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
![Thomas G. Waites](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712115_1ed32b.jpg)
Thomas G. Waites
USA
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The Punisher (2017) (series)
Homeland (2011) (series)
Oz (1997) (series)
![Zach Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277378_9dc221.jpg)
Zach Johnson
Best series:
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) (series)
NYPD Blue (1993) (series)
Charmed (1998) (series)
![Lisa LoCicero](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277391_ad468a.jpg)
Lisa LoCicero
USA
Best series:
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005) (series)
Little Britain USA (2008) (series)
Chuck (2007) (series)
![Brian Klugman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/159/117159970_033ed5.jpg)
Brian Klugman
USA
Best series:
House M.D. (2004) (series)
Mad Men (2007) (series)
Frasier (1993) (series)
Geoff Meed
USA
Best series:
The Shield (2002) (series)
Pam & Tommy (2022) (series)
Chicago P.D. (2014) (series)
![Nichole Hiltz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277419_756a23.jpg)
Nichole Hiltz
USA
Best series:
The Shield (2002) (series)
Bones (2005) (series)
Cold Case (2003) (series)
![Pat Crawford Brown](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277432_177cfd.jpg)
Pat Crawford Brown
USA
Best series:
Homefront (1991) (series)
Parks and Recreation (2009) (series)
How I Met Your Mother (2005) (series)
![Tom Mardirosian](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/022/809/22809387_4803d3.jpg)
Tom Mardirosian
USA
![Gary Anthony Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277439_b103ed.jpg)
Gary Anthony Williams
USA
Best series:
Rick and Morty (2013) (series)
Invincible (2021) (series)
The Boondocks (2005) (series)
![Gwendoline Yeo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277456_5ff155.jpg)
Gwendoline Yeo
Singapore
Best series:
Young Justice (2010) (series)
Love, Death & Robots (2019) (series)
Wolverine and the X-Men (2008) (series)
![April Grace](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277461_325760.jpg)
April Grace
USA
Best series:
The Shield (2002) (series)
The Good Doctor (2017) (series)
How to Get Away with Murder (2014) (series)
Yvonne Delarosa
USA
Best series:
How I Met Your Mother (2005) (series)
Weeds (2005) (series)
Longmire (2012) (series)
![Shannon Lucio](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/443/161443642_9327a1.jpg)
Shannon Lucio
USA
Best series:
Shameless (2011) (series)
Bosch (2014) (series)
Supernatural (2005) (series)
![Ken Jenkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/494/161494940_c90e10.jpg)
Ken Jenkins
USA
Best series:
Gravity Falls (2012) (series)
Homefront (1991) (series)
Vengeance Unlimited (1998) (series)
![Ken Marino](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/359/359124_31c986.jpg)
Ken Marino
USA
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) (series)
Californication (2007) (series)
Kristin Herrera
USA
Best series:
ER (1994) (series)
The Bernie Mac Show (2001) (series)
Without a Trace (2002) (series)
Jerry Grayson
USA
Best series:
The Sopranos (1999) (series)
NYPD Blue (1993) (series)
Law & Order (1990) (series)
![Faran Tahir](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277671_468036.jpg)
Faran Tahir
USA
Best series:
Shameless (2011) (series)
How to Get Away with Murder (2014) (series)
Supernatural (2005) (series)
![Percy Daggs III](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/651/158651079_49c583.jpg)
Percy Daggs III
Best series:
Freaks and Geeks (1999) (series)
Undone (2019) (series)
Southland (2009) (series)
![Isiah Whitlock Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277720_aa2415.jpg)
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
USA
Best series:
The Wire (2002) (series)
Chappelle's Show (2003) (series)
Atlanta (2016) (series)