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NYPD Blue
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NYPD Blue is an American police drama and crime television series created by David Milch and Steven Bochco, broadcast on the network ABC. It ran for 12 seasons and 261 episodes, from 21 September 1993 to 1 March 2005, with each episode lasting 60 minutes. The series was produced in the English language and covered the drama and crime genres throughout its run.
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★ 7.1Police 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.
- Aired
- 1993–2005
- Seasons
- 12 · 261 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- David Milch, Steven Bochco
- Network
- ABC
- Genres
- Drama
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Key facts
- Genre
- Police procedural
- Created by
- Steven Bochco David Milch
- Starring
- (See: Main cast )
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Number span no of episodes
- 261 ( list of episodes )
- Executive producer
- (See: Production and crew )
- Producer
- (See: Production and crew )
- Running time
- 47–49 minutes
- Production companies
- Steven Bochco Productions 20th Century Fox Television
- Network
- ABC
- Release
- September 21, 1993 ( 1993-09-21 ) –, March 1, 2005 ( 2005-03-01 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- television series
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- New York City Police Department
- Creator
- David Milch
- Cast member
- Bonnie Somerville
- Composer
- Mike Post
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 45
- FilmAffinity ID
- 528427
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- executive producer
- Steven Bochco
- original broadcaster
- American Broadcasting Company
- number of seasons
- 12
- number of episodes
- 261
- title
- NYPD Blue
- distributed by
- Disney+
- start time
- 1993-09-21
- end time
- 2005-03-01
- broadcast by
- TV 2 Direkte
- Commons category
- NYPD Blue
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Encyclopedic overview
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".
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