Scripted series · NBC
Third Watch
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Coby Bell
Tyrone Davis Jr.
131 eps
Nia Long
Sasha Monroe
45 eps
Michael Beach
Monte Parker
101 eps
Molly Price
Faith Yokas
131 eps
Anthony Ruivivar
Carlos Nieto
131 eps
Skipp Sudduth
John Sullivan
131 eps
Tia Texada
Maritza Cruz
56 eps
Jason Wiles
Maurice Boscorelli
131 eps
Cara Buono
Grace Foster
24 eps
Josh Stewart
Brendan Finney
22 eps
Bobby Cannavale
Bobby Caffey
44 eps
Eddie Cibrian
Jimmy Doherty
96 eps
Kim Raver
Kim Zambrano
111 eps
Amy Carlson
Alex Taylor
56 eps
Roy Scheider
Fyodor Chevchenko
6 eps
Aidan Quinn
John Miller
5 eps
Lonette McKee
Maggie Davis
10 eps
Anson Mount
Dr. Montville
5 eps
Chris Bauer
Fred Yokas
52 eps
Charlie Day
Michael Boscorelli
5 eps
Bonnie Dennison
Emily Yokas
35 eps
Joe Lisi
Lieutenant Swersky
69 eps
Tawny Cypress
Sharon Burns
7 eps
Brad Beyer
Jason Christopher
8 eps
Wyclef Jean
Marcel Hollis
5 eps
Mia Farrow
Mona Mitchell
5 eps
Patti D'Arbanville
Rose Boscorelli
16 eps
Anne Twomey
Catherine Zambrano
7 eps
Darien Sills-Evans
Dr. Fields
24 eps
Bill Walsh
Walsh
57 eps
Sakina Jaffrey
Dr. Hickman
16 eps
James Rebhorn
Captain Elchisak
6 eps
Charles Haid
Captain Cathel Finney
10 eps
Stephen Singer
Dr. Peterson
7 eps
Lisa Vidal
Sara Morales
20 eps
Savannah Haske
Tatiana
21 eps
Manny Perez
Officer Manny Santiago
10 eps
Jon Seda
Matty Caffey
7 eps
Monica Trombetta
Dana Murphy
14 eps
Michael Rispoli
Jerry Mankowicz
8 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Third Watch actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Third Watch reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Tension.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers, firemen, and paramedics, all working the same fictional 55th precinct during the 3pm to 11pm shift - the 'Third Watch'.
The run
Seasons
6 seasons · 131 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20011 episode
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
199922 episodes
9.0IMDbBest episode · S01E01 Welcome to Camelot
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
200022 episodes
7.8IMDb
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
200121 episodes
8.0IMDb
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
200222 episodes
8.3IMDb
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
200322 episodes
9.0IMDb
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
200422 episodes
9.9IMDb
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S06E22
Goodbye to Camelot
- Directed by Edward Allen Bernero
- Written by Edward Allen Bernero
S06E21
End of Tour
- Directed by Gloria Muzio
- Written by Angela Amato Velez
S06E20
How Do You Spell Belief?
- Directed by Skipp Sudduth
- Written by Karen Hall
S06E19
Welcome Home
- Directed by Paul Michael Glaser
- Written by Victor De Jesus
S06E18
Too Little, Too Late
- Directed by Rosemary Rodriguez
- Written by Janine Sherman Barrois
S06E17
Kingpin Rising
- Directed by Nelson McCormick
- Written by Charles Murray
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
John Wells
Showrunner
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Edward Allen Bernero
Creator
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Victor De Jesus
Writer
Janine Sherman Barrois
Writer
John Romano
Writer
Siobhan Byrne O'Connor
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Lance Gentile
Writer
Julie Hébert
Writer
Theresa Rebeck
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Jorge Zamacona
Writer
Brooke Kennedy
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Charles Holland
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Simon Mirren
Writer
John Ridley
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Angela Amato Velez
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Charles Murray
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Bonnie Mark
Writer
Karen Hall
Writer
Scott Williams
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Kristin HarmsProducer
- Edward Allen BerneroExecutive Producer
Writing
- Victor De JesusWriter
- Janine Sherman BarroisWriter
- John RomanoWriter
- Siobhan Byrne O'ConnorWriter
- Lance GentileWriter
- Julie HébertWriter
Direction
- Matt Earl BeesleyDirector
- Rosemary RodriguezDirector
- Jesús Salvador TreviñoDirector
- R. W. GoodwinDirector
- Bryan SpicerDirector
- Michael VejarDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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