Production[]
January[]
- 10 January
- L&O: "Hubris" airs.
- 12 January
- SVU: "Pixies" airs.
- 17 January
- L&O: "Whose Monkey is it Anyway?" airs.
- 19 January
- SVU: "Consent" airs.
- 20 January
- George W. Bush is inaugurated as the 43rd President of the United States.
- 24 January
- L&O: "Sunday in the Park with Jorge" airs
- 26 January
- SVU: "Abuse" airs.
February[]
- 2 February
- SVU: "Secrets" airs.
- 7 February
- L&O: "Teenage Wasteland" airs.
- 9 February
- SVU: "Victims" airs.
- 14 February
- L&O: "Phobia" airs.
- 16 February
- SVU: "Paranoia" airs.
- 21 February
- L&O: "A Losing Season" airs.
- 23 February
- SVU: "Countdown" airs.
- 28 February
- L&O: "Swept Away - A Very Special Episode" airs.
March[]
- 2 March
- SVU: "Runaway" airs.
- 14 March
- L&O: "Bronx Cheer" airs.
- 21 March
- L&O: "Ego" airs.
- 23 March
- SVU: "Folly" airs.
April[]
- 4 April
- L&O: "White Lie" airs.
- 18 April
- L&O: "Whiplash" airs.
- 20 April
- SVU: "Manhunt" airs.
- 27 April
- SVU: "Parasites" airs.
May[]
- 2 May
- L&O: "All My Children" airs.
- 4 May
- SVU: "Pique" airs.
- 9 May
- L&O: "Brother's Keeper" airs.
- 11 May
- SVU: "Scourge" airs.
- 16 May
- L&O :"School Daze" airs.
- 23 May
- L&O: "Judge Dread" airs.
- L&O:"Deep Vote" airs.
September[]
- 11 September
- 2,977 Americans die after 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijack four airliners in a suicide attack. Two planes are deliberately crashed into the World Trade Center. Both towers would later collapse. Another plane crashed into the Pentagon. Another plane aimed at Washington DC crashed in Pennsylvania after the passengers attempted to take down the hijackers.
- 26 September
- L&O: "Who Let the Dogs Out?" airs.
- 28 September
- SVU: "Repression" airs.
- 30 September
- CI: "One" airs.
October[]
- 3 October
- L&O: "Armed Forces" airs.
- 5 October
- SVU: "Wrath" airs.
- 7 October
- CI: "Art" airs.
- 10 October
- L&O: "For Love or Money" airs.
- 12 October
- SVU: "Stolen" airs.
- 14 October
- CI: "Smothered" airs.
- 17 October
- CI: "The Faithful" airs.
- 19 October
- SVU: "Rooftop" airs.
- 21 October
- CI: "Jones" airs.
- 24 October
- L&O: "Soldier of Fortune" airs.
- 26 October
- SVU: "Tangled" airs.
- 28 October
- CI: "The Extra Man" airs.
- 31 October
- L&O: "Possession" airs.
November[]
- 2 November
- SVU: "Redemption" airs.
- 7 November
- L&O: "Formerly Famous" airs.
- 9 November
- SVU: "Sacrifice" airs.
- 11 November
- CI: "Poison" airs.
- 14 November
- L&O: "Myth of Fingerprints" airs.
- 16 November
- SVU: "Inheritance" airs.
- 18 November
- CI: "The Pardoner's Tale" airs.
- 21 November
- L&O: "The Fire This Time" airs.
- 23 November
- SVU: "Care" airs.
- 25 November
- CI: "The Good Doctor" airs.
- 28 November
- L&O: "3 Dawg Night" airs.
December[]
- 9 December
- CI: "Enemy Within" airs.
- 12 December
- L&O: "Prejudice" airs.
- 14 December
- SVU: "Ridicule" airs.
2001 in the Law & Order Universe[]
April[]
- 24 April
- Gia Eskas was sexual abused repeatedly by her uncle George Zane on her fourteenth birthday. (SVU: "Educated Guess")
September[]
- 10 September
- A young girl, Aretha Green, is reported as missing. (SVU: "Tangled Strands Of Justice")
- 11 September
- Hitman Dan Feist is killed. His murder investigation goes cold due to most of the New York City Police Department's resources being tied up in the September 11 attacks. (CI: "But Not Forgotten")
- A grid search for young girl, Aretha Green, begins. Among those in attendance are then Patrol Officer Christian Garland and his superior, Duty Captain Carl Mannox. However, the search is called off due to attacks at the World Trade Center. (SVU: "Tangled Strands Of Justice")
Other events[]
May[]
- 27 May
- Izabela Vidovic is born.
September[]
- 24 September
- Clare Foley is born.
October[]
- 23 October
- Mina Sundwall is born.
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