Series overview

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	22	September 20, 1999 (1999-09-20)	May 19, 2000 (2000-05-19)
2	21	October 20, 2000 (2000-10-20)	May 11, 2001 (2001-05-11)
3	23	September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28)	May 17, 2002 (2002-05-17)
4	25	September 27, 2002 (2002-09-27)	May 16, 2003 (2003-05-16)
5	25	September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)	May 18, 2004 (2004-05-18)
6	23	September 21, 2004 (2004-09-21)	May 24, 2005 (2005-05-24)
7	22	September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20)	May 16, 2006 (2006-05-16)
8	22	September 19, 2006 (2006-09-19)	May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)
9	19	September 25, 2007 (2007-09-25)	May 13, 2008 (2008-05-13)
10	22	September 23, 2008 (2008-09-23)	June 2, 2009 (2009-06-02)
11	24	September 23, 2009 (2009-09-23)	May 19, 2010 (2010-05-19)
12	24	September 22, 2010 (2010-09-22)	May 18, 2011 (2011-05-18)
13	23	September 21, 2011 (2011-09-21)	May 23, 2012 (2012-05-23)
14	24	September 26, 2012 (2012-09-26)	May 22, 2013 (2013-05-22)
15	24	September 25, 2013 (2013-09-25)	May 21, 2014 (2014-05-21)
16	23	September 24, 2014 (2014-09-24)	May 20, 2015 (2015-05-20)
17	24	September 23, 2015 (2015-09-23)	May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)
18	22	September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21)	May 24, 2017 (2017-05-24)
19	25	September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)	May 23, 2018 (2018-05-23)

Season 1 (1999–2000)

Main article: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 1)

Robert Palm leaves the show as executive producer.
Michelle Hurd (Monique Jefferies) appears as a recurring character in episodes 1–13. She is then added to the main cast starting with the 14th episode.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Payback"	Jean de Segonzac	Dick Wolf	September 20, 1999 (1999-09-20)	E0901	14.10^[1]
2	2	"A Single Life"	Lesli Linka Glatter	Miriam Kazdin	September 27, 1999 (1999-09-27)	E0903	13.98^[2]
3	3	"...Or Just Look Like One"	Rick Rosenthal	Michael R. Perry	October 4, 1999 (1999-10-04)	E0907	15.24^[3]
4	4	"Hysteria"	Richard Dobbs	Dawn DeNoon & Lisa Marie Petersen	October 11, 1999 (1999-10-11)	E0908	13.72^[4]
5	5	"Wanderlust"	David Jones	Wendy West	October 18, 1999 (1999-10-18)	E0905	12.70^[5]
6	6	"Sophomore Jinx"	Clark Johnson	John Chambers	October 25, 1999 (1999-10-25)	E0904	12.48^[6]
7	7	"Uncivilized"	Michael Fields	Teleplay by: Robert Palm & Wendy West Story by: Robert Palm	November 15, 1999 (1999-11-15)	E0902	14.85^[7]
8	8	"Stalked"	Peter Medak	Roger Garrett	November 22, 1999 (1999-11-22)	E0911	12.51^[8]
9	9	"Stocks & Bondage"	Constantine Makris	Michael R. Perry	November 29, 1999 (1999-11-29)	E0914	13.69^[9]
10	10	"Closure (Part I)"	Stephen Wertimer	Wendy West	January 7, 2000 (2000-01-07)	E0915	15.36^[10]
11	11	"Bad Blood"	Michael Fields	Lisa Marie Petersen & Dawn DeNoon	January 14, 2000 (2000-01-14)	E0916	12.19^[11]
12	12	"Russian Love Poem"	Rick Rosenthal	Eva Nagorski	January 21, 2000 (2000-01-21)	E0913	14.30^[12]
13	13	"Disrobed"	David Platt	Janet Tamaro	February 4, 2000 (2000-02-04)	E0910	15.54^[13]
14	14	"Limitations"	Constantine Makris	Michael R. Perry	February 11, 2000 (2000-02-11)	E0919	12.82^[14]
15	15	"Entitled"	Ed Sherin	Teleplay by: Robert Palm & Wendy West Story by: Dick Wolf & René Balcer & Robert Palm	February 18, 2000 (2000-02-18)	E0918	14.48^[15]
16	16	"The Third Guy"	Jud Taylor	Dawn DeNoon & Lisa Marie Petersen	February 25, 2000 (2000-02-25)	E0920	12.14^[16]
17	17	"Misleader"	Richard Dobbs	Teleplay by: Nick Kendrick Story by: Nick Harding & Nick Kendrick	March 31, 2000 (2000-03-31)	E0912	14.96^[17]
18	18	"Chat Room"	Richard Dobbs	Roger Garrett	April 14, 2000 (2000-04-14)	E0923	13.71^[18]
19	19	"Contact"	Michael Zinberg	Robert Palm & Wendy West	April 28, 2000 (2000-04-28)	E0921	12.84^[19]
20	20	"Remorse"	Alexander Cassini	Michael R. Perry	May 5, 2000 (2000-05-05)	E0924	15.28^[20]
21	21	"Nocturne"	Jean de Segonzac	Wendy West	May 12, 2000 (2000-05-12)	E0922	13.70^[19]
22	22	"Slaves"	Ted Kotcheff	Lisa Marie Petersen & Dawn DeNoon	May 19, 2000 (2000-05-19)	E0926	16.65^[21]

Season 2 (2000–2001)

Main article: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 2)

Stephanie March (Alexandra Cabot) and Ice-T (Fin Tutuola) join the cast.
Michelle Hurd (Monique Jeffries) leaves the cast after the episode "Runaway".
Neal Baer begins taking over as executive producer.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
23	1	"Wrong Is Right"	Ted Kotcheff	Jeff Eckerle & David J. Burke	October 20, 2000 (2000-10-20)	E1403	13.39^[22]
24	2	"Honor"	Alan Metzger	Jonathan Greene & Robert F. Campbell	October 27, 2000 (2000-10-27)	E1407	13.20^[23]
25	3	"Closure, Part 2"	Jean de Segonzac	Teleplay by: Wendy West & Judith McCreary & David J. Burke Story by: Wendy West	November 3, 2000 (2000-11-03)	E1409	13.40^[23]
26	4	"Legacy"	Jud Taylor	Jeff Eckerle	November 10, 2000 (2000-11-10)	E1401	13.40^[23]
27	5	"Baby Killer"	Juan J. Campanella	Lisa Marie Petersen & Dawn DeNoon	November 17, 2000 (2000-11-17)	E1411	12.80^[23]
28	6	"Noncompliance"	Elodie Keene	Judith McCreary	November 24, 2000 (2000-11-24)	E1417	15.40^[22]
29	7	"Asunder"	David Platt	Judith McCreary	December 1, 2000 (2000-12-01)	E1404	15.43^[22]
30	8	"Taken"	Michael Fields	Dawn DeNoon & Lisa Marie Petersen	December 15, 2000 (2000-12-15)	E1406	14.31^[22]
31	9	"Pixies"	Jean de Segonzac	Teleplay by: Tracey Stern Story by: Clifton Campbell & Jeff Eckerle & Tracey Stern	January 12, 2001 (2001-01-12)	E1416	14.80^[23]
32	10	"Consent"	James Quinn	Jeff Eckerle	January 19, 2001 (2001-01-19)	E1419	13.60^[23]
33	11	"Abuse"	Richard Dobbs	Teleplay by: Dawn DeNoon & Lisa Marie Petersen Story by: Gwendolyn M. Parker & Lisa Marie Petersen & Dawn DeNoon	January 26, 2001 (2001-01-26)	E1415	15.20^[23]
34	12	"Secrets"	Arthur W. Forney	Teleplay by: Robert F. Campbell & Jonathan Greene Story by: Wendy West & Robert F. Campbell & Jonathan Greene	February 2, 2001 (2001-02-02)	E1416	15.72^[23]
35	13	"Victims"	Constantine Makris	Nick Kendrick	February 9, 2001 (2001-02-09)	E1420	14.90^[23]
36	14	"Paranoia"	Richard Dobbs	Jonathan Greene & Robert F. Campbell	February 16, 2001 (2001-02-16)	E1426	14.10^[23]
37	15	"Countdown"	Steve Shill	Dawn DeNoon & Lisa Marie Petersen	February 23, 2001 (2001-02-23)	E1412	15.50^[22]
38	16	"Runaway"	Richard Dobbs	Nick Kendrick & David J. Burke	March 2, 2001 (2001-03-02)	E1405	14.56^[22]
39	17	"Folly"	Jud Taylor	Todd Robinson	March 23, 2001 (2001-03-23)	E1428	14.30^[23]
40	18	"Manhunt"	Stephen Wertimer	Jeff Eckerle	April 20, 2001 (2001-04-20)	E1431	12.70^[23]
41	19	"Parasites"	David Platt	Martin Weiss	April 27, 2001 (2001-04-27)	E1427	13.40^[22]
42	20	"Pique"	Steve Shill	Judith McCreary	May 4, 2001 (2001-05-04)	E1422	14.30^[23]
43	21	"Scourge"	Alex Zakrzewski	Teleplay by: Robert F. Campbell & Jonathan Greene Story by: Neal Baer	May 11, 2001 (2001-05-11)	E1432	15.06^[22]

Season 3 (2001–2002)

Main article: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 3)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
44	1	"Repression"	Henry J. Bronchtein	Marilyn Osborn	September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28)	E2310	15.80^[24]
45	2	"Wrath"	Jean de Segonzac	Judith McCreary	October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05)	E2314	15.04^[25]
46	3	"Stolen"	James Quinn	Jonathan Greene & Robert F. Campbell	October 12, 2001 (2001-10-12)	E2315	17.20^[24]
47	4	"Rooftop"	Steve Shill	Teleplay by: Robert F. Campbell & Jonathan Greene Story by: Neal Baer & Robert F. Campbell & Jonathan Greene	October 19, 2001 (2001-10-19)	E2318	15.44^[25]
48	5	"Tangled"	Jean de Segonzac	Lisa Marie Petersen & Dawn DeNoon	October 26, 2001 (2001-10-26)	E2312	16.50^[24]
49	6	"Redemption"	Ted Kotcheff	Jeff Eckerle	November 2, 2001 (2001-11-02)	E2319	14.58^[25]
50	7	"Sacrifice"	Lesli Linka Glatter	Teleplay by: Javier Grillo-Marxuach & Samantha Howard Corbin Story by: Javier Grillo-Marxuach	November 9, 2001 (2001-11-09)	E2309	16.20^[25]
51	8	"Inheritance"	Juan J. Campanella	Teleplay by: Kathy Ebel & Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters Story by: Kathy Ebel	November 16, 2001 (2001-11-16)	E2311	14.50^[25]
52	9	"Care"	Gloria Muzio	Dawn DeNoon & Lisa Marie Petersen	November 23, 2001 (2001-11-23)	E2317	14.86^[25]
53	10	"Ridicule"	Constantine Makris	Judith McCreary	December 14, 2001 (2001-12-14)	E2316	15.33^[25]
54	11	"Monogamy"	Constantine Makris	Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters	January 4, 2002 (2002-01-04)	E2323	17.71^[25]
55	12	"Protection"	Alex Zakrzewski	Jonathan Greene & Robert F. Campbell	January 11, 2002 (2002-01-11)	E2327	17.00^[24]
56	13	"Prodigy"	Steve Shill	Lisa Marie Petersen & Dawn DeNoon	January 18, 2002 (2002-01-18)	E2326	16.03^[25]
57	14	"Counterfeit"	Arthur W. Forney	Amanda Green	January 25, 2002 (2002-01-25)	E2313	16.76^[25]
58	15	"Execution"	Alex Zakrzewski	Judith McCreary	February 1, 2002 (2002-02-01)	E2325	17.05^[25]
59	16	"Popular"	Jean de Segonzac	Teleplay by: Stephen Belber Story by: Kathy Ebel & Stephen Belber	March 1, 2002 (2002-03-01)	E2329	15.80^[24]
60	17	"Surveillance"	Steve Shill	Jeff Eckerle	March 8, 2002 (2002-03-08)	E2328	16.40^[24]
61	18	"Guilt"	David Platt	Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters	March 29, 2002 (2002-03-29)	E2332	14.40^[24]
62	19	"Justice"	Juan J. Campanella	Dawn DeNoon & Lisa Marie Petersen	April 5, 2002 (2002-04-05)	E2331	16.60^[24]
63	20	"Greed"	Constantine Makris	Robert F. Campbell & Jonathan Greene	April 26, 2002 (2002-04-26)	E2330	14.22^[25]
64	21	"Denial"	Steve Shill	Judith McCreary	May 3, 2002 (2002-05-03)	E2334	16.70^[24]
65	22	"Competence"	Jud Taylor	Teleplay by: Jonathan Greene & Robert F. Campbell Story by: Jeff Eckerle & Jonathan Greene & Robert F. Campbell	May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10)	E2335	17.30^[24]
66	23	"Silence"	Steve Shill	Patrick Harbinson	May 17, 2002 (2002-05-17)	E3103	14.27^[25]

