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★ 8.1
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Overall Rating

★ 8.1
S17 E23
#1
★ 9.0

Heartfelt Passages (2)

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.

S17 E1
#2
★ 8.6

Devil's Dissections (1)

The squad revisit a crime scene where bodies were buried by a serial killer. Rollins tries to get a confession, but the killer reveals shocking new info instead.

S17 E2
#3
★ 8.6

Criminal Pathology (2)

A serial killer reveals shocking new info and problems in the case mount as Barba faces slick lawyers in court.

S17 E11
#4
★ 8.6

Townhouse Incident

Benson is taken hostage when she tries to stop a home invasion.

S17 E15
#5
★ 8.6

Collateral Damages

Two high-profile suspects are arrested in the takedown of an online pedophile ring following a sting operation.

S17 E17
#6
★ 8.6

Manhattan Transfer

A sexual exploitation case involving Catholic schoolgirls results in surprising charges against people in esteemed leadership positions, including judges, lawmakers, lawyers and cops.

S17 E18
#7
★ 8.5

Unholiest Alliance

When one of their own is implicated in a cover-up, the SVU struggles to unravel a sex trafficking operation deeply-rooted in government offices, the police department, and the Catholic Church.

S17 E22
#8
★ 8.5

Intersecting Lives (1)

A corrections officer is arrested for sexually assaulting female inmates in and out of prison, and the union that supports him targets Barba and the SVU.

S17 E3
#9
★ 8.3

Transgender Bridge

When a transgender teen is assaulted by high school bullies, the case quickly escalates to tragedy, and the squad agonizes over whether the punishment fits the crime.

S17 E4
#10
★ 8.3

Institutional Fail

A malnourished toddler is found wandering and leads police to another ill child from the same home. The investigation eventually lands the Department of Child Services in hot water. Meanwhile, Chief Dodds tells Benson to expect some changes at her squad.

S17 E9
#1
★ 7.2

Depravity Standard

Lt. Benson seeks justice in the trial of child abductor Lewis Hodda, but when a plea deal is rejected, Barba must rely on decades-old evidence to make his case and faces off against former SVU colleague Dr. Huang.

S17 E12
#2
★ 7.4

A Misunderstanding

A murky he-said, she-said date rape case ruins the futures of two high school students.

S17 E21
#3
★ 7.5

Assaulting Reality

The producers of a reality TV dating series make Benson and the SVU team part of the show when they investigate a contestant's claim that she was raped.

S17 E6
#4
★ 7.6

Maternal Instincts

A violinist is raped by her colleague, but he doesn't remember committing the crime and claims he was drugged and robbed by a hired escort. Meanwhile, Rollins' mother throws a baby shower for her; and Sgt. Mike Dodds reports to work at the SVU squad.

S17 E10
#5
★ 7.6

Catfishing Teacher

A high school student plans a clandestine hookup with his female teacher but ends up in a far more sinister situation.

S17 E5
#6
★ 7.7

Community Policing

An unarmed black man is shot by three police officers who claim they were following proper procedure while pursuing a rape suspect. As racial tensions mount throughout the city, Barba indicts the three cops.

S17 E8
#7
★ 7.8

Melancholy Pursuit

The search for a missing teenager takes an emotional toll on Dodd, DNA could lead to the teen's abductor.

S17 E13
#8
★ 7.8

Forty-One Witnesses

A woman is followed home and raped outside her building, where several neighbors witness the crime but fail to call for help.

S17 E16
#9
★ 7.8

Star-Struck Victims

When a lack of evidence leads Barba to drop rape charges against a popular actor; Rollins takes matters into her own hands.

S17 E20
#10
★ 7.8

Fashionable Crimes

A young model is raped by a renowned fashion house photographer, who looks to his successful brother to make the charges disappear.

S17 E1
★ 8.6

Devil's Dissections (1)

The squad revisit a crime scene where bodies were buried by a serial killer. Rollins tries to get a confession, but the killer reveals shocking new info instead.

S17 E2
★ 8.6

Criminal Pathology (2)

A serial killer reveals shocking new info and problems in the case mount as Barba faces slick lawyers in court.

S17 E3
★ 8.3

Transgender Bridge

When a transgender teen is assaulted by high school bullies, the case quickly escalates to tragedy, and the squad agonizes over whether the punishment fits the crime.

S17 E4
★ 8.3

Institutional Fail

A malnourished toddler is found wandering and leads police to another ill child from the same home. The investigation eventually lands the Department of Child Services in hot water. Meanwhile, Chief Dodds tells Benson to expect some changes at her squad.

S17 E5
★ 7.7

Community Policing

An unarmed black man is shot by three police officers who claim they were following proper procedure while pursuing a rape suspect. As racial tensions mount throughout the city, Barba indicts the three cops.

S17 E6
★ 7.6

Maternal Instincts

A violinist is raped by her colleague, but he doesn't remember committing the crime and claims he was drugged and robbed by a hired escort. Meanwhile, Rollins' mother throws a baby shower for her; and Sgt. Mike Dodds reports to work at the SVU squad.

S17 E7
★ 8.1

Patrimonial Burden

When a pious TV family's reputation is shattered by a teen pregnancy scandal, SVU uncovers the reality behind the reality show.

