Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 24)
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, and also it will consist of 22 episodes, and set to conclude 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.[2] On August 24, Kelli Giddish confirmed she would be leaving midway through the season.[3]
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | |
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| Season 24 | |
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| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 22, 2022 – present |
| Season chronology | |
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–present)
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
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 [5][6] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [5][6] | 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[7] |
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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[8] |
| 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[9] |
| 520 | 4 | "The Steps We Cannot Take" | Juan J. Campanella | Brianna Yellen & Kathy Dobie | October 13, 2022 | 2404 | 4.36[10] |
| 521 | 5 | "Breakwater" | Jean de Segonzac | Teleplay by : Denis Hamill & Monet Hurst-Mendoza Story by : Denis Hamill | October 27, 2022 | 2405 | 4.42[11] |
| 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[12] |
| 523 | 7 | "Dead Ball" | Michael Smith | Brendan Feeney & Kathy Dobie & Gabriel Vallejo | November 10, 2022 | 2407 | 4.12[13] |
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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[14] |
| 525 | 9 | "And a Trauma in a Pear Tree" | Norberto Barba | David Graziano & Julie Martin | December 8, 2022 | 2409 | 4.97[15] |
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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[16] |
| 527 | 11 | "Soldier Up" | Jonathan Herron | David Graziano & Julie Martin | January 12, 2023 | 2411 | 5.13[17] |
| 528 | 12 | "Blood Out" | Patricia Riggen | David Graziano & Julie Martin | January 26, 2023 | 2412 | 5.77[18] |
| 529 | 13 | "Intersection" | Norberto Barba & Juan J. Campanella | David Graziano & Julie Martin | February 2, 2023 | 2413 | 5.34[19] |
| 530 | 14 | "Dutch Tears" | Bethany Rooney | Monet Hurst-Mendoza & Kathy Dobie & Gabriel Vallejo | February 16, 2023 | 2414 | 5.13[20] |
| 531 | 15 | "King of the Moon" | Mariska Hargitay | David Graziano & Julie Martin | February 23, 2023 | 2415 | 5.01[21] |
| 532 | 16 | "The Presence of Absence" | Norberto Barba | Brianna Yellen & Brendan Feeney | March 23, 2023 | 2416 | 4.56[22] |
| 533 | 17 | "Lime Chaser" | Juan J. Campanella | David Graziano & Julie Martin | March 30, 2023 | 2417 | 4.30[23] |
| 534 | 18 | "Bubble Wrap" | Batán Silva | Teleplay by : Margaret Rose Lester & Nolan Dunbar Story by : Denis Hamill | April 6, 2023 | 2418 | 4.57[24] |
| 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[25] |
| 536 | 20 | "Debatable" | Jean de Segonzac | Teleplay by : Brianna Yellen & Kelly Minster Story by : Julie Martin & Kathy Dobie | May 4, 2023 | 2420 | 4.28[26] |
| 537 | 21 | "Bad Things" | Juan J. Campanella | Teleplay by : Julie Martin & Nicholas Evangelista Story by : David Graziano | May 11, 2023 | 2421 | 4.24[27] |
| 538 | 22 | "All Pain Is One Malady" | TBA | TBA | May 18, 2023 | 2422 | TBD |
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Gimme Shelter – Part Two" | September 22, 2022 | 0.7 | 5.47[7] | 0.3 | 1.84 | 1.0 | 7.31[28] |
| 2 | "The One You Feed" | September 29, 2022 | 0.5 | 4.62[8] | 0.4 | 2.29 | 0.9 | 6.91[29] |
| 3 | "Mirror Effect" | October 6, 2022 | 0.6 | 4.16[9] | 0.4 | 2.13 | 1.0 | 6.29[30] |
| 4 | "The Steps We Cannot Take" | October 13, 2022 | 0.6 | 4.36[10] | 0.4 | 2.16 | 1.0 | 6.53[31] |
| 5 | "Breakwater" | October 27, 2022 | 0.6 | 4.42[11] | 0.4 | 2.29 | 1.0 | 6.71[32] |
| 6 | "Controlled Burn" | November 3, 2022 | 0.5 | 3.90[12] | 0.4 | 2.24 | 0.9 | 6.14[33] |
| 7 | "Dead Ball" | November 10, 2022 | 0.5 | 4.12[13] | 0.5 | 2.48 | 1.0 | 6.60[34] |
| 8 | "A Better Person" | November 17, 2022 | 0.6 | 4.95[14] | 0.4 | 2.11 | 1.0 | 7.06[35] |
| 9 | "And a Trauma in a Pear Tree" | December 8, 2022 | 0.6 | 4.97[15] | 0.4 | 2.21 | 1.0 | 7.19 |
| 10 | "Jumped In" | January 5, 2023 | 0.6 | 5.49[16] | 0.5 | 2.34 | 1.10 | 7.83[36] |
| 11 | "Soldier Up" | January 12, 2023 | 0.6 | 5.13[17] | 0.4 | 2.27 | 1.10 | 7.39[37] |
| 12 | "Blood Out" | January 26, 2023 | 0.7 | 5.77[18] | 0.4 | 2.18 | 1.10 | 7.95 |
| 13 | "Intersection" | February 2, 2023 | 0.6 | 5.34[19] | 0.5 | 2.29 | 1.10 | 7.62 |
| 14 | "Dutch Tears" | February 16, 2023 | 0.7 | 5.13[20] | 0.5 | 2.34 | 1.10 | 7.47 |
| 15 | "King of the Moon" | February 23, 2023 | 0.6 | 5.01[21] | 0.4 | 2.24 | 1.0 | 7.25 |
| 16 | "The Presence of Absence" | March 23, 2023 | 0.5 | 4.56[22] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 17 | "Lime Chaser" | March 30, 2023 | 0.5 | 4.30[23] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 18 | "Bubble Wrap" | April 6, 2023 | 0.5 | 4.57[24] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 19 | "Bend the Law" | April 27, 2023 | 0.5 | 4.39[25] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 20 | "Debatable" | May 4, 2023 | 0.4 | 4.28[26] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 21 | "Bad Things" | May 11, 2023 | 0.5 | 4.24[27] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
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