Law and Order SVU is an American police procedural television series that focuses on the investigations of the Special Victims Unit of the New York City Police Department. The series premiered on NBC on September 20, 1999, and is currently in its eighteenth season. Dick Wolf, who created the series, is also the executive producer.
The show has been popular among viewers and has been nominated for numerous awards, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 2010 and 2011. The show has also been successful in the ratings, with its eighteenth season averaging a 2.4 rating in …