Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 25
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | |
|---|---|
| Season 25 | |
 Promotional poster | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | January 18, 2024 – present |
| Season chronology | |
The twenty-fifth season of the American crime-drama television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was ordered on April 10, 2023, by NBC. Originally slated to premiere in September 2023, the season premiered on January 18, 2024,[1] following the 2023 Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The season will consist of only 13 episodes making it the shortest in the show's history, beating the record previously held by the twenty-second season and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television; David Graziano is continuing as showrunner, following the departure of Warren Leight at the conclusion of the twenty-third season.[citation needed]
After joining the cast in the previous season, Molly Burnett departed the series following the season finale.[2] On November 28, 2023, it was announced Kelli Giddish would return for the season premiere following her mid-season departure during the twenty-fourth season, and returning as a guest star close to the season finale.[3]
Cast and characters[edit]
Main[edit]
- Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson
- Ice-T as Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola
- Peter Scanavino as Assistant District Attorney Dominick "Sonny" Carisi, Jr.
- Octavio Pisano as Junior Detective Joe Velasco
Special guest stars after their departure[edit]
- Kelli Giddish as Professor Amanda Rollins (former Senior Detective) (episodes 1, 11)
Recurring[edit]
- Ryan Buggle as Noah Porter-Benson
- Kevin Kane as Detective Terry Bruno
- Terry Serpico as Chief Thomas McGrath, an NYPD Assistant Chief
- Brian Cade as Attorney Harris Malone
- Aime Donna Kelly as Captain Renee Curry
- Erin Anderson as Attorney April Andrews
- Josh Cooke as FBI Harrison Clay, an FBI Special Agent in Charge
- Jordana Spiro as FBI Agent Shannah Sykes
- Edie Salas Miller as Officer Tiffany Gómez
- Zack Robidas as Peter Flynn
- Leslie Fray as Eileen Flynn
- Allison Elaine as Maddie Flynn
- Patrick Carroll as George Brouchard
- Bill Irwin as Dr. Peter Lindstrom
- Leilany Celeste as Tanya Garcia
- Yvonna Kopacz-Wright as Dr. Darby Wilder
- Ashley Taylor Greaves as Officer Gabrielle Taylor
- Stephen C. Bradbury as Judge Colin McNamara
- Ami Brabson as Judge Karyn Blake
- Tricia Paoluccio as Dr. Heather Lentz
Notable guests[edit]
- David Krumholtz as Dr. Raymond Goldberg, a dermatologist.
- Amy Carlson as Katie McGrath [4]
Episodes[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [5][6] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [5][6] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 539 | 1 | "Tunnel Blind" | Norberto Barba | David Graziano & Julie Martin | January 18, 2024 | 2501 | 5.66[7] |
| As the squad celebrates the birth of Rollins and Carisi’s child, another child goes missing in broad daylight. | |||||||
| 540 | 2 | "Truth Embargo" | Jean de Segonzac | Brendan Feeney & Nicholas Evangelista | January 25, 2024 | 2502 | 5.00[8] |
| As Benson teams up with the FBI on an unsolved case, Tutuola and Velasco investigate a flash mob robbery that leads to a sexual assault. | |||||||
| 541 | 3 | "The Punch List" | Norberto Barba | David Graziano & Gabriel Vallejo | February 1, 2024 | 2503 | 5.23[9] |
| The Special Victims Unit helps a man come to terms with being victimized. Benson tries to support a victim’s family when tragedy strikes twice. | |||||||
| 542 | 4 | "Duty to Report" | Juan J. Campanella | Kathy Dobie & Candice Sanchez McFarlane | February 8, 2024 | 2504 | 4.82[10] |
| When Chief McGrath’s daughter discloses a sexual assault, Benson must balance the intricacies of the investigation with McGrath’s impulsive actions. | |||||||
| 543 | 5 | "Zone Rouge" | Bethany Rooney | David Graziano & Julie Martin | February 22, 2024 | 2505 | 5.07[11] |
| A cryptic message sends SVU on a new track to find kidnapping victim Maddie Flynn. Benson tries to help a federal agent when the case hits too close to home. Captain Curry tries to make amends with Fin. | |||||||
| 544 | 6 | "Carousel" | Michael Smith | Brendan Feeney & Michael Carnes | February 29, 2024 | 2506 | 4.72[12] |
| To identify a woman’s attacker, the SVU must track down a mysterious suspect targeting tourists staying in hostels | |||||||
| 545 | 7 | "Probability of Doom" | Martha Mitchell | David Graziano & Nicholas Evangelista | March 14, 2024 | 2507 | 4.70[13] |
| When a woman turns her husband in for possessing child pornography, the case is complicated by a sudden death. Benson tries to reconnect with a victim she saved. | |||||||
| 546 | 8 | "Third Man Syndrome" | Norberto Barba | Kathy Dobie & Candice Sanchez McFarlane | March 21, 2024 | 2508 | 4.10[14] |
| A brutal assault in the street leads Carisi to pursue hate crime charges. Benson must support a homebound witness too scared to speak up. | |||||||
| 547 | 9 | "Children of Wolves" | Mariska Hargitay | David Graziano & Julie Martin | April 11, 2024 | 2509 | 4.07[15] |
| A teenager found unconscious in the park leads to a missing persons investigation. Benson must help Noah come to terms with the past when he questions the origins of his birth. | |||||||
| 548 | 10 | "Combat Fatigue" | Michael Smith | David Graziano & Julie Martin | April 18, 2024 | 2510 | 4.78[16] |
| The squad is on edge as Carisi waits for a verdict in Maddie's kidnapping case. Benson tries to help the Flynn family pick up the pieces of their broken life. | |||||||
| 549 | 11 | "Prima Nocta" | Jean de Segonzac | David Graziano & Julie Martin | May 2, 2024 | 2511 | TBD |
| A runaway bride calls the SVU for help on the day of her wedding. Rollins pitches in on her day off. | |||||||
| 550 | 12 | "Marauder" | Juan J. Campanella | Brendan Feeney | May 9, 2024 | 2512 | TBD |
| Agent Sykes struggles to cope on the anniversary of her sister's disappearance. Benson suspects a cold case from Manhattan could help her get closure. | |||||||
| 551 | 13 | "Escalation" | Norberto Barba | David Graziano & Julie Martin | May 16, 2024 | 2513 | TBD |
Ratings[edit]
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Tunnel Blind" | January 18, 2024 | 0.6/7 | 5.66[7] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2 | "Truth Embargo" | January 25, 2024 | 0.5/6 | 5.00[8] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 3 | "The Punch List" | February 1, 2024 | 0.5/6 | 5.23[9] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 4 | "Duty to Report" | February 8, 2024 | 0.5/6 | 4.82[10] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 5 | "Zone Rouge" | February 22, 2024 | 0.6/6 | 5.07[11] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 6 | "Carousel" | February 29, 2024 | 0.5/6 | 4.72[12] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 7 | "Probability of Doom" | March 14, 2024 | 0.5/5 | 4.70[13] | 0.3 | 2.10 | 0.8 | 6.80[17] |
| 8 | "Third Man Syndrome" | March 21, 2024 | 0.4/3 | 4.10[14] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 9 | "Children of Wolves" | April 11, 2024 | 0.3/4 | 4.07[15] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 10 | "Combat Fatigue" | April 18, 2024 | 0.5/6 | 4.78[16] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
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