Season 4 (2002–2003)

Main article: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 4)

BD Wong (George Huang) officially joins the cast.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
67	1	"Chameleon"	Jean de Segonzac	Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters	September 27, 2002 (2002-09-27)	E3151	15.60^[26]
68	2	"Deception"	Constantine Makris	Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters	October 4, 2002 (2002-10-04)	E3105	15.20^[27]
69	3	"Vulnerable"	Juan J. Campanella	Lisa Marie Petersen & Dawn DeNoon	October 11, 2002 (2002-10-11)	E3104	15.91^[26]
70	4	"Lust"	Michael Fields	Amanda Green	October 18, 2002 (2002-10-18)	E3102	15.10^[27]
71	5	"Disappearing Acts"	Alex Zakrzewski	Judith McCreary	October 25, 2002 (2002-10-25)	E3101	16.50^[27]
72	6	"Angels"	Arthur W. Forney	Jonathan Greene & Robert F. Campbell	November 1, 2002 (2002-11-01)	E3106	15.30^[26]
73	7	"Dolls"	Darnell Martin	Amanda Green	November 8, 2002 (2002-11-08)	E3114	16.80^[26]
74	8	"Waste"	Donna Deitch	Dawn DeNoon & Lisa Marie Petersen	November 15, 2002 (2002-11-15)	E3111	16.10^[27]
75	9	"Juvenile"	Constantine Makris	Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters	November 22, 2002 (2002-11-22)	E3112	14.50^[27]
76	10	"Resilience"	Joyce Chopra	Patrick Harbinson	December 6, 2002 (2002-12-06)	E3113	16.20^[27]
77	11	"Damaged"	Juan J. Campanella	Barbie Kligman	January 10, 2003 (2003-01-10)	E3109	16.60^[27]
78	12	"Risk"	Juan J. Campanella	Robert F. Campbell & Jonathan Greene	January 17, 2003 (2003-01-17)	E3115	16.30^[27]
79	13	"Rotten"	Constantine Makris	Judith McCreary	January 24, 2003 (2003-01-24)	E3119	16.10^[27]
80	14	"Mercy"	David Platt	Christos N. Gage & Ruth C. Fletcher	January 31, 2003 (2003-01-31)	E3118	15.50^[27]
81	15	"Pandora"	Alex Zakrzewski	Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters	February 7, 2003 (2003-02-07)	E3120	15.50^[27]
82	16	"Tortured"	Steve Shill	Lisa Marie Petersen & Dawn DeNoon	February 14, 2003 (2003-02-14)	E3121	14.50^[27]
83	17	"Privilege"	Jean de Segonzac	Patrick Harbinson	February 21, 2003 (2003-02-21)	E3122	15.00^[26]
84	18	"Desperate"	David Platt	Amanda Green	March 14, 2003 (2003-03-14)	E3124	16.48^[26]
85	19	"Appearances"	Alex Zakrzewski	Teleplay by: Stephen Belber Story by: Liz Friedman & Vanessa Place & Stephen Belber	March 28, 2003 (2003-03-28)	E3110	15.31^[26]
86	20	"Dominance"	Steve Shill	Robert F. Campbell & Jonathan Greene	April 4, 2003 (2003-04-04)	E3123	15.80^[27]
87	21	"Fallacy"	Juan J. Campanella	Teleplay by: Barbie Kligman Story by: Josh Kotcheff & Barbie Kligman	April 18, 2003 (2003-04-18)	E3117	14.80^[27]
88	22	"Futility"	Alex Zakrzewski	Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters	April 25, 2003 (2003-04-25)	E3125	13.50^[27]
89	23	"Grief"	Constantine Makris	Adisa Iwa	May 2, 2003 (2003-05-02)	E3116	14.00^[27]
90	24	"Perfect"	Rick Wallace	Jonathan Greene & Robert F. Campbell	May 9, 2003 (2003-05-09)	E3126	12.90^[26]
91	25	"Soulless"	Chad Lowe	Dawn DeNoon & Lisa Marie Petersen	May 16, 2003 (2003-05-16)	E3127	13.70^[27]

Season 5 (2003–2004)

Main article: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 5)

Stephanie March (ADA Alexandra Cabot) leaves the cast after the episode "Loss". Her character is "killed off" and put into the Witness Protection Program. March (Cabot) is replaced by Diane Neal as ADA Casey Novak in the episode "Serendipity".

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
92	1	"Tragedy"	David Platt	Amanda Green	September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)	E4403	13.23^[28]
93	2	"Manic"	Guy Norman Bee	Patrick Harbinson	September 30, 2003 (2003-09-30)	E4401	11.50^[28]
94	3	"Mother"	Ted Kotcheff	Lisa Marie Petersen & Dawn DeNoon	October 7, 2003 (2003-10-07)	E4404	12.90^[29]
95	4	"Loss"	Constantine Makris	Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters	October 14, 2003 (2003-10-14)	E4402	12.65^[28]
96	5	"Serendipity"	Constantine Makris	Dawn DeNoon & Lisa Marie Petersen	October 21, 2003 (2003-10-21)	E4408	11.80^[28]
97	6	"Coerced"	Jean de Segonzac	Jonathan Greene	October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28)	E4409	12.10^[28]
98	7	"Choice"	David Platt	Patrick Harbinson	November 4, 2003 (2003-11-04)	E4411	13.20^[28]
99	8	"Abomination"	Alex Zakrzewski	Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters	November 11, 2003 (2003-11-11)	E4410	12.99^[28]
100	9	"Control"	Ted Kotcheff	Teleplay by: Neal Baer Story by: Dick Wolf	November 18, 2003 (2003-11-18)	E4413	13.94^[28]
101	10	"Shaken"	Constantine Makris	Amanda Green	November 25, 2003 (2003-11-25)	E4414	13.14^[28]
102	11	"Escape"	Jean de Segonzac	Barbie Kligman	December 2, 2003 (2003-12-02)	E4415	13.65^[28]
103	12	"Brotherhood"	Jean de Segonzac	José Molina	January 6, 2004 (2004-01-06)	E4412	15.40^[29]
104	13	"Hate"	David Platt	Robert Nathan	January 13, 2004 (2004-01-13)	E4416	14.00^[28]
105	14	"Ritual"	Ed Bianchi	Ruth Fletcher Gage & Christos N. Gage	February 3, 2004 (2004-02-03)	E4406	13.81^[28]
106	15	"Families"	Constantine Makris	Jonathan Greene	February 10, 2004 (2004-02-10)	E4419	12.89^[28]
107	16	"Home"	Rick Wallace	Amanda Green	February 17, 2004 (2004-02-17)	E4420	14.37^[28]
108	17	"Mean"	Constantine Makris	Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters	February 24, 2004 (2004-02-24)	E4421	14.42^[28]
109	18	"Careless"	Steve Shill	Patrick Harbinson	March 2, 2004 (2004-03-02)	E4422	12.50^[28]
110	19	"Sick"	David Platt	Dawn DeNoon	March 30, 2004 (2004-03-30)	E4423	15.55^[30]
111	20	"Lowdown"	Jud Taylor	Robert Nathan	April 6, 2004 (2004-04-06)	E4424	12.60^[28]
112	21	"Criminal"	Alex Zakrzewski	José Molina	April 20, 2004 (2004-04-20)	E4425	12.82^[31]
113	22	"Painless"	Juan J. Campanella	Jonathan Greene	April 27, 2004 (2004-04-27)	E4426	12.78^[32]
114	23	"Bound"	Constantine Makris	Barbie Kligman	May 4, 2004 (2004-05-04)	E4427	13.04^[33]
115	24	"Poison"	David Platt	Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters	May 11, 2004 (2004-05-11)	E4428	12.28^[34]
116	25	"Head"	Juan J. Campanella	Lisa Marie Petersen & Dawn DeNoon	May 18, 2004 (2004-05-18)	E4418	18.36^[35]

Season 6 (2004–2005)

Main article: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 6)

Stephanie March returns to reprise her role as ADA Alexandra Cabot for one episode ("Ghost"). Her character was a regular on SVU for seasons 2–5.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
117	1	"Birthright"	Arthur W. Forney	Jonathan Greene	September 21, 2004 (2004-09-21)	E5201	14.20^[36]
118	2	"Debt"	David Platt	Amanda Green	September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28)	E5203	13.00^[37]
119	3	"Obscene"	Constantine Makris	José Molina	October 12, 2004 (2004-10-12)	E5205	12.35^[38]
120	4	"Scavenger"	Daniel Sackheim	Dawn DeNoon & Lisa Marie Petersen	October 19, 2004 (2004-10-19)	E5207	12.62^[39]
121	5	"Outcry"	Constantine Makris	Patrick Harbinson	October 26, 2004 (2004-10-26)	E5202	13.01^[40]
122	6	"Conscience"	David Platt	Roger Wolfson & Robert Nathan	November 9, 2004 (2004-11-09)	E5208	14.30^[41]
123	7	"Charisma"	Arthur W. Forney	Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters	November 16, 2004 (2004-11-16)	E5206	16.38^[42]
124	8	"Doubt"	Ted Kotcheff	Marjorie David	November 23, 2004 (2004-11-23)	E5209	15.20^[43]
125	9	"Weak"	David Platt	Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters	November 30, 2004 (2004-11-30)	E5213	15.30^[44]
126	10	"Haunted"	Juan J. Campanella	Amanda Green	December 7, 2004 (2004-12-07)	E5212	13.50^[45]
127	11	"Contagious"	Aaron Lipstadt	Jonathan Greene	January 11, 2005 (2005-01-11)	E5214	15.94^[46]
128	12	"Identity"	Rick Wallace	Lisa Marie Petersen & Dawn DeNoon	January 18, 2005 (2005-01-18)	E5215	15.34^[47]
129	13	"Quarry"	Constantine Makris	José Molina	January 25, 2005 (2005-01-25)	E5217	14.19^[48]
130	14	"Game"	David Platt	Patrick Harbinson	February 8, 2005 (2005-02-08)	E5216	14.18^[49]
131	15	"Hooked"	Jean de Segonzac	Joshua Kotcheff	February 15, 2005 (2005-02-15)	E5211	13.76^[50]
132	16	"Ghost"	David Platt	Amanda Green	February 22, 2005 (2005-02-22)	E5218	14.03^[51]
133	17	"Rage"	Juan J. Campanella	Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters	March 1, 2005 (2005-03-01)	E5219	12.29^[52]
134	18	"Pure"	Aaron Lipstadt	Dawn DeNoon	March 8, 2005 (2005-03-08)	E5220	14.73^[53]
135	19	"Intoxicated"	Marita Grabiak	Jonathan Greene	March 29, 2005 (2005-03-29)	E5221	14.56^[54]
136	20	"Night"	Arthur W. Forney & Juan J. Campanella	Teleplay by: Amanda Green Story by: Amanda Green & Chris Levinson	May 3, 2005 (2005-05-03)	E5224	16.54^[55]
137	21	"Blood"	Félix Alcalá	Patrick Harbinson	May 10, 2005 (2005-05-10)	E5223	14.50^[56]
138	22	"Parts"	Matt Earl Beesley	David Foster	May 17, 2005 (2005-05-17)	E5204	16.21^[57]
139	23	"Goliath"	Peter Leto	Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters	May 24, 2005 (2005-05-24)	E5225	16.38^[58]

Season 7 (2005–2006)

Main article: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 7)

Tamara Tunie (M.E. Melinda Warner) officially joins the cast.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
140	1	"Demons"	David Platt	Amanda Green	September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20)	0704	16.82^[59]
141	2	"Design"	David Platt	Lisa Marie Petersen	September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27)	0701	15.32^[60]
142	3	"911"	Ted Kotcheff	Patrick Harbinson	October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04)	0707	16.24^[61]
143	4	"Ripped"	Rick Wallace	Jonathan Greene	October 11, 2005 (2005-10-11)	0703	14.88^[62]
144	5	"Strain"	Constantine Makris	Robert Nathan	October 18, 2005 (2005-10-18)	0705	14.36^[63]
145	6	"Raw"	Jonathan Kaplan	Dawn DeNoon	November 1, 2005 (2005-11-01)	0708	15.20^[64]
146	7	"Name"	David Platt	Michele Fazekas	November 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)	0706	15.76^[65]
147	8	"Starved"	David Platt	Lisa Marie Petersen	November 15, 2005 (2005-11-15)	0709	15.73^[66]
148	9	"Rockabye"	Peter Leto	Patrick Harbinson	November 22, 2005 (2005-11-22)	0710	17.08^[67]
149	10	"Storm"	David Platt	Neal Baer & Amanda Green	November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29)	0711	17.54^[68]
150	11	"Alien"	Constantine Makris	José Molina	December 6, 2005 (2005-12-06)	0702	16.29^[69]
151	12	"Infected"	Michelle MacLaren	Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters	January 3, 2006 (2006-01-03)	0712	15.20^[70]
152	13	"Blast"	Peter Leto	Amanda Green	January 10, 2006 (2006-01-10)	0713	14.72^[71]
153	14	"Taboo"	Arthur W. Forney	Dawn DeNoon	January 17, 2006 (2006-01-17)	0714	16.10^[72]
154	15	"Manipulated"	Matt Earl Beesley	José Molina	February 7, 2006 (2006-02-07)	0715	15.24^[73]
155	16	"Gone"	George Pattison	Jonathan Greene	February 28, 2006 (2006-02-28)	0716	13.83^[74]
156	17	"Class"	Aaron Lipstadt	Paul Grellong	March 21, 2006 (2006-03-21)	0717	13.48^[75]
157	18	"Venom"	Peter Leto	Judith McCreary	March 28, 2006 (2006-03-28)	0719	14.24^[76]
158	19	"Fault"	Paul McCrane	Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters	April 4, 2006 (2006-04-04)	0718	15.36^[77]
159	20	"Fat"	Juan J. Campanella	Patrick Harbinson	May 2, 2006 (2006-05-02)	0721	15.27^[78]
160	21	"Web"	Peter Leto	Paul Grellong	May 9, 2006 (2006-05-09)	0722	12.88^[79]
161	22	"Influence"	Norberto Barba	Ian Biederman	May 16, 2006 (2006-05-16)	0720	12.97^[80]

Season 8 (2006–2007)

Main article: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 8)

Connie Nielsen had a six episode arc as Det. Dani Beck from the episode "Clock" to the episode "Cage", not appearing in "Infiltrated".

