Criminal Minds vs Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Criminal Minds has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 8/10 for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit). Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is the older of the two (1999 against 2005). Both are crime, drama, mystery shows, so they suit a similar mood.

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Criminal MindsLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
Audience score★ 8.3/10★ 8.0/10
Year20051999
Seasons1928
GenresCrime, Drama, MysteryCrime, Drama, Mystery
Country–US
Creator / directorJeff Davis–
Main castAisha Tyler, Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Adam Rodriguez, Kirsten VangsnessMariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Kelli Giddish, Peter Scanavino, Aimé Donna Kelly

Synopsis

Criminal Minds

An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

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