Season 1
The first season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was originally aired between September 20, 1999 and May 21, 2000. It consists of 22 episodes in total. The four main characters of the series are introduced: Detective Elliot Stabler (played by Christopher Meloni), Detective Olivia Benson (played by Mariska Hargitay), Detective John Munch (played by Richard Belzer) and Captain Don Cragen (played by Dann Florek), all of whom work in the Special Victims Unit of New York’s 16th Precinct. The two other prominent characters featured in the first season are Detective Brian Cassidy (played by Dean Winters) and Detective Monique Jeffries (played by Michelle Hurd).
DVDs of the first season were first released in box-sets on October 21, 2003 in region 1, February 28, 2005 in region 2 and January 20, 2005 in region 4.
No. |
Episode |
Air date |
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1 |
Payback |
9/20/1999 |
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2 |
A Single Life |
9/27/1999 |
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3 |
…Or Just Look Like One |
10/4/1999 |
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4 |
Hysteria |
10/11/1999 |
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5 |
Wanderlust |
10/18/1999 |
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6 |
Sophomore Jinx |
10/25/1999 |
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7 |
Uncivilized |
11/15/1999 |
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8 |
Stalked |
11/22/1999 |
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9 |
Stocks & Bondage |
11/29/1999 |
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10 |
Closure |
1/7/2000 |
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11 |
Bad Blood |
1/14/2000 |
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12 |
Russian Love Poem |
1/21/2000 |
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13 |
Disrobed |
2/4/2000 |
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14 |
Limitations |
2/11/2000 |
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15 |
Entitled Part 1 |
2/18/2000 |
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16 |
The Third Guy |
2/25/2000 |
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17 |
Misleader |
3/31/2000 |
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18 |
Chat Room |
4/14/2000 |
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19 |
Contact |
4/28/2000 |
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20 |
Remorse |
5/5/2000 |
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21 |
Nocturne |
5/12/2000 |
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22 |
Slaves |
5/21/2000 |