▁Z ad ar ▁al umn i ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁third ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁television ▁series , ▁Law ▁& ▁Order : ▁Special ▁Vict ims ▁Unit ▁premier ed ▁Friday , ▁September ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁ended ▁Friday , ▁May ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁on ▁N BC . ▁It ▁occupied ▁the ▁Friday ▁ 1 0 pm / 9 c ▁times lot ▁once ▁again . ▁ ▁Production ▁In ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁ 9 / 1 1 , ▁several ▁cast ▁and ▁crew ▁members ▁volunte ered ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁rescue ▁effort . ▁The ▁main ▁title ▁voice over ▁by ▁Steven ▁Z ir n kil ton ▁was ▁also ▁changed ▁for ▁one ▁episode ▁only ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁following ▁dedic ation : ▁" On ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁was ▁r uth lessly ▁and ▁cr imin ally ▁attacked . ▁While ▁no ▁t ribute ▁can ▁ever ▁he al ▁the ▁pain ▁of ▁that ▁day , ▁the ▁produ cers ▁of ▁Law ▁& ▁Order ▁dedic ate ▁this ▁season ▁to ▁the ▁vict ims ▁and ▁their ▁families ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁fire fig h ters ▁and ▁police ▁officers ▁who ▁rem ind ▁us ▁every ▁day ▁with ▁their ▁lives ▁and ▁courage ▁what ▁it ▁truly ▁means ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁American ". ▁Sy nd ic ated ▁air ings ▁of ▁the ▁episodes ▁replaced ▁this ▁dialog ue ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁title ▁voice over . ▁The ▁opening ▁sequence ▁changed ▁as ▁well ; ▁N BC ▁ordered ▁the ▁opening ▁cred its ▁for ▁the