<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Elliot Stabler </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Law & Order character </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First appearance </Th> <Td> "Payback" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Last appearance </Th> <Td> "Smoked" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Portrayed by </Th> <Td> Christopher Meloni </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time on show </Th> <Td> 1999--2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Seasons </Th> <Td> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Credited appearances </Th> <Td> 272 episodes (SVU) 2 episodes (L&O) 1 episode (TBJ) 275 episodes (total) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Title </Th> <Td> NYPD Detective 1st Grade </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Family </Th> <Td> Wife: Kathy Stabler Children: Maureen Stabler (daughter) Kathleen Stabler (daughter) Richard "Dickie" Stabler (son) Elizabeth "Lizzie" Stabler (daughter) Elliot "Eli" Stabler Jr. (son) Parents: Joseph Stabler (father, deceased) Bernadette Stabler (mother) Siblings: three brothers two sisters </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Partner </Th> <Td> Olivia Benson Donald Cragen Lucius Blaine (temporary) Danielle Beck (temporary) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Elliot Stabler </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Law & Order character </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First appearance </Th> <Td> "Payback" </Td> </Tr>

When do benson and stabler become partners again