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
162	1	"Informed"	Peter Leto	Dawn DeNoon	September 19, 2006 (2006-09-19)	0801	14.55^[81]
163	2	"Clock"	Jim Hayman	Allison Intrieri	September 26, 2006 (2006-09-26)	0803	14.41^[82]
164	3	"Recall"	Juan J. Campanella	Jonathan Greene	October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03)	0805	14.30^[83]
165	4	"Uncle"	David Platt	Dawn DeNoon	October 10, 2006 (2006-10-10)	0804	13.89^[84]
166	5	"Confrontation"	David Platt	Judith McCreary	October 17, 2006 (2006-10-17)	0806	12.98^[85]
167	6	"Infiltrated"	David Platt	Dawn DeNoon	October 31, 2006 (2006-10-31)	0809	13.36^[86]
168	7	"Underbelly"	Jonathan Kaplan	Amanda Green	November 14, 2006 (2006-11-14)	0807	14.76^[87]
169	8	"Cage"	David Platt	Patrick Harbinson	November 21, 2006 (2006-11-21)	0808	14.20^[88]
170	9	"Choreographed"	Peter Leto	Paul Grellong	November 28, 2006 (2006-11-28)	0810	14.64^[89]
171	10	"Scheherazade"	David Platt	Amanda Green	January 2, 2007 (2007-01-02)	0802	15.17^[90]
172	11	"Burned"	Eriq La Salle	Judith McCreary	January 9, 2007 (2007-01-09)	0811	14.41^[91]
173	12	"Outsider"	Arthur W. Forney	Paul Grellong	January 16, 2007 (2007-01-16)	0816	14.17^[92]
174	13	"Loophole"	David Platt	Jonathan Greene	February 6, 2007 (2007-02-06)	0812	13.45^[93]
175	14	"Dependent"	Peter Leto	Ken Storer	February 13, 2007 (2007-02-13)	0815	12.94^[94]
176	15	"Haystack"	Peter Leto	Amanda Green	February 20, 2007 (2007-02-20)	0813	11.94^[95]
177	16	"Philadelphia"	Peter Leto	Patrick Harbinson	February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27)	0817	11.73^[96]
178	17	"Sin"	George Pattison	Patrick Harbinson	March 27, 2007 (2007-03-27)	0821	12.86^[97]
179	18	"Responsible"	Yelena Lanskaya & David Platt	Allison Intrieri	April 3, 2007 (2007-04-03)	0814	11.16^[98]
180	19	"Florida"	David Platt	Jonathan Greene	May 1, 2007 (2007-05-01)	0818	11.41^[99]
181	20	"Annihilated"	Peter Leto	Amanda Green	May 8, 2007 (2007-05-08)	0819	10.94^[100]
182	21	"Pretend"	David Platt	Dawn DeNoon	May 15, 2007 (2007-05-15)	0820	12.75^[101]
183	22	"Screwed"	Arthur W. Forney	Judith McCreary	May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)	0822	10.28^[102]

Season 9 (2007–2008)

Main article: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 9)

Adam Beach (Det. Chester Lake) joins the cast, then leaves with Diane Neal (ADA Casey Novak) at the end.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
184	1	"Alternate"	David Platt	Neal Baer & Dawn DeNoon	September 25, 2007 (2007-09-25)	0903	12.10^[103]
185	2	"Avatar"	Peter Leto	Paul Grellong	October 2, 2007 (2007-10-02)	0904	11.66^[104]
186	3	"Impulsive"	David Platt	Jonathan Greene	October 9, 2007 (2007-10-09)	0901	12.19^[105]
187	4	"Savant"	Kate Woods	Judith McCreary	October 16, 2007 (2007-10-16)	0905	12.54^[106]
188	5	"Harm"	Peter Leto	Josh Singer	October 23, 2007 (2007-10-23)	0902	12.17^[107]
189	6	"Svengali"	David Platt	Kam Miller	November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06)	0906	11.75^[108]
190	7	"Blinded"	David Platt	Jonathan Greene	November 13, 2007 (2007-11-13)	0909	12.49^[109]
191	8	"Fight"	Juan J. Campanella	Mick Betancourt	November 20, 2007 (2007-11-20)	0907	11.66^[110]
192	9	"Paternity"	Kate Woods	Amanda Green	November 27, 2007 (2007-11-27)	0910	12.29^[111]
193	10	"Snitch"	Jonathan Kaplan	Mark Goffman	December 4, 2007 (2007-12-04)	0908	11.72^[112]
194	11	"Streetwise"	Helen Shaver	Paul Grellong	January 1, 2008 (2008-01-01)	0911	12.35^[113]
195	12	"Signature"	Arthur W. Forney	Judith McCreary	January 8, 2008 (2008-01-08)	0912	15.17^[114]
196	13	"Unorthodox"	David Platt	Josh Singer	January 15, 2008 (2008-01-15)	0913	12.14^[115]
197	14	"Inconceivable"	Chris Zalla	Dawn DeNoon	January 22, 2008 (2008-01-22)	0914	12.97^[116]
198	15	"Undercover"	David Platt	Mark Goffman	April 15, 2008 (2008-04-15)	0915	13.27^[117]
199	16	"Closet"	Peter Leto	Ken Storer	April 22, 2008 (2008-04-22)	0916	11.50^[118]
200	17	"Authority"	David Platt	Neal Baer & Amanda Green	April 29, 2008 (2008-04-29)	0917	12.06^[119]
201	18	"Trade"	Peter Leto	Jonathan Greene	May 6, 2008 (2008-05-06)	0918	10.44^[120]
202	19	"Cold"	David Platt	Judith McCreary	May 13, 2008 (2008-05-13)	0919	10.83^[121]

Season 10 (2008–2009)

Main article: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 10)

Michaela McManus (ADA Kim Greylek) joins the cast after replacing Diane Neal (ADA Casey Novak) through the fifteenth episode, "Lead", where she is replaced by Stephanie March (ADA Alexandra Cabot) in a recurring capacity.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
203	1	"Trials"	David Platt	Dawn DeNoon	September 23, 2008 (2008-09-23)	1002	9.52^[122]
204	2	"Confession"	Arthur W. Forney	Judith McCreary	September 30, 2008 (2008-09-30)	1003	10.22^[123]
205	3	"Swing"	David Platt	Amanda Green	October 14, 2008 (2008-10-14)	1004	9.40^[124]
206	4	"Lunacy"	Peter Leto	Daniel Truly	October 21, 2008 (2008-10-21)	1001	9.35^[125]
207	5	"Retro"	Peter Leto	Teleplay by: Jonathan Greene Story by: Joshua Kotcheff & Jonathan Greene	October 28, 2008 (2008-10-28)	1005	9.20^[126]
208	6	"Babes"	David Platt	Daniel Truly	November 11, 2008 (2008-11-11)	1006	9.42^[127]
209	7	"Wildlife"	Peter Leto	Mick Betancourt	November 18, 2008 (2008-11-18)	1008	10.18^[128]
210	8	"Persona"	Helen Shaver	Amanda Green	November 25, 2008 (2008-11-25)	1009	8.55^[129]
211	9	"PTSD"	Eriq La Salle	Judith McCreary	December 2, 2008 (2008-12-02)	1007	10.31^[130]
212	10	"Smut"	Chris Eyre	Kam Miller	December 9, 2008 (2008-12-09)	1010	10.93^[131]
213	11	"Stranger"	David Platt	Dawn DeNoon	January 6, 2009 (2009-01-06)	1011	10.64^[132]
214	12	"Hothouse"	Peter Leto	Charley Davis	January 13, 2009 (2009-01-13)	1012	9.66^[133]
215	13	"Snatched"	David Platt	Mick Betancourt	February 3, 2009 (2009-02-03)	1013	10.31^[134]
216	14	"Transitions"	Peter Leto	Ken Storer	February 17, 2009 (2009-02-17)	1014	9.45^[135]
217	15	"Lead"	David Platt	Jonathan Greene	March 10, 2009 (2009-03-10)	1015	11.03^[136]
218	16	"Ballerina"	Peter Leto	Daniel Truly	March 17, 2009 (2009-03-17)	1016	10.58^[137]
219	17	"Hell"	David Platt	Amanda Green	March 31, 2009 (2009-03-31)	1017	9.34^[138]
220	18	"Baggage"	Chris Zalla	Judith McCreary	April 7, 2009 (2009-04-07)	1018	9.08^[139]
221	19	"Selfish"	David Platt	Mick Betancourt	April 28, 2009 (2009-04-28)	1019	10.23^[140]
222	20	"Crush"	Peter Leto	Jonathan Greene	May 5, 2009 (2009-05-05)	1020	9.79^[141]
223	21	"Liberties"	Juan J. Campanella	Dawn DeNoon	May 19, 2009 (2009-05-19)	1021	6.73^[142]
224	22	"Zebras"	Peter Leto	Amanda Green & Daniel Truly	June 2, 2009 (2009-06-02)	1022	11.34^[143]

Season 11 (2009–2010)

Main article: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 11)

Christine Lahti had a four episode arc as Executive ADA Sonya Paxton; from the season premiere episode "Unstable" to "Hammered". She also returns in the eighth episode, "Turmoil".
Stephanie March rejoined the cast as ADA Alexandra Cabot starting with the episode "Hardwired" to the episode "Witness".
Sharon Stone had a four episode arc as ADA Jo Marlowe from the episode "Torch" to the season finale episode "Shattered".

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
225	1	"Unstable"	Arthur W. Forney	Judith McCreary	September 23, 2009 (2009-09-23)	1101	8.36^[144]
226	2	"Sugar"	Peter Leto	Daniel Truly	September 30, 2009 (2009-09-30)	1102	7.90^[145]
227	3	"Solitary"	Helen Shaver	Amanda Green	October 7, 2009 (2009-10-07)	1103	8.29^[146]
228	4	"Hammered"	Peter Leto	Dawn DeNoon	October 14, 2009 (2009-10-14)	1104	8.77^[147]
229	5	"Hardwired"	David Platt	Mick Betancourt	October 21, 2009 (2009-10-21)	1105	9.15^[148]
230	6	"Spooked"	Peter Leto	Jonathan Greene	October 28, 2009 (2009-10-28)	1106	8.24^[149]
231	7	"Users"	David Platt	Michael Angeli	November 4, 2009 (2009-11-04)	1108	7.94^[150]
232	8	"Turmoil"	Peter Leto	Judith McCreary	November 11, 2009 (2009-11-11)	1109	8.77^[151]
233	9	"Perverted"	David Platt	Dawn DeNoon	November 18, 2009 (2009-11-18)	1110	8.44^[152]
234	10	"Anchor"	Jonathan Kaplan	Amanda Green & Daniel Truly	December 9, 2009 (2009-12-09)	1107	7.91 ^[153]
235	11	"Quickie"	David Platt	Ken Storer	January 6, 2010 (2010-01-06)	1111	11.49^[154]
236	12	"Shadow"	Amy Redford	Amanda Green	January 13, 2010 (2010-01-13)	1112	7.65^[155]
237	13	"P.C."	Juan J. Campanella	Daniel Truly	March 3, 2010 (2010-03-03)	1115	7.47^[156]
238	14	"Savior"	Peter Leto	Mick Betancourt	March 3, 2010 (2010-03-03)	1114	9.04^[156]
239	15	"Confidential"	Peter Leto	Jonathan Greene	March 10, 2010 (2010-03-10)	1113	8.57^[157]
240	16	"Witness"	David Platt	Dawn DeNoon & Christine M. Torres	March 17, 2010 (2010-03-17)	1116	9.65^[158]
241	17	"Disabled"	Paul Black	Judith McCreary	March 24, 2010 (2010-03-24)	1117	10.58^[159]
242	18	"Bedtime"	Helen Shaver	Teleplay by: Neal Baer & Daniel Truly Story by: Charley Davis	March 31, 2010 (2010-03-31)	1118	10.08^[160]
243	19	"Conned"	David Platt	Ken Storer	April 7, 2010 (2010-04-07)	1119	8.36^[161]
244	20	"Beef"	Peter Leto	Lisa Loomer	April 21, 2010 (2010-04-21)	1120	8.75^[162]
245	21	"Torch"	Peter Leto	Mick Betancourt & Amanda Green	April 28, 2010 (2010-04-28)	1121	9.48^[163]
246	22	"Ace"	David Platt	Jonathan Greene	May 5, 2010 (2010-05-05)	1122	8.42^[164]
247	23	"Wannabe"	David Platt	Dawn DeNoon	May 12, 2010 (2010-05-12)	1123	8.56^[165]
248	24	"Shattered"	Peter Leto	Amanda Green & Daniel Truly	May 19, 2010 (2010-05-19)	1124	8.61^[166]

