to find a suspect in the assault of two teens.
s26e14 The Grid Plan 2025-02-28 02:00
The Grid Plan
A Midwestern tourist is viciously attacked in Times Square; as the squad scours the area for clues, the victim takes the investigation into her own hands; a secret motive threatens to derail Carisi's case.
s26e15 Undertow 2025-03-14 01:00
Undertow
A complicated case of sex and drug use divides the squad; Carisi must convince a jury to focus on the law and not the defendant's accusations.
s26e16 Let Me Bring Pardon 2025-03-21 01:00
Let Me Bring Pardon
The doctor of a comatose woman calls SVU when he discovers his patient is pregnant; Benson must convince the family to reject magical thinking and look at the facts.
s26e17 Accomplice Liability 2025-04-04 01:00
Accomplice Liability
Carisi attempts to put aside his role as prosecutor to serve as a witness in a trial. Benson tries to help a rape survivor struggling with her recovery.
s26e18 The Accuser 2025-04-11 01:00
The Accuser
When a man is ruthlessly assaulted, the SVU's investigation uncovers a decades-old secret.
s26e19 Play With Fire Part 2 2025-04-18 01:00
Play With Fire Part 2
When the SVU and the 2-7 uncover a pattern of rape and murder targeting marginalized women, Carisi and ADA Price team up to charge the suspect with multiple crimes.
s26e20 Shock Collar 2025-05-02 01:00
Shock Collar
When a car with a young girl in the backseat is stolen, the SVU investigates whether it was a crime of opportunity or a targeted abduction.
s26e21 Aperture 2025-05-09 01:00
Aperture
When an assault at gunpoint is witnessed through a neighboring window, the squad scrambles to locate the victim to confirm she's safe; a threat to extort the victim's family leads to a shocking suspect.
s26e22 Post-Rage 2025-05-16 01:00
Post-Rage
Benson investigates a string of sexual assaults targeting local female psychiatrists; the squad celebrates a promotion.