Law & Order: Special Victims Unit U.S. television ratings U.S. television ratings

| Season | Episodes | Timeslot_EST | Season_premiere | Season_finale | TV_season | Ranking | Viewers_in_millions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Monday 9:00p.m. (1999) Friday 10:00p.m. (2000) | September 20, 1999 | May 19, 2000 | 1999–2000 | 33rd | 12.18 |
| 2 | 21 | Friday 10:00p.m. | October 20, 2000 | May 11, 2001 | 2000–01 | 29th | 13.1 |
| 3 | 23 | Friday 10:00p.m. | September 28, 2001 | May 17, 2002 | 2001–02 | 14th | 15.2 |
| 4 | 25 | Friday 10:00p.m. | September 27, 2002 | May 16, 2003 | 2002–03 | 16th | 14.83 |
| 5 | 25 | Tuesday 10:00p.m. | September 23, 2003 | May 18, 2004 | 2003–04 | 21st | 12.72 |
| 6 | 23 | Tuesday 10:00p.m. | September 21, 2004 | May 24, 2005 | 2004–05 | 23rd | 13.46 |
| 7 | 22 | Tuesday 10:00p.m. | September 20, 2005 | May 16, 2006 | 2005–06 | 24th | 13.78 |