Law & Order : Special Victims Unit ( season 19 ) - wikipedia Law & Order : Special Victims Unit ( season 19 ) Law & Order : Special Victims Unit ( season 19 ) Season 19 promotion cover Starring Mariska Hargitay Kelli Giddish Ice - T Peter Scanavino Raúl Esparza Philip Winchester Country of origin United States No. of episodes 14 Release Original network NBC Original release September 27, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 27 ) -- present Season chronology ← Previous Season 18 List of Law & Order : Special Victims Unit episodes The nineteenth season of Law & Order : Special Victims Unit premiered on September 27, 2017. Michael Chernuchin, who had previously worked on Law & Order, Law & Order : Criminal Intent and Chicago Justice took over from Rick Eid as showrunner. This is also the first season since season twelve in 2010 -- 2011, where another Law & Order series -- Law & Order True Crime : The Menendez Murders -- aired alongside SVU on NBC. Contents 1 Production 1.1 Storylines 2 Cast 2.1 Main cast 2.2 Special guest star 2.3 Recurring cast 2.4 Guest stars 3 Episodes 4 Ratings 5 References Production Law & Order : Special Victims Unit was renewed for a nineteenth season on May 12, 2017. Michael S. Chernuchin, who had previously worked on Law & Order, Law & Order : Criminal Intent and Chicago Justice took over from Rick Eid as showrunner, after Eid left to be showrunner for the fifth season of Chicago P.D. after only one season as showrunner. Production on the season started on July 20, 2017. On January 9, 2018, NBC ordered an extra two episodes for season nineteen, as confirmed in a tweet by Robert Brooks Cohen. Storylines Showrunner / executive producer Michael Chernuchin told The Hollywood Reporter that this season of SVU would be ' ripping the headlines ' of more current and political events such as the Charlottesville riots. Chernuchin noting, `` Conflict. It 's just the state of the world today with everybody. Everybody 's political now and everything is political now and we want to deal with that. '' Kate Stanhope at THR also mentioned to Chernuchin about the pulled episode ( `` Unstoppable '' ) from last season, asking him if he was hesitant about diving into politics this season. Chernuchin replied, `` I 'm not going to choose a side. I wo n't choose a side. I 'm going to present both political views and let the audience decide which one is right. My goal, and I told the writers on this on the first day of our writers ' room, is at the end of every episode, I want half the audience to throw their shoes at the television and the other half to stand up and cheer. '' Another episode Chernuchin told THR would be based on the Charlie Gard case, an infant in England who was born with a rare genetic disorder that causes progressive brain damage and muscle failure. `` That 's a life and death story, '' Chernuchin explained. `` Cat - fishing, '' cyberbullying -- which he described to THR as `` ( SVU 's ) answer to 13 Reasons Why -- and an airplane episode covering `` all the turmoil on airplanes these days. '' Chernuchin concluded, `` We are ripping things from the headlines. Some of them are big, famous headlines and some of them are smaller headlines. '' On September 8, 2017, Chernuchin gave an overview of the season premiere and outlook on the season as a whole to TV Line ; noting that A.D.A. Barba ( Raúl Esparza ) would start having other problems than court battles when Peter Stone ( Philip Winchester ) shows up, Stone pushing Barba into `` a huge moral decision. '' Chernuchin also teased that Lieutenant Benson 's life would be getting worse before it gets any better, `` What I told Mariska ( Hargitay ) when I came aboard is, ' You 're a broken woman, because of your past, and I 'm going to drag you through the woods and you 're gon na come out the other side a better person, '' he previewed. `` So we 're gon na throw the kitchen sink at her ( Benson ). '' He also mentioned there 's a possibility of romance for Benson : `` There might be, she 's not looking for it, but it might happen. '' In an interview with E ! News, Kelli Giddish ( Det. Amanda Rollins ) says a change in Benson and Rollins ' relationship dynamic is coming. `` I 'm so looking forward to developing a friendship with Benson, the Rollins and Benson relationship, because they have so much in common. '' Benson and Rollins ' relationship being rocky, most notably between seasons fifteen and eighteen as Benson began ' moving up the ranks ' to Sergeant and then Lieutenant. `` They have been at odds, it 's just nice to come into that office and know that we 're not going to fight and kind of support each other as I think these two characters would in real life, '' Giddish continued. An episode based on the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations aired on January 17, 2018. `` We are hitting Harvey Weinstein head - on, but it 's not in the realm of the entertainment business, '' Michael Chernuchin said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. `` It 's a real important episode about the rape culture in an industry, and we wanted to try ( to ) stretch the law to criminalize that sort of environment. '' Cast See also : List of Law & Order : Special Victims Unit characters The entire main cast from the previous season returned. In August 2017, it was announced that Philip Winchester would reprise his role as Assistant State 's Attorney Peter Stone from Chicago Justice, appearing around the midpoint of the season. New show runner / executive producer Michael Chernuchin told Entertainment Weekly that Stone 's character would be coming in as an antagonist and that he will be a foil for A.D.A. Barba ( Raúl Esparza ) this season ; Stone 's character is n't necessarily taking his ( Barba 's ) job. `` There 's more than one A.D.A. in New York (... ) Philip will come in and he wo n't be the nicest person our characters have ever met. What he 's going to be doing, too, is basically bringing all of the franchises into one. He 's connecting Law & Order, the Chicago franchises and now SVU. '' His character debuted in the thirteenth episode of the season. In the thirteenth episode, Raúl Esparza departed the cast after six seasons on the show. He told Natalie Abrams of Entertainment Weekly that it was his decision to leave, adding `` I 've done six seasons, I felt like it was time to go. I had explored a lot of what I thought Barba was about. I just felt it was time to move on. '' Philip Winchester took his place as the show 's permanent A.D.A, guest starring in Esparza 's final episode before being promoted to main cast in the fourteenth episode. Main cast Mariska Hargitay as Lieutenant Olivia Benson Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda Rollins Ice - T as Detective Odafin `` Fin '' Tutuola Peter Scanavino as Detective Dominick `` Sonny '' Carisi, Jr. Raúl Esparza as A.D.A. Rafael Barba ( episodes 1 -- 13 ) Philip Winchester as A.D.A. Peter Stone ( episode 14 onwards ; guest star : episode 13 ) Special guest star Sam Waterston as DA Jack McCoy Recurring cast Dean Winters as DA Investigator Brian Cassidy Ryan Buggle as Noah Porter - Benson Barbara Miluski as Judge Lisa Peck Peter Jacobson as Defence Attorney Randy Dworkin Vincent Curatola as Judge Al Burtuccio Brooke Shields as Sheila Porter Ami Brabson as Judge Karyn Blake Peter Hermann as Defence Attorney Trevor Langan Steve Rosen as Defence Attorney Michael Guthrie Helmar Augustus Cooper as Judge Reginald Flowers Jayne Houdyshell as Judge Ruth Linden Peter Gallagher as Deputy Chief William Dodds Maureen Mueller as Counselor Susan Janet Jenna Stern as Judge Elana Barth Tamara Tunie as Medical Examiner Melinda Warner Carolyn McCormick as Psychologist Elizabeth Olivet Ned Eisenberg as Defence Attorney Roger Kressler Sonia Manzano as Judge Gloria Pepitone Joe Grifasi as Judge Hashi Horowitz Guest stars It was announced on August 11, 2017 by The Hollywood Reporter that actress Brooke Shields would play a ' major ' recurring role throughout the course of the season. `` I play a very different character from any I have ever played, '' Shields commented. `` I 'm excited to stir the SVU pot a bit. '' THR noted that details of her role are being kept under wraps, although it 's been teased that Shields ' role will `` shake up Benson 's ( Mariska Hargitay ) world. '' At the New York Fashion Week event on September 7, 2017, Shields talked about her `` complicated '' character ; `` We 're discovering the character, '' she said of her at the time, mysterious recurring role, `` it 's pretty complicated and it 's gut wrenching. What 's so amazing about the show is that the characters are so rich and layered, and they 're just filtering me through it. '' Shields also noted