Investigative Facts About “Law & Order: SVU”
Created by Dick Wolf, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, often referred to as SVU, is a crime drama television series set in New York City, part of the seemingly endless Law & Order stable of shows. Typical episodes followed a group of detectives and their colleagues as they investigated and prosecuted sexually based offenses. Since the cancellation of the original Law & Order in 2010, SVU has since become the longest running scripted non-animated U.S. primetime TV series.
SVU has been nominated for and won numerous awards, including a 2006 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Mariska Hargitay, which is the first and only Emmy ever won by a series regular on any Law & Order series.
The series was renewed for an 18th season which premiered in September 2016 on NBC.
Here are a few facts about SVU that you might now have known.
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Facts
29. The end of an era
Christopher Meloni, played detective Stabler, was a staple on SVU since the show’s premiere in 1999.
After more than 200 episodes Chris and NBC could not come to an agreement on a new contract and he left the series after the action packed season 12 finale.
28. Entitled
The show was originally called Sex Crimes but NBC thought the title was a bit off-putting and Dick Wolf wanted it to be part of the Law & Order universe.
27. They’re Special
In 2016, a New York Times study found that, based on Facebook likes, SVU’s popularity was slightly higher in rural areas, but largely restricted to the eastern half of the country and was, in fact, the most popular in Albany, NY,
