LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT [UPDATED] Air Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST on NBC Episode Title: (#1403) "TWENTY-FIVE ACTS"
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"LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT"
(X) "TWENTY-FIVE ACTS "
10/10/2012 (09:00PM - 10:00PM) (Wednesday) : THE SVU DETECTIVES SPRING INTO ACTION WHEN THE AUTHOR OF A BEST-SELLING ROMANCE NOVEL (GUEST STAR ANNA CHLUMSKY) IS ATTACKED BY A POPULAR TELEVISION SHOW HOST (GUEST STAR ROGER BART.)
The young author of a wildly successful S&M romance novel (Chlumsky) goes home with a famous television show host (Bart), who forces himself on her. Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Rollins (Kelli Giddish) work to convince the victim to file charges, with the assistance of a brash new Manhattan District Attorney (guest star Raul Esparza.) As the SVU squad digs into her background to uncover potential trial pitfalls, Detective Amaro (Danny Pino) uncovers a secret that threatens to destroy the young woman's career as well as her case. Also starring Ice-T (Detective Odafin Tutuola) and Richard Belzer (Sergeant John Munch.) Adam Baldwin (Captain Steven Harris) guest stars.
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ADDITIONAL NOTES: renewed through the 2013-14 season (the show's 15th of 22 episodes) on 4/26/13
DESCRIPTION: (from NBC's press release, April 2013) NBC has announced the renewal of five key drama series for the 2013-14 season: "Revolution," "Chicago Fire," "Parenthood," "Grimm" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." All have been given 22-episode orders. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" will enter its 15th season for NBC. The series chronicles the life and crimes of the Special Victims Unit of the New York City Police Department, an elite squad of detectives who investigate sexually based crimes. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" is a Wolf Films production in association with Universal Television. Dick Wolf is creator and executive producer. Warren Leight, Julie Martin and Peter Jankowski are also executive producers. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" originals this season have improved the time period versus year-ago results by 70 percent in adults 18-49 ("live plus same day") and are building on the time slot's lead-in by 31 percent in 18-49 and 70 percent in total viewers.