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
Ray Laska
USA
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Shameless (2011) (series)
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Modern Family (2009) (series)
![Karen Austin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/153/626/153626359_7eec72.jpg)
Karen Austin
USA
Best series:
Vengeance Unlimited (1998) (series)
Battlestar Galactica (2004) (series)
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994) (series)
![Charlie Spradling](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/153/626/153626380_55a16f.jpg)
Charlie Spradling
USA
Best series:
Twin Peaks (1990) (series)
Married with Children (1987) (series)
NYPD Blue (1993) (series)
![Aaron Lustig](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/153/626/153626381_c29aa1.jpg)
Aaron Lustig
USA
Best series:
Family Dog (1993) (series)
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994) (series)
Quantum Leap (1989) (series)
![Darren E. Burrows](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/779/157779008_5dfa28.jpg)
Darren E. Burrows
USA
Best series:
Northern Exposure (1990) (series)
The X-Files (1993) (series)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) (series)
![Endre Hules](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/802/157802574_c32836.jpg)
Endre Hules
Hungary
Best series:
The Big Bang Theory (2007) (series)
House M.D. (2004) (series)
Shameless (2011) (series)
Mike Genovese
Best series:
Quantum Leap (1989) (series)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) (series)
The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) (series)
![Lynne Griffin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/408/165408667_c5285d.jpg)
Lynne Griffin
Canada
Best series:
The Boys (2019) (series)
Traders (1996) (series)
Workin' Moms (2017) (series)
![Tim Quill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812573_212b8f.jpg)
Tim Quill
USA
Best series:
Sliders (1995) (series)
Private Practice (2007) (series)
Scandal (2012) (series)
![Robert Gallo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886245_a75ca4.jpg)
Robert Gallo
USA
Best series:
Shameless (2011) (series)
Everybody Hates Chris (2005) (series)
ALF (1986) (series)
![David Shackelford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886502_347b36.jpg)
David Shackelford
Best series:
True Detective (2014) (series)
High Incident (1996) (series)
Players (1997) (series)
![Denise Crosby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/415/162415075_615d27.jpg)
Denise Crosby
USA
Best series:
Johnny Bago (1993) (series)
Dexter (2006) (series)
Suits (2011) (series)
Lisa Darr
USA
Best series:
Dexter (2006) (series)
House M.D. (2004) (series)
The Office (2005) (series)
![Eileen Ryan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886358_bf4690.gif)
Eileen Ryan
USA
Best series:
The Twilight Zone (1959) (series)
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) (series)
Grey's Anatomy (2005) (series)
![Zelda Harris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886372_0e6156.jpg)
Zelda Harris
USA
Best series:
NYPD Blue (1993) (series)
Law & Order (1990) (series)
Cosby (1996) (series)
![Ramón Franco](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/901/157901403_14db9b.jpg)
Ramón Franco
Puerto Rico
Best series:
House M.D. (2004) (series)
Tour of Duty (1987) (series)
Orange Is the New Black (2013) (series)
![Scott William Winters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/328/161328427_e9a1fb.jpg)
Scott William Winters
USA
Best series:
Dexter (2006) (series)
Narcos: Mexico (2018) (series)
Oz (1997) (series)
![Amy Aquino](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/282/165282873_d2f110.jpg)
Amy Aquino
USA
Best series:
Suits (2011) (series)
Bosch (2014) (series)
Freaks and Geeks (1999) (series)
![Erich Anderson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/579/160579896_e641b5.jpg)
Erich Anderson
Japan
Best series:
House M.D. (2004) (series)
Bosch (2014) (series)
Class of '96 (1993) (series)
![Pat Healy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276756_4a5f13.jpg)
Pat Healy
USA
Best series:
Better Call Saul (2015) (series)
Shameless (2011) (series)
The Shield (2002) (series)