The fourth season of the television series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered September 27, 2002 and ended May 16, 2003 on NBC. This was the last season of the series to air on Friday nights
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Elizabeth Mitchell, who made her first of two SVU guest appearances on Season 4, was already a fan of the series.
Rob Estes plays an abusive father his son fears to confront. Estes's performance was well received and considered for an Emmy.
The third season of the television series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered Friday, September 28, 2001 and ended Friday, May 17, 2002 on NBC. It occupied the Friday 10pm/9c timeslot once ag
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 4
…silent child in "Desperate", where he witnesses his stepmother's murder. Jason Ritter made a guest appearance this season after his father appeared in season 3. His character in "Dominance" was a disturbed young adult, assisting in murders to gain the respect of his brother played by Ian Somerhalder. Their…
Season 3 U.S. DVD cover
Piper Laurie plays abusive grandmother, Dorothy Rudd in "Care". Neal Baer met Laurie at ER and told Entertainment Weekly, "she played it in a real way that truly was frightening."
John Ritter plays a doctor accused of killing his wife's baby in "Monogamy" shortly before his 2003 death. NBC's tagline: "See John Ritter as you've never seen him before."