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Is NYPD Blue coming back?

NYPD Blue (1993–2005) — drama · crime on ABC

The answer: Concluded March 1, 2005.
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Genre
Drama · Crime
Network / streamer
ABC
Premiered
September 21, 1993
Ended
March 1, 2005
Runtime
~60 min per episode
TVMaze rating
7.9 / 10
12seasons
261episodes
7.9/ 10

About NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue ended on March 1, 2005, after its 12th season on ABC. The series concluded its run over a decade ago, with no plans for revival announced. The show was a staple of police dramas during its time, and its final episode aired on that date, bringing an end to its long-standing presence on television.

NYPD Blue was a crime and drama series that depicted the gritty realities of life as a member of a New York City police unit. Premiering in 1993, it was known for its realistic portrayal of police work and complex characters. The series followed the daily struggles and moral dilemmas faced by officers in the NYPD, offering viewers an inside look at law enforcement in a major city.

The cast included Dennis Franz as Sgt. Andy Sipowicz, James McDaniel as Lt. Arthur Fancy, and Jimmy Smits as Det. Bobby Simone, among others. The show received a rating of 7.9 on TVMaze and each episode typically ran for about 60 minutes, making it a significant drama series during its broadcast years.

NYPD Blue episode schedule

261 aired

Aired · 261

DateEp.Title
March 1, 2005 S12·E20 Moving Day
February 22, 2005 S12·E19 Bale to the Chief
February 15, 2005 S12·E18 Lenny Scissorhands
February 8, 2005 S12·E17 Sergeant Sipowicz' Lonely Hearts Club Band
February 1, 2005 S12·E16 Old Man Quiver
January 25, 2005 S12·E15 La Bomba
January 18, 2005 S12·E14 Stratis Fear
January 11, 2005 S12·E13 Stoli with a Twist
December 21, 2004 S12·E12 I Love My Wives, But Oh You Kid
December 14, 2004 S12·E11 Bale Out
December 7, 2004 S12·E10 The Dead Donald
November 30, 2004 S12·E9 The 3-H Club
November 23, 2004 S12·E8 I Like Ike
November 16, 2004 S12·E7 My Dinner With Andy
November 9, 2004 S12·E6 The Vision Thing
October 26, 2004 S12·E5 You're Buggin' Me
October 19, 2004 S12·E4 Divorce Detective Style
October 12, 2004 S12·E3 Great Balls of Ire
September 28, 2004 S12·E2 Fish Out of Water
September 21, 2004 S12·E1 Dress for Success
May 11, 2004 S11·E22 Who's Your Daddy?
May 4, 2004 S11·E21 What's Your Poison?
April 27, 2004 S11·E20 Traylor Trash
April 20, 2004 S11·E19 Peeler? I Hardly Knew Her
April 13, 2004 S11·E18 The Brothers Grim
April 6, 2004 S11·E17 In Goddess We Trussed
March 30, 2004 S11·E16 On the Fence
March 23, 2004 S11·E15 Old Yeller
March 16, 2004 S11·E14 Colonel Knowledge
March 9, 2004 S11·E13 Take My Wife, Please
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March 2, 2004 S11·E12 Chatty Chatty Bang Bang
February 17, 2004 S11·E11 Passing the Stone
February 10, 2004 S11·E10 You Da Bomb
November 25, 2003 S11·E9 Only Schmucks Pay Income Tax
November 18, 2003 S11·E8 And the Wenner Is...
November 4, 2003 S11·E7 It's to Die For
October 28, 2003 S11·E6 Andy Appleseed
October 21, 2003 S11·E5 Keeping Abreast
October 14, 2003 S11·E4 Porn Free
October 7, 2003 S11·E3 Shear Stupidity
September 30, 2003 S11·E2 Your Bus, Ted
September 23, 2003 S11·E1 Frickin' Fraker
