The opening episode also offered a view of the NYPD, and of '90s New York City. Seen from afar, or through that memory hole, neither view seems particularly complimentary.

NYPD Blue is one of the longest-running TV shows in ABC's history, a gritty and realistic crime-drama with 12 seasons airing from 1993-2005.

When NYPD Blue burst onto the scene in 1993, the series flipped the genre on its head with its abrasive language and adult content.

Although the hyperbole came mostly from its critics, “NYPD Blue” was supposed to change broadcast television forever, and it didn’t. Yet as the show reaches the 30th anniversary of its ...

LOS ANGELES – The script supervisor announced the number and name of the last shot of the last scene of the last episode of the last season of “NYPD Blue. ” “31, ‘Good… ...

Sure, there had been tons of cop shows prior to "NYPD Blue," but nowhere in those earlier incarnations could an alcoholic detective be found telling the district attorney, "Listen to this, you ...

LOS ANGELES — The script supervisor announced the number and name of the last shot of the last scene of the last episode of the last season of “NYPD Blue.” “31, ‘Goodbye,’ ” she said ...