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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Season	1
Episodes	22
Premiered	September 20, 1999
Concluded	19 May, 2000
Starring	Christopher Meloni Mariska Hargitay Richard Belzer Michelle Hurd Dann Florek
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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
	Elliot Stabler	Detective (Senior Officer)	Christopher Meloni
	Olivia Benson	Detective (Junior Officer)	Mariska Hargitay
	John Munch	Detective (Senior Officer)	Richard Belzer
	Monique Jeffries (1.14-1.22)	Detective (Junior Officer)	Michelle Hurd
	Donald Cragen	Captain (Commanding Officer)	Dann Florek

Recurring/Guest cast

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

List of Episodes

Image	Episode #	Title	Production #	Original Airdate
	1.01 (#1)	Payback	E0901	20 September 1999
	1.02 (#2)	A Single Life	E0903	27 September 1999
	1.03 (#3)	...Or Just Look Like One	E0907	4 October 1999
	1.04 (#4)	Hysteria	E0908	11 October 1999
	1.05 (#5)	Wanderlust	E0905	18 October 1999
	1.06 (#6)	Sophomore Jinx	E0904	25 October 1999
	1.07 (#7)	Uncivilized	E0912	15 November 1999
	1.08 (#8)	Stalked	E0911	22 November 1999
	1.09 (#9)	Stocks & Bondage	E0914	29 November 1999
	1.10 (#10)	Closure (Part I)	E0915	7 January 2000
	1.11 (#11)	Bad Blood	E0916	14 January 2000
	1.12 (#12)	Russian Love Poem	E0913	21 January 2000
	1.13 (#13)	Disrobed	E0910	4 February 2000
	1.14 (#14)	Limitations	E0919	11 February 2000
	1.15 (#15)	Entitled	E0918	18 February 2000
	1.16 (#16)	The Third Guy	E0920	25 February 2000
	1.17 (#17)	Misleader	E0902	31 March 2000
	1.18 (#18)	Chat Room	E0923	14 April 2000
	1.19 (#19)	Contact	E0921	28 April 2000
	1.20 (#20)	Remorse	E0924	5 May 2000
	1.21 (#21)	Nocturne	E0922	12 May 2000
	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		October 21, 2003	Special Victims Unit: The Beginning Dann Florek Squad Room Walkthrough

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