May 20, 2003 S10·E22 22 Skidoo
May 13, 2003 S10·E21 Yo, Adrian
May 6, 2003 S10·E20 Maybe Baby
April 29, 2003 S10·E19 Meet the Grandparents
April 15, 2003 S10·E18 Marine Life
April 8, 2003 S10·E17 Off the Wall
February 25, 2003 S10·E16 Nude Awakening
February 18, 2003 S10·E15 Tranny Get Your Gun
February 11, 2003 S10·E14 Laughlin All the Way to the Clink
February 4, 2003 S10·E13 Bottoms Up
January 14, 2003 S10·E12 Arrested Development
January 7, 2003 S10·E11 I Kid You Not
December 10, 2002 S10·E10 Healthy McDowell Movement
November 26, 2002 S10·E9 Half-Ashed
November 19, 2002 S10·E8 Below the Belt
November 12, 2002 S10·E7 Das Boots
October 29, 2002 S10·E6 Maya Con Dios
October 22, 2002 S10·E5 Death by Cycle
October 15, 2002 S10·E4 Meat Me in the Park
October 8, 2002 S10·E3 One in the Nuts
October 1, 2002 S10·E2 You've Got Mail
September 24, 2002 S10·E1 Ho Down
May 21, 2002 S9·E23 Better Laid Than Never (2)
May 21, 2002 S9·E22 Better Laid Than Never (1)
May 14, 2002 S9·E21 Dead Meat in New Deli
May 7, 2002 S9·E20 Oedipus Wrecked
April 30, 2002 S9·E19 Low Blow
April 16, 2002 S9·E18 Less is Morte
March 26, 2002 S9·E17 Gypsy Woe's Me
March 19, 2002 S9·E16 A Little Dad'll Do Ya
March 12, 2002 S9·E15 Guns & Hoses
March 5, 2002 S9·E14 Hand Job
February 26, 2002 S9·E13 Safari, So Good
February 19, 2002 S9·E12 Oh, Mama
February 5, 2002 S9·E11 Humpty Dumped
January 15, 2002 S9·E10 Jealous Hearts
January 8, 2002 S9·E9 Here Comes the Son
December 18, 2001 S9·E8 Puppy Love
December 11, 2001 S9·E7 Mom's Away
December 4, 2001 S9·E6 Baby Love
November 27, 2001 S9·E5 Cops and Robber
November 20, 2001 S9·E4 Hit the Road, Clark
November 13, 2001 S9·E3 Two Clarks in a Bar
November 6, 2001 S9·E2 Johnny Got His Gold (2)
November 6, 2001 S9·E1 Lie Like a Rug (1)
May 22, 2001 S8·E20 In the Wind
May 15, 2001 S8·E19 Under Covers
May 8, 2001 S8·E18 Lost Time
May 1, 2001 S8·E17 Dying to Testify
April 24, 2001 S8·E16 Everyone Into the Poole
April 17, 2001 S8·E15 Love Hurts
April 10, 2001 S8·E14 Nariz a Nariz
April 3, 2001 S8·E13 Flight of Fancy
March 27, 2001 S8·E12 Thumb Enchanted Evening
March 20, 2001 S8·E11 Peeping Tommy
March 13, 2001 S8·E10 In the Still of the Night
March 6, 2001 S8·E9 Oh Golly Goth
February 27, 2001 S8·E8 Russellmania
February 20, 2001 S8·E7 In-Laws, Outlaws
February 13, 2001 S8·E6 Writing Wrongs
February 6, 2001 S8·E5 Fools Russian
January 30, 2001 S8·E4 Family Ties
January 23, 2001 S8·E3 Franco, My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn
January 16, 2001 S8·E2 Waking Up is Hard to Do
January 9, 2001 S8·E1 Daveless in New York
May 23, 2000 S7·E22 The Last Round Up
May 23, 2000 S7·E21 Bats Off to Larry
May 16, 2000 S7·E20 This Old Spouse
May 9, 2000 S7·E19 Tea and Sympathy
May 2, 2000 S7·E18 Lucky Luciano
April 25, 2000 S7·E17 Roll Out the Barrel
April 18, 2000 S7·E16 Goodbye Charlie
April 11, 2000 S7·E15 Stressed For Success
April 4, 2000 S7·E14 Sleep Over
March 28, 2000 S7·E13 The Irvin Files
March 21, 2000 S7·E12 Welcome to New York
March 14, 2000 S7·E11 Little Abner
March 7, 2000 S7·E10 Who Murders Sleep
February 29, 2000 S7·E9 Jackass
February 23, 2000 S7·E8 Everybody Plays the Mule
February 22, 2000 S7·E7 Along Came Jones
February 15, 2000 S7·E6 Brothers Under Arms
February 8, 2000 S7·E5 These Shoots are Made for Joaquin
February 1, 2000 S7·E4 The Naked are the Dead