that her character was set to begin appearing in the third episode ( `` Contrapasso '' ) of the season. In that episode 's last scene, Shields ' character was revealed to be Noah 's previously unknown grandmother, Sheila Porter, who challenged Benson for custody before becoming friends. Her story arc finished in 2018 when Sheila abducted Noah in a cliffhanger episode, before being caught by Benson and the squad and arrested. On August 18, Entertainment Weekly released a sneak - peak of the script of SVU 's season 19 premiere episode and announced that Will Chase would be guest starring as Byron Marks, an accused rapist who turned fugitive when he fled to Cuba six years prior, he is caught by Fin ( Ice T ) in the premiere 's opening scenes. Amy Smart guest starred as one of Marks ' victims, and Peter Jacobson -- who previously guest starred in the thirteenth - season finale and recurred in season fourteen as a pimp named Bart Ganzel -- guest starred in the premiere as his recurring mothership Law & Order character, Defense Attorney Randy Dworkin, a character created by Michael Chernuchin during his tenure on L&O. Annabeth Gish guest starred in the third episode of the season. She portrayed a defense attorney in a case where a man is castrated and left for dead ; leading the SVU squad to three female suspects with possible motives. Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Isaiah Thomas, made a cameo appearance as himself in an October episode ( `` Complicated '' ) of SVU. Thomas ' cameo appearance occurs in the midst of a missing persons investigation. Mike Faist, a Tony Award - nominated actor starring as Connor Murphy in Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen, guest starred as a young man struggling with the long - ago disappearance of his sister in `` Complicated ''. The Walking Dead alum, Brighton Sharbino guest starred as a teenager who disappears when her classmates make her the subject of a cyberbullying attack. Madison Pettis also guest starred in the episode, titled `` No Good Reason '', which aired on NBC, October 18th 2017. Another Broadway star, Christiane Noll, guest starred in the episode `` Unintended Consquences '' as Sarah Curtis `` After 19 years on the air, I will finally be appearing as a guest star on episode # 19006 of Law & Order : SVU ! I am really excited because this is my first big guest starring role, '' Noll told Playbill. Peter Scolari guest starred along with Noll in `` Unintended Consequences '' as Dr. Dennis Barkley. In October 2017, THR announced Melora Walters and Joanna Going would guest star in a special episode of SVU ( `` Something Happened '' ). Walters played the rape victim, Laurel Linwood, who knows she was raped but ca n't remember what happened. Going played Laurel 's sister, Leah, who is brought in to help fill in the blanks. On September 20, 2017, it was announced Sam Waterston will guest star in an upcoming episode of SVU as his Law & Order character, Jack McCoy. Waterston will be re-united with show runner / EP Michael S. Chernuchin, who also held the same position at the time Waterston joined the original series in 1994 ; Chernuchin is credited as the creator of the McCoy character. This will also mark Waterston 's fourth guest appearance on SVU. In the episode `` Pathological '', Tamara Tunie ( M.E. Melinda Warner ), Carolyn McCormick ( Dr. Elizabeth Olivet ), and Jenna Stern ( Judge Elana Barth ) returned as their respective characters. The episode aired on January 10, 2018. On December 14, 2017, Martin Donovan and Yasmine Al Massri were confirmed to guest star in an episode titled `` Flight Risk '' based on the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations. The episode was about sexual harassment in the airline industry and aired on January 17, 2018. Episodes See also : List of Law & Order : Special Victims Unit episodes No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod. code U.S. viewers ( millions ) 411 `` Gone Fishin ' '' Alex Chapple Michael Chernuchin September 27, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 27 ) 1901 5.67 The Special Victims Unit is notified about a fugitive rapist ( Will Chase ) on the loose in Havana, Cuba. Fin crosses international borders to capture him, which soon causes political controversy when Fin is accused of kidnapping the perp. When all of his victims are reluctant to