Seasons(12) / Episodes(261)
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Season 1 (1993) - 22 episodes
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Season 2 (1994) - 22 episodes
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Season 3 (1995) - 22 episodes
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Season 4 (1996) - 22 episodes
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Season 5 (1997) - 22 episodes
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Season 6 (1998) - 22 episodes
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Season 7 (2000) - 22 episodes
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Season 8 (2001) - 20 episodes
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Season 9 (2001) - 23 episodes
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Season 10 (2002) - 22 episodes
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Season 11 (2003) - 22 episodes
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Season 12 (2004) - 20 episodes
Plots(1)
Within the first few minutes of the pilot episode, it's clear what made NYPD Blue stand out from the rest of the cop show pack, as the characters express themselves in startlingly colorful language. This, combined with glimpses of nudity, earned NYPD Blue the reputation as R-rated television--but just about every episode demonstrates the propulsive storytelling and superb ensemble acting that put substance behind the flash. The show revolves around two detectives: Tough, moralistic, but passionate John Kelly (David Caruso) and hair-trigger Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz), who wrestles with booze and racist tendencies. Caruso rose to prominence as the star, but his intensity bleeds too easily into preening self-righteousness; it's Franz, with a much more complex role, who really drives the show. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Matt Servitto](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/786/160786115_58b306.jpg)
![Al White](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/886/93886095_469136.jpg)
Al White
Best series:
The Fall Guy (1981) (series)
Grey's Anatomy (2005) (series)
Wonder Woman (1975) (series)
![Josh Coxx](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/886/93886098_a3a50e.jpg)
Josh Coxx
USA
Best series:
Friends (1994) (series)
Quantum Leap (1989) (series)
Sliders (1995) (series)
![Persia White](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/226/163226019_1f4b8d.jpg)
Persia White
USA
Best series:
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997) (series)
Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993) (series)
Unscripted (2005) (series)
Sean Moran
Best series:
In Living Color (1990) (series)
Grey's Anatomy (2005) (series)
Sliders (1995) (series)
![Louis Mustillo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319233_710b7b.jpg)
Louis Mustillo
USA
Best series:
The Sopranos (1999) (series)
High Incident (1996) (series)
Quantum Leap (1989) (series)
![Colleen Coffey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/099/533/99533936_1952d3.jpg)
Colleen Coffey
Best series:
NYPD Blue (1993) (series)
Baywatch (1989) (series)
Murder, She Wrote (1984) (series)
![William Lucking](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/099/533/99533944_4dc550.jpg)
William Lucking
USA
Best series:
M*A*S*H (1972) (series)
Hustle (2004) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
![Jamil Walker Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/099/533/99533954_758e1a.jpg)
Jamil Walker Smith
USA
Best series:
Supernatural (2005) (series)
The X-Files (1993) (series)
The Rookie (2018) (series)
![Louis Iacoviello](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/109/309/109309490_b1231c.jpg)
Louis Iacoviello
USA
![Jeff Perry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/053/166053454_d62ac5.jpg)
Jeff Perry
USA
Best series:
My So-Called Life (1994) (series)
Prison Break (2005) (series)
Fringe (2008) (series)
Ed Beechner
Best series:
The X-Files (1993) (series)
Any Day Now (1998) (series)
Dark Skies (1996) (series) - actor, a.f.
![Saxon Trainor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/160/117160057_e48f29.jpg)
Saxon Trainor
USA
Best series:
Dexter (2006) (series)
Strange Luck (1995) (series)
The X-Files (1993) (series)
![Lourdes Benedicto](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/056/166056323_552e4b.jpg)
Lourdes Benedicto
USA
Best series:
Shameless (2011) (series)
The Kominsky Method (2018) (series)
Animal Kingdom (2016) (series)
![Joe Santos](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455796_65eb55.jpg)
Joe Santos
USA
Best series:
The Sopranos (1999) (series)
Quantum Leap (1989) (series)
Hill Street Blues (1981) (series)
![Scott Jaeck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/645/158645212_f7804c.jpg)
Scott Jaeck
USA
Best series:
Boardwalk Empire (2010) (series)
The Wonder Years (1988) (series)
Chicago Fire (2012) (series)
![Tina Holmes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/124/120/124120231_aba24c.jpg)
Tina Holmes
USA
Best series:
House M.D. (2004) (series)
Six Feet Under (2001) (series)
Prison Break (2005) (series)
![Peter Friedman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/124/120/124120266_abfb40.jpg)
Peter Friedman
USA
Best series:
Succession (2018) (series)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017) (series)
The Affair (2014) (series)
![Emma Bates](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/228/159228214_7744e8.jpg)
Emma Bates
USA
Best series:
Cold Case (2003) (series)
Monk (2002) (series)
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (2003) (series)
![Randy Flagler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/622/161622772_3be8c3.jpg)
Randy Flagler
Best series:
Chicago Fire (2012) (series)
Prison Break (2005) (series)
Heroes (2006) (series)