Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 20
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | |
|---|---|
| Season 20 | |
Season 20 U.S. DVD cover | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 27, 2018 – May 16, 2019 |
| Season chronology | |
The twentieth season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on Thursday, September 27, 2018, at 9PM ET with a two-part premiere episode. The following Thursday, the series started airing new episodes at 10PM ET. The season ended on May 16, 2019.
This landmark season of SVU tied it with both the original Law & Order series and Gunsmoke as longest-running scripted non-animated American primetime TV series. On March 29, 2019, as it was announced that SVU was renewed for a twenty-first, record-breaking season, it was also announced this season would be the last season to feature Philip Winchester.