Season 12 (2010–2011)

Main article: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 12)

Melissa Sagemiller has a continuous episode arc as ADA Gillian Hardwicke starting with the episode "Branded" to the episode "Bombshell".^[167]^[168]
Diane Neal returns to reprise her role as ADA Casey Novak for one episode ("Reparations"). Her character was a regular on SVU from seasons 5–9.^[169]
Neal Baer leaves the show as executive producer at the end of the season.^[170]^[171]
Christopher Meloni (Det. Elliot Stabler), BD Wong (George Huang), and Tamara Tunie (Melinda Warner) leave the cast after the season finale ("Smoked").^[172]^[173]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
249	1	"Locum"	Arthur W. Forney	Dawn DeNoon	September 22, 2010 (2010-09-22)	1201	9.68^[174]
250	2	"Bullseye"	Peter Leto	Daniel Truly	September 22, 2010 (2010-09-22)	1202	10.36^[174]
251	3	"Behave"	Helen Shaver	Jonathan Greene	September 29, 2010 (2010-09-29)	1203	9.48^[175]
252	4	"Merchandise"	Peter Leto	Judith McCreary	October 6, 2010 (2010-10-06)	1204	8.69^[176]
253	5	"Wet"	Jonathan Kaplan	Speed Weed	October 13, 2010 (2010-10-13)	1205	8.13^[177]
254	6	"Branded"	Peter Leto	Chris Brancato	October 20, 2010 (2010-10-20)	1206	8.74^[178]
255	7	"Trophy"	Donna Deitch	Ken Storer	November 3, 2010 (2010-11-03)	1207	8.13^[179]
256	8	"Penetration"	Peter Leto	Christine M. Torres & Dawn DeNoon	November 10, 2010 (2010-11-10)	1208	7.18^[180]
257	9	"Gray"	Helen Shaver	George Huang	November 17, 2010 (2010-11-17)	1209	7.65^[181]
258	10	"Rescue"	Peter Leto & Constantine Makris	Daniel Truly	December 1, 2010 (2010-12-01)	1210	9.22^[182]
259	11	"Pop"	Norberto Barba	Jonathan Greene	January 5, 2011 (2011-01-05)	1211	10.60^[183]
260	12	"Possessed"	Constantine Makris	Brian Fagan	January 5, 2011 (2011-01-05)	1212	10.60^[183]
261	13	"Mask"	Donna Deitch	Speed Weed	January 12, 2011 (2011-01-12)	1213	8.39^[184]
262	14	"Dirty"	Helen Shaver	Judith McCreary	January 19, 2011 (2011-01-19)	1214	6.97^[185]
263	15	"Flight"	Alex Chapple	Dawn DeNoon & Christine M. Torres	February 2, 2011 (2011-02-02)	1215	8.81^[186]
264	16	"Spectacle"	Peter Leto	Chris Brancato	February 9, 2011 (2011-02-09)	1216	7.89^[187]
265	17	"Pursuit"	Jonathan Kaplan	Judith McCreary	February 16, 2011 (2011-02-16)	1217	7.31^[188]
266	18	"Bully"	Helen Shaver	Ken Storer	February 23, 2011 (2011-02-23)	1218	8.02^[189]
267	19	"Bombshell"	Patrick Creadon	Daniel Truly	March 23, 2011 (2011-03-23)	1219	8.84^[190]
268	20	"Totem"	Jonathan Kaplan	Jonathan Greene	March 30, 2011 (2011-03-30)	1220	8.54^[191]
269	21	"Reparations"	Constantine Makris	Christine M. Torres	April 6, 2011 (2011-04-06)	1221	8.29^[192]
270	22	"Bang"	Peter Leto	Speed Weed	May 4, 2011 (2011-05-04)	1222	8.53^[193]
271	23	"Delinquent"	Holly Dale	Dawn DeNoon	May 11, 2011 (2011-05-11)	1223	8.10^[194]
272	24	"Smoked"	Helen Shaver	Jonathan Greene & Daniel Truly	May 18, 2011 (2011-05-18)	1224	8.98^[195]

Season 13 (2011–2012)

Main article: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 13)

Warren Leight begins taking over as executive producer.
Danny Pino (Det. Nick Amaro) and Kelli Giddish (Det. Amanda Rollins) join the cast.
Stephanie March (ADA Alexandra Cabot) and Diane Neal (ADA Casey Novak) both return as recurring characters.
Tamara Tunie (M.E. Melinda Warner) is moved from the main cast to a recurring role.
BD Wong (Dr. George Huang) reprises his role in "Father Dearest" following his departure from the cast in July 2011.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
273	1	"Scorched Earth"	Michael Slovis	David Matthews	September 21, 2011 (2011-09-21)	1301	7.63^[196]
274	2	"Personal Fouls"	Jim McKay	Bryan Goluboff	September 28, 2011 (2011-09-28)	1302	7.24^[197]
275	3	"Blood Brothers"	Tom DiCillo	Warren Leight & Julie Martin	October 5, 2011 (2011-10-05)	1303	7.98^[198]
276	4	"Double Strands"	Fred Berner	John P. Roche	October 12, 2011 (2011-10-12)	1304	7.34^[199]
277	5	"Missing Pieces"	Peter Leto	Julie Martin & Warren Leight	October 19, 2011 (2011-10-19)	1305	7.66^[200]
278	6	"True Believers"	Courtney Hunt	Robin Veith	November 2, 2011 (2011-11-02)	1306	7.10^[201]
279	7	"Russian Brides"	Alex Chapple	Bryan Goluboff	November 9, 2011 (2011-11-09)	1307	6.70^[202]
280	8	"Educated Guess"	Arthur W. Forney	Judith McCreary	November 16, 2011 (2011-11-16)	1308	7.33^[203]
281	9	"Lost Traveller"	Jean de Segonzac	Julie Martin & David Matthews	November 30, 2011 (2011-11-30)	1309	9.90^[204]
282	10	"Spiraling Down"	Alex Chapple	John P. Roche & Warren Leight	December 7, 2011 (2011-12-07)	1310	7.03^[205]
283	11	"Theatre Tricks"	Constantine Makris	Teleplay by: Marygrace O'Shea Story by: Marygrace O'Shea & Julie Martin & Warren Leight	January 11, 2012 (2012-01-11)	1311	8.40^[206]
284	12	"Official Story"	Michael Smith	Peter Blauner	January 18, 2012 (2012-01-18)	1312	6.42^[207]
285	13	"Father's Shadow"	Jean de Segonzac	Warren Leight & Julie Martin	February 8, 2012 (2012-02-08)	1313	6.55^[208]
286	14	"Home Invasions"	Jim McKay	Bryan Goluboff	February 15, 2012 (2012-02-15)	1314	5.90^[209]
287	15	"Hunting Ground"	Jonathan Kaplan	Teleplay by: David Matthews & John P. Roche Story by: John P. Roche & Warren Leight	February 22, 2012 (2012-02-22)	1315	5.99^[210]
288	16	"Child's Welfare"	Holly Dale	Teleplay by: Peter Blauner & Julie Martin Story by: Warren Leight	February 29, 2012 (2012-02-29)	1316	5.42^[211]
289	17	"Justice Denied"	Michael Slovis	Teleplay by: Stuart Feldman Story by: Stuart Feldman & Warren Leight	April 11, 2012 (2012-04-11)	1318	5.57^[212]
290	18	"Valentine's Day"	Peter Leto	Julie Martin & Warren Leight	April 18, 2012 (2012-04-18)	1317	5.95^[213]
291	19	"Street Revenge"	Arthur W. Forney	Teleplay by: David Matthews Story by: Julie Martin & David Matthews	April 25, 2012 (2012-04-25)	1320	6.56^[214]
292	20	"Father Dearest"	Rosemary Rodriguez	Teleplay by: John P. Roche Story by: John P. Roche & Warren Leight	May 2, 2012 (2012-05-02)	1321	6.62^[215]
293	21	"Learning Curve"	Jonathan Herron	Teleplay by: Robin Veith Story by: Warren Leight & Julie Martin	May 9, 2012 (2012-05-09)	1319	5.90^[216]
294	22	"Strange Beauty"	Alex Chapple	Peter Blauner & Robin Veith	May 16, 2012 (2012-05-16)	1322	5.56^[217]
295	23	"Rhodium Nights"	Norberto Barba	Warren Leight & Julie Martin	May 23, 2012 (2012-05-23)	1323	7.16^[218]

Season 14 (2012–2013)

Main article: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 14)

Raúl Esparza has a continuous arc as ADA Rafael Barba starting with the third episode.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
296	1	"Lost Reputation"	Michael Slovis	Warren Leight & Julie Martin	September 26, 2012 (2012-09-26)	1401	7.19^[219]
297	2	"Above Suspicion"	Michael Slovis	Julie Martin & Warren Leight	September 26, 2012 (2012-09-26)	1402	7.19^[219]
298	3	"Twenty-Five Acts"	Jean de Segonzac	Teleplay by: John P. Roche Story by: Warren Leight & Julie Martin	October 10, 2012 (2012-10-10)	1403	6.24^[220]
299	4	"Acceptable Loss"	Alex Chapple	Ed Zuckerman	October 17, 2012 (2012-10-17)	1404	6.25^[221]
300	5	"Manhattan Vigil"	Jean de Segonzac	Peter Blauner	October 24, 2012 (2012-10-24)	1405	6.77^[222]
301	6	"Friending Emily"	Jim McKay	Kevin Fox	October 31, 2012 (2012-10-31)	1406	6.05^[223]
302	7	"Vanity's Bonfire"	Michael Slovis	Teleplay by: Gwendolyn Parker Story by: Gwendolyn Parker & Warren Leight	November 14, 2012 (2012-11-14)	1407	5.78^[224]
303	8	"Lessons Learned"	Alex Chapple	Teleplay by: Ed Zuckerman & John P. Roche Story by: Julie Martin & Ed Zuckerman	November 21, 2012 (2012-11-21)	1408	5.20^[225]
304	9	"Dreams Deferred"	Michael Smith	Julie Martin & Warren Leight	December 5, 2012 (2012-12-05)	1409	6.16^[226]
305	10	"Presumed Guilty"	Courtney Hunt	Kevin Fox	January 2, 2013 (2013-01-02)	1410	7.73^[227]
306	11	"Beautiful Frame"	Jean de Segonzac	Peter Blauner	January 9, 2013 (2013-01-09)	1411	8.42^[228]
307	12	"Criminal Hatred"	Adam Bernstein	Ed Zuckerman	January 30, 2013 (2013-01-30)	1412	6.42^[229]
308	13	"Monster's Legacy"	Jean de Segonzac	Teleplay by: John P. Roche Story by: Warren Leight & Julie Martin	February 6, 2013 (2013-02-06)	1413	5.23^[230]
309	14	"Secrets Exhumed"	Laura Belsey	Warren Leight & Julie Martin	February 13, 2013 (2013-02-13)	1414	6.35^[231]
310	15	"Deadly Ambition"	Jim McKay	Teleplay by: Warren Leight & Julie Martin Story by: Peter Blauner & Kevin Fox	February 20, 2013 (2013-02-20)	1415	5.61^[232]
311	16	"Funny Valentine"	Jean de Segonzac	Gwendolyn Parker	February 27, 2013 (2013-02-27)	1416	5.44^[233]
312	17	"Undercover Blue"	Michael Smith	Ed Zuckerman & Aaron Tracy	March 20, 2013 (2013-03-20)	1417	5.51^[234]
313	18	"Legitimate Rape"	Jonathan Herron	Kevin Fox & Peter Blauner	March 27, 2013 (2013-03-27)	1418	6.61^[235]
314	19	"Born Psychopath"	Alex Chapple	Julie Martin & Warren Leight	April 3, 2013 (2013-04-03)	1419	6.34^[236]
315	20	"Girl Dishonored"	Holly Dale	Teleplay by: Robert Brooks Cohen Story by: Warren Leight & Julie Martin	April 24, 2013 (2013-04-24)	1420	7.35^[237]
316	21	"Traumatic Wound"	Alex Zakrzewski	Gwendolyn Parker & John P. Roche	May 1, 2013 (2013-05-01)	1421	5.72^[238]
317	22	"Poisoned Motive"	Arthur W. Forney	Teleplay by: Julie Martin & Ed Zuckerman Story by: Warren Leight	May 8, 2013 (2013-05-08)	1422	6.91^[239]
318	23	"Brief Interlude"	Kevin Bray	Teleplay by: Peter Blauner & Kevin Fox Story by: Peter Blauner & Kevin Fox & Pedro Garcia	May 15, 2013 (2013-05-15)	1423	6.48^[240]
319	24	"Her Negotiation"	Norberto Barba	Julie Martin & Warren Leight	May 22, 2013 (2013-05-22)	1424	6.66^[241]

