| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | |
|---|---|
| Season 24 | |
 Season 24 U.S. DVD cover | |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 22, 2022 – May 18, 2023 |
| Season chronology | |
The twenty-fourth season of the American crime-drama television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was ordered on February 27, 2020, by NBC, which premiered on September 22, 2022, with a crossover premiere event, the season contained 22 episodes, and concluded on May 18, 2023.[1] The season will be produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television; the new showrunner is David Graziano replacing Warren Leight. Molly Burnett was announced to join the cast on July 24. Burnett left the main cast after the season finale.[2] On August 24, Kelli Giddish confirmed she would be leaving midway through the season.[3]
Cast and characters
Main
- Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson
- Kelli Giddish as Senior Detective Amanda Rollins (episodes 1–9, special guest star episode 22)
- Ice-T as Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola
- Peter Scanavino as Assistant District Attorney Dominick "Sonny" Carisi, Jr.
- Octavio Pisano as Junior Detective Joe Velasco
- Molly Burnett as Junior Detective Grace Muncy (episodes 7–22)
Crossover stars from Law & Order
- Jeffrey Donovan as Senior Detective Frank Cosgrove
- Mehcad Brooks as Junior Detective Jalen Shaw
- Camryn Manheim as Lieutenant Kate Dixon
Crossover stars from Law & Order: Organized Crime
- Christopher Meloni as Senior Detective Elliot Stabler
- Danielle Moné Truitt as Sergeant Ayanna Bell
- Ainsley Seiger as Junior Detective Jet Slootmaekers
- Brent Antonello as Detective Jamie Whelan
- Rick Gonzalez as Detective Bobby Reyes
Recurring
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Notable guests
- Dana Wheeler-Nicholson as Lilah Jones
- James Carpinello as Paul Greco
- Lola Glaudini as Lena Hess
- Brooke Bloom as Maggie D'Angelo
- Jordan Belfi as Spencer Lewis
- Dave Shalansky as Ethan Schmidt
- Anna Belknap as Ginny McCann
- Bradley Whitford as Pence Humphreys
- Nancy Travis as Winifred "Winnie" Olsen
- Nia Vardalos as Defense Attorney Minnona Efron
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 517 | 1 | "Gimme Shelter – Part Two" | Jean de Segonzac | Rick Eid & Gwen Sigan | September 22, 2022 | 2403 | 5.47[5] |
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Benson and Fin question the girl they found in the house, while Cosgrove and Shaw pressure the woman. They all raid Sirenko's house where Stabler, Benson, and Cosgrove all find makings of a bomb in a secret room. They try contending with the FBI and the Deputy Mayor, who don't budge because they don't want to evacuate 9 million people from the city. Stabler has his CI get into contact with Sirenko to find out about the bomb but it was a bust which leads into a shootout and Stabler's CI dead. Stabler questions Sirenko's bodyguard, but he is not talking. Stabler also gets things heated up with the Deputy Mayor after he talks about his CI. Jet finds out about a house that is being rented out. The guy works for a hotel where they find out is the actual location of the bomb. The police and the FBI start evacuating the building. Shaw finds the bomb, but Dixon won't let him defuse it. Cosgrove finds Sirenko, but gets away once the bomb blows up. Rollins finds Sirenko and takes hostages inside a clothing store. Cosgrove, Shaw, and Stabler are able to take down Sirenko in an alleyaway and he is arrested. This episode continues a crossover event that begins on the season three premiere of Law & Order: Organized Crime and concludes on the season twenty-two premiere of Law & Order. | |||||||
| 518 | 2 | "The One You Feed" | Norberto Barba | David Graziano & Julie Martin | September 29, 2022 | 2401 | 4.62[6] |
| A group of teens terrorizing tourists has the SVU squad working overtime; McGrath teams them up with the Bronx gang unit to track down a crucial lead. | |||||||
| 519 | 3 | "Mirror Effect" | Michael Smith | Teleplay by : Julie Martin & Margaret Rose Lester Story by : David Graziano & Julie Martin | October 6, 2022 | 2402 | 4.16[7] |
| Benson tries to help a pop star in a volatile relationship; Rollins struggles with taking the stress of work home with her; Fin teaches a rookie a lesson in respecting fellow officers. | |||||||
| 520 | 4 | "The Steps We Cannot Take" | Juan J. Campanella | Brianna Yellen & Kathy Dobie | October 13, 2022 | 2404 | 4.36[8] |
| A home invasion and kidnapping leads the SVU to a shocking discovery; Muncy tries to fit in with the squad. | |||||||
| 521 | 5 | "Breakwater" | Jean de Segonzac | Teleplay by : Denis Hamill & Monet Hurst-Mendoza Story by : Denis Hamill | October 27, 2022 | 2405 | 4.42[9] |
| A young man asks the team for help when he suspects his boss is preying on his sister; Velasco tries to convince a reluctant witness to testify in court. | |||||||
| 522 | 6 | "Controlled Burn" | Oscar René Lozoya II | Teleplay by : David Graziano & Nolan Dunbar Story by : David Graziano & Julie Martin | November 3, 2022 | 2406 | 3.90[10] |
| Rollins investigates an assault by a masked man at an underground party; Benson uncovers a suspect who may be valuable as a witness. | |||||||
| 523 | 7 | "Dead Ball" | Michael Smith | Brendan Feeney & Kathy Dobie & Gabriel Vallejo | November 10, 2022 | 2407 | 4.12[11] |
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When the case against a popular sports star falls through, Benson digs into the suspect's past to uncover additional victims; Velasco is disappointed when he meets one of his heroes.
