Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 2

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Season 2
Season 2 U.S. DVD cover
Starring
No. of episodes21
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseOctober 20, 2000 (2000-10-20) 
May 11, 2001 (2001-05-11)
Season chronology

The second season of the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered October 20, 2000, and ended May 11, 2001, on NBC. The show remained in its time slot, Friday nights at 10pm/9c. As Neal Baer's first year producing the show, the second season was accompanied by drastic changes in tone. Additionally, the series began to increase its focus on trial scenes with the addition of an Assistant District Attorney for sex crimes to the cast.