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
![Jessica Tuck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/359/359189_0121b7.jpg)
Jessica Tuck
USA
Best series:
Suits (2011) (series)
For All Mankind (2019) (series)
Little Fires Everywhere (2020) (series)
![Gareth Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/736/163736233_2b0751.jpg)
Gareth Williams
Best series:
True Detective (2014) (series)
Mindhunter (2017) (series)
From the Earth to the Moon (1998) (series)
![Cody Kasch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/032/163032172_15580c.jpg)
Cody Kasch
USA
Best series:
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005) (series)
Boomtown (2002) (series)
Desperate Housewives (2004) (series)
![Philipp Karner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/063/138/63138114_626086.jpg)
Philipp Karner
Austria
Best series:
The Sopranos (1999) (series)
Castle (2009) (series)
The Strauss Dynasty (1991) (series)
![Willie Garson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/679/162679013_0fe2a4.png)
Willie Garson
USA
Best series:
Friends (1994) (series)
Twin Peaks (1990) (series)
Spin City (1996) (series)
![Kirk B.R. Woller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/798/161798822_447448.jpg)
Kirk B.R. Woller
Best series:
The Chosen (2017) (series)
The X-Files (1993) (series)
Prison Break (2005) (series)
![Bill Smitrovich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/371/371141_3e8d72.jpg)
Bill Smitrovich
USA
Best series:
Californication (2007) (series)
God, the Devil and Bob (2000) (series)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) (series)
![Richard Gant](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/400/164400717_d5b73a.jpg)
Richard Gant
USA
Best series:
Friends (1994) (series)
This Is Us (2016) (series)
How I Met Your Mother (2005) (series)
![Stephen Gevedon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/713/161713482_bb5a7d.jpg)
Stephen Gevedon
USA
Best series:
Oz (1997) (series)
The Deuce (2017) (series)
Show Me a Hero (2015) (series)
![Derek Webster](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/339/162339300_7b0b9e.jpg)
Derek Webster
USA
Best series:
The Newsroom (2012) (series)
Suits (2011) (series)
The Shield (2002) (series)
![Katherine Kamhi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/835/160835742_2881fb.jpg)
Katherine Kamhi
USA
Best series:
The Fosters (2013) (series)
Get Shorty (2017) (series)
Castle (2009) (series)
![Brian Stepanek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/426/426644_2778ee.jpg)
Brian Stepanek
USA
Best series:
Six Feet Under (2001) (series)
For All Mankind (2019) (series)
Young Sheldon (2017) (series)
![Jeff Chase](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/214/158214909_a7098f.jpg)
Jeff Chase
USA
![Dennis Christopher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/147/172/147172549_27af90.jpg)
Dennis Christopher
USA
Best series:
Six Feet Under (2001) (series)
The Lost Room (2006) (series)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (series)
![Cleo King](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/341/164341653_c0d252.jpg)
Cleo King
USA
Best series:
Friends (1994) (series)
Shameless (2011) (series)
Six Feet Under (2001) (series)
![Nicki Micheaux](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/405/405101_d994a5.jpg)
Nicki Micheaux
USA
Best series:
Shameless (2011) (series)
The Shield (2002) (series)
Six Feet Under (2001) (series)
Sydney Walsh
USA
Best series:
Castle (2009) (series)
ER (1994) (series)
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997) (series)
Gary Anthony Sturgis
USA
Best series:
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) (series)
High Incident (1996) (series)
Teen Titans (2003) (series)
![Jay Paulson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/347/162347613_4f4773.jpg)
Jay Paulson
USA
Best series:
Mad Men (2007) (series)
Catch-22 (2019) (series)
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006) (series)
![Richard Romanus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/459/168459635_b5vvbu.jpg)
Richard Romanus
USA
Best series:
Johnny Bago (1993) (series)
The Sopranos (1999) (series)
Northern Exposure (1990) (series)