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| 524 | 8 | "A Better Person" | Michael Pressman | Teleplay by : Brianna Yellen & Margaret Rose Lester Story by : David Graziano | November 17, 2022 | 2408 | 4.95[12] |
| The SVU hunts for a violent suspect who killed a detective's child; Rollins ponders a potential opportunity. | |||||||
| 525 | 9 | "And a Trauma in a Pear Tree" | Norberto Barba | David Graziano & Julie Martin | December 8, 2022 | 2409 | 4.97[13] |
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Carisi and Rollins work together on an important arraignment; Benson tries to make Noah's Christmas wish come true when a case falls in her lap.
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| 526 | 10 | "Jumped In" | Martha Mitchell | Teleplay by : Brendan Feeney & Monet Hurst-Mendoza Story by : Kadia Saraf & Terry Serpico | January 5, 2023 | 2410 | 5.49[14] |
| When Benson becomes the target of a ruthless gang leader, Captain Duarte takes the case; Fin works with the Bronx SVU to help clear their case backlog; Lieutenant Dixon offers to translate when a deaf student is raped. | |||||||
| 527 | 11 | "Soldier Up" | Jonathan Herron | David Graziano & Julie Martin | January 12, 2023 | 2411 | 5.13[15] |
| While Benson tries to help the gang member who attacked her, Duarte reveals a shocking piece of evidence in the case; Fin is tasked with hiring new detectives for the Bronx SVU. | |||||||
| 528 | 12 | "Blood Out" | Patricia Riggen | David Graziano & Julie Martin | January 26, 2023 | 2412 | 5.77[16] |
| Benson discovers that the gang member who attacked her was part of a much larger criminal organization involved in sex trafficking and murder. The investigation intensifies as the Benson and Duarte join forces to take down the gang's leader. | |||||||
| 529 | 13 | "Intersection" | Norberto Barba & Juan J. Campanella | David Graziano & Julie Martin | February 2, 2023 | 2413 | 5.34[17] |
| A string of rapes and assaults take place at the scene of vehicle accidents. The SVU have their work cut out when they realize the rapist specifically targets accidents that take place late at night and during poor weather conditions. Meanwhile, Muncy struggles to come to terms with the death of her former boss. | |||||||
| 530 | 14 | "Dutch Tears" | Bethany Rooney | Monet Hurst-Mendoza & Kathy Dobie & Gabriel Vallejo | February 16, 2023 | 2414 | 5.13[18] |
| A recently-released gangster whom Fin arrested two decades ago shows up at his apartment and makes a disturbing disclosure about his time in prison. | |||||||
| 531 | 15 | "King of the Moon" | Mariska Hargitay | David Graziano & Julie Martin | February 23, 2023 | 2415 | 5.01[19] |
| A neuroscience professor with dementia confesses to the rape and murder of his wife but Benson and Carisi are not convinced that he is the perpetrator. They race against time to prove the professor's innocence before the Homicide Unit closes the case. Meanwhile, Fin and Churlish grill Velasco over incidents from the episode "Blood Out". This episode was dedicated to the memory of Richard Belzer. | |||||||
| 532 | 16 | "The Presence of Absence" | Norberto Barba | Brianna Yellen & Brendan Feeney | March 23, 2023 | 2416 | 4.56[20] |
| An online romance turns into a nightmare for a widow. | |||||||
| 533 | 17 | "Lime Chaser" | Juan J. Campanella | David Graziano & Julie Martin | March 30, 2023 | 2417 | 4.30[21] |
| The team hunt for a serial rapist who has been targeting women at the bar he works at. Churlish makes a reckless decision in an attempt to impress Benson and nearly jeopardizes the investigation. | |||||||
| 534 | 18 | "Bubble Wrap" | Batán Silva | Teleplay by : Margaret Rose Lester & Nolan Dunbar Story by : Denis Hamill | April 6, 2023 | 2418 | 4.57[22] |
