NYPD Blue (1993)

Genre

drama television series, police procedural

Country

United States

Length

12 seasons, 261 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 176 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The show follows detectives in a New York City police precinct as they solve crimes and deal with their personal lives. It focuses on the daily struggles and professional challenges of the squad.

grittyrealisticdramaticintensemelancholicrawcharacter-drivenserious

What happens

NYPD Blue is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble cast. The show was created by Steven Bochco and David Milch, and was inspired by Milch's relationship with Bill Clark, a former member of the New York City Police Department, who eventually became one of the show's producers. The series was produced by Steven Bochco Productions and 20th Century Fox Television and originally broadcast by ABC from September 21, 1993‚ to March 1, 2005. It was ABC's longest-running primetime one-hour drama series until Grey's Anatomy surpassed it in 2016. NYPD Blue was met with critical acclaim, praised for its grittiness and realistic portrayal of the cast's personal and professional lives. However, the show garnered controversy for its depictions of nudity and alcoholism. In 1997, "True Confessions" (season one, episode four), written by Art Monterastelli and directed by Charles Haid, was ranked number 36 on "TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time". In 1998, "Hearts and Souls" (season six, episode five), Jimmy Smits' final episode as a main cast member, ranked 30th on TV Guide's "100 Greatest Episodes of All Time". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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