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The first season of the police procedural drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on NBC on September 20, 1999 and concluded on May 19, 2000. The season consists of 22 episodes. This is the first season to feature Dann Florek as Donald Cragen (from three seasons of the original Law & Order) and Richard Belzer as John Munch (from crime drama series of Homicide: Life on the Street and Homicide: The Movie), plus Michelle Hurd as Monique Jeffries joins the regular cast (episode 14-onward) after she recurs (episodes 1-13). Original Law & Order cast members: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Sam Waterston, Angie Harmon, and Steven Hill starred as special guests this season. It is also the only season to feature Robert Palm as showrunner. This season aired alongside with season ten of Law & Order.

Cast[]

Main Cast[]

Image Character Title Actor
Meloni icon S1 Elliot Stabler Detective (Senior Officer) Christopher Meloni
Benson icon S1 Olivia Benson Detective (Junior Officer) Mariska Hargitay
Munch icon S1 John Munch Detective (Senior Officer) Richard Belzer
Hurd icon Monique Jeffries (1.14-1.22) Detective (Junior Officer) Michelle Hurd
Cragen icon S1 Donald Cragen Captain (Commanding Officer) Dann Florek

Recurring/Guest cast[]

Image Character Title Actor
Orbach icon
Lennie Briscoe Homicide Detective (Senior Officer) Jerry Orbach
Martin icon
Ed Green Homicide Detective (Junior Officer) Jesse L. Martin
Waterston icon
Jack McCoy Executive Assistant District Attorney Sam Waterston
Harmon icon
Abbie Carmichael Assistant District Attorney Angie Harmon
Hill icon
Adam Schiff Manhattan, District Attorney Steven Hill
McCormickSeason4 Elizabeth "Liz" Olivet Psychologist Carolyn McCormick
Hurd icon Monique Jeffries (1.01-1.03, 1.06-1.13) Detective (Junior Officer) Michelle Hurd

List of Episodes[]

Image Episode # Title Production # Original Airdate
PaybackStablerBenson 1.01 (#1) Payback E0901 20 September 1999
ASingleLife ep 1.02 (#2) A Single Life E0903 27 September 1999
BensonStablerOrJustLookLikeOne 1.03 (#3) ...Or Just Look Like One E0907 4 October 1999
MunchHysteria 1.04 (#4) Hysteria E0908 11 October 1999
StablerWanderlust 1.05 (#5) Wanderlust E0905 18 October 1999
CassidyMunchSophomoreJinx 1.06 (#6) Sophomore Jinx E0904 25 October 1999
StablerCassidyUncivilized 1.07 (#7) Uncivilized E0912 15 November 1999
BensonStalked 1.08 (#8) Stalked E0911 22 November 1999
CragenStocks&Bondage 1.09 (#9) Stocks & Bondage E0914 29 November 1999
BensonAndersonClosure 1.10 (#10) Closure (Part I) E0915 7 January 2000
CassidyJefferiesBadBlood 1.11 (#11) Bad Blood E0916 14 January 2000
StablerIvanovaRussianLovePoem 1.12 (#12) Russian Love Poem E0913 21 January 2000
MunchCassidyDisrobed 1.13 (#13) Disrobed E0910 4 February 2000
MunchJefferiesLimitations 1.14 (#14) Limitations E0919 11 February 2000
BriscoePruittEntitled 1.15 (#15) Entitled E0918 18 February 2000
BensonStablerTheThirdGuy 1.16 (#16) The Third Guy E0920 25 February 2000
BensonMisleader 1.17 (#17) Misleader E0902 31 March 2000
JefferiesStablerChatRoom 1.18 (#18) Chat Room E0923 14 April 2000
BensonGanznerContact 1.19 (#19) Contact E0921 28 April 2000
CragenMcConaughRemorse 1.20 (#20) Remorse E0924 5 May 2000
StablerNocturne 1.21 (#21) Nocturne E0922 12 May 2000
BensonMorrowSlaves 1.22 (#22) Slaves E0926 19 May 2000

DVD Release[]

DVD name Cover art Release date Additional information
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The First Year
LaO-SVU S1 October 21, 2003
  • Special Victims Unit: The Beginning
  • Dann Florek Squad Room Walkthrough
Previous season:
None
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Season 1
Next season:
Season 2
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