Third Watch (1999)

Genre

drama television series, crime television series, police television drama

Country

United States

Length

6 seasons, 131 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 234 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The show follows police officers, firefighters, and paramedics in New York City who work the same shift from late afternoon to evening. It shows their professional duties and personal struggles.

grittycharacter-driventensemelancholicgroundeddramaticfast-pacedrealistic

What happens

Third Watch is an American crime drama television series created by John Wells and Edward Allen Bernero that aired on NBC from September 23, 1999, to May 6, 2005, with a total of 132 episodes spanning over six seasons. It was produced by John Wells Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The show takes place in New York City, and was filmed on location there. It stars an ensemble cast of characters, the storylines centered on the lives of police officers in the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the firefighters and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Personnel in the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), all working the same fictional precinct during the 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. shift, also known as the "third watch". After the September 11 attacks hit New York in 2001, season three opened with the episode "In Their Own Words", which aired on October 15, 2001, and featured interviews with real-life NYPD and FDNY members who responded to the attacks. The following episode was titled "September Tenth". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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