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Cast & Crew
Mariska Hargitay Capt. Olivia Benson
Ice-T Sgt. Odafin Tutuola
Kelli Giddish Detective Amanda Rollins
Peter Scanavino ADA Sonny Carisi
Octavio Pisano Detective Joe Velasco
Dick Wolf Creator
Dick Wolf Executive Producer
Warren Leight Executive Producer
Julie Martin Executive Producer
Mariska Hargitay Executive Producer
Norberto Barba Executive Producer
Arthur Forney Executive Producer
Peter Jankowski Executive Producer
Michael Ciliento Producer
Allison Intieri Producer
Brianna Yellen Producer
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Thursday, May 8
Aperture New
Season 26 • Episode 21
When an assault at gunpoint is witnessed through a neighboring window, the SVU must find the victim.
Friday, May 9
Criminal
Season 5 • Episode 21
Detectives hunt for a rapist/murderer with an expert knowledge of forensic medicine.
Friday, May 9
Taboo
Season 7 • Episode 14
A baby boy is found in the trash; Benson and Stabler link the crime to a well-to-do college student.
Friday, May 9
Game
Season 6 • Episode 14
Teens re-enacting a video game are the prime suspects in the brutal rape and murder of a prostitute.
Friday, May 9
Ghost
Season 6 • Episode 16
When a wealthy couple is found dead, the detectives discover links to a South American drug cartel.
Friday, May 9
Rage
Season 6 • Episode 17
Stabler questions a man suspected in the murder of a teenage girl.
Friday, May 9
Intoxicated
Season 6 • Episode 19
A mother who reported the statutory rape of her daughter is found murdered.
Saturday, May 10
Painless
Season 5 • Episode 22
A woman claiming to have been the victim of rape commits suicide.
Saturday, May 10
Wednesday's Child
Season 15 • Episode 14
The search for a missing diabetic boy becomes more urgent when he is seen with a dangerous couple.
Saturday, May 10
Comic Perversion
Season 15 • Episode 15
When a controversial misogynistic comic is accused of rape, Benson is happy to arrest him.
Saturday, May 10
Gridiron Soldier
Season 15 • Episode 16
Rollins is contacted by a friend when his nephew, a high school football star, goes missing.
Saturday, May 10
Gambler's Fallacy
Season 15 • Episode 17
Rollins strikes a deal with the managers of a gambling club in order to protect her job.
Saturday, May 10
Criminal Stories
Season 15 • Episode 18
A columnist who has been given access to the squad for a story declares a hate crime case a hoax.
Saturday, May 10
Downloaded Child
Season 15 • Episode 19
A single mom is arrested for child endangerment after leaving her young daughter alone for days.
Saturday, May 10
Beast's Obsession
Season 15 • Episode 20
Benson is assigned a 24/7 security detail when William Lewis escapes from prison.
Saturday, May 10
Post-Mortem Blues
Season 15 • Episode 21
Sgt. Olivia Benson is investigated by Internal Affairs after William Lewis' death.
Saturday, May 10
Reasonable Doubt
Season 15 • Episode 22
Benson and Murphy question a television producer when he is accused of molesting his daughter.
Sunday, May 11
Night
Season 6 • Episode 20
The detectives have a suspect but not enough evidence when a serial rapist preys on immigrant women.
Sunday, May 11
Goliath
Season 6 • Episode 23
Two police officers in separate precincts attack their wives and demonstrate suicidal behavior.
Sunday, May 11
Storm
Season 7 • Episode 10
Detectives search for a child molester who possesses a deadly strain of anthrax.
Sunday, May 11
Blast
Season 7 • Episode 13
An 8-year-old girl with leukemia is kidnapped on her way home from school.
Sunday, May 11
Responsible
Season 8 • Episode 18
Four honor students are arrested for criminally negligent homicide.
Sunday, May 11
Ace
Season 11 • Episode 22
Benson and Stabler track a pregnant rape victim disappears from the hospital.
Sunday, May 11
Vanity's Bonfire
Season 14 • Episode 7
A woman claims that the baby she kidnapped is hers and the father is a respected legal expert.