| An interior designer is assaulted and accuses the son of a construction tycoon. Things become complicated when the team realize that the rapist is also a victim. | |||||||
| 535 | 19 | "Bend the Law" | Martha Mitchell | Teleplay by : Brendan Feeney & Gabriel Vallejo Story by : David Graziano & Julie Martin | April 27, 2023 | 2419 | 4.39[23] |
| A disgruntled wife turns up at her husband's private club with a gun and the team stumble on a potential sex trafficking ring involving underaged girls. Carisi finds himself in an awkward position when one of the suspects is the husband of his boss. | |||||||
| 536 | 20 | "Debatable" | Jean de Segonzac | Teleplay by : Brianna Yellen & Kelly Minster Story by : Julie Martin & Kathy Dobie | May 4, 2023 | 2420 | 4.28[24] |
| The only female student in an all-boys high school debate team is assaulted while away at a competition. | |||||||
| 537 | 21 | "Bad Things" | Juan J. Campanella | Teleplay by : Julie Martin & Nicholas Evangelista Story by : David Graziano | May 11, 2023 | 2421 | 4.24[25] |
| An old case comes back to haunt Muncy and she has a chance to make things right. | |||||||
| 538 | 22 | "All Pain Is One Malady" | Norberto Barba | David Graziano & Julie Martin | May 18, 2023 | 2422 | 4.37[26] |
| In the search for a revenge-for-hire crime ring, Benson and Stabler combine forces on a case that has now spread globally; Fin and Bruno help a victim assaulted a second time; Jet's plan to hack the dark web backfires and puts the team in danger. | |||||||
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Gimme Shelter – Part Two" | September 22, 2022 | 0.7 | 5.47[5] | 0.3 | 1.84 | 1.0 | 7.31[27] |
| 2 | "The One You Feed" | September 29, 2022 | 0.5 | 4.62[6] | 0.4 | 2.29 | 0.9 | 6.91[28] |
| 3 | "Mirror Effect" | October 6, 2022 | 0.6 | 4.16[7] | 0.4 | 2.13 | 1.0 | 6.29[29] |
| 4 | "The Steps We Cannot Take" | October 13, 2022 | 0.6 | 4.36[8] | 0.4 | 2.16 | 1.0 | 6.53[30] |
| 5 | "Breakwater" | October 27, 2022 | 0.6 | 4.42[9] | 0.4 | 2.29 | 1.0 | 6.71[31] |
| 6 | "Controlled Burn" | November 3, 2022 | 0.5 | 3.90[10] | 0.4 | 2.24 | 0.9 | 6.14[32] |
| 7 | "Dead Ball" | November 10, 2022 | 0.5 | 4.12[11] | 0.5 | 2.48 | 1.0 | 6.60[33] |
| 8 | "A Better Person" | November 17, 2022 | 0.6 | 4.95[12] | 0.4 | 2.11 | 1.0 | 7.06[34] |
| 9 | "And a Trauma in a Pear Tree" | December 8, 2022 | 0.6 | 4.97[13] | 0.4 | 2.21 | 1.0 | 7.19 |
| 10 | "Jumped In" | January 5, 2023 | 0.6 | 5.49[14] | 0.5 | 2.34 | 1.10 | 7.83[35] |
| 11 | "Soldier Up" | January 12, 2023 | 0.6 | 5.13[15] | 0.4 | 2.27 | 1.10 | 7.39[36] |
| 12 | "Blood Out" | January 26, 2023 | 0.7 | 5.77[16] | 0.4 | 2.18 | 1.10 | 7.95 |
| 13 | "Intersection" | February 2, 2023 | 0.6 | 5.34[17] | 0.5 | 2.29 | 1.10 | 7.62 |
| 14 | "Dutch Tears" | February 16, 2023 | 0.7 | 5.13[18] | 0.5 | 2.34 | 1.10 | 7.47 |
| 15 | "King of the Moon" | February 23, 2023 | 0.6 | 5.01[19] | 0.4 | 2.24 | 1.0 | 7.25 |
| 16 | "The Presence of Absence" | March 23, 2023 | 0.5 | 4.56[20] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 17 | "Lime Chaser" | March 30, 2023 | 0.5 | 4.30[21] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 18 | "Bubble Wrap" | April 6, 2023 | 0.5 | 4.57[22] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 19 | "Bend the Law" | April 27, 2023 | 0.5 | 4.39[23] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 20 | "Debatable" | May 4, 2023 | 0.4 | 4.28[24] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 21 | "Bad Things" | May 11, 2023 | 0.5 | 4.24[25] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 22 | "All Pain Is One Malady" | May 18, 2023 | 0.4 | 4.37[26] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
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