Law & Order: SVU Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Law & Order: SVU
Ice-T, Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay filming for 'Law & Order: SVU' | Bobby Bank/WireImage
Law & Order: SVU
Law & Order: SVU is an American drama part of NBC's Law & Order franchise. It was reportedly partially inspired by the 1986 "Preppy Killer" case. The show follows the detectives of the NYPD's Special Victims Unit, who investigate crimes that are of a sexual nature. The general format is focusing on one crime per episode, which features the investigation and the legal elements too. Mariska Hargitay's Olivia Benson is the longest-running primetime drama character ever on U.S. television while co-star Ice-T's Odafin Tutuola is the longest-running Black character on primetime TV.
- Network: NBC
- Genre: Police procedural, Drama, Legal drama, Thriller, Mystery
- First Episode Air Date: Sept. 20, 1999
- Current Cast: Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino, Tamara Tunie
- Original Cast: Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, BD Wong, Ice-T and Tammara Tunie
- Spinoffs: Law & Order: Organized Crime
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‘Law & Order: SVU’: Kelli Giddish Was Hired As Det. Rollins After Her Season 8 Cameo Spiked Ratings
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‘Law & Order: SVU’: Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni Share a Bond Not Even Their Spouses Can Understand
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‘Law & Order: SVU’: Fans Reveal Whether They’d Watch the Series ‘Without’ Olivia Benson: ‘Sure, Because I Like the Premise of the Show, but I Would Miss Her!’
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‘Law & Order: SVU’: Fans Weigh in on ‘How Different’ the Series Would Be Had Elliot Stabler Never Left: ‘He Definitely Would’ve Been the One to Kill Lewis’

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