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NYPD Blue

American television police drama (1993–2005)
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Summary

NYPD Blue is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,519 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Steven Bochco[3], David Milch[4]
  • Composer: Mike Post[5]
  • Genre: police procedural[6], drama television series[7]
  • Cast member: Dennis Franz[8], David Caruso[9], James McDaniel[10], Sherry Stringfield[11], Amy Brenneman[12], Nicholas Turturro[13], Sharon Lawrence[14], Gordon Clapp[15], Gail O'Grady[16], Jimmy Smits[17], Justine Miceli[18], Kim Delaney[19], Andrea Thompson[20], Bill Brochtrup[21]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[22]
  • Commons category: NYPD Blue[23]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[24]
  • Country of origin: United States[25]
  • Has part(s): NYPD Blue, season 1[26], NYPD Blue, season 2[27], NYPD Blue, season 3[28], NYPD Blue, season 4[29], NYPD Blue, season 5[30], NYPD Blue, season 6[31], NYPD Blue, season 7[32], NYPD Blue, season 8[33], NYPD Blue, season 9[34], NYPD Blue, season 10[35], NYPD Blue, season 11[36], NYPD Blue, season 12[37]
  • Start time: September 21, 1993[38]
  • End time: March 1, 2005[39]
  • Characters: Andy Sipowicz[40], Bobby Simone[41], Sylvia Costas[42], John Kelly[43], Janice Licalsi[44], Connie McDowell[45], Arthur Fancy[46], Rita Ortiz[47], John Clark, Jr.[48], Danny Sorenson[49], Tony Rodriguez[50], Baldwin Jones[51], Greg Medavoy[52], Laura Murphy[53]
  • Distributed by: 20th Television[54], Hulu[55], Disney+[56]
  • Narrative location: New York City[57]
  • Main subject: New York City Police Department[58]
  • Number of episodes: 261[59]

Why It Matters

NYPD Blue has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

Related Entities

Amy Brenneman David Caruso Dennis Franz Esai Morales Jimmy Smits Kim Delaney New York City Steven Bochco United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 106079
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14813 → 46473
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  3. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Broadcast by → TV 2 Direkte
    Composer → Mike Post
    Distribution format → video on demand
    Main subject → New York City Police Department
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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