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
![Andy Romano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/504/161504364_006589.jpg)
Andy Romano
Best series:
M*A*S*H (1972) (series)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) (series)
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) (series)
![David Byrd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/525/161525943_613080.jpg)
David Byrd
USA
Best series:
The Wonder Years (1988) (series)
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Julianna McCarthy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/525/161525975_401ea0.jpg)
Julianna McCarthy
USA
Best series:
Six Feet Under (2001) (series)
Highway to Heaven (1984) (series)
Cold Case (2003) (series)
![Vernee Watson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/211/163211573_0ab0d3.jpg)
Vernee Watson
USA
Best series:
The Big Bang Theory (2007) (series)
Dexter (2006) (series)
House M.D. (2004) (series)
![Frank Cassini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/542/161542194_50113b.jpg)
Frank Cassini
Best series:
The Killing (2011) (series)
Supernatural (2005) (series)
The X-Files (1993) (series)
Karl Makinen
USA
Best series:
Twin Peaks (1990) (series)
Six Feet Under (2001) (series)
Monster (2022) (series)
![Jeffrey Vincent Parise](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/339/162339135_74669e.jpg)
Jeffrey Vincent Parise
USA
Best series:
Mad Men (2007) (series)
Supernatural (2005) (series)
13 Reasons Why (2017) (series)
Keone Young
USA
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series)
Blue Eye Samurai (2023) (series)
DuckTales (1987) (series)
![Henry G. Sanders](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/584/161584261_6a47a7.jpg)
Henry G. Sanders
USA
Best series:
Shameless (2011) (series)
American Horror Story (2011) (series)
9-1-1 (2018) (series)
![Jonathan T. Floyd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/055/162055463_fef3d1.jpg)
Jonathan T. Floyd
Best series:
Friends (1994) (series)
Masters of Sex (2013) (series)
Heroes (2006) (series)
Rene Rivera
USA
Best series:
The X-Files (1993) (series)
Prison Break (2005) (series)
9-1-1 (2018) (series)
![Manny Perez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/540/164540732_ef7503.jpg)
Manny Perez
Dominican Republic
Best series:
Homeland (2011) (series)
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Person of Interest (2011) (series)
Matthew Glave
USA
Craig Walker
USA
Best series:
Orange Is the New Black (2013) (series)
The Jury (2002) (series)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) (series)
Shareen Mitchell
Best series:
The X-Files (1993) (series)
Boy Meets World (1993) (series)
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (1993) (series)
![Michael Chinyamurindi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/074/162074229_4bbd9b.jpg)
Michael Chinyamurindi
Best series:
The X-Files (1993) (series)
ER (1994) (series)
The West Wing (1999) (series)
Marty Zagon
USA
Best series:
The Wonder Years (1988) (series)
The X-Files (1993) (series)
The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) (series)
Kiva Dawson
USA
Best series:
Boardwalk Empire (2010) (series)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017) (series)
Ellen (1994) (series)
![Matt Bushell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/628/161628812_a77e66.jpg)
Matt Bushell
USA
Best series:
Mad Men (2007) (series)
The Walking Dead (2010) (series)
Heroes (2006) (series)
![Dana Andersen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/628/161628887_de4f6d.jpg)
Dana Andersen
USA
Best series:
Northern Exposure (1990) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
L.A. Law (1986) (series)