Sunday, May 11
Undercover Mother
Season 16 • Episode 15
During an undercover bust, Carisi meets a woman searching for her daughter.
Sunday, May 11
Surrendering Noah
Season 16 • Episode 23
Noah's adoption becomes involved with a case, causing Benson to fear for the child's future.
Sunday, May 11
Maternal Instincts
Season 17 • Episode 6
The investigation into the rape of a violinist by her colleague leads to Rollins' sister.
Sunday, May 11
Motherly Love
Season 18 • Episode 10
A teen uses a rifle to stop an assault on his mom, then learns the perpetrator is someone he knows.
Sunday, May 11
Intent
Season 19 • Episode 8
The cops get tangled in an elaborate online hoax that leads to the rape of a social media star.
Sunday, May 11
Gone Baby Gone
Season 19 • Episode 9
Emotions run high as the squad embarks on a frantic search for Benson's missing son.
Sunday, May 11
Caretaker
Season 20 • Episode 7
SVU investigates when a father and his two young children are stabbed to death in their home.
Sunday, May 11
Missing
Season 20 • Episode 17
The SVU pursues a suspect when a child is discovered in the trunk of an abandoned car.
Sunday, May 11
Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
Season 22 • Episode 16
Benson and Rollins help a homeless single mother who's being trafficked in exchange for housing.
Monday, May 12
Combat Fatigue
Season 25 • Episode 10
The squad is on edge as Carisi waits for a verdict in Maddie's kidnapping case.
Monday, May 12
Payback
Season 1 • Episode 1
Detectives investigate the murder of a cabdriver who was a wanted man.
Monday, May 12
Mother
Season 5 • Episode 3
A psychiatrist specializing in sex offenders is found beaten in a crack house.
Monday, May 12
Birthright
Season 6 • Episode 1
A woman attempts to kidnap a child she believes is her daughter.
Monday, May 12
Responsible
Season 8 • Episode 18
Four honor students are arrested for criminally negligent homicide.
Monday, May 12
Ace
Season 11 • Episode 22
Benson and Stabler track a pregnant rape victim disappears from the hospital.
Monday, May 12
Infected
Season 7 • Episode 12
A teen seeks justice when his mother's accused killer is released due to lack of evidence.
Monday, May 12
Manipulated
Season 7 • Episode 15
Detectives discover that a young murdered lawyer had a secret life as a stripper.
Monday, May 12
Gone
Season 7 • Episode 16
Three prep-school teens are suspects when a student from Montreal vanishes during a class trip.
Monday, May 12
Venom
Season 7 • Episode 18
While Fin deals with colleagues who accuse his son of murder, he learns a secret about his family.
Monday, May 12
Fat
Season 7 • Episode 20
A band of overweight teenage siblings attacks a gifted piano student from Harlem.
Monday, May 12
Web
Season 7 • Episode 21
A woman believes her son was molested by her husband; an online pedophile site is investigated.
Monday, May 12
Influence
Season 7 • Episode 22
An unstable woman stops taking medication and mows down 10 people with her car.
Monday, May 12
Informed
Season 8 • Episode 1
Detective Benson goes under cover to combat terrorist activities; a victim refuses a rape kit.
Monday, May 12
Recall
Season 8 • Episode 3
Stabler and Beck have trouble building a case against a suspect.
Monday, May 12
Uncle
Season 8 • Episode 4
A homeless man (Jerry Lewis) is a suspect in the rape and murder of a mother and daughter.
Monday, May 12
Confrontation
Season 8 • Episode 5
When an assailant rapes his victim twice, Stabler and Beck link the case to other victims.
Monday, May 12
Underbelly
Season 8 • Episode 7
Stabler and Beck try to get a young prostitute to testify against her pimp.
Monday, May 12
Choreographed
Season 8 • Episode 9
A woman is found dead in Central Park, with no apparent cause of death.
Monday, May 12
Scheherezade
Season 8 • Episode 10
A cancer patient makes a deathbed confession involving a number of crimes from decades earlier.
Monday, May 12
Burned
Season 8 • Episode 11
A bitter separation pits a husband and wife against each other.
