Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is a U.S. television program aired on NBC since Monday, September 20, 1999. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is currently the ninth most popular show on NBC and 27th overall on TV, watched by a total number of 3,963,000 people (1.23% rating) as of the daily audience measurement on . Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is also shown on Ion Television, Syndication since September 2009 and USA Network.
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on NBC as of Thursday, January 15, 2026.
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2026-Jan-15 | HH | 3,202,500 | 2.50 |
| P2+ | 3,963,000 | 1.23 | |
| P18-49 | 408,400 | 0.30 | |
| P25-54 | 666,100 | 0.53 | |
| 2026-Jan-08 | HH | 3,125,600 | 2.44 |
| P2+ | 3,950,000 | 1.22 | |
| P18-49 | 408,400 | 0.30 | |
| P25-54 | 653,500 | 0.52 | |
| 2026-Jan-01 ENC | HH | 1,434,700 | 1.12 |
| P2+ | 1,801,000 | 0.56 | |
| P18-49 | 177,000 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 263,900 | 0.21 | |
| 2025-Dec-04 ENC | HH | 1,588,400 | 1.24 |
| P2+ | 1,952,000 | 0.60 | |
| P18-49 | 245,000 | 0.18 | |
| P25-54 | 339,300 | 0.27 | |
| 2025-Nov-20 | HH | 2,746,000 | 2.14 |
| P2+ | 3,616,000 | 1.12 | |
| P18-49 | 437,000 | 0.32 | |
| P25-54 | 613,000 | 0.49 | |
| 2025-Nov-13 FALSE IDOLS | HH | 2,779,000 | 2.17 |
| P2+ | 3,512,000 | 1.09 | |
| P18-49 | 405,000 | 0.30 | |
| P25-54 | 626,000 | 0.50 | |
| 2025-Oct-30 | HH | 2,950,000 | 2.30 |
| P2+ | 3,710,000 | 1.15 | |
| P18-49 | 371,000 | 0.27 | |
| P25-54 | 583,000 | 0.46 | |
| 2025-Oct-23 | HH | 2,739,000 | 2.14 |
| P2+ | 3,490,000 | 1.08 | |
| P18-49 | 453,000 | 0.33 | |
| P25-54 | 690,000 | 0.55 | |
| 2025-Oct-16 CLICKBAIT | HH | 2,803,000 | 2.19 |
| P2+ | 3,548,000 | 1.10 | |
| P18-49 | 407,000 | 0.30 | |
| P25-54 | 540,000 | 0.43 | |
| 2025-Oct-09 | HH | 2,550,000 | 1.99 |
| P2+ | 3,063,000 | 0.95 | |
| P18-49 | 291,000 | 0.21 | |
| P25-54 | 451,000 | 0.36 | |
| 2025-Oct-02 | HH | 3,112,500 | 2.43 |
| P2+ | 3,891,000 | 1.20 | |
| P18-49 | 354,000 | 0.26 | |
| P25-54 | 578,000 | 0.46 | |
| 2025-Sep-25 P | HH | 3,036,000 | 2.37 |
| P2+ | 3,828,000 | 1.21 | |
| P18-49 | 381,000 | 0.28 | |
| P25-54 | 578,000 | 0.46 | |
| 2025-Sep-18 R | HH | 1,698,000 | 1.33 |
| P2+ | 2,022,000 | 0.64 | |
| P18-49 | 154,000 | 0.11 | |
| P25-54 | 299,000 | 0.24 | |
| 2025-Sep-11 R | HH | 1,546,000 | 1.21 |
| P2+ | 1,854,000 | 0.58 | |
| P18-49 | 165,000 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 224,000 | 0.18 | |
| 2025-Aug-28 R | HH | 1,195,000 | 0.95 |
| P2+ | 1,461,000 | 0.46 | |
| P18-49 | 147,500 | 0.11 | |
| P25-54 | 247,000 | 0.20 | |
| 2025-Aug-21 R | HH | 1,403,000 | 1.12 |
| P2+ | 1,687,000 | 0.53 | |
| P18-49 | 140,000 | 0.10 | |
| P25-54 | 238,000 | 0.19 | |
| 2025-Aug-14 R | HH | 1,381,000 | 1.10 |
| P2+ | 1,746,000 | 0.55 | |
| P18-49 | 193,000 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 285,000 | 0.23 | |
