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★ 8.1
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Overall Rating

★ 8.1
S18 E10
#1
★ 8.5

Motherly Love

A teenaged boy uses a rifle to stop an assault on his mother, but soon learns the target was someone he knows.

S18 E11
#2
★ 8.3

Great Expectations

The SVU investigates the players of a top youth hockey team after a vicious locker room hazing.

S18 E17
#3
★ 8.2

Real Fake News

A fake news story leads the squad to a real child sex trafficking ring.

S18 E9
#4
★ 8.0

Decline and Fall

The powerful family of a retail empire closes ranks when a bartender accuses one of their own of rape.

S18 E15
#5
★ 8.0

Know It All

A man under investigation for rape and murder threatens to expose the secrets of those working the case.

S18 E16
#6
★ 8.0

The Newsroom

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.

S18 E1
#7
★ 7.8

Terrorized

A young boy is found wandering alone in Central Park and the search for his parents leads to startling evidence of a planned mass casualty event in the city. As the SVU works with the joint-terrorism task force to find the suspects and the motive, Lt. Benson must also convince Barba to address allegations of rape and torture the boy's mother discloses.

S18 E14
#8
★ 7.8

Net Worth

A top-level investment banker accuses her billionaire client of rape.

S18 E19
#9
★ 7.8

Conversion

A young woman visiting NYC with her church group is raped by a friend.

S18 E2
#10
★ 7.7

Making a Rapist

Newly tested DNA evidence leads to the exoneration of a prisoner who served 16 years for a rape conviction. However, he's investigated again one day later in the wake of a shocking new crime.

S18 E3
#1
★ 6.7

Imposter

When a man uses a false identity to lure a vulnerable married woman to bed, Barba thinks the evidence amounts to rape.

S18 E4
#2
★ 6.9

Heightened Emotions

A sexually assaulted athlete's double life could destroy her Olympic career and ruin the case against her attacker; Rollins sister is released from prison on parole.

S18 E12
#3
★ 7.0

No Surrender

Fin revisits his military roots when a fellow Army Ranger struggles to recover from a sexual assault.

S18 E5
#4
★ 7.4

Rape Interrupted

A sergeant makes Benson choose between loyalty and duty when his son is accused of rape.

S18 E6
#5
★ 7.5

Broken Rhymes

A record label CEO and his protégé are questioned for their involvement in the assault of a transgender student.

S18 E18
#6
★ 7.5

Spellbound

A popular spiritual guru with a dark past is accused of rape.

S18 E8
#7
★ 7.6

Chasing Theo

A 6 year-old boy disappears from his bed in the midst of a wild, drug-fueled party thrown by his mother. With a child's life on the line, the case causes Benson to scrutinize her own role as a mother.

S18 E13
#8
★ 7.6

Genes

An investigation hits a nerve with Benson when a suspect claims his genetics causes him to commit rape.

S18 E2
#9
★ 7.7

Making a Rapist

Newly tested DNA evidence leads to the exoneration of a prisoner who served 16 years for a rape conviction. However, he's investigated again one day later in the wake of a shocking new crime.

S18 E7
#10
★ 7.7

Next Chapter

The SVU team investigates a woman has been sexually assaulted by a masked man, but she believes the rapist is the same man who went to jail for stalking her. Meanwhile, Tucker contemplates retirement and a future with Benson.

S18 E1
★ 7.8

Terrorized

A young boy is found wandering alone in Central Park and the search for his parents leads to startling evidence of a planned mass casualty event in the city. As the SVU works with the joint-terrorism task force to find the suspects and the motive, Lt. Benson must also convince Barba to address allegations of rape and torture the boy's mother discloses.

S18 E2
★ 7.7

Making a Rapist

Newly tested DNA evidence leads to the exoneration of a prisoner who served 16 years for a rape conviction. However, he's investigated again one day later in the wake of a shocking new crime.

S18 E3
★ 6.7

Imposter

When a man uses a false identity to lure a vulnerable married woman to bed, Barba thinks the evidence amounts to rape.

S18 E4
★ 6.9

Heightened Emotions

A sexually assaulted athlete's double life could destroy her Olympic career and ruin the case against her attacker; Rollins sister is released from prison on parole.

S18 E5
★ 7.4

Rape Interrupted

A sergeant makes Benson choose between loyalty and duty when his son is accused of rape.

S18 E6
★ 7.5

Broken Rhymes

A record label CEO and his protégé are questioned for their involvement in the assault of a transgender student.

S18 E7
★ 7.7

Next Chapter

The SVU team investigates a woman has been sexually assaulted by a masked man, but she believes the rapist is the same man who went to jail for stalking her. Meanwhile, Tucker contemplates retirement and a future with Benson.

S18 E8
★ 7.6

Chasing Theo

A 6 year-old boy disappears from his bed in the midst of a wild, drug-fueled party thrown by his mother. With a child's life on the line, the case causes Benson to scrutinize her own role as a mother.

S18 E9
★ 8.0

Decline and Fall

The powerful family of a retail empire closes ranks when a bartender accuses one of their own of rape.

S18 E10
★ 8.5

Motherly Love

A teenaged boy uses a rifle to stop an assault on his mother, but soon learns the target was someone he knows.

S18 E11
★ 8.3

Great Expectations

The SVU investigates the players of a top youth hockey team after a vicious locker room hazing.

S18 E12
★ 7.0

No Surrender

Fin revisits his military roots when a fellow Army Ranger struggles to recover from a sexual assault.

S18 E13
★ 7.6

Genes

An investigation hits a nerve with Benson when a suspect claims his genetics causes him to commit rape.

S18 E14
★ 7.8

Net Worth

A top-level investment banker accuses her billionaire client of rape.

S18 E15
★ 8.0

Know It All

A man under investigation for rape and murder threatens to expose the secrets of those working the case.

S18 E16
★ 8.0

The Newsroom

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.

S18 E17
★ 8.2

Real Fake News

A fake news story leads the squad to a real child sex trafficking ring.

S18 E18
★ 7.5

Spellbound

A popular spiritual guru with a dark past is accused of rape.

S18 E19
★ 7.8

Conversion

A young woman visiting NYC with her church group is raped by a friend.

S18 E20
★ 7.7

American Dream (1)

A hate crime is committed against a Muslim family, resulting in the death of their daughter. Things get complicated when a crucial witness in the case is deported, forcing Barba to drop the charges against a suspect.

S18 E21
★ 7.7

Sanctuary (2)

In the 18th-season finale, two families seek justice for their loved ones in the wake of a suspect's unexpected release. Soon, public protests on the matter escalate to violence, leading Benson to go to desperate lengths to make an arrest.

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
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