January 25, 2000 S7·E3 The Man with Two Right Shoes
January 18, 2000 S7·E2 A Hole in Juan
January 11, 2000 S7·E1 Loogie Nights
May 25, 1999 S6·E22 Safe Home
May 18, 1999 S6·E21 Voir Dire This
May 11, 1999 S6·E20 I'll Draw You a Mapp
May 4, 1999 S6·E19 Judas Priest
April 27, 1999 S6·E18 Mister Roberts
April 20, 1999 S6·E17 Don't Meth With Me
April 13, 1999 S6·E16 Tain't Misbehavin
April 6, 1999 S6·E15 I Have a Dream
March 2, 1999 S6·E14 Raphael's Inferno
February 23, 1999 S6·E13 Dead Girl Walking
February 16, 1999 S6·E12 What's Up, Chuck?
February 9, 1999 S6·E11 Big Bang Theory
January 12, 1999 S6·E10 Show and Tell
January 5, 1999 S6·E9 Grime Scene
December 15, 1998 S6·E8 Raging Bulls
December 8, 1998 S6·E7 Czech Bouncer
December 1, 1998 S6·E6 Danny Boy
November 24, 1998 S6·E5 Hearts and Souls
November 17, 1998 S6·E4 Brother's Keeper
November 10, 1998 S6·E3 Numb & Number
October 27, 1998 S6·E2 Cop in a Bottle
October 20, 1998 S6·E1 Top Gum
May 19, 1998 S5·E22 Honeymoon at Viagra Falls
May 12, 1998 S5·E21 Seminal Thinking
May 5, 1998 S5·E20 Hammer Time
April 28, 1998 S5·E19 Prostrate Before the Law
March 31, 1998 S5·E18 I Don't Wanna Dye
March 24, 1998 S5·E17 Speak For Yourself, Bruce Clayton
March 3, 1998 S5·E16 The One That Got Away
February 24, 1998 S5·E15 Don't Kill the Messenger
February 17, 1998 S5·E14 Weaver of Hate
February 10, 1998 S5·E13 Twin Petes
January 13, 1998 S5·E12 A Box of Wendy
January 6, 1998 S5·E11 You're Under a Rasta
December 16, 1997 S5·E10 Remembrance of Humps Past
December 9, 1997 S5·E9 Lost Israel (2)
November 25, 1997 S5·E8 Lost Israel (1)
November 18, 1997 S5·E7 Sheedy Dealings
November 11, 1997 S5·E6 Dead Man Talking
November 4, 1997 S5·E5 It Takes a Village
October 28, 1997 S5·E4 The Truth is Out There
October 14, 1997 S5·E3 Three Girls and a Baby
October 7, 1997 S5·E2 All's Wells That Ends Well
September 30, 1997 S5·E1 As Flies to Careless Boys Are We to the Gods / This Bud's for You
May 20, 1997 S4·E22 A Draining Experience
May 13, 1997 S4·E21 Is Paris Burning?
May 6, 1997 S4·E20 Emission Impossible
April 29, 1997 S4·E19 Bad Rap
April 22, 1997 S4·E18 I Love Lucy
April 15, 1997 S4·E17 A Wrenching Experience
February 25, 1997 S4·E16 What a Dump!
February 18, 1997 S4·E15 Taillight's Last Gleaming
February 11, 1997 S4·E14 A Remington Original
January 28, 1997 S4·E13 Tom and Geri
January 21, 1997 S4·E12 Upstairs, Downstairs
January 14, 1997 S4·E11 Alice Doesn't Fit Here Anymore
January 7, 1997 S4·E10 My Wild Irish Nose
December 17, 1996 S4·E9 Caulksmanship
December 10, 1996 S4·E8 Unembraceable You
December 3, 1996 S4·E7 Ted and Carey's Bogus Adventure
November 26, 1996 S4·E6 Yes Sir, That's My Baby
November 19, 1996 S4·E5 Where'd the Van Gogh?
November 12, 1996 S4·E4 Where's 'Swaldo?
October 29, 1996 S4·E3 Yes, We Have No Cannolis
October 22, 1996 S4·E2 Thick Stu
October 15, 1996 S4·E1 Moby Greg
May 21, 1996 S3·E22 He's Not Guilty, He's My Brother
May 14, 1996 S3·E21 Closing Time
May 7, 1996 S3·E20 A Death in the Family
April 30, 1996 S3·E19 Auntie Maimed
April 2, 1996 S3·E18 We Was Robbed
March 26, 1996 S3·E17 Hollie and the Blowfish
March 19, 1996 S3·E16 Girl Talk
February 27, 1996 S3·E15 Head Case
February 20, 1996 S3·E14 The Nutty Confessor
February 13, 1996 S3·E13 A Tushful of Dollars
February 6, 1996 S3·E12 These Old Bones
January 30, 1996 S3·E