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
![Kathryn Joosten](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277721_26b898.jpg)
Kathryn Joosten
USA
Best series:
Spin City (1996) (series)
Scrubs (2001) (series)
The X-Files (1993) (series)
Bobby Garabedian
Best series:
Vengeance Unlimited (1998) (series)
Picket Fences (1992) (series)
Chicago Hope (1994) (series)
![Jenny Wright](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386710_e1ba71.jpg)
Jenny Wright
USA
Best series:
NYPD Blue (1993) (series)
Crime Story (1986) (series)
Matlock (1986) (series)
![Steve Cell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277780_9e9d36.jpg)
Steve Cell
USA
Best series:
The Shield (2002) (series)
Castle (2009) (series)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) (series)
![A. J. Buckley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/040/166040942_d0cbb1.jpg)
A. J. Buckley
Ireland
Best series:
Narcos (2015) (series)
Wolverine and the X-Men (2008) (series)
Supernatural (2005) (series)
![Robert LaSardo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277753_49aeb3.jpg)
Robert LaSardo
USA
Best series:
The Shield (2002) (series)
The X-Files (1993) (series)
Life (2007) (series)
![Judy Reyes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/494/161494939_e8b748.jpg)
Judy Reyes
USA
Best series:
Succession (2018) (series)
The Sopranos (1999) (series)
Oz (1997) (series)
![Glenn Morshower](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/443/164443665_ce3481.jpg)
Glenn Morshower
USA
Best series:
Narcos (2015) (series)
Friday Night Lights (2006) (series)
The X-Files (1993) (series)
![Wood Harris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277839_38b6b6.jpg)
Wood Harris
USA
Best series:
The Wire (2002) (series) - actor, a.f.
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022) (series)
House M.D. (2004) (series)
![Cameron Watson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277856_cb3e69.jpg)
Cameron Watson
USA
Best series:
Six Feet Under (2001) (series)
Modern Family (2009) (series)
Frasier (1993) (series)
![Brian Thompson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/712/165712079_3deb8c.jpg)
Brian Thompson
USA
Best series:
Californication (2007) (series)
The X-Files (1993) (series) - actor, a.f.
9-1-1 (2018) (series)
![Elizabeth Rodriguez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/039/160039827_b1a87d.jpg)
Elizabeth Rodriguez
USA
Best series:
Shameless (2011) (series)
The Shield (2002) (series)
Six Feet Under (2001) (series)
![Neil Flynn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276838_042c53.jpg)
Neil Flynn
USA
Best series:
Tour of Duty (1987) (series)
Scrubs (2001) (series)
The Norm Show (1999) (series)
Anjul Nigam
India
Best series:
True Detective (2014) (series)
Supernatural (2005) (series)
Grey's Anatomy (2005) (series)
![Theo Rossi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/316/316839_6f1583.jpg)
Theo Rossi
USA
Best series:
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (2022) (series)
Sons of Anarchy (2008) (series)
Grey's Anatomy (2005) (series)
Jason Cerbone
USA
Best series:
The Sopranos (1999) (series)
Power (2014) (series)
Third Watch (1999) (series)
![Sterling K. Brown](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/213/164213949_b6deb7.jpg)
Sterling K. Brown
USA
Best series:
Invincible (2021) (series)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017) (series)
This Is Us (2016) (series)
![Kevin Rankin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/412/412582_abccc2.jpg)
Kevin Rankin
USA
Best series:
Breaking Bad (2008) (series)
The Newsroom (2012) (series)
Six Feet Under (2001) (series)
Peter Birkenhead
Best series:
House M.D. (2004) (series)
Six Feet Under (2001) (series)
Supernatural (2005) (series)
![Alex Veadov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277993_73b142.jpg)
Alex Veadov
Soviet Union
Best series:
The Shield (2002) (series)
God, the Devil and Bob (2000) (series)
South Park (1997) (series)