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Scripted series · ABC

NYPD Blue

Ride along with the boys in blue.

7.0IMDb177 votesWorth your time
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1993 – 200512 seasons · 261 episodes~60 min per episodeTV-14Ended
Drama
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Dennis Franz

Dennis Franz

Andy Sipowicz

261 eps

David Caruso

David Caruso

John Kelly

44 eps

Mark-Paul Gosselaar

Mark-Paul Gosselaar

John Clark Jr.

87 eps

Jimmy Smits

Jimmy Smits

Bobby Simone

110 eps

Rick Schroder

Rick Schroder

Danny Sorenson

42 eps

Henry Simmons

Henry Simmons

Baldwin Jones

107 eps

Sherry Stringfield

Sherry Stringfield

Laura Michaels

22 eps

Kim Delaney

Kim Delaney

Diane Russell

132 eps

Bill Brochtrup

Bill Brochtrup

John Irvin

129 eps

James McDaniel

James McDaniel

Arthur Fancy

174 eps

Jacqueline Obradors

Jacqueline Obradors

Rita Ortiz

87 eps

Nicholas Turturro

Nicholas Turturro

James Martinez

154 eps

Currie Graham

Currie Graham

Thomas Bale

20 eps

Amy Brenneman

Amy Brenneman

Janice Licalsi

44 eps

Andrea Thompson

Andrea Thompson

Jill Kirkendall

66 eps

Garcelle Beauvais

Garcelle Beauvais

Valerie Haywood

87 eps

Bonnie Somerville

Bonnie Somerville

Laura Murphy

20 eps

Justine Miceli

Justine Miceli

Adrienne Lesniak

22 eps

Gail O'Grady

Gail O'Grady

Donna Abandando

46 eps

Esai Morales

Esai Morales

Tony Rodriguez

87 eps

Sharon Lawrence

Sharon Lawrence

Sylvia Costas

89 eps

Gordon Clapp

Gordon Clapp

Greg Medavoy

242 eps

Charlotte Ross

Charlotte Ross

Connie McDowell

89 eps

Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Bobbi Kingston

2 eps

Linda Carlson

Linda Carlson

Linda Krause

2 eps

Larry Joshua

Larry Joshua

Clifford Bass

11 eps

Michael Holden

Cort Halliday

2 eps

Mike Sabatino

Mike Sabatino

Officer Martelli

4 eps

Nicholas Lea

Nicholas Lea

Frank Colohan

2 eps

Katherine LaNasa

Katherine LaNasa

Michelle Colohan

3 eps

Debra Christofferson

Debra Christofferson

Geri Turner

2 eps

Lourdes Benedicto

Lourdes Benedicto

Gina Colon

2 eps

Joseph R. Sicari

Joseph R. Sicari

Bruno

2 eps

Sheeri Rappaport

Sheeri Rappaport

Mary Franco

13 eps

Dwayne L. Barnes

Dwayne L. Barnes

Rodney

2 eps

Barry Newman

Barry Newman

Mark Radner

2 eps

Eric Balfour

Eric Balfour

Charles 'Spyder' Price

2 eps

Peter White

Peter White

Mr. Irvin

2 eps

Phil LaMarr

Phil LaMarr

Sidney Thompson

2 eps

Clifton Powell

Clifton Powell

Lewis futrel

2 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How NYPD Blue actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

NYPD Blue reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Bingeability.

Character DepthDefining8.6

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

Emotional WeightStrong6.5

How much the series is designed to affect you.

BingeabilityPresent5.2

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

TensionPresent4.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

SerializedLight3.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

SpectacleLight3.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

Cliffhanger IntensityLight3.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

Police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwined several plots involving an ensemble cast.

The run

Seasons

12 seasons · 261 episodes.

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    199322 episodes

    7.9IMDb

    Best episode · S01E14 Jumpin' Jack Fleishman

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    199422 episodes

    7.4IMDb

    Best episode · S02E11 Vishy-Vashy-Vinny

  • Official poster for Season 3

    Season 3 · Complete

    Season 3

    199522 episodes

    7.8IMDb

    Best episode · S03E20 A Death in the Family

  • Official poster for Season 4

    Season 4 · Complete

    Season 4

    199622 episodes

    7.5IMDb

    Best episode · S04E06 Yes Sir, That's My Baby

  • Official poster for Season 5

    Season 5 · Complete

    Season 5

    199722 episodes

    8.0IMDb

    Best episode · S05E17 Speak for Yourself, Bruce Clayton

  • Official poster for Season 6

    Season 6 · Complete

    Season 6

    199822 episodes

    7.9IMDb

    Best episode · S06E05 Hearts and Souls

  • Official poster for Season 7

    Season 7 · Complete

    Season 7

    200022 episodes

    8.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 8

    Season 8 · Complete

    Season 8

    200120 episodes

    8.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 9

    Season 9 · Complete

    Season 9

    200123 episodes

    8.3IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 10

    Season 10 · Complete

    Season 10

    200222 episodes

    8.1IMDb

    Best episode · S10E16 Nude Awakening

  • Official poster for Season 11

    Season 11 · Complete

    Season 11

    200322 episodes

    8.1IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 12

    Season 12 · Complete

    Season 12

    200420 episodes

    8.6IMDb

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from NYPD Lou

S01E07

NYPD Lou

8.4IMDb5 votes

When Sipowicz's estranged son, Andy Jr., shows up and announces his engagement, Andy Sr. decides to look into the bride-to-be's background.

2 Nov 199349 min
Still from Emission Accomplished

S01E05

Emission Accomplished

8.4IMDb5 votes

Martinez discovers the superintendent of his brother's apartment building is a cop who beats and robs tenants who fall behind on their rent.

19 Oct 199349 min
Still from Personal Foul

S01E06

Personal Foul

8.2IMDb5 votes

Kelly is forced to arrest a close friend after a fight on the basketball court leaves another friend dead.

26 Oct 199348 min
Still from Steroid Roy

S01E15

Steroid Roy

8.2IMDb5 votes

When Kelly and Sipowicz respond to a suicide call they find the body of a police informant who had come to the precinct earlier that day shouting that she was sleeping with her police contact. Licalsi suspects that her partner is taking drugs.

8 Feb 199449 min
Still from From Hare to Eternity

S01E11

From Hare to Eternity

8.2IMDb5 votes

As the holiday's approach, Kelly and Sipowicz get a early gift in the form of a hot tip while investigating the kidnapping of a young girl.

14 Dec 199348 min
Still from True Confessions

S01E04

True Confessions

7.6IMDb5 votes

Kelly quits moonlighting as a bodyguard after discovering his millionaire employer is a wife beater. Later Kelly speaks at a tenant meeting explaining the dangers of carrying a gun for protection. Unfortunately, his talk has little impact on the tenant in 4B.

12 Oct 199349 min

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

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Moving Day

10.0IMDb1 votes
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Bale to the Chief

9.0IMDb1 votes
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Still from Lenny Scissorhands

S12E18

Lenny Scissorhands

9.0IMDb1 votes
15 Feb 2005
Still from Sergeant Sipowicz' Lonely Hearts Club Band

S12E17

Sergeant Sipowicz' Lonely Hearts Club Band

8.0IMDb1 votes
8 Feb 2005
Still from Old Man Quiver

S12E16

Old Man Quiver

9.0IMDb1 votes
1 Feb 2005
Still from La Bomba

S12E15

La Bomba

8.0IMDb1 votes
25 Jan 2005

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Writing

Direction

Cinematography

Where to watch

Streaming

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