Season 15 (2013–2014)

Main article: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 15)

Raúl Esparza (ADA Rafael Barba) is promoted to the main cast.
Richard Belzer (Sergeant John Munch) departs the main cast after the fifth episode.
Dann Florek (Captain Don Cragen) departs the main cast after the eleventh episode.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
320	1	"Surrender Benson"	Michael Smith	Warren Leight & Julie Martin	September 25, 2013 (2013-09-25)	1501	9.58^[242]
321	2	"Imprisoned Lives"	Michael Slovis	Julie Martin & Warren Leight	September 25, 2013 (2013-09-25)	1502	9.58^[242]
322	3	"American Tragedy"	Fred Berner	Teleplay by: Warren Leight & Julie Martin Story by: Jill Abbinanti	October 2, 2013 (2013-10-02)	1503	6.85^[243]
323	4	"Internal Affairs"	Jean de Segonzac	Kevin Fox	October 9, 2013 (2013-10-09)	1504	6.31^[244]
324	5	"Wonderland Story"	Jennifer Getzinger	Teleplay by: Warren Leight & Julie Martin Story by: Ed Zuckerman & Lawrence Kaplow	October 16, 2013 (2013-10-16)	1505	7.48^[245]
325	6	"October Surprise"	Peter Werner	Teleplay by: Peter Blauner Story by: Warren Leight & Peter Blauner	October 23, 2013 (2013-10-23)	1506	5.53^[246]
326	7	"Dissonant Voices"	Alex Chapple	John P. Roche	November 6, 2013 (2013-11-06)	1507	5.65^[247]
327	8	"Military Justice"	Tom DiCillo	Lawrence Kaplow	November 13, 2013 (2013-11-13)	1508	6.16^[248]
328	9	"Rapist Anonymous"	Steve Shill	Julie Martin & Warren Leight	November 20, 2013 (2013-11-20)	1509	5.97^[249]
329	10	"Psycho/Therapist"	Michael Slovis	Warren Leight & Julie Martin	January 8, 2014 (2014-01-08)	1510	8.81^[250]
330	11	"Amaro's One-Eighty"	Nick Gomez	Teleplay by: Kevin Fox Story by: Warren Leight & Julie Martin	January 15, 2014 (2014-01-15)	1511	5.44^[251]
331	12	"Jersey Breakdown"	Jonathan Herron	Teleplay by: Céline C. Robinson Story by: Julie Martin & Céline C. Robinson	January 22, 2014 (2014-01-22)	1512	6.68^[252]
332	13	"Betrayal's Climax"	Holly Dale	Jill Abbinanti	January 29, 2014 (2014-01-29)	1513	7.59^[253]
333	14	"Wednesday's Child"	Laura Belsey	Teleplay by: Peter Blauner Story by: Peter Blauner & Warren Leight	February 5, 2014 (2014-02-05)	1514	6.24^[254]
334	15	"Comic Perversion"	Alex Chapple	Teleplay by: Brianna Yellen Story by: Brianna Yellen & Julie Martin & Warren Leight	February 26, 2014 (2014-02-26)	1515	7.78^[255]
335	16	"Gridiron Soldier"	Jean de Segonzac	Teleplay by: John P. Roche Story by: John P. Roche & Julie Martin	March 5, 2014 (2014-03-05)	1516	6.01^[256]
336	17	"Gambler's Fallacy"	Alex Chapple	Teleplay by: Julie Martin & Warren Leight Story by: Kevin Fox	March 12, 2014 (2014-03-12)	1517	6.28^[257]
337	18	"Criminal Stories"	Mariska Hargitay	Teleplay by: Peter Blauner Story by: Warren Leight & Julie Martin	March 19, 2014 (2014-03-19)	1518	5.82^[258]
338	19	"Downloaded Child"	Adam Bernstein	Teleplay by: Jill Abbinanti Story by: Julie Martin & Warren Leight	April 2, 2014 (2014-04-02)	1519	5.90^[259]
339	20	"Beast's Obsession"	Steve Shill	Warren Leight & Julie Martin	April 9, 2014 (2014-04-09)	1520	7.41^[260]
340	21	"Post-Mortem Blues"	Michael Slovis	Julie Martin & Warren Leight	April 30, 2014 (2014-04-30)	1521	6.20^[261]
341	22	"Reasonable Doubt"	Alex Chapple	Kevin Fox & Robert Brooks Cohen	May 7, 2014 (2014-05-07)	1522	5.34^[262]
342	23	"Thought Criminal"	Adam Bernstein	Teleplay by: Peter Blauner Story by: Peter Blauner & Julie Martin & Warren Leight	May 14, 2014 (2014-05-14)	1523	5.42^[263]
343	24	"Spring Awakening"	Norberto Barba	Teleplay by: Warren Leight & Julie Martin Story by: Warren Leight & Julie Martin & Kevin Fox	May 21, 2014 (2014-05-21)	1524	6.39^[264]

Season 16 (2014–2015)

Main article: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 16)

Peter Scanavino joins as a recurring guest for the first 3 episodes, playing Det. Dominick "Sonny" Carisi, Jr.. He is promoted to the main cast in the fifth episode.
Danny Pino (Det. Nick Amaro) departs the cast after the season finale ("Surrendering Noah").

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
344	1	"Girls Disappeared"	Alex Chapple	Teleplay by: Robert Brooks Cohen & Kevin Fox Story by: Warren Leight & Julie Martin	September 24, 2014 (2014-09-24)	1601	10.07^[265]
345	2	"American Disgrace"	Arthur W. Forney	Warren Leight & Julie Martin	October 1, 2014 (2014-10-01)	1602	7.73^[266]
346	3	"Producer's Backend"	Michael Pressman	Teleplay by: Jill Abbinanti & Brianna Yellen Story by: Julie Martin & Warren Leight	October 8, 2014 (2014-10-08)	1603	7.55^[267]
347	4	"Holden's Manifesto"	Jean de Segonzac	Teleplay by: Julie Martin & Warren Leight Story by: Kevin Fox	October 15, 2014 (2014-10-15)	1604	7.16^[268]
348	5	"Pornstar's Requiem"	Jennifer Getzinger	Teleplay by: Robert Brooks Cohen & Céline C. Robinson Story by: Kevin Fox & Warren Leight	October 22, 2014 (2014-10-22)	1605	7.19^[269]
349	6	"Glasgowman's Wrath"	Jean de Segonzac	Teleplay by: Brianna Yellen & Jill Abbinanti Story by: Julie Martin & Warren Leight	November 5, 2014 (2014-11-05)	1606	7.00^[270]
350	7	"Chicago Crossover"	Steve Shill	Teleplay by: Ed Zuckerman Story by: Dick Wolf & Warren Leight	November 12, 2014 (2014-11-12)	1607	10.01^[271]
351	8	"Spousal Privilege"	Sharat Raju	Teleplay by: Julie Martin & Samantha Corbin-Miller Story by: Warren Leight & Julie Martin	November 19, 2014 (2014-11-19)	1608	7.93^[272]
352	9	"Pattern Seventeen"	Martha Mitchell	Kevin Fox	December 10, 2014 (2014-12-10)	1609	6.90^[273]
353	10	"Forgiving Rollins"	Michael Slovis	Julie Martin & Warren Leight	January 7, 2015 (2015-01-07)	1610	7.76^[274]
354	11	"Agent Provocateur"	Alex Chapple	Samantha Corbin-Miller	January 14, 2015 (2015-01-14)	1611	6.68^[275]
355	12	"Padre Sandunguero"	Mariska Hargitay	Teleplay by: Peter Blauner Story by: Peter Blauner & Warren Leight	January 21, 2015 (2015-01-21)	1612	6.77^[276]
356	13	"Decaying Morality"	Michael Pressman	Kevin Fox & Brianna Yellen	February 4, 2015 (2015-02-04)	1613	6.20^[277]
357	14	"Intimidation Game"	Jean de Segonzac	Teleplay by: Céline C. Robinson & Robert Brooks Cohen Story by: Julie Martin & Céline C. Robinson & Robert Brooks Cohen	February 11, 2015 (2015-02-11)	1614	6.12^[278]
358	15	"Undercover Mother"	Steve Shill	Warren Leight & Julie Martin	February 18, 2015 (2015-02-18)	1615	6.45^[279]
359	16	"December Solstice"	Sharat Raju	Ed Zuckerman	February 25, 2015 (2015-02-25)	1616	7.72^[280]
360	17	"Parole Violations"	Jean de Segonzac	Jill Abbinanti	March 25, 2015 (2015-03-25)	1617	5.92^[281]
361	18	"Devastating Story"	Michael Slovis	Samantha Corbin-Miller	April 1, 2015 (2015-04-01)	1618	6.25^[282]
362	19	"Granting Immunity"	Holly Dale	Teleplay By: Brianna Yellen & A. Zell Williams Story By: Julie Martin & Warren Leight	April 8, 2015 (2015-04-08)	1619	7.31^[283]
363	20	"Daydream Believer"	Martha Mitchell	Teleplay By: Julie Martin & Ed Zuckerman Story By: Warren Leight & Matt Olmstead	April 29, 2015 (2015-04-29)	1620	9.28^[284]
364	21	"Perverted Justice"	Alex Chapple	Teleplay by: Robert Brooks Cohen & Céline C. Robinson Story by: Warren Leight & Julie Martin	May 6, 2015 (2015-05-06)	1621	6.11^[285]
365	22	"Parents' Nightmare"	Jean de Segonzac	Kevin Fox & Brendan Feeney	May 13, 2015 (2015-05-13)	1622	6.82^[286]
366	23	"Surrendering Noah"	Michael Slovis	Julie Martin & Warren Leight	May 20, 2015 (2015-05-20)	1623	6.96^[287]

Season 17 (2015–2016)

Main article: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 17)

Andy Karl has a continuous arc as Sergeant Mike Dodds starting with "Maternal Instincts" to "Heartfelt Passages".
BD Wong reprised his role as Dr. George Huang in the episode "Depravity Standard". This was his fourth appearance on the show since his departure at the end of season 12.
Warren Leight leaves the show as executive producer at the end of the season.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
367	1	"Devil's Dissections"	Jean de Segonzac	Teleplay by: Warren Leight & Julie Martin Story by: Kevin Fox	September 23, 2015 (2015-09-23)	1701	8.27^[288]
368	2	"Criminal Pathology"	Alex Chapple	Teleplay by: Julie Martin & Warren Leight Story by: Kevin Fox	September 23, 2015 (2015-09-23)	1702	8.27^[289]
369	3	"Transgender Bridge"	Arthur W. Forney	Teleplay by: Jill Abbinanti & Céline C. Robinson Story by: Julie Martin & Warren Leight	September 30, 2015 (2015-09-30)	1703	6.69^[290]
370	4	"Institutional Fail"	Martha Mitchell	Teleplay by: Julie Martin & Brianna Yellen Story by: Samantha Corbin-Miller	October 7, 2015 (2015-10-07)	1704	7.00^[291]
371	5	"Community Policing"	Jean de Segonzac	Teleplay by: Warren Leight & A. Zell Williams Story by: Kevin Fox	October 14, 2015 (2015-10-14)	1705	6.20^[292]
372	6	"Maternal Instincts"	Michael Pressman	Teleplay by: Warren Leight & Julie Martin Story by: Robert Brooks Cohen	October 21, 2015 (2015-10-21)	1706	6.33^[293]
373	7	"Patrimonial Burden"	Martha Mitchell	Teleplay by: Jill Abbinanti & Céline C. Robinson Story by: Warren Leight & Julie Martin	November 4, 2015 (2015-11-04)	1707	6.55^[294]
374	8	"Melancholy Pursuit"	Michael Pressman	Teleplay by: Warren Leight & Julie Martin Story by: Brianna Yellen & Samantha Corbin-Miller	November 11, 2015 (2015-11-11)	1708	6.29^[295]
375	9	"Depravity Standard"	Martha Mitchell	Ed Zuckerman	November 18, 2015 (2015-11-18)	1709	7.76^[296]
376	10	"Chinese Arithmetic"	John Perez	Julie Martin & Warren Leight	December 9, 2015 (2015-12-09)	1710	8.15^[297]
377	11	"Catfishing Teacher"	Michael Slovis	Kevin Fox	January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06)	1711	7.84^[298]
378	12	"Townhouse Incident"	Nick Gomez	Brianna Yellen	January 13, 2016 (2016-01-13)	1712	8.01^[299]
379	13	"A Misunderstanding"	Mariska Hargitay	Céline C. Robinson	January 20, 2016 (2016-01-20)	1713	6.91^[300]
380	14	"Forty-One Witnesses"	Michael Pressman	Robert Brooks Cohen	February 3, 2016 (2016-02-03)	1714	7.31^[301]
381	15	"Nationwide Manhunt"	Alex Chapple	Warren Leight & Julie Martin	February 10, 2016 (2016-02-10)	1715	7.59^[302]
382	16	"Collateral Damages"	Rosemary Rodriguez	Samantha Corbin-Miller	February 17, 2016 (2016-02-17)	1716	7.73^[303]
383	17	"Star-Struck Victims"	Michael Pressman	A. Zell Williams	February 24, 2016 (2016-02-24)	1717	6.47^[304]
384	18	"Manhattan Transfer"	Alex Chapple	Story by: Julie Martin & Warren Leight Teleplay by: Kevin Fox & Brendan Feeney	March 2, 2016 (2016-03-02)	1718	6.86^[305]
385	19	"Unholiest Alliance"	Jean de Segonzac	Teleplay by: Warren Leight & Julie Martin Story by: Kevin Fox & Brendan Feeney	March 23, 2016 (2016-03-23)	1719	6.11^[306]
386	20	"Sheltered Outcasts"	Mariska Hargitay	Ed Zuckerman	March 30, 2016 (2016-03-30)	1720	6.07^[307]
387	21	"Fashionable Crimes"	Martha Mitchell	Penelope Koechl & Jill Lorie Hurst	May 4, 2016 (2016-05-04)	1721	5.26^[308]
388	22	"Assaulting Reality"	Alex Chapple	Teleplay by: Julie Martin & Warren Leight & Brianna Yellen & Robert Brooks Cohen Story by: Brianna Yellen & Robert Brooks Cohen	May 11, 2016 (2016-05-11)	1722	6.06^[309]
389	23	"Intersecting Lives"	Jonathan Starch	Julie Martin & Warren Leight	May 18, 2016 (2016-05-18)	1723	5.78^[310]
390	24	"Heartfelt Passages"	Alex Chapple	Warren Leight & Julie Martin	May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)	1724	7.19^[311]