Monday, May 12
Outsider
Season 8 • Episode 12
Fin is asked to look into a case of rape at his son's college,.
Monday, May 12
Dependent
Season 8 • Episode 14
When a mob lawyer and his wife are attacked, their young son is the only witness.
Monday, May 12
Haystack
Season 8 • Episode 15
An overzealous reporter's accusation leads a despondent new mother to kill herself.
Tuesday, May 13
Philadelphia
Season 8 • Episode 16
A local police captain questions Benson when she investigates a rape case outside her jurisdiction.
Tuesday, May 13
Sin
Season 8 • Episode 17
A preacher is the main suspect in a murder until his wife shows the detectives a taped conversation.
Tuesday, May 13
Gone
Season 7 • Episode 16
Three prep-school teens are suspects when a student from Montreal vanishes during a class trip.
Tuesday, May 13
Florida
Season 8 • Episode 19
An investigation of Benson's brother reveals shocking family secrets and threatens her career.
Tuesday, May 13
Annihilated
Season 8 • Episode 20
Detectives believe the death of a CIA-agent's girlfriend to be a professional hit.
Tuesday, May 13
Pretend
Season 8 • Episode 21
When a teenager dies, his friend claims to have filmed the death.
Tuesday, May 13
Screwed
Season 8 • Episode 22
Fin's stepson goes on trial for the murders of a woman and her baby.
Tuesday, May 13
Alternate
Season 9 • Episode 1
Benson and Stabler investigate a woman with multiple personalities who may have killed her daughter.
Tuesday, May 13
Impulsive
Season 9 • Episode 3
A 15-year-old with an STD says he caught it from his teacher; Benson and Stabler investigate.
Tuesday, May 13
Svengali
Season 9 • Episode 6
Cecilia goes missing and comic books are the key to finding her.
Tuesday, May 13
Paternity
Season 9 • Episode 9
Murdered nanny's boyfriend is the obvious suspect, but her employers have skeletons in their closet.
Tuesday, May 13
Snitch
Season 9 • Episode 10
A polygamist's wife is murdered; he fears his testimony in another case may have led to her death.
Tuesday, May 13
Streetwise
Season 9 • Episode 11
A wealthy teen is found murdered, and the clues lead to a gang of homeless children.
Tuesday, May 13
Signature
Season 9 • Episode 12
A woman's body is found in a park alongside a man with a bullet in his head.
Tuesday, May 13
Unorthodox
Season 9 • Episode 13
A young Jewish boy is brutally attacked, and the clues lead to a disturbed classmate.
Tuesday, May 13
Closet
Season 9 • Episode 16
A troubled teen is the first suspect when a money manager is found murdered in his loft.
Tuesday, May 13
Confidential
Season 11 • Episode 15
A murder leads detectives to reopen an investigation into a similar crime committed decades earlier.
Tuesday, May 13
Witness
Season 11 • Episode 16
A young girl claims she was raped in the stairwell of her apartment building.
Wednesday, May 14
Disabled
Season 11 • Episode 17
Benson and Stabler investigate when a disabled woman is beaten and raped.
Wednesday, May 14
Bedtime
Season 11 • Episode 18
When a journalist is murdered, Cragen recognizes tactics from a similar case 30 years earlier.
Wednesday, May 14
Florida
Season 8 • Episode 19
An investigation of Benson's brother reveals shocking family secrets and threatens her career.
Wednesday, May 14
Pretend
Season 8 • Episode 21
When a teenager dies, his friend claims to have filmed the death.
Wednesday, May 14
Alternate
Season 9 • Episode 1
Benson and Stabler investigate a woman with multiple personalities who may have killed her daughter.
Wednesday, May 14
Svengali
Season 9 • Episode 6
Cecilia goes missing and comic books are the key to finding her.
Thursday, May 15
Debt
Season 6 • Episode 2
When a Chinese woman's daughter is held for ransom, the detectives turn to her sister for help.
Thursday, May 15
Rockabye
Season 7 • Episode 9
When a runaway teen is found badly beaten, doctors discover the beating killed her unborn child.
