The eighth season of the police procedural drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on NBC on September 19, 2006 and concluded on May 22, 2007. The season consists of 22 episodes. Mariska Hargitay took maternity leave during this season and was replaced by Connie Nielsen as Dani Beck in a recurring role for a total of six episodes before Hargitay's return. This was also the first season to include Adam Beach as Chester Lake. This season aired alongside with season seventeen of Law & Order and season six of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
Image | Character | Title | Actor |
---|---|---|---|
Elliot Stabler | Detective (Senior Officer) | Christopher Meloni | |
Olivia Benson | Detective (Junior Officer) | Mariska Hargitay | |
John Munch | Detective (Senior Officer) | Richard Belzer | |
Odafin "Fin" Tutuola | Detective (Junior Officer) | Ice-T | |
Casey Novak | Assistant District Attorney | Diane Neal | |
George Huang | FBI Special Agent | B.D. Wong | |
Melinda Warner | Medical Examiner | Tamara Tunie | |
Donald Cragen | Captain (Commanding Officer) | Dann Florek |
Recurring/Guest Cast[]
Image | Character | Title | Actor |
---|---|---|---|
Chester Lake | Detective (Junior Officer) | Adam Beach |
List of Episodes[]
Image | Episode # | Title | Production # | Original Airdate |
---|---|---|---|---|
8.01 (#162) | Informed | 08001 | 19 September 2006 | |
8.02 (#163) | Clock | 08003 | 26 September 2006 | |
8.03 (#164) | Recall | 08005 | 3 October 2006 | |
8.04 (#165) | Uncle | 08004 | 10 October 2006 | |
8.05 (#166) | Confrontation | 08006 | 17 October 2006 | |
8.06 (#167) | Infiltrated | 08009 | 31 October 2006 | |
8.07 (#168) | Underbelly | 08007 | 14 November 2006 | |
8.08 (#169) | Cage | 08008 | 21 November 2006 | |
8.09 (#170) | Choreographed | 08010 | 28 November 2006 | |
8.10 (#171) | Scheherazade | 08002 | 2 January 2007 | |
8.11 (#172) | Burned | 08011 | 9 January 2007 | |
8.12 (#173) | Outsider | 08016 | 16 January 2007 | |
8.13 (#174) | Loophole | 08012 | 6 February 2007 | |
8.14 (#175) | Dependent | 08015 | 13 February 2007 | |
8.15 (#176) | Haystack | 08013 | 20 February 2007 | |
8.16 (#177) | Philadelphia | 08017 | 27 February 2007 | |
8.17 (#178) | Sin | 08021 | 27 March 2007 | |
8.18 (#179) | Responsible | 08014 | 3 April 2007 | |
8.19 (#180) | Florida | 08018 | 1 May 2007 | |
8.20 (#181) | Annihilated | 08019 | 8 May 2007 | |
8.21 (#182) | Pretend | 08020 | 15 May 2007 | |
8.22 (#183) | Screwed | 08022 | 22 May 2007 |
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