Airtime: 21:00:00(US/Eastern) on NBC. Status: Returning Series. Country: US. Runtime: 60 min

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (often abbreviated to Law & Order: SVU or just SVU) is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and airing on NBC, the series premiered on September 20, 1999 as the first spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama, Law & Order. The show began airing its 13th season in September 2011 and has produced 273 episodes to date.