Thursday, May 15
Snitch
Season 9 • Episode 10
A polygamist's wife is murdered; he fears his testimony in another case may have led to her death.
Thursday, May 15
Streetwise
Season 9 • Episode 11
A wealthy teen is found murdered, and the clues lead to a gang of homeless children.
Thursday, May 15
Signature
Season 9 • Episode 12
A woman's body is found in a park alongside a man with a bullet in his head.
Thursday, May 15
Juvenile
Season 4 • Episode 9
The detectives track down two junior-high students in connection with a murder.
Thursday, May 15
Rotten
Season 4 • Episode 13
A drug dealer dies in jail after being beaten and sexually assaulted.
Thursday, May 15
Mercy
Season 4 • Episode 14
A pediatrician is questioned about a dead baby found in a cooler.
Thursday, May 15
Authority
Season 9 • Episode 17
The life of a law-abiding engineer goes terribly wrong, leading him to challenge authority.
Thursday, May 15
Trade
Season 9 • Episode 18
A pregnant woman is found raped and murdered in her burned-out loft.
Thursday, May 15
Cold
Season 9 • Episode 19
Lake is wounded in a gunfight prompted by the reopening of an old case.
Thursday, May 15
Trials
Season 10 • Episode 1
An abused foster child leads detectives to re-examine a case involving a rape victim.
Thursday, May 15
Confession
Season 10 • Episode 2
A teenager admits to looking at a Web site to curb his pedophilic urge.
Thursday, May 15
Swing
Season 10 • Episode 3
Detective Stabler's job and personal life intertwine when his daughter becomes a suspect.
Thursday, May 15
Lunacy
Season 10 • Episode 4
A famous astronaut's corpse is found floating in the waters of Battery Park.
Thursday, May 15
Babes
Season 10 • Episode 6
Detectives discover a group of teenage girls in a pregnancy pact.
Thursday, May 15
Post-Rage New
Season 26 • Episode 22
Benson investigates a string of sexual assaults targeting local female psychiatrists.
Friday, May 16
Obscene
Season 6 • Episode 3
The star of a controversial teen show is raped in her trailer on the set.
Friday, May 16
Trade
Season 9 • Episode 18
A pregnant woman is found raped and murdered in her burned-out loft.
Friday, May 16
Authority
Season 9 • Episode 17
The life of a law-abiding engineer goes terribly wrong, leading him to challenge authority.
Friday, May 16
Cold
Season 9 • Episode 19
Lake is wounded in a gunfight prompted by the reopening of an old case.
Friday, May 16
Trials
Season 10 • Episode 1
An abused foster child leads detectives to re-examine a case involving a rape victim.
Friday, May 16
Confession
Season 10 • Episode 2
A teenager admits to looking at a Web site to curb his pedophilic urge.
Saturday, May 17
Scavenger
Season 6 • Episode 4
Detectives search for a mother kidnapped by a copycat serial killer.
Saturday, May 17
Thought Criminal
Season 15 • Episode 23
The team targets a photographer with a secret life whose fantasies may have crossed into reality.
Saturday, May 17
Spring Awakening
Season 15 • Episode 24
An online ad for escorts leads to the rape and robbery of tourists.
Saturday, May 17
Girls Disappeared
Season 16 • Episode 1
Benson adjusts to motherhood; Amaro arrests a young prostitute with connections to Noah's mother.
Saturday, May 17
American Disgrace
Season 16 • Episode 2
A series of allegations are made against a superstar basketball player.
Saturday, May 17
Producer's Backend
Season 16 • Episode 3
Amaro lands back on the SVU squad in time to investigate a starlet accused of statutory rape.
Saturday, May 17
Holden's Manifesto
Season 16 • Episode 4
The team tries to find a bike messenger who has kept a video diary of his troubles with women.
Saturday, May 17
Pornstar's Requiem
Season 16 • Episode 5
A college student becomes a target after her work as a porn star is discovered by her classmates.
Saturday, May 17
Glasgowman's Wrath
Season 16 • Episode 6
Three young girls' search for a mythical character leads to violence.
Saturday, May 17
Chicago Crossover
Season 16 • Episode 7
Member of the Chicago P.D. work with the SVU as they investigate a child pornography site.