Season 18 (2016–2017)

Main article: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 18)

Rick Eid takes over as executive producer. In May 2017, it was announced that he would depart the series as executive producer at the end of this season.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
391	1	"Terrorized"	Alik Sakharov	Rick Eid & Julie Martin	September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21)	1801	7.83^[312]
392	2	"Making a Rapist"	Michael Pressman	Kevin Fox	September 28, 2016 (2016-09-28)	1802	6.09^[313]
393	3	"Imposter"	Jean de Segonzac	Rick Eid & Gavin Harris	October 5, 2016 (2016-10-05)	1803	5.76^[314]
394	4	"Heightened Emotions"	Alex Chapple	Julie Martin & Céline C. Robinson	October 12, 2016 (2016-10-12)	1804	5.88^[315]
395	5	"Rape Interrupted"	Michael Pressman	Julie Martin & Brianna Yellen	October 26, 2016 (2016-10-26)	1805	5.85^[316]
396	6	"Broken Rhymes"	Adam Bernstein	Rick Eid & Jeffrey Baker	November 9, 2016 (2016-11-09)	1806	5.55^[317]
397	7	"Next Chapter"	Fred Berner	Rick Eid & Gavin Harris	January 4, 2017 (2017-01-04)	1807	5.82^[318]
398	8	"Chasing Theo"	Jean de Segonzac	Julie Martin & Robert Brooks Cohen	January 11, 2017 (2017-01-11)	1808	6.05^[319]
399	9	"Decline and Fall"	Jean de Segonzac	Ed Zuckerman & Robert Brooks Cohen	January 18, 2017 (2017-01-18)	1809	6.46^[320]
400	10	"Motherly Love"	Mariska Hargitay	Rick Eid & Julie Martin	February 8, 2017 (2017-02-08)	1810	6.93^[321]
401	11	"Great Expectations"	Martha Mitchell	Kevin Fox & Brendan Feeney	February 15, 2017 (2017-02-15)	1811	6.00^[322]
402	12	"No Surrender"	Stephanie Marquardt	Gavin Harris & Kinan Copen	February 22, 2017 (2017-02-22)	1812	5.76^[323]
403	13	"Genes"	Michael Pressman	Rick Eid & Céline C. Robinson	March 22, 2017 (2017-03-22)	1813	5.19^[324]
404	14	"Net Worth"	Alex Chapple	Rick Eid & Jeffrey Baker	March 29, 2017 (2017-03-29)	1814	5.00^[325]
405	15	"Know It All"	Jonathan Herron	Ed Zuckerman & Kevin Fox	April 5, 2017 (2017-04-05)	1815	5.07^[326]
406	16	"Dead Reckoning"	John Perez	Rick Eid & Julie Martin	April 12, 2017 (2017-04-12)	1816	6.04^[326]
407	17	"The Newsroom"	Jono Oliver	Teleplay by: Julie Martin & Brianna Yellen Story by: Warren Leight & Julie Martin	April 26, 2017 (2017-04-26)	1817	5.22^[327]
408	18	"Real Fake News"	Martha Mitchell	Ed Zuckerman	May 3, 2017 (2017-05-03)	1818	5.06^[328]
409	19	"Spellbound"	Jean de Segonzac	Gavin Harris & Kinan Copen	May 10, 2017 (2017-05-10)	1819	5.01^[329]
410	20	"Conversion"	Alex Chapple	Kevin Fox & Brendan Feeney	May 17, 2017 (2017-05-17)	1820	5.56^[330]
411	21	"American Dream"	Jean de Segonzac	Rick Eid & Julie Martin	May 24, 2017 (2017-05-24)	1821	5.80^[331]
412	22	"Sanctuary"	Michael Pressman	Rick Eid & Julie Martin	May 24, 2017 (2017-05-24)	1822	6.22^[331]

Season 19 (2017–2018)

Main article: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 19)

Michael Chernuchin takes over as executive producer.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
413	1	"Gone Fishin'"	Alex Chapple	Michael Chernuchin	September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)	1901	5.67^[332]
414	2	"Mood"	Michael Pressman	Allison Intrieri	October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04)	1902	5.82^[333]
415	3	"Contrapasso"	Jean de Segonzac	Richard Sweren	October 11, 2017 (2017-10-11)	1903	5.79^[334]
416	4	"No Good Reason"	Martha Mitchell	Julie Martin & Brianna Yellen	October 18, 2017 (2017-10-18)	1904	5.58^[335]
417	5	"Complicated"	Tricia Brock	Céline C. Robinson	October 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)	1905	5.81^[336]
418	6	"Unintended Consequences"	Jonathan Herron	Elizabeth Rinehart	November 8, 2017 (2017-11-08)	1906	4.97^[337]
419	7	"Something Happened"	Alex Chapple	Michael Chernuchin	November 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)	1907	7.07^[338]
420	8	"Intent"	Adam Bernstein	Robert Brooks Cohen & Lawrence Kaplow	December 6, 2017 (2017-12-06)	1908	6.18^[339]
421	9	"Gone Baby Gone"	Jean de Segonzac	Lawrence Kaplow & Elizabeth Rinehart	January 3, 2018 (2018-01-03)	1909	6.23^[340]
422	10	"Pathological"	Jono Oliver	Brianna Yellen	January 10, 2018 (2018-01-10)	1910	6.06^[341]
423	11	"Flight Risk"	Michael Pressman	Julie Martin & Allison Intrieri	January 17, 2018 (2018-01-17)	1911	6.21^[342]
424	12	"Info Wars"	Michael Slovis	Richard Sweren & Robert Brooks Cohen	January 31, 2018 (2018-01-31)	1912	5.48^[343]
425	13	"The Undiscovered Country"	Alex Chapple	Michael Chernuchin	February 7, 2018 (2018-02-07)	1913	6.64^[344]
426	14	"Chasing Demons"	Fred Berner	Richard Sweren & Allison Intrieri	February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28)	1914	5.55^[345]
427	15	"In Loco Parentis"	Norberto Barba	Michael Chernuchin & Julie Martin	March 7, 2018 (2018-03-07)	1915	5.51^[346]
428	16	"Dare"	Christopher Misiano	Richard Sweren & Céline C. Robinson	March 14, 2018 (2018-03-14)	1916	6.13^[347]
429	17	"Send in the Clowns"	Alex Chapple	Julie Martin & Brianna Yellen	March 21, 2018 (2018-03-21)	1917	6.51^[348]
430	18	"False Accusation"	John Perez	Richard Sweren & Julie Martin	April 4, 2018 (2018-04-04)	1918	6.97^[348]
431	19	"Service"	Fred Berner	Lawrence Kaplow & Céline C. Robinson	April 11, 2018 (2018-04-11)	1919	5.43^[349]
432	20	"Sunk Cost Fallacy"	Michael Pressman	Michael Chernuchin & Allison Intrieri	April 18, 2018 (2018-04-18)	1920	6.58^[350]
433	21	"The Book of Esther"	Jean de Segonzac	Richard Sweren & Ryan Causey	May 2, 2018 (2018-05-02)	1921	6.25^[351]
434	22	"Guardian"	Stephanie Marquardt	Julie Martin & Matt Klypka	May 9, 2018 (2018-05-09)	1922	5.71^[352]
435	23	"Mama"	Jean de Segonzac	Lawrence Kaplow & Elizabeth Rinehart	May 16, 2018 (2018-05-16)	1923	5.28^[353]
436	24	"Remember Me"	Alex Chapple	Michael Chernuchin & Julie Martin	May 23, 2018 (2018-05-23)	1924	6.12^[354]
437	25	"Remember Me Too"	Alex Chapple	Michael Chernuchin & Julie Martin	May 23, 2018 (2018-05-23)	1925	6.12^[354]

Series overview

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
Intro	2	April 22, 2003 (2003-04-22)	April 29, 2003 (2003-04-29)
1	23	September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)	May 25, 2004 (2004-05-25)
2	23	September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28)	May 24, 2005 (2005-05-24)
3	24	September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20)	May 16, 2006 (2006-05-16)
4	24	September 19, 2006 (2006-09-19)	May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)
5	19	September 25, 2007 (2007-09-25)	May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20)
6	25	September 23, 2008 (2008-09-23)	May 19, 2009 (2009-05-19)
7	24	September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22)	May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25)
8	24	September 21, 2010 (2010-09-21)	May 17, 2011 (2011-05-17)
9	24	September 20, 2011 (2011-09-20)	May 15, 2012 (2012-05-15)
10	24	September 25, 2012 (2012-09-25)	May 14, 2013 (2013-05-14)
11	24	September 24, 2013 (2013-09-24)	May 13, 2014 (2014-05-13)
12	24	September 23, 2014 (2014-09-23)	May 12, 2015 (2015-05-12)
13	24	September 22, 2015 (2015-09-22)	May 17, 2016 (2016-05-17)
14	24	September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20)	May 16, 2017 (2017-05-16)
15	24	September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)	May 22, 2018 (2018-05-22)

Season 1 (2003–2004)

Main article: NCIS (season 1)

Sean Murray (Timothy McGee) had a continuous arc starting with the seventh episode ("Sub Rosa").

