Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Peaked in season 4
Your rating
Best season rating
8.2
Season 4 (2002)
Worst season rating
7.5
Season 16 (2014)
First to last season
±0.0
S1 7.9 → S27 7.9
Series rating on IMDb
8.1
148.1K votes
Average episode rating per season
The best season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is season 4, with an average episode rating of 8.2 on IMDb, and the worst is season 16, at 7.5. From season 1 (7.9) to season 27 (7.9), the rating stayed the same. Its seasons average 7.9, and the series as a whole is rated 8.1 on IMDb, from 148.1K votes. Season 28 isn't ranked, since fewer than half of its episodes have been rated yet.
Season by season
| Season | Aired | Rated episodes | Rating | Change | You | Rating bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | 22/22 | 7.9 | |||
| 2 | 2000 | 21/21 | 8.1 | +0.2 | ||
| 3 | 2001 | 23/23 | 8.1 | +0.1 | ||
| 4Best | 2002 | 25/25 | 8.2 | ±0.0 | ||
| 5 | 2003 | 25/25 | 8.2 | ±0.0 | ||
| 6 | 2004 | 23/23 | 8.1 | ±0.0 | ||
| 7 | 2005 | 22/22 | 8.1 | ±0.0 | ||
| 8 | 2006 | 22/22 | 8.1 | ±0.0 | ||
| 9 | 2007 | 19/19 | 8.1 | ±0.0 | ||
| 10 | 2008 | 22/22 | 8.2 | +0.1 | ||
| 11 | 2009 | 24/24 | 8.0 | −0.2 | ||
| 12 | 2010 | 24/24 | 8.0 | +0.1 | ||
| 13 | 2011 | 23/23 | 7.9 | −0.1 | ||
| 14 | 2012 | 24/24 | 8.1 | +0.2 | ||
| 15 | 2013 | 24/24 | 8.0 | −0.1 | ||
| 16Worst | 2014 | 23/23 | 7.5 | −0.5 | ||
| 17 | 2015 | 23/23 | 8.1 | +0.6 | ||
| 18 | 2016 | 21/21 | 7.6 | −0.4 | ||
| 19 | 2017 | 24/24 | 7.8 | +0.1 | ||
| 20 | 2018 | 24/24 | 7.8 | ±0.0 | ||
| 21 | 2019 | 20/20 | 7.9 | +0.1 | ||
| 22 | 2020 | 16/16 | 7.7 | −0.2 | ||
| 23 | 2021 | 22/22 | 7.9 | +0.2 | ||
| 24 | 2022 | 22/22 | 7.7 | −0.2 | ||
| 25 | 2024 | 13/13 | 7.5 | −0.2 | ||
| 26 | 2024 | 22/22 | 7.7 | +0.2 | ||
| 27 | 2025 | 21/21 | 7.9 | +0.2 | ||
| 28Partial | 2026 | 1/8 | 7.8 | −0.1 |
