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

Season Twenty-Six
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Season Premiere	October 3, 2024
Season Finale	May 8, 2025
Episode Count	22
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This is the current season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Content may change as new information and details become available.

Season Twenty-Six of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on October 3, 2024.

Episodes

#	#	Title	Written By	Directed By	Airdate	Viewers	18-49 Rating	Prod.
552	1	Fractured	David Graziano & Julie Martin	Norberto Barba	October 3, 2024	3.806M	0.4%	2601
The SVU investigates a brutal attack on a group of law students. Benson hopes the discovery of a hidden camera will crack the case open. Carisi's best chance at conviction is catching the defendant in a lie.
553	2	Excavation	David Graziano & Julie Martin	Juan J. Campanella	October 10, 2024	3.773M	0.4%	2603
Devastating repressed memories come back to a woman when she finds an old notebook in her family home. Bringing charges in a decades-old crime proves even more difficult for Carisi when a powerful judge stalls the case. Teleplay by Kathy Dobie
554	3	Divide and Conquer	David Graziano & Julie Martin	Martha Mitchell	October 17, 2024	3.19M	0.31%	2605
A couple's dinner party ends with a violent home invasion and assault by masked men. Rollins suspects the crime is linked to her Intelligence investigation of an international gang of thieves.
555	4	Constricted	David Graziano & Julie Martin	Mike Smith	October 24, 2024	3.435M	0.35%	2604
A romantic date ends with a teenager fighting for her life in the hospital. Carisi can't help bringing the case home with him as he envisions the dangers ahead for his growing daughters. Teleplay by Candice Sanchez McFarlane
556	5	Economics of Shame	David Graziano & Julie Martin	Jean de Segonzac	October 31, 2024	3.523M	0.29%	2602
When a TV reporter becomes the victim of sextortion that could ruin her career, Benson helps her take back control while Velasco goes undercover as a potential rich target. Teleplay by Brendan Feeney
557	6	Rorschach Detour	David Graziano & Julie Martin	Oscar Rene Lozoya II	November 7, 2024	3.127M	0.33%	2606
Agent Clay consults with Benson when a woman is found gravely injured at a remote campground and the suspect could be anywhere along the Eastern Seaboard. Bruno and Silva take a chance on an odd hunch to see if it becomes a lead. Teleplay by Nicholas Evangelista
558	7	Tenfold Aggresio Materna	David Graziano & Julie Martin	Jonathan Herron	November 14, 2024	3.322M	0.31%	2607
Bruno must get to the center of a victim's incomplete story to track down a serial rapist. Carisi is helpless to stop a crime he suspects is about to be committed. Teleplay by Gabriel Vallejo
559	8	Cornered	David Graziano & Julie Martin	Juan J. Campanella	November 21, 2024	4.225M	0.41%	2608
Carisi tries to protect two women taken hostage in a tense standoff between police and a violent thief. Benson and Rollins devise a risky plan to get everyone to safety.
560	9	First Light	David Graziano & Julie Martin	Norberto Barba	January 16, 2025	4.554M	0.49%	2609
An abhorrent web of lies and betrayal is uncovered when a woman is confronted with video of a night she can't remember. Carisi struggles to move on from his ordeal when the suspect changes his plea.
561	10	Master Key	David Graziano & Julie Martin	Norberto Barba	January 23, 2025	4.757M	0.4%	2612
When a teen from a group home goes missing, the squad has only minutes to determine if he ran away or was abducted. Velasco suspects the system at large is to blame for letting children slip through the cracks. Teleplay by Nicholas Evangelista
562	11	Deductible	Kathy Dobie	Oscar Rene Lozoya II	January 30, 2025	3.943M	0.34%	2613
A young boy seeks help when his sister doesn't come home from work. Benson and Carisi suspect a woman's assault was prearranged by a third party.
563	12	Calculated Sleepwalking	David Graziano & Julie Martin	Batán Silva	February 13, 2025	3.986M	0.35%	2610
When a high school principal busts a student for sexting, the SVU uncovers a sinister case of distribution concerning hundreds of underage students. Silva pleads for leniency for a suspect she believes is innocent. Teleplay by Greg Contaldi
564	13	Extinguished	David Graziano & Julie Martin	Heather Quick	February 20, 2025	3.836M	0.36%	2611
Velasco teams up with a community security guard eager to prove his mettle to find a suspect in the assault of two teens. Teleplay by Gabriel Vallejo
564	14	The Grid Plan	David Graziano & Julie Martin	Norberto Barba	February 27, 2025	3.811M	0.33%	2614
A Midwestern tourist is viciously attacked in Times Square. As the squad scours the area for clues, the victim takes the investigation into her own hands. A secret motive threatens to derail Carisi's case.
565	15	Undertow	Brendan Feeney	Martha Mitchell	March 13, 2025	3.503M	0.32%	2615
A complicated case of sex and drug use divides the squad. Carisi must convince a jury to focus on the law and not the defendant's accusations.
566	16	Let Me Bring Pardon	David Graziano & Julie Martin	Brenna Malloy	March 20, 2025	4.005M	0.27%	2616
The doctor of a comatose woman calls SVU when he discovers his patient is pregnant. Benson must convince the family to reject magical thinking and look at the facts.
567	17	Accomplice Liability	David Graziano & Julie Martin	Juan J. Campanella	April 3, 2025			2617
Carisi attempts to put aside his role as prosecutor to serve as a witness in a trial. Benson tries to help a rape survivor struggling with her recovery.
568	18	The Accuser Shock Collar	David Graziano & Julie Martin	Norberto Barba	April 10, 2025			2618
When a car with a young girl in the backseat is stolen, the SVU investigates whether it was a crime of opportunity or a targeted abduction. Teleplay by Kathy Dobie & Candice McFarlane
569	19	Lost Wanderer			April 17, 2025			2619
570	20	TBA			April 24, 2025			2620
571	21	TBA			May 1, 2025			2621
572	22	TBA			May 8, 2025			2622