Sunday, May 18
Infected
Season 7 • Episode 12
A teen seeks justice when his mother's accused killer is released due to lack of evidence.
Sunday, May 18
Manipulated
Season 7 • Episode 15
Detectives discover that a young murdered lawyer had a secret life as a stripper.
Sunday, May 18
Swing
Season 10 • Episode 3
Detective Stabler's job and personal life intertwine when his daughter becomes a suspect.
Sunday, May 18
Lunacy
Season 10 • Episode 4
A famous astronaut's corpse is found floating in the waters of Battery Park.
Sunday, May 18
Starved
Season 7 • Episode 8
When a series of rapes is linked to a speed-dating service, Benson goes under cover.
Sunday, May 18
Undercover
Season 9 • Episode 15
A crooked prison guard is a suspect when a girl is found raped and beaten.
Sunday, May 18
Beef
Season 11 • Episode 20
A murder victim had been involved in a fight against the meat-packing industry.
Sunday, May 18
Penetration
Season 12 • Episode 8
When a stranger assaults an FBI agent, she asks Benson to have her rape kit tested.
Sunday, May 18
Mask
Season 12 • Episode 13
A rape victim's father refuses to help the detectives get details they need to solve a case.
Sunday, May 18
Russian Brides
Season 13 • Episode 7
When a young mail-order bride is found dead, the investigation leads to the Russian mafia.
Sunday, May 18
Internal Affairs
Season 15 • Episode 4
The team investigates accusations made by Officer Michael Groves against the 12th Precinct.
Sunday, May 18
Sheltered Outcasts
Season 17 • Episode 19
Detective Carisi goes under cover in a homeless shelter to try to find a neighborhood rapist.
Sunday, May 18
Down Low in Hell's Kitchen
Season 21 • Episode 3
A serial predator targeting men in gay bars is difficult to catch, until a celebrity comes forward.
Monday, May 19
I Deserve Some Loving Too
Season 21 • Episode 14
Rollins tries to root out a government worker who is withholding green cards in exchange for sex.
Monday, May 19
Chat Room
Season 1 • Episode 18
Detectives Benson and Stabler search the Internet for an active pedophile.
Monday, May 19
Risk
Season 4 • Episode 12
The death of a baby leads the detectives to a cocaine smuggling operation.
Monday, May 19
Demons
Season 7 • Episode 1
Stabler poses as a sex offender to gain the trust of an ex-con rapist.
Monday, May 19
Starved
Season 7 • Episode 8
When a series of rapes is linked to a speed-dating service, Benson goes under cover.
Monday, May 19
Persona
Season 10 • Episode 8
Detective Benson goes into hiding to find justice for an abused housewife.
Monday, May 19
PTSD
Season 10 • Episode 9
A female Marine goes missing as she is about to give birth to her rapist's child.
Monday, May 19
Stranger
Season 10 • Episode 11
Benson and Stabler begin to question the story of a missing teenager who returns after four years.
Monday, May 19
Hothouse
Season 10 • Episode 12
A girl is found in the Hudson River in a possible sex trafficking case; Benson poses as a madam.
Monday, May 19
Transitions
Season 10 • Episode 14
A man is found badly beaten in a parking lot, with no memory of what happened.
Monday, May 19
Lead
Season 10 • Episode 15
A pediatrician found guilty of sexually assaulting patients is murdered.
Monday, May 19
Hell
Season 10 • Episode 17
A mute girl is raped and beaten, and her drawing of her attacker resembles a local priest.
Monday, May 19
Baggage
Season 10 • Episode 18
An artist's shocking death leads detectives to uncover a long string of murders.
Monday, May 19
Selfish
Season 10 • Episode 19
When a little girl goes missing, her mother becomes the prime suspect.
Monday, May 19
Liberties
Season 10 • Episode 21
A judge asks Benson and Stabler to question a convicted serial killer.
Monday, May 19
Zebras
Season 10 • Episode 22
A tourist is found dead with the word "guilty" written on her forehead.