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Yankee White"	Donald P. Bellisario	Teleplay by: Donald P. Bellisario Story by: Donald P. Bellisario & Don McGill	September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)	101	13.04^[355]
2	2	"Hung Out to Dry"	Alan J. Levi	Don McGill	September 30, 2003 (2003-09-30)	102	12.08^[356]
3	3	"Seadog"	Bradford May	John C. Kelley & Donald P. Bellisario	October 7, 2003 (2003-10-07)	103	11.26^[357]
4	4	"The Immortals"	Alan J. Levi	Darcy Meyers	October 14, 2003 (2003-10-14)	104	11.70^[358]
5	5	"The Curse"	Terrence O'Hara	Teleplay by: Don McGill & Jeff Vlaming & Donald P. Bellisario Story by: Donald P. Bellisario	October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28)	105	13.50^[359]
6	6	"High Seas"	Kenneth Fink	Teleplay by: Jeff Vlaming & Larry Moskowitz Story by: Jeff Vlaming	November 4, 2003 (2003-11-04)	106	11.77^[360]
7	7	"Sub Rosa"	Michael Zinberg	George Schenck & Frank Cardea	November 18, 2003 (2003-11-18)	107	13.21^[361]
8	8	"Minimum Security"	Ian Toynton	Philip DeGuere, Jr. & Donald P. Bellisario	November 25, 2003 (2003-11-25)	108	12.71^[362]
9	9	"Marine Down"	Kenneth Fink	John C. Kelley	December 16, 2003 (2003-12-16)	109	12.03^[363]
10	10	"Left for Dead"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Teleplay by: Don McGill & Donald P. Bellisario Story by: Don McGill	January 6, 2004 (2004-01-06)	110	14.51^[364]
11	11	"Eye Spy"	Alan J. Levi	George Schenck & Frank Cardea & Dana Coen	January 13, 2004 (2004-01-13)	111	14.00^[365]
12	12	"My Other Left Foot"	Jeff Woolnough	Jack Bernstein	February 3, 2004 (2004-02-03)	112	12.31^[365]
13	13	"One Shot, One Kill"	Peter Ellis	Gil Grant	February 10, 2004 (2004-02-10)	113	13.18^[366]
14	14	"The Good Samaritan"	Alan J. Levi	Jack Bernstein	February 17, 2004 (2004-02-17)	114	13.49^[367]
15	15	"Enigma"	Thomas J. Wright	John C. Kelley	February 24, 2004 (2004-02-24)	115	12.14^[368]
16	16	"Bête Noire"	Peter Ellis	Donald P. Bellisario	March 2, 2004 (2004-03-02)	116	12.82^[369]
17	17	"The Truth is Out There"	Kenneth Fink	Jack Bernstein	March 16, 2004 (2004-03-16)	117	13.29^[370]
18	18	"UnSEALeD"	Peter Ellis	Thomas L. Moran	April 6, 2004 (2004-04-06)	118	10.83^[371]
19	19	"Dead Man Talking"	Kenneth Fink	George Schenck & Frank Cardea	April 27, 2004 (2004-04-27)	119	11.64^[372]
20	20	"Missing"	Jeff Woolnough	John C. Kelley	May 4, 2004 (2004-05-04)	120	10.13^[373]
21	21	"Split Decision"	Terrence O'Hara	Bob Gookin	May 11, 2004 (2004-05-11)	121	11.07^[374]
22	22	"A Weak Link"	Alan J. Levi	Jack Bernstein	May 18, 2004 (2004-05-18)	122	10.39^[375]
23	23	"Reveille"	Thomas J. Wright	Donald P. Bellisario	May 25, 2004 (2004-05-25)	123	10.86^[376]

Season 2 (2004–2005)

Main article: NCIS (season 2)

Sean Murray (Timothy McGee) was promoted to the main cast starting with the episode ("See No Evil").
Sasha Alexander (Special Agent Caitlin Todd) left the show after the season finale ("Twilight").

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
24	1	"See No Evil"	Thomas J. Wright	Chris Crowe	September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28)	201	14.33^[377]
25	2	"The Good Wives Club"	Dennis Smith	Gil Grant	October 5, 2004 (2004-10-05)	202	14.28^[378]
26	3	"Vanished"	James Whitmore, Jr.	George Schenck & Frank Cardea	October 12, 2004 (2004-10-12)	203	14.86^[379]
27	4	"Lt. Jane Doe"	Dan Lerner	Teleplay by: Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle & Donald P. Bellisario & Gil Grant Story by: Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle	October 19, 2004 (2004-10-19)	204	14.05^[380]
28	5	"The Bone Yard"	Terrence O'Hara	John C. Kelley	October 26, 2004 (2004-10-26)	205	13.68^[381]
29	6	"Terminal Leave"	Jeff Woolnough	Roger Director	November 16, 2004 (2004-11-16)	206	15.27^[382]
30	7	"Call of Silence"	Thomas J. Wright	Roger Director	November 23, 2004 (2004-11-23)	207	14.71^[383]
31	8	"Heart Break"	Dennis Smith	George Schenck & Frank Cardea	November 30, 2004 (2004-11-30)	208	15.65^[384]
32	9	"Forced Entry"	Dennis Smith	Jesse Stern & John C. Kelley	December 7, 2004 (2004-12-07)	209	14.59^[385]
33	10	"Chained"	Thomas J. Wright	Frank Military	December 14, 2004 (2004-12-14)	210	14.64^[386]
34	11	"Black Water"	Terrence O'Hara	Teleplay by: John C. Kelley & Juan Carlos Coto Story by: Juan Carlos Coto	January 11, 2005 (2005-01-11)	211	15.40^[387]
35	12	"Doppelgänger"	Terrence O'Hara	Jack Bernstein	January 18, 2005 (2005-01-18)	212	14.53^[388]
36	13	"The Meat Puzzle"	Thomas J. Wright	Frank Military	February 8, 2005 (2005-02-08)	213	12.74^[389]
37	14	"Witness"	James Whitmore, Jr.	George Schenck & Frank Cardea	February 15, 2005 (2005-02-15)	214	13.04^[390]
38	15	"Caught on Tape"	Jeff Woolnough	Chris Crowe & Gil Grant & John C. Kelley	February 22, 2005 (2005-02-22)	215	13.59^[391]
39	16	"Pop Life"	Thomas J. Wright	Frank Military	March 1, 2005 (2005-03-01)	216	13.68^[392]
40	17	"An Eye for an Eye"	Dennis Smith	Steven Kane	March 22, 2005 (2005-03-22)	217	14.86^[393]
41	18	"Bikini Wax"	Stephen Cragg	David J. North	March 29, 2005 (2005-03-29)	218	14.27^[394]
42	19	"Conspiracy Theory"	Jeff Woolnough	Frank Military	April 12, 2005 (2005-04-12)	219	13.89^[395]
43	20	"Red Cell"	Dennis Smith	Christopher Silber	April 26, 2005 (2005-04-26)	220	13.67^[396]
44	21	"Hometown Hero"	James Whitmore, Jr.	George Schenck & Frank Cardea	May 3, 2005 (2005-05-03)	221	13.55^[397]
45	22	"SWAK"	Dennis Smith	Donald P. Bellisario	May 10, 2005 (2005-05-10)	222	13.58^[398]
46	23	"Twilight"	Thomas J. Wright	John C. Kelley	May 24, 2005 (2005-05-24)	223	14.74^[399]

Season 3 (2005–2006)

Main article: NCIS (season 3)

Cote de Pablo (Ziva David) had a continuous arc starting with the first two episodes ("Kill Ari"), and later promoted to the main cast in the episode "Silver War".
Lauren Holly (NCIS Director Jenny Shepard) was promoted to the main cast in the ninth episode ("Frame Up").
This was the first season to have 24 episodes.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
47	1	"Kill Ari (Part I)"	Dennis Smith	Donald P. Bellisario	September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20)	302	15.48^[400]
48	2	"Kill Ari (Part II)"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Donald P. Bellisario	September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27)	304	15.09^[401]
49	3	"Mind Games"	William Webb	Teleplay by: Jeffrey A. Kirkpatrick & John C. Kelley Story by: Jeffrey A. Kirkpatrick	October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04)	301	16.87^[402]
50	4	"Silver War"	Terrence O'Hara	Teleplay by: John C. Kelley Story by: Joshua Lurie	October 11, 2005 (2005-10-11)	305	16.78^[403]
51	5	"Switch"	Thomas J. Wright	Gil Grant	October 18, 2005 (2005-10-18)	303	17.69^[404]
52	6	"The Voyeur's Web"	Dennis Smith	David J. North	October 25, 2005 (2005-10-25)	306	18.01^[405]
53	7	"Honor Code"	Colin Bucksey	Christopher Silber	November 1, 2005 (2005-11-01)	307	18.08^[406]
54	8	"Under Covers"	Aaron Lipstadt	L.D. Zlotoff	November 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)	308	17.79^[407]
55	9	"Frame Up"	Thomas J. Wright	Laurence Walsh	November 22, 2005 (2005-11-22)	309	16.43^[408]
56	10	"Probie"	Terrence O'Hara	George Schenck & Frank Cardea	November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29)	310	18.17^[409]
57	11	"Model Behavior"	Stephen Cragg	David J. North	December 13, 2005 (2005-12-13)	311	17.11^[410]
58	12	"Boxed In"	Dennis Smith	Dana Coen	January 10, 2006 (2006-01-10)	313	17.19^[411]
59	13	"Deception"	Leslie Libman	Jack Bernstein	January 17, 2006 (2006-01-17)	312	17.74^[412]
60	14	"Light Sleeper"	Colin Bucksey	Christopher Silber	January 24, 2006 (2006-01-24)	314	16.97^[413]
61	15	"Head Case"	Dennis Smith	George Schenck & Frank Cardea	February 7, 2006 (2006-02-07)	315	16.05^[414]
62	16	"Family Secret"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Steven D. Binder	February 28, 2006 (2006-02-28)	316	15.14^[415]
63	17	"Ravenous"	Thomas J. Wright	Richard C. Arthur	March 7, 2006 (2006-03-07)	317	17.21^[416]
64	18	"Bait"	Terrence O'Hara	Laurence Walsh	March 14, 2006 (2006-03-14)	318	17.55^[417]
65	19	"Iced"	Dennis Smith	Dana Coen	April 4, 2006 (2006-04-04)	319	15.52^[418]
66	20	"Untouchable"	Leslie Libman	George Schenck & Frank Cardea	April 18, 2006 (2006-04-18)	320	15.90^[419]
67	21	"Bloodbath"	Dennis Smith	Steven D. Binder	April 25, 2006 (2006-04-25)	321	15.56^[420]
68	22	"Jeopardy"	James Whitmore, Jr.	David J. North	May 2, 2006 (2006-05-02)	322	14.95^[421]
69	23	"Hiatus (Part I)"	Dennis Smith	Donald P. Bellisario	May 9, 2006 (2006-05-09)	323	15.17^[422]
70	24	"Hiatus (Part II)"	Dennis Smith	Donald P. Bellisario	May 16, 2006 (2006-05-16)	324	16.49^[423]

Season 4 (2006–2007)

Main article: NCIS (season 4)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
71	1	"Shalom"	William Webb	Teleplay by: John C. Kelley Story by: Donald P. Bellisario & John C. Kelley	September 19, 2006 (2006-09-19)	401	13.80^[424]
72	2	"Escaped"	Dennis Smith	Teleplay by: Steven D. Binder Story: Christopher Silber & Steven D. Binder	September 26, 2006 (2006-09-26)	402	14.12^[425]
73	3	"Singled Out"	Terrence O'Hara	David J. North	October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03)	403	15.89^[426]
74	4	"Faking It"	Thomas J. Wright	Shane Brennan	October 10, 2006 (2006-10-10)	404	15.86^[427]
75	5	"Dead and Unburied"	Colin Bucksey	Nell Scovell	October 17, 2006 (2006-10-17)	405	15.92^[428]
76	6	"Witch Hunt"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Steven Kriozere	October 31, 2006 (2006-10-31)	407	15.94^[429]
77	7	"Sandblast"	Dennis Smith	Robert Palm	November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)	406	15.44^[430]
78	8	"Once a Hero"	Thomas J. Wright	Shane Brennan	November 14, 2006 (2006-11-14)	408	15.80^[431]
79	9	"Twisted Sister"	Terrence O'Hara	Steven D. Binder	November 21, 2006 (2006-11-21)	409	17.00^[432]
80	10	"Smoked"	Dennis Smith	John C. Kelley & Robert Palm	November 28, 2006 (2006-11-28)	410	17.96^[433]
81	11	"Driven"	Dennis Smith	Teleplay by: Richard C. Arthur & Nell Scovell & John C. Kelley Story by: Richard C. Arthur	December 12, 2006 (2006-12-12)	411	17.39^[434]
82	12	"Suspicion"	Colin Bucksey	Shane Brennan	January 16, 2007 (2007-01-16)	412	15.95^[435]
83	13	"Sharif Returns"	Terrence O'Hara	Steven D. Binder	January 23, 2007 (2007-01-23)	413	14.83^[436]
84	14	"Blowback"	Thomas J. Wright	Teleplay by: Christopher Silber & David J. North & Shane Brennan Story by: Christopher Silber	February 6, 2007 (2007-02-06)	414	16.16^[437]
85	15	"Friends & Lovers"	Dennis Smith	John C. Kelley	February 13, 2007 (2007-02-13)	415	15.36^[438]
86	16	"Dead Man Walking"	Colin Bucksey	Nell Scovell	February 20, 2007 (2007-02-20)	416	15.90^[439]
87	17	"Skeletons"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Jesse Stern	February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27)	417	16.16^[440]
88	18	"Iceman"	Thomas J. Wright	Shane Brennan	March 20, 2007 (2007-03-20)	418	15.69^[441]
89	19	"Grace Period"	James Whitmore, Jr.	John C. Kelley	April 3, 2007 (2007-04-03)	419	13.79^[442]
90	20	"Cover Story"	Dennis Smith	David J. North	April 10, 2007 (2007-04-10)	420	14.38^[443]
91	21	"Brothers in Arms"	Martha Mitchell	Steven D. Binder	April 24, 2007 (2007-04-24)	421	14.17^[444]
92	22	"In the Dark"	Thomas J. Wright	Steven D. Binder	May 1, 2007 (2007-05-01)	422	13.83^[445]
93	23	"Trojan Horse"	Terrence O'Hara	Donald P. Bellisario & Shane Brennan	May 8, 2007 (2007-05-08)	423	13.88^[446]
94	24	"Angel of Death"	Dennis Smith	Donald P. Bellisario	May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)	424	14.14^[447]

Season 5 (2007–2008)

Main article: NCIS (season 5)

Rocky Carroll (Leon Vance) had a continuous arc starting with episode 14 ("Internal Affairs").
Lauren Holly (Jenny Shepard) left the show after the season finale ("Judgment Day").