testify, Benson must count on one victim ( Amy Smart ) to help put the perp away. Meanwhile, Benson discovers shocking allegations made about her, which eventually leads to her ex-boyfriend and former SVU detective Brian Cassidy returning to her life to investigate her actions and the allegation made against her. 412 `` Mood '' Michael Pressman Allison Intrieri October 4, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 04 ) 1902 5.82 A woman ( Saxon Sharbino ) reports to SVU that she was raped. At first, the detectives believe her but, after several misleading reports, the detectives soon find themselves in a complicated position, with Rollins and Carisi fighting about whether her story is true and whether the case should be taken to trial. Meanwhile, Cassidy continues his investigation into Benson 's personal life regarding the shocking allegations made about her and Benson decides to take action, leading to an extremely shocking discovery and the loss of an old friendship in Benson 's life. 413 `` Contrapasso '' Jean de Segonzac Richard Sweren October 11, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 11 ) 1903 5.79 A man ( Paul Fitzgerald ) is brutally castrated and left for dead in a hotel, but survives the ordeal and the Special Victims Unit soon discover there were three witnesses to the scene, who immediately become suspects in the case. However, the case quickly takes a bizarre twist when the three witnesses make a claim that they are victims from something he did in the past and they were getting revenge. Barba must decide whether to prosecute the women or defend them in the complicated case. Meanwhile, Olivia gets shocking news from Trevor Langan regarding Noah 's biological family, revealing that Noah 's mother Ellie Porter had been lying about something all this time during the past investigation. 414 `` No Good Reason '' Martha Mitchell Julie Martin & Brianna Yellen October 18, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 18 ) 1904 5.58 The Special Victims Unit is called in to investigate the sudden disappearance of a high school student ( Brighton Sharbino ). They soon discover that she was the victim of a nasty cyberbullying attack from her fellow peers and best friend ( Madison Pettis ). When she is finally found, she claims that she was raped by three boys from her school at a party, one being one of her best friends. The case goes well, until the victim becomes reluctant to testify, due to hatred and bullying from her peers, and Benson must convince her to testify. Meanwhile, Sheila Porter attempts to challenge Benson 's parenting skills as a mother, which infuriates Benson. Episode inspired by the events in the Netflix web series 13 Reasons Why. 415 5 `` Complicated '' Tricia Brock Céline C. Robinson October 25, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 25 ) 1905 5.81 A young woman ( Ily Ray ) who has been missing for ten years is suddenly found and the cold case into her disappearance is reopened by the Special Victims Unit. However, the detectives become suspicious of her story when several things do n't match up and the detectives soon discover a disturbing cold secret kept in the family. Meanwhile, Benson and Sheila both fight against each other for custody of Noah, with Sheila claiming she fears for Noah 's safety due to Benson 's recent allegations, infuriating Benson and putting them both in an intense and conflicted relationship. 416 6 `` Unintended Consequences '' Jonathan Herron Elizabeth Rinehart November 8, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 08 ) 1906 4.97 The Special Victims Unit are called to a high end rehab center to investigate the death of a teenage girl, after she was last seen there. Suspicious of the activity going on and the concerning behaviour and reports from some of the clients, Rollins goes undercover in the rehab center as a worker, joining the manager ( Anne Corley ) in her duties, hoping to get evidence of criminal activity in order to get justice for the murder victim 's family. Meanwhile, Benson tries to overcome her doubts about Sheila, after letting her visit Noah for the first time and befriending her. 417 7 `` Something Happened '' Alex Chapple Michael Chernuchin November 29, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 29 ) 1907 7.07 A rape victim ( Melora Walters ) who ca n't remember the details or