S17 E8
★ 7.8

Melancholy Pursuit

The search for a missing teenager takes an emotional toll on Dodd, DNA could lead to the teen's abductor.

S17 E9
★ 7.2

Depravity Standard

Lt. Benson seeks justice in the trial of child abductor Lewis Hodda, but when a plea deal is rejected, Barba must rely on decades-old evidence to make his case and faces off against former SVU colleague Dr. Huang.

S17 E10
★ 7.6

Catfishing Teacher

A high school student plans a clandestine hookup with his female teacher but ends up in a far more sinister situation.

S17 E11
★ 8.6

Townhouse Incident

Benson is taken hostage when she tries to stop a home invasion.

S17 E12
★ 7.4

A Misunderstanding

A murky he-said, she-said date rape case ruins the futures of two high school students.

S17 E13
★ 7.8

Forty-One Witnesses

A woman is followed home and raped outside her building, where several neighbors witness the crime but fail to call for help.

S17 E14
★ 8.2

Nationwide Manhunt (I)

Chicago P.D. detectives Lindsay and Dawson join the SVU in the hunt for two escaped murderers they helped to convict. The crossover continues on Chicago P.D. S03E14 The Song of Gregory Williams Yates (II).

S17 E15
★ 8.6

Collateral Damages

Two high-profile suspects are arrested in the takedown of an online pedophile ring following a sting operation.

S17 E16
★ 7.8

Star-Struck Victims

When a lack of evidence leads Barba to drop rape charges against a popular actor; Rollins takes matters into her own hands.

S17 E17
★ 8.6

Manhattan Transfer

A sexual exploitation case involving Catholic schoolgirls results in surprising charges against people in esteemed leadership positions, including judges, lawmakers, lawyers and cops.

S17 E18
★ 8.5

Unholiest Alliance

When one of their own is implicated in a cover-up, the SVU struggles to unravel a sex trafficking operation deeply-rooted in government offices, the police department, and the Catholic Church.

S17 E19
★ 8.2

Sheltered Outcasts

Detective Carisi lives undercover at a homeless shelter to determine if one of its sex offender residents is the suspect in a string of neighborhood rapes.

S17 E20
★ 7.8

Fashionable Crimes

A young model is raped by a renowned fashion house photographer, who looks to his successful brother to make the charges disappear.

S17 E21
★ 7.5

Assaulting Reality

The producers of a reality TV dating series make Benson and the SVU team part of the show when they investigate a contestant's claim that she was raped.

S17 E22
★ 8.5

Intersecting Lives (1)

A corrections officer is arrested for sexually assaulting female inmates in and out of prison, and the union that supports him targets Barba and the SVU.

S17 E23
★ 9.0

Heartfelt Passages (2)

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.

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode Rating Range
4 ★ 8.2 25
★ 8.7 Dominance
★ 7.5 Rotten
5 ★ 8.2 25
★ 9.0 Loss
★ 7.6 Choice
10 ★ 8.2 22
★ 8.8 Liberties
★ 7.6 Lunacy
6 ★ 8.2 23
★ 8.9 Conscience
★ 7.5 Game
7 ★ 8.2 22
★ 9.3 911
★ 7.6 Class
3 ★ 8.2 23
★ 8.6 Ridicule
★ 7.5 Protection
9 ★ 8.1 19
★ 9.0 Undercover
★ 7.4 Snitch
14 ★ 8.1 24
★ 8.9 Dreams Deferred
★ 7.5 Funny Valentine
8 ★ 8.1 22
★ 8.8 Screwed
★ 7.8 Clock
12 ★ 8.1 24
★ 9.0 Behave
★ 7.3 Dirty
2 ★ 8.1 21
★ 8.7 Countdown
★ 7.7 Honor
17 ★ 8.1 23
★ 9.0 Heartfelt Passages (2)
★ 7.2 Depravity Standard
11 ★ 8.0 24
★ 8.8 Shadow
★ 7.3 Beef
15 ★ 8.0 24
★ 8.8 Surrender Benson
★ 7.4 Comic Perversion (I)
1 ★ 8.0 22
★ 8.6 Nocturne
★ 7.2 Russian Love Poem
13 ★ 8.0 23
★ 8.6 Spiraling Down
★ 7.3 Street Revenge
23 ★ 7.9 22
★ 8.4 The Five Hundredth Episode
★ 7.4 Burning with Rage Forever
21 ★ 7.9 20
★ 8.4 Murdered at a Bad Address
★ 7.4 We Dream of Machine Elves
19 ★ 7.9 24
★ 8.5 Gone Baby Gone
★ 6.2 Info Wars
20 ★ 7.8 24
★ 8.8 Alta Kockers
★ 6.1 Part 33
26 ★ 7.8 12
★ 8.8 Cornered
★ 7.3 Constricted
24 ★ 7.7 21
★ 8.4 King of the Moon
★ 7.1 Mirror Effect
22 ★ 7.7 16
★ 8.6 Post-Graduate Psychopath
★ 5.9 Guardians and Gladiators
18 ★ 7.7 21
★ 8.5 Motherly Love
★ 6.7 Imposter
16 ★ 7.5 23
★ 8.4 Daydream Believer (III)
★ 4.6 Intimidation Game
25 ★ 7.5 13
★ 8.2 Marauder
★ 4.4 Truth Embargo