Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 5
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
Season 5 U.S. DVD cover | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 23, 2003 – May 18, 2004 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth season of the television series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered September 23, 2003, and ended May 18, 2004, on NBC. Law & Order: SVU moved away from its Friday night slot to Tuesday nights at 10pm/9c. Casey Novak, the unit's longest-serving ADA, was introduced in the fifth episode when Diane Neal joined the cast to fill the absence left by Stephanie March.