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
![Sasha Jenson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/987/157987350_899f93.jpg)
![Andy Buckley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/119/162119185_b8e622.jpg)
Andy Buckley
USA
Best series:
Shameless (2011) (series)
The Office (2005) (series)
Silicon Valley (2014) (series)
![Ned Luke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/003/158003792_6eb135.jpg)
Ned Luke
USA
Best series:
Boardwalk Empire (2010) (series)
High Incident (1996) (series)
Third Watch (1999) (series)
![Scott Lawrence](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/013/158013833_e6ccb0.jpg)
Scott Lawrence
USA
Best series:
Suits (2011) (series)
Tour of Duty (1987) (series)
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006) (series)
![Del Zamora](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/031/158031475_d39034.jpg)
Del Zamora
Best series:
In Living Color (1990) (series)
CollegeHumor Originals (2006) (series)
My So-Called Life (1994) (series)
![George 'Buck' Flower](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/064/158064203_4516b9.jpg)
George 'Buck' Flower
USA
Best series:
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (1993) (series)
The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) (series)
ER (1994) (series)
Jack Forcinito
Best series:
Manhattan (2014) (series)
The Night Shift (2014) (series)
Obliterated (2023) (series)
![Donna Baltron](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/064/158064335_aa9989.jpg)
Donna Baltron
Best series:
The Norm Show (1999) (series)
NYPD Blue (1993) (series)
Cybill (1995) (series)
Derek Hamilton
Best series:
The Shield (2002) (series)
Strange Luck (1995) (series)
Supernatural (2005) (series)
![Gabrielle Carteris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/353/21353548_1a5126.jpg)
Gabrielle Carteris
USA
Best series:
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) (series)
9-1-1 (2018) (series)
Longmire (2012) (series)
![Gregory Alan Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/964/159964985_9bd3d0.jpg)
Gregory Alan Williams
USA
Best series:
The Sopranos (1999) (series)
Spider-Man (1994) (series)
Mr. Mercedes (2017) (series)
![Brent Jennings](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/126/158126025_f3f733.gif)
Brent Jennings
USA
Best series:
The Newsroom (2012) (series)
Shameless (2011) (series)
Modern Family (2009) (series)
![Bruce A. Young](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/126/158126035_83a181.gif)
Bruce A. Young
Best series:
The X-Files (1993) (series)
Prison Break (2005) (series)
Quantum Leap (1989) (series)
![Joanna Canton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/141/158141925_d93854.jpg)
Joanna Canton
Best series:
Freaks and Geeks (1999) (series)
Spin City (1996) (series)
Masters of Sex (2013) (series)
![Richard Kline](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/156/158156398_318049.jpg)
Richard Kline
USA
Best series:
The Americans (2013) (series)
That '70s Show (1998) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Robert DoQui](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/187/158187999_4b208e.jpg)
Robert DoQui
USA
Best series:
Longstreet (1971) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Fall Guy (1981) (series)
![Molly Hagan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/193/160193942_6cbbb2.jpg)
Molly Hagan
USA
Best series:
True Detective (2014) (series)
Better Call Saul (2015) (series)
Friends (1994) (series)
![James Avery](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188225_289b19.gif)
James Avery
USA
Best series:
Vengeance Unlimited (1998) (series)
That '70s Show (1998) (series)
Spider-Man (1994) (series)
Rob Camilletti
USA
Carl Anthony Payne II
USA
Best series:
Quantum Leap (1989) (series)
Insecure (2016) (series)
thirtysomething (1987) (series)