NYPD Blue
Stuck the LandingFinale "Moving Day" scored 9.5, one of its highest-rated episodes.
GrittyRaw, unglamorous realism in both look and subject matter.This show: 9/10Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 8/10Big city lifeThe metropolis itself as a character.This show: 7/10NaturalisticUnderstated, lifelike performances and look.This show: 7/10WorkplaceThe job and its social ecosystem as the stage.This show: 7/10ProceduralA case or problem of the week, solved by a formula that works.This show: 7/10Antihero leadA protagonist doing bad things you can't stop watching.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Dennis FranzJimmy SmitsGordon ClappJames McDanielBill BrochtrupNicholas Turturro
Written by
Steven BochcoDavid Milch
Starring
Dennis FranzJimmy SmitsGordon ClappJames McDanielBill BrochtrupNicholas Turturro
Written by
Steven BochcoDavid Milch
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NYPD Blue Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | ||
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| S1 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.6 | ||
| S2 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.8 | ||
| S3 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 7.9 | ||
| S4 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.3 | ||
| S5 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.4 | ||
| S6 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 9.0 | ||
| S7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.3 | ||
| S8 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.7 | ||||
| S9 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.6 | |
| S10 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 8.9 | ||
| S11 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.4 | ||
| S12 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.5 |
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About
"A flawed cop's slow, believable evolution over a decade"
A gritty, handheld look at detectives working New York's 15th precinct, built around volatile, flawed cop Andy Sipowicz and his rotating partners. Each episode mixes a case with messy personal lives: addiction, grief, office politics, marriages falling apart. It was groundbreaking in 1993 for its raw language and nudity, but what actually holds up is the acting and the sense that these people age and change across twelve years. Pace is procedural but character-driven; it rewards patience over seasons rather than delivering flashy twists. Tone is tough, occasionally very sad, sometimes darkly funny.
Watch it for
Dennis Franza's Sipowicz, one of TV's great long-form character studies of a difficult man.
Maybe skip if
you want tight serialized mysteries rather than loose case-of-the-week plots with heavy character drama.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 11993
8.06K2217h 45m
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Season 21994
7.95K2217h 2m
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Season 31995
8.05K2216h 51m
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Season 41996
7.84K2216h 39m
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Season 51997
8.14K2217h 57m
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Season 61998
8.24K2217h 28m
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Season 72000
7.93K2216h 20m
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Season 82001
8.03K2014h 59m
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Season 92001
8.23K2317h 10m
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Season 102002
8.33K2216h 2m
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Season 112003
8.23K2216h 37m
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Season 122004
8.63K2014h 32m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Dennis Franz Det. Andy Sipowicz, Sgt. Andy Sipowicz, Andy's Father
Jimmy Smits Det. Bobby Simone
Gordon Clapp Det. Greg Medavoy
James McDaniel Lt. Arthur Fancy, Capt. Arthur Fancy
Bill Brochtrup John Irvin
Nicholas Turturro Det. James Martinez
Kim Delaney Det. Diane Russell
Henry Simmons Det. Baldwin Jones
Sharon Lawrence A.D.A. Sylvia Costas, A.D.A. Sylvia Costas-Sipowicz
Mark-Paul Gosselaar Det. John Clark, Jr.
Crew
Steven Bochco
David Milch
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