Law & Order: Special Victims Unit/Season Twenty-One

Season Twenty-One
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Season Premiere	September 26, 2019
Season Finale	April 23, 2020
Episode Count	20
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Season Twenty-One of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 26, 2019.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only 20 of the 24 episodes ordered for this season were completed.

Episodes

#	#	Title	Written By	Directed By	Airdate	Viewers	18-49 Rating	Prod.
459	1	I'm Going to Make You a Star	Warren Leight & Peter Blauner	Norberto Barba	September 26, 2019	3.835M	0.7%	2101
When an actress accuses a high-powered media mogul of attempted rape, Benson finds herself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. Changes in the squad room put Carisi between a rock and a hard place.
460	2	The Darkest Journey Home	Julie Martin & Warren Leight	Jean de Segonzac	October 3, 2019	3.443M	0.7%	2102
Benson works with a young woman to help her remember the details and suspects in her rape; in order to learn a new witness interview technique, Rollins and Fin have to experience it for themselves.
461	3	Down Low in Hell's Kitchen	Lisa Takeuchi Cullen and Julie Martin & Warren Leight	Timothy Busfield	October 10, 2019	3.417M	0.6%	2103
A serial predator targeting men in gay bars proves difficult to catch, until a celebrity comes forward with his story. Teleplay by Monet Hurst-Mendoza & Brendan Feeney
462	4	The Burden of Our Choices	Warren Leight & Julie Martin	Martha Mitchell	October 17, 2019	3.462M	0.6%	2104
Rollins clashes with the parents of a teenaged runaway. The squad comes together for a special event. Teleplay by Julie Martin & Micharne Cloughley
463	5	At Midnight in Manhattan	Brianna Yellen	Peter Werner	October 24, 2019	3.731M	0.6%	2105
The detectives are spread thin when three major cases come in at midnight. Rollins and Carisi argue over an arrest. Teleplay by Kathy Dobie & Micharne Cloughley
464	6	Murdered at a Bad Address	Denis Hamill and Julie Martin & Warren Leight	Michael Smith	October 31, 2019	3.977M	0.7%	2106
The case of a teenage girl assaulted in the projects leads to a startling discovery; Benson puts her trust in someone from her past. Teleplay by Denis Hamill
465	7	Counselor, It's Chinatown	Julie Martin & Warren Leight	Leslie Hope	November 7, 2019	3.589M	0.6%	2107
The SVU joins an undercover task force in busting a human trafficking ring. Teleplay by Kathy Dobie & Lisa Takeuchi Cullen
466	8	We Dream of Machine Elves	Julie Martin & Warren Leight	Jonathan Herron	November 14, 2019	3.794M	0.7%	2108
Rollins goes undercover to find a suspect who is drugging and assaulting tourists, while Benson helps the victims sort out their memories from their hallucinations. Teleplay by Brendan Feeney & Monet Hurst-Mendoza
467	9	Can't Be Held Accountable (1)	Julie Martin & Warren Leight	Norberto Barba	November 21, 2019	3.813M	0.7%	2109
A fellow detective asks the SVU for help when he suspects his two daughters are being groomed by a serial predator. Kat disobeys the Captain's orders. Teleplay by Brianna Yellen
468	10	Must Be Held Accountable (2)	Julie Martin & Warren Leight	Laurie Collyer	January 9, 2020	3.702M	0.7%	2110
A desperate father takes matters into his own hands in the case against his daughter's rapist. Teleplay by Brianna Yellen & Denis Hamill
469	11	She Paints for Vengeance	Kathy Dobie & Julie Martin	Mariska Hargitay	January 16, 2020	3.595M	0.6%	2111
After a sexual assault investigation is stalled for months, a woman puts her accusations against a popular athlete on a billboard. Teleplay by Kathy Dobie
470	12	The Longest Night of Rain	Peter Blauner & Warren Leight	Michael Smith	January 30, 2020	3.627M	0.6%	2112
Benson investigates a police officer's accusations of sexual assault. Captain Tucker's retirement party ends in tragedy. Teleplay by Peter Blauner
471	13	Redemption in Her Corner	Julie Martin & Warren Leight	Batán Silva	February 6, 2020	3.253M	0.6%	2113
Kat steps over the line when she suspects a trainer at her boxing gym is taking advantage of his students. Teleplay by Monet Hurst-Mendoza & Brianna Yellen
472	14	I Deserve Some Loving Too	Denis Hamill and Julie Martin & Warren Leight	Jean de Segonzac	February 13, 2020	3.322M	0.7%	2114
Rollins goes undercover to root out a government worker withholding green cards in exchange for sex. Teleplay by Denis Hamill
473	15	Swimming with the Sharks	Lisa Takeuchi Cullen and Warren Leight & Julie Martin	Martha Mitchell	February 20, 2020	3.361M	0.7%	2116
The female CEO of a popular wellness company says she was raped, but her business partner claims the accusation is part of an embezzlement coverup. Teleplay by Lisa Takeuchi Cullen
474	16	Eternal Relief from Pain	Peter Blauner	Jean de Segonzac	February 27, 2020	3.3M	0.6%	2117
Rollins' sister stirs up trouble and a possible SVU investigation when she reports a doctor who trades prescription painkillers for sex.
475	17	Dance, Lies and Videotape	Brendan Feeney and Julie Martin & Warren Leight	Leslie Hope	March 26, 2020	3.803M	0.7%	2118
An ingénue ballerina discovers she's been secretly videotaped for a pornographic website. Teleplay by Micharne Cloughley & Brendan Feeney
476	18	Garland's Baptism by Fire	Cheryl L. Davis & Micharne Cloughley	Norberto Barba	April 2, 2020	3.531M	0.6%	2115
Chief Garland must put friendship aside when a pastor at his church is arrested.
477	19	Solving for the Unknowns	Brianna Yellen & Kathy Dobie	Christopher Misiano	April 16, 2020	4.065M	0.7%	2119
The SVU struggles to find a serial predator who uses a date rape drug that leaves no evidence behind. Rollins receives some good news.
478	20	The Things We Have to Lose	Warren Leight & Julie Martin	Juan Campanella	April 23, 2020	3.69M	0.7%	2120
As Carisi begins the long-anticipated trial of Sir Toby Moore, the SVU faces setbacks in several other cases.