what happened when she was sexually assaulted visits the Special Victims Unit, distraught and desperate to remember exactly what happened. Benson brings her into an interrogation room to help her remember the details of what happened. However, it quickly becomes intense when the rape victim starts to break down in fear, stress and desperation. In order to help the victim remember what happened, Benson finally decides to tell her a long kept secret from her past that she has n't told anyone before, in the hopes that the victim will remember what happened and who assaulted her so justice can be served. The case soon takes a shocking twist which reveals a secret long kept from both the victim and her sister ( Joanna Going ). 418 8 `` Intent '' Adam Bernstein Robert Brooks Cohen & Lawrence Kaplow December 6, 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 06 ) 1908 6.18 The Special Victims Unit are called in after a popular social media star ( Gage Golightly ) is raped, following a romantic date gone wrong. The detectives discover she posted a hint of who she was dating online for her followers, but the victim 's reputation is soon questioned after a text threat is discovered that was subsequently sent to her suspected rapist which could ruin the case. Meanwhile, Benson sets firm ground rules with Sheila about what she can and can not tell Noah about his past and family background, but eventually, Olivia 's worst nightmare comes true when she gets some horrifying news about Noah. 419 9 `` Gone Baby Gone '' Jean de Segonzac Lawrence Kaplow & Elizabeth Rinehart January 3, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 03 ) 1909 6.23 The Special Victims Unit, along with Deputy Chief William Dodds, start a top priority frantic search for Noah after he is kidnapped while clothes shopping with Sheila at the mall. Benson, frantic, starts to panic, which sends emotions running high amongst the team members. Desperate to have her son safe and back with her, Benson decides to take matters into her own hands and tries to attempt to track down Noah 's kidnapper, despite Dodds ' orders. However, things eventually become extremely dangerous and Benson 's life is soon put in serious danger as things take a shocking twist. 420 10 `` Pathological '' Jono Oliver Brianna Yellen January 10, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 10 ) 1910 6.06 The Special Victims Unit are called to investigate a sexual assault case involving two disabled children ( Conor Tague & Erin Wilhelmi ) who attend a special needs school. Through further investigation, the case takes a surprising twist after Rollins discovers a shocking truth when one of the students ' medical exam shows that the child 's medical disability stems from a surprising source and the case soon turns into one of child abuse in the hands of her mother ( Dendrie Taylor ). The case soon goes from bad to worse when the abuse case soon turns to murder. Meanwhile, Benson tries to help Noah cope with nightmares after the previous traumatizing events involving himself, Benson and Sheila Porter. Episode inspired by the Murder of Dee Dee Blancharde 421 11 `` Flight Risk '' Michael Pressman Julie Martin & Allison Intrieri January 17, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 17 ) 1911 6.21 When a Muslim female pilot ( Yasmine Al Massri ) locks herself in the cockpit and attempts to return the plane to JFK Airport ( nearly causing a crash ), she finds herself arrested on suspicion of terrorism. However, when she makes a claim that the captain of the plane ( Martin Donovan ) was sexually assaulting her and she diverted the plane to avoid contact with him, the Special Victims Unit is called to investigate. Barba eventually convenes with a grand jury to determine the suspected rapists complicity in the crime. Meanwhile, Tutuola takes several steps to ensure that Benson is safe at work, after the previous incident with Sheila Porter. Episode inspired by the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations. 