Monday, May 19
Unstable
Season 11 • Episode 1
When evidence connects multiple cases, the team realizes there may be a serial rapist.
Monday, May 19
Sugar
Season 11 • Episode 2
Stabler and Benson suspect a sugar daddy when a young woman's body is found inside a suitcase.
Monday, May 19
Solitary
Season 11 • Episode 3
A former bank robber becomes a suspect when a woman goes missing.
Tuesday, May 20
Hammered
Season 11 • Episode 4
After a night of drinking, a man wakes up with a head injury and a dead woman in his bed.
Tuesday, May 20
Hardwired
Season 11 • Episode 5
After a young boy is raped, detectives find out their suspect is the leader of a civil rights group.
Tuesday, May 20
Persona
Season 10 • Episode 8
Detective Benson goes into hiding to find justice for an abused housewife.
Tuesday, May 20
PTSD
Season 10 • Episode 9
A female Marine goes missing as she is about to give birth to her rapist's child.
Tuesday, May 20
Stranger
Season 10 • Episode 11
Benson and Stabler begin to question the story of a missing teenager who returns after four years.
Tuesday, May 20
Hothouse
Season 10 • Episode 12
A girl is found in the Hudson River in a possible sex trafficking case; Benson poses as a madam.
Tuesday, May 20
Anchor
Season 11 • Episode 10
Fin realizes that three dead children were all "anchor babies" of immigrant families.
Tuesday, May 20
Quickie
Season 11 • Episode 11
Detectives Benson and Stabler search for a man who is knowingly spreading HIV.
Tuesday, May 20
Shadow
Season 11 • Episode 12
Detectives Benson and Stabler speak to the daughter of a powerful couple who were found murdered.
Tuesday, May 20
P.C.
Season 11 • Episode 13
A lesbian-rights activist claims a woman's death was the result of police neglect.
Tuesday, May 20
Savior
Season 11 • Episode 14
Several young prostitutes are found dead with homemade prayer cards attached to their bodies.
Tuesday, May 20
Conned
Season 11 • Episode 19
Benson and Stabler must determine a victim's identity when the presumed victim turns up alive.
Tuesday, May 20
Locum
Season 12 • Episode 1
Detectives Benson and Stabler investigate when a 10-year-old girl goes missing.
Tuesday, May 20
Bulls Eye
Season 12 • Episode 2
Detectives try to identify a girl who was traumatized by a rape.
Tuesday, May 20
Behave
Season 12 • Episode 3
Benson and Stabler help a rape victim stand up to her attacker.
Tuesday, May 20
Merchandise
Season 12 • Episode 4
A teenager's death in a hit-and-run accident leads Benson and Stabler to a human trafficking ring.
Tuesday, May 20
Trophy
Season 12 • Episode 7
When Benson and Stabler investigate a woman's murder, the case puts them in the line of fire.
Wednesday, May 21
Rescue
Season 12 • Episode 10
Stabler notices that Benson is bonding with Calvin, the young boy left in her care.
Wednesday, May 21
Pop
Season 12 • Episode 11
Investigation into the death of a young boy leads to a gambling ring.
Wednesday, May 21
Anchor
Season 11 • Episode 10
Fin realizes that three dead children were all "anchor babies" of immigrant families.
Wednesday, May 21
Quickie
Season 11 • Episode 11
Detectives Benson and Stabler search for a man who is knowingly spreading HIV.
Wednesday, May 21
P.C.
Season 11 • Episode 13
A lesbian-rights activist claims a woman's death was the result of police neglect.
Wednesday, May 21
Savior
Season 11 • Episode 14
Several young prostitutes are found dead with homemade prayer cards attached to their bodies.
Thursday, May 22
Charisma
Season 6 • Episode 7
The detectives investigate a man whose pregnant 12-year-old wife is hospitalized with complications.
Thursday, May 22
Shadow
Season 11 • Episode 12
Detectives Benson and Stabler speak to the daughter of a powerful couple who were found murdered.
Thursday, May 22
Conned
Season 11 • Episode 19
Benson and Stabler must determine a victim's identity when the presumed victim turns up alive.
