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The Best Episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Every episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit!

The Best Episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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  1. Background image for Post-Graduate Psychopath
    9.8/10(6 votes)

    #1 - Post-Graduate Psychopath

    S22:E14

    Rollins must revisit an old case when a child sent to juvenile detention is released after his 18th birthday.

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  2. Background image for In the Wind
    9.7/10(6 votes)

    #2 - In the Wind

    S27:E1

    Danger swirls around the squad as they investigate a suspect for rape and try to protect their key witness. A new chief of detectives puts Benson to the test. An off-duty Fin tries to stop an assault in progress.

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  3. Background image for The Long Arm of the Witness
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - The Long Arm of the Witness

    S22:E6

    Carisi takes on a powerful judge when he inexplicably dismisses the rape case of a university student.

    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Feed the Craving
    9.5/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Feed the Craving

    S27:E5

    When a woman in active labor is abducted, Rollins and Curry look to her doula for an account of events. Carisi tries to get a confession in front of the jury.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for And the Empire Strikes Back
    9.3/10(6 votes)

    #5 - And the Empire Strikes Back

    S23:E1

    Benson's loyalty to Garland is tested. Rollins and Carisi try to keep their witnesses on board when a powerful congressman is identified as a suspect.

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  6. Background image for Once Upon a Time in El Barrio
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Once Upon a Time in El Barrio

    S23:E17

    Velasco asks Benson for help finding three girls who were trafficked from his hometown to New York City.

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  8. Background image for The Newsroom
    9.2/10(5 votes)

    #7 - The Newsroom

    S18:E16

    Benson and Barba ask witnesses to put their jobs on the line after a news anchor makes an on-air disclosure of rape against her boss.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Competence
    9.1/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Competence

    S3:E22

    A mentally challenged girl with Down's Syndrome is pregnant, and the question is, was she raped or did she consent and is she competent enough to keep her child?

    Director:Jud Taylor
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Lowdown
    9.0/10(6 votes)

    #9 - Lowdown

    S5:E20

    Detectives try to decipher a motive for the strangulation of a Bronx assistant DA in an area where hookers stroll. When the death of the prosecutor looks staged using information gleaned from a co-worker's caseload, Novak endangers her career to obtain a confession.

    Director:Jud Taylor
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  11. Background image for Undercover
    9.0/10(1.7k votes)

    #10 - Undercover

    S9:E15

    After a woman was found raped in a garden, Benson and Stabler realize that the case goes much deeper because of the victim's mother, drugs, and the realization that a corrections officer is involved. Benson decides to go undercover at the same prison where the mother is, putting herself on the other side of the fence.

    Director:David Platt
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  12. Background image for Authority
    9.0/10(2.2k votes)

    #11 - Authority

    S9:E17

    An engineer plays a series of mind games with Benson and Stabler.

    Director:David Platt
    Writer:Neal Baer
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  13. Background image for Girl Dishonored
    9.0/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Girl Dishonored

    S14:E20

    As the SVU detectives investigate the alleged rape of a sorority pledge, drunken students, and conflicting accounts complicate matters.

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  14. Background image for Heartfelt Passages (2)
    9.0/10(1.4k votes)

    #13 - Heartfelt Passages (2)

    S17:E23

    When the investigation of Corrections Officer Gary Munson deepens, he and his union take drastic actions that threaten the lives of ADA Barba and the SVU squad.

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  15. Background image for Return of the Prodigal Son (I)
    9.0/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Return of the Prodigal Son (I)

    S22:E9

    The squad rallies around Det. Stabler to find the suspect behind a threat to his family. The crossover continues on Law & Order: Organized Crime S01E01 What Happens in Puglia (II).

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  16. Background image for Welcome to the Pedo Motel
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Welcome to the Pedo Motel

    S22:E10

    The SVU steps in when a girl goes missing near a building that houses several sex offenders.

    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for I Thought You Were on My Side
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #16 - I Thought You Were on My Side

    S23:E3

    Benson and Rollins must contend with the FBI and the Organized Crime bureau when a rape victim identifies a dangerous mobster as her assailant.

    Director:John Behring
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for They'd Already Disappeared
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #17 - They'd Already Disappeared

    S23:E7

    When a teenage sex worker disappears, Rollins and Velasco find a key clue in a pile of neglected missing persons reports.

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  19. Background image for People vs. Richard Wheatley (I)
    9.0/10(4 votes)

    #18 - People vs. Richard Wheatley (I)

    S23:E9

    Carisi tries Richard Wheatley for the murder of Kathy Stabler. Benson finds herself at odds with a friend when Barba agrees to take the case. The crossover continues on Law & Order: Organized Crime S02E09 The Christmas Episode (II).

    Director:Michael Smith
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Silent Night, Hateful Night
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Silent Night, Hateful Night

    S23:E10

    The SVU is called in to help investigate a wave of hate crimes on Christmas Eve. Rollins catches up with an old flame.

    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for A Final Call at Forlini's Bar
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #20 - A Final Call at Forlini's Bar

    S23:E22

    The SVU provides help and protection for a longtime domestic violence victim, but when she winds up at the defendant's table in court, Rollins surprises Carisi with a formidable opponent at trial.

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  22. Background image for A Vicious Circle
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - A Vicious Circle

    S27:E3

    Bruno suspects a bomb was planted to destroy DNA evidence in a rape case. Benson takes on a murder investigation connected to the bombing. Griffin experiences the frustrating setbacks of working an SVU case.

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  23. Background image for Clickbait
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Clickbait

    S27:E4

    When a tween suffers a life-threatening miscarriage, the SVU must unravel a web of online fabrications to identify a suspect. Rollins carefully weighs her career options.

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  24. Background image for Ghost
    8.9/10(6 votes)

    #23 - Ghost

    S6:E16

    When a wealthy couple is found dead in their home, Benson and Stabler soon realise that their deaths are connected to a drug smuggling ring. Eventually the road leads back to the same drug dealers who forced a former assistant district attorney into hiding, and Alex Cabot comes home to face her enemies.

    Director:David Platt
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  25. Background image for Bullseye
    8.9/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Bullseye

    S12:E2

    The brutal rape of a ten-year-old girl leaves her unable to recall her own name. Unfortunately, once Fin assists with the ID, the detectives find that she’s not the only one with memory impairment, and Dr. Huang is brought in to assess her home situation.

    Director:Peter Leto
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  26. Background image for Trophy
    8.9/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Trophy

    S12:E7

    A rape and murder investigation puts the detectives lives at risk.

    Director:Donna Deitch
    Writer:Ken Storer
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Best Episodes Summary

"Post-Graduate Psychopath" is the best rated episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit". It scored 9.8/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Norberto Barba and written by Brianna Yellen, it aired on 5/20/2021. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "In the Wind".