422 12 `` Info Wars '' Michael Slovis Richard Sweren & Robert Brooks Cohen January 31, 2018 ( 2018 - 01 - 31 ) 1912 5.48 The Special Victims Unit are called to a brutal crime scene after a violent protest in the city results in a controversial female pundit ( Rhea Seehorn ) getting viciously sexually assaulted. However, with many people in the crowd during the protest, the squad has a hard time catching the victim 's assailants. When the case is taken to trial, Barba and Benson both fight with each other after struggling to keep their political opinions about the case quiet and both disagreeing with each other, which leaves the squad clashing over sides in the controversial, violent case and sets tensions rising between the detectives and Barba. Episode and episode title inspired by actual website InfoWars, with specific main character reference to InfoWars ' reporter Millie Weaver. 423 13 `` The Undiscovered Country '' Alex Chapple Michael Chernuchin February 7, 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 07 ) 1913 6.64 The Special Victims Unit are called in to investigate after a father ( Joe Tapper ) kidnaps his mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome - affected infant. When the father is found, he says he wants his son alive, whereas his wife ( Abigail Hawk ) wants him put out of his misery, which sends the SVU detectives taking sides in the family 's right - to - die case. Barba 's interference in the case leads to the entire DA 's office being in jeopardy, which results in DA Jack McCoy getting involved and sending Barba to trial for murder, however is found not guilty. Traumatized by the case, Barba quits his job as an ADA and is replaced by former Chicago ADA Peter Stone, who has recently lost his father Benjamin Stone, who was a former ADA previously assigned to the NYPD 's Homicide Unit. Episode inspired by the Charlie Gard case. 424 14 `` Chasing Demons '' Fred Berner Richard Sweren & Allison Intrieri February 28, 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 28 ) 1914 TBD The Special Victims Unit take a doctor to trial who has been accused of molesting little boys. As the trial is going good, Brian Cassidy testifies but when the doctor 's lawyer suspects Cassidy of being racist, Cassidy loses it, which causes a mistrial. However, when Cassidy turns up to Benson 's apartment with blood on him and Dr. West is found dead after Cassidy visited him, Benson must decide whether Cassidy is guilty of murder or if Cassidy is innocent which he claims, which complicates Rollins ' and Benson 's relationship and sends Stone and Benson 's friendship to a rocky start, all while a Homicide detective investigates Cassidy. 425 15 `` In Loco Parentis '' TBA TBA March 7, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 07 ) 1915 TBD 426 16 `` Dare '' TBA TBA March 14, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 14 ) 1916 TBD 427 17 `` Send in the Clowns '' TBA TBA March 21, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 21 ) 1917 TBD Ratings No. Title Air date Rating / share ( 18 -- 49 ) Viewers ( millions ) DVR ( 18 -- 49 ) DVR viewers ( millions ) Total ( 18 -- 49 ) Total viewers ( millions ) `` Gone Fishin ' '' September 27, 2017 1.4 / 5 5.67 1.0 3.19 2.4 8.83 `` Mood '' October 4, 2017 1.3 / 5 5.82 TBD TBD TBD TBD `` Contrapasso '' October 11, 2017 1.2 / 5 5.79 1.0 2.82 2.2 8.61 `` No Good Reason '' October 18, 2017 1.2 / 4 5.58 1.0 2.85 2.2 8.45 5 `` Complicated '' October 25, 2017 1.2 / 4 5.81 0.9 2.77 2.1 8.59 6 `` Unintended Consequences '' November 8, 2017 1.1 / 4 4.97 0.9 3.04 2.0 8.01 7 `` Something Happened '' November 29, 2017 1.5 / 5 7.07 1.0 3.08 2.5 10.15 8 `` Intent '' December 6, 2017 1.3 / 5 6.18 0.9 2.68 2.2 8.86 9 `` Gone Baby Gone '' January 3, 2018 1.4 / 5 6.23 TBD TBD TBD TBD 10 `` Pathological '' January 10, 2018 1.3 / 5 6.06 1.0 3.09 2.3 9.15 11 `` Flight Risk '' January 17, 2018 1.4 / 5 6.21 1.0 2.98 2.4 9.17 12 `` Info Wars '' January 31, 2018 1.2 / 5 5.48 1.0 3.01 2.2 8.48 13 `` The Undiscovered Country '' February 7, 2018 1.3 / 5 6.64 1.0 3.17 2.3 9.81 14 `` Chasing Demons '' February 28, 2018 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 15 `` In Loco Parentis '' March 7, 2018 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 16 `` Dare '' March 14, 2018 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 17 `` Send In The Clowns '' March 21, 2018 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD References Jump up ^ Otterson, Joe ( May 12, 2017 ). `` ' Law & Order : SVU ' Renewed for Season 19, Showrunner Rick Eid Exits for ' Chicago PD ' ''. 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Question: when does law and order svu come back on
Answer: March 7, 2018