Thursday, May 22
Locum
Season 12 • Episode 1
Detectives Benson and Stabler investigate when a 10-year-old girl goes missing.
Friday, May 23
Doubt
Season 6 • Episode 8
A professor is accused of sexual assault, but the case turns into a he-said, she-said standoff.
Saturday, May 24
Weak
Season 6 • Episode 9
Benson and Stabler must rely on a psychiatrist and her schizophrenic patient to nail a suspect.
Saturday, May 24
Spousal Privilege
Season 16 • Episode 8
A man is found to be abusive toward his girlfriend, but the victim is reluctant to fight back.
Saturday, May 24
Pattern Seventeen
Season 16 • Episode 9
The media spotlight shines on Sgt. Benson when she investigates a string of rapes.
Saturday, May 24
Forgiving Rollins
Season 16 • Episode 10
After being found unconscious in her hotel bathroom, an Atlanta detective says she was raped.
Saturday, May 24
Agent Provocateur
Season 16 • Episode 11
A teenager is sexually assaulted and left for dead in an alley after attending a movie star's party.
Saturday, May 24
Padre Sandunguero
Season 16 • Episode 12
When Amaro's estranged father is arrested at his own wedding, Amaro becomes a witness.
Saturday, May 24
Decaying Morality
Season 16 • Episode 13
After a teenage girl makes a rape accusation, her father takes matters into his own hands.
Saturday, May 24
Intimidation Game
Season 16 • Episode 14
The cops must protect a female video game developer who has been receiving death threats.
Saturday, May 24
Undercover Mother
Season 16 • Episode 15
During an undercover bust, Carisi meets a woman searching for her daughter.
Saturday, May 24
December Solstice
Season 16 • Episode 16
A feud between a famous author and his sixth wife turns into a criminal case.
Sunday, May 25
Sorry If It Got Weird for You
Season 23 • Episode 16
The creator of a dating app is accused of using it to rape women; Velasco is put on trial.
Sunday, May 25
Bulls Eye
Season 12 • Episode 2
Detectives try to identify a girl who was traumatized by a rape.
Sunday, May 25
Behave
Season 12 • Episode 3
Benson and Stabler help a rape victim stand up to her attacker.
Sunday, May 25
Merchandise
Season 12 • Episode 4
A teenager's death in a hit-and-run accident leads Benson and Stabler to a human trafficking ring.
Sunday, May 25
Trophy
Season 12 • Episode 7
When Benson and Stabler investigate a woman's murder, the case puts them in the line of fire.
Sunday, May 25
And the Empire Strikes Back
Season 23 • Episode 1
As the investigation into a sex-for-housing scheme expands, Benson's loyalty to Garland is tested.
Sunday, May 25
Never Turn Your Back on Them
Season 23 • Episode 2
The search for a missing witness leads Fin and Kat down a dangerous path.
Sunday, May 25
One More Tale of Two Victims
Season 23 • Episode 4
The SVU searches for a serial rapist who preys on mothers with young children.
Sunday, May 25
Sorry If It Got Weird for You
Season 23 • Episode 16
The creator of a dating app is accused of using it to rape women; Velasco is put on trial.
Sunday, May 25
Once Upon a Time in El Barrio
Season 23 • Episode 17
Velasco asks Benson for help finding girls who were trafficked from his hometown to New York City.
Sunday, May 25
Bend the Law
Season 24 • Episode 19
Carisi must tread carefully when Maxwell's husband becomes a person of interest in an investigation.
Sunday, May 25
Carousel
Season 25 • Episode 6
The SVU must track down a mysterious suspect targeting tourists staying in hostels.
Sunday, May 25
Third Man Syndrome
Season 25 • Episode 8
A brutal assault in the street leads Carisi to pursue hate crime charges.
Sunday, May 25
The One You Feed
Season 24 • Episode 2
A group of teens terrorizing tourists has the SVU squad working overtime.
Monday, May 26
Breakwater
Season 24 • Episode 5
A man suspects his boss is preying on his sister; Velasco tries to convince a witness to testify.
Monday, May 26
Debatable
Season 24 • Episode 20
Benson tries to help a student after she's assaulted on a field trip.
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