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
95	1	"Bury Your Dead"	Thomas J. Wright	Shane Brennan	September 25, 2007 (2007-09-25)	501	13.89^[448]
96	2	"Family"	Martha Mitchell	Steven D. Binder	October 2, 2007 (2007-10-02)	502	16.43^[449]
97	3	"Ex-File"	Dennis Smith	Alfonso H. Moreno	October 9, 2007 (2007-10-09)	503	16.36^[450]
98	4	"Identity Crisis"	Thomas J. Wright	Jesse Stern	October 16, 2007 (2007-10-16)	504	17.55^[451]
99	5	"Leap of Faith"	Dennis Smith	George Schenck & Frank Cardea	October 23, 2007 (2007-10-23)	505	17.26^[452]
100	6	"Chimera"	Terrence O'Hara	Dan E. Fesman	October 30, 2007 (2007-10-30)	506	16.33^[453]
101	7	"Requiem"	Tony Wharmby	Shane Brennan	November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06)	507	18.15^[454]
102	8	"Designated Target"	Colin Bucksey	Reed Steiner	November 13, 2007 (2007-11-13)	508	17.39^[455]
103	9	"Lost & Found"	Martha Mitchell	David J. North	November 20, 2007 (2007-11-20)	509	17.34^[456]
104	10	"Corporal Punishment"	Arvin Brown	Jesse Stern	November 27, 2007 (2007-11-27)	510	17.04^[457]
105	11	"Tribes"	Colin Bucksey	Reed Steiner	January 15, 2008 (2008-01-15)	511	15.82^[458]
106	12	"Stakeout"	Tony Wharmby	George Schenck & Frank Cardea	April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08)	512	14.05^[459]
107	13	"Dog Tags"	Oz Scott	Dan E. Fesman & Alfonso H. Moreno	April 15, 2008 (2008-04-15)	513	15.13^[460]
108	14	"Internal Affairs"	Tony Wharmby	Jesse Stern & Reed Steiner	April 22, 2008 (2008-04-22)	514	14.24^[461]
109	15	"In the Zone"	Terrence O'Hara	Linda Burstyn	April 29, 2008 (2008-04-29)	515	14.76^[462]
110	16	"Recoil"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Teleplay by: George Schenck & Frank Cardea Story by: Dan E. Fesman	May 6, 2008 (2008-05-06)	516	14.04^[463]
111	17	"About Face"	Dennis Smith	Teleplay by: Alfonso H. Moreno & Reed Steiner Story by: Jesse Stern	May 13, 2008 (2008-05-13)	517	14.88^[464]
112	18	"Judgment Day (Part I)"	Thomas J. Wright	Steven D. Binder & David J. North	May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20)	518	16.52^[465]
113	19	"Judgment Day (Part II)"	Thomas J. Wright	Teleplay by: David J. North & Christopher J. Waild Story by: Steven D. Binder	May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20)	519	16.52^[465]

Season 6 (2008–2009)

Main article: NCIS (season 6)

Rocky Carroll (Leon Vance) was promoted to the main cast starting with the episode ("Last Man Standing").
"Legend" serves as the two-part backdoor pilot for the spin-off NCIS: Los Angeles.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
114	1	"Last Man Standing"	Tony Wharmby	Shane Brennan	September 23, 2008 (2008-09-23)	601	18.03^[466]
115	2	"Agent Afloat"	Thomas J. Wright	Dan E. Fesman & David J. North	September 30, 2008 (2008-09-30)	602	17.47^[467]
116	3	"Capitol Offense"	Dennis Smith	George Schenck & Frank Cardea	October 7, 2008 (2008-10-07)	603	16.29^[468]
117	4	"Heartland"	Tony Wharmby	Jesse Stern	October 14, 2008 (2008-10-14)	604	18.04^[469]
118	5	"Nine Lives"	Dennis Smith	Linda Burstyn & Dan E. Fesman & David J. North	October 21, 2008 (2008-10-21)	605	17.23^[470]
119	6	"Murder 2.0"	Arvin Brown	Steven D. Binder	October 28, 2008 (2008-10-28)	606	17.26^[471]
120	7	"Collateral Damage"	Terrence O'Hara	Alfonso H. Moreno	November 11, 2008 (2008-11-11)	607	18.75^[472]
121	8	"Cloak"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Jesse Stern	November 18, 2008 (2008-11-18)	608	17.99^[473]
122	9	"Dagger"	Dennis Smith	Reed Steiner & Christopher J. Waild	November 25, 2008 (2008-11-25)	609	18.12^[474]
123	10	"Road Kill"	Thomas J. Wright	Steven Kriozere	December 2, 2008 (2008-12-02)	610	18.52^[475]
124	11	"Silent Night"	Tony Wharmby	George Schenck & Frank Cardea	December 16, 2008 (2008-12-16)	611	19.94^[476]
125	12	"Caged"	Leslie Libman	Alfonso H. Moreno	January 6, 2009 (2009-01-06)	612	19.10^[477]
126	13	"Broken Bird"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Jesse Stern	January 13, 2009 (2009-01-13)	613	18.62^[478]
127	14	"Love & War"	Terrence O'Hara	Steven D. Binder & David J. North	January 27, 2009 (2009-01-27)	614	19.04^[479]
128	15	"Deliverance"	Dennis Smith	Dan E. Fesman & Reed Steiner	February 10, 2009 (2009-02-10)	615	18.03^[480]
129	16	"Bounce"	Arvin Brown	David J. North & Steven D. Binder	February 17, 2009 (2009-02-17)	616	18.06^[481]
130	17	"South by Southwest"	Thomas J. Wright	George Schenck & Frank Cardea	February 24, 2009 (2009-02-24)	617	18.27^[482]
131	18	"Knockout"	Tony Wharmby	Jesse Stern	March 17, 2009 (2009-03-17)	618	15.84^[483]
132	19	"Hide and Seek"	Dennis Smith	Dan E. Fesman	March 24, 2009 (2009-03-24)	619	17.83^[484]
133	20	"Dead Reckoning"	Terrence O'Hara	Teleplay by: Reed Steiner & Christopher J. Waild Story by: David J. North	March 31, 2009 (2009-03-31)	620	17.23^[485]
134	21	"Toxic"	Thomas J. Wright	Steven D. Binder	April 7, 2009 (2009-04-07)	621	17.81^[486]
135	22	"Legend (Part I)"	Tony Wharmby	Shane Brennan	April 28, 2009 (2009-04-28)	622	16.70^[487]
136	23	"Legend (Part II)"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Shane Brennan	May 5, 2009 (2009-05-05)	623	16.72^[488]
137	24	"Semper Fidelis"	Tony Wharmby	Jesse Stern	May 12, 2009 (2009-05-12)	624	16.20^[489]
138	25	"Aliyah"	Dennis Smith	David J. North	May 19, 2009 (2009-05-19)	625	16.51^[490]

Season 7 (2009–2010)

Main article: NCIS (season 7)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
139	1	"Truth or Consequences"	Dennis Smith	Jesse Stern	September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22)	701	20.61^[491]
140	2	"Reunion"	Tony Wharmby	Steven D. Binder	September 29, 2009 (2009-09-29)	702	21.37^[492]
141	3	"The Inside Man"	Thomas J. Wright	George Schenck & Frank Cardea	October 6, 2009 (2009-10-06)	703	20.70^[493]
142	4	"Good Cop, Bad Cop"	Leslie Libman	Teleplay by: Jesse Stern Story by: David J. North	October 13, 2009 (2009-10-13)	704	21.04^[494]
143	5	"Code of Conduct"	Terrence O'Hara	Teleplay by: Reed Steiner & Christopher J. Waild Story by: Christopher J. Waild	October 20, 2009 (2009-10-20)	705	21.25^[495]
144	6	"Outlaws and In-Laws"	Tony Wharmby	Jesse Stern	November 3, 2009 (2009-11-03)	706	20.18^[496]
145	7	"Endgame"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Gary Glasberg	November 10, 2009 (2009-11-10)	707	20.96^[497]
146	8	"Power Down"	Thomas J. Wright	Steven D. Binder & David J. North	November 17, 2009 (2009-11-17)	708	20.34^[498]
147	9	"Child's Play"	William Webb	Reed Steiner	November 24, 2009 (2009-11-24)	709	20.35^[499]
148	10	"Faith"	Arvin Brown	Gary Glasberg	December 15, 2009 (2009-12-15)	710	20.69^[500]
149	11	"Ignition"	Dennis Smith	Jesse Stern	January 5, 2010 (2010-01-05)	711	21.37^[501]
150	12	"Flesh and Blood"	Arvin Brown	George Schenck & Frank Cardea	January 12, 2010 (2010-01-12)	712	20.85^[502]
151	13	"Jet Lag"	Tony Wharmby	Christopher J. Waild	January 26, 2010 (2010-01-26)	713	20.22^[503]
152	14	"Masquerade"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Steven D. Binder	February 2, 2010 (2010-02-02)	714	19.23^[504]
153	15	"Jack-Knife"	Dennis Smith	Jesse Stern	February 9, 2010 (2010-02-09)	715	19.75^[505]
154	16	"Mother's Day"	Tony Wharmby	Gary Glasberg & Reed Steiner	March 2, 2010 (2010-03-02)	716	19.67^[506]
155	17	"Double Identity"	Mark Horowitz	George Schenck & Frank Cardea	March 9, 2010 (2010-03-09)	717	19.58^[507]
156	18	"Jurisdiction"	Terrence O'Hara	Lee David Zlotoff	March 16, 2010 (2010-03-16)	718	18.00^[508]
157	19	"Guilty Pleasure"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Reed Steiner & Christopher J. Waild	April 6, 2010 (2010-04-06)	719	16.45^[509]
158	20	"Moonlighting"	Thomas J. Wright	Steven D. Binder & Jesse Stern	April 27, 2010 (2010-04-27)	720	16.29^[510]
159	21	"Obsession"	Tony Wharmby	George Schenck & Frank Cardea	May 4, 2010 (2010-05-04)	721	15.10^[511]
160	22	"Borderland"	Terrence O'Hara	Steven D. Binder	May 11, 2010 (2010-05-11)	722	17.23^[512]
161	23	"Patriot Down"	Dennis Smith	Gary Glasberg	May 18, 2010 (2010-05-18)	723	15.96^[513]
162	24	"Rule Fifty-One"	Dennis Smith	Jesse Stern	May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25)	724	16.30^[514]

Cote de Pablo as Special Agent (Ziva David) departed the show after the episode "Past, Present, and Future".
Emily Wickersham as Probationary Special Agent (Eleanor Bishop) is introduced in the episode "Gut Check", and was later promoted to the main cast in the episode "Kill Chain".
"Crescent City" serves as the two-part pilot for NCIS: New Orleans.

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Season 12 (2014–2015)

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Season 13 (2015–2016)

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Michael Weatherly (Anthony DiNozzo) departed the series after the season finale "Family First".

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Season 14 (2016–2017)

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Jennifer Esposito (Alexandra "Alex" Quinn) and Wilmer Valderrama (Nicholas "Nick" Torres) join the cast. Jennifer Esposito departed in the season finale.
Duane Henry MI6 Senior Officer (Clayton Reeves) was promoted to the main cast in the fifth episode ("Philly").

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Season 15 (2017–2018)

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Maria Bello (Jacqueline Sloane) made her series debut in episode 4, “Skeleton Crew”, before her promotion to series regular in episode 5, "Fake It 'Til You Make It".
Pauley Perrette (Abby Sciuto) and Duane Henry (Clayton Reeves) departed the show in episode 22, “Two Steps Back”.

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Series overview

Season 1 (1999–2000)

Season 2 (2000–2001)

Season 3 (2001–2002)

Season 4 (2002–2003)

Season 5 (2003–2004)

Season 6 (2004–2005)

Season 7 (2005–2006)

Season 8 (2006–2007)

Season 9 (2007–2008)

Season 10 (2008–2009)

Season 11 (2009–2010)

Season 12 (2010–2011)

Season 13 (2011–2012)

Season 14 (2012–2013)

Season 15 (2013–2014)

Season 16 (2014–2015)

Season 17 (2015–2016)

Season 18 (2016–2017)

Season 19 (2017–2018)

Series overview

Season 1 (2003–2004)

Season 2 (2004–2005)

Season 3 (2005–2006)

Season 4 (2006–2007)

Season 5 (2007–2008)

Season 6 (2008–2009)

Season 7 (2009–2010)

Season 8 (2010–2011)

Season 9 (2011–2012)

Season 10 (2012–2013)

Season 11 (2013–2014)

Season 12 (2014–2015)

Season 13 (2015–2016)

Season 14 (2016–2017)

Season 15 (2017–2018)

Series overview

Season 1 (2000–2001)