| 2025-Aug-07 R | HH | 1,377,000 | 1.09 |
| P2+ | 1,772,000 | 0.56 | |
| P18-49 | 207,000 | 0.15 | |
| P25-54 | 275,000 | 0.22 | |
| 2025-Jul-24 R | HH | 1,509,500 | 1.20 |
| P2+ | 1,811,000 | 0.57 | |
| P18-49 | 187,500 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 321,000 | 0.26 | |
| 2025-Jul-17 R | HH | 1,434,000 | 1.14 |
| P2+ | 1,739,000 | 0.55 | |
| P18-49 | 134,000 | 0.10 | |
| P25-54 | 247,000 | 0.20 | |
| 2025-Jul-10 R | HH | 1,547,500 | 1.23 |
| P2+ | 1,865,000 | 0.59 | |
| P18-49 | 147,500 | 0.11 | |
| P25-54 | 284,000 | 0.23 | |
| 2025-Jul-03 R | HH | 1,258,000 | 1.00 |
| P2+ | 1,879,000 | 0.59 | |
| P18-49 | 228,000 | 0.17 | |
| P25-54 | 321,000 | 0.26 | |
| 2025-Jun-26 R | HH | 1,459,000 | 1.16 |
| P2+ | 1,825,000 | 0.58 | |
| P18-49 | 174,500 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 296,000 | 0.24 | |
| 2025-Jun-12 R | HH | 1,358,500 | 1.08 |
| P2+ | 1,666,000 | 0.53 | |
| P18-49 | 228,000 | 0.17 | |
| P25-54 | 284,000 | 0.23 | |
| 2025-May-29 R | HH | 1,494,000 | 1.18 |
| P2+ | 1,832,000 | 0.58 | |
| P18-49 | 158,000 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 273,000 | 0.22 | |
| 2025-May-15 | HH | 3,167,000 | 2.53 |
| P2+ | 3,963,000 | 1.25 | |
| P18-49 | 456,000 | 0.34 | |
| P25-54 | 702,000 | 0.57 | |
| 2025-May-08 | HH | 2,751,000 | 2.19 |
| P2+ | 3,562,000 | 1.12 | |
| P18-49 | 561,000 | 0.42 | |
| P25-54 | 725,000 | 0.59 | |
| 2025-May-01 | HH | 2,895,000 | 2.30 |
| P2+ | 3,663,000 | 1.15 | |
| P18-49 | 455,000 | 0.34 | |
| P25-54 | 629,000 | 0.51 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFL Playoff Game: Wild Card | 25,340,000 | -3% |
| 2 | NFL Playoff Pre-Kick | 19,545,000 | +2% |
| 3 | Nightly News with Tom Llamas | 6,725,000 | +8% |
| 4 | Football Night in America Pre-Game | 6,677,000 | -26% |
| 5 | Chicago Med | 5,756,000 | +7% |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 5,303,000 | +10% |
| 7 | Chicago PD | 4,565,000 | +19% |
| 8 | Saturday Night Live | 4,140,000 | -23% |
| 9 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 3,963,000 | |
| 10 | Law & Order | 3,878,000 | -2% |
| 11 | Happy's Place | 3,362,000 | +61% |
| 12 | Today | 2,827,000 | |
| 13 | Meet the Press with Kristen Welker | 2,694,000 | -11% |
| 14 | Dateline | 2,656,000 | |
| 15 | NBA Pregame | 2,634,000 | +2% |
| 16 | Hunting Party | 2,626,000 | +20% |
| 17 | St. Denis Medical | 2,135,000 | -24% |
| 18 | NBA Tuesday Regular Season | 2,042,000 | +17% |
| 19 | Stumble | 1,962,000 | +72% |
| 20 | Today 3rd Hour | 1,954,000 | -10% |
| 21 | Brilliant Minds | 1,379,000 | -14% |
| 22 | Today with Jenna & Sheinelle | 1,355,000 | -6% |
| 23 | NBC News Daily | 1,325,000 | -16% |
| 24 | SNL Prime | 1,218,000 | +5% |
| 25 | NBA Tuesday Regular Season Postgame | 1,156,000 | +9% |
| 26 | Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 1,090,000 | -16% |
| 27 | Dateline Mystery | 1,046,000 | -46% |
| 28 | The Wall | 978,000 | -30% |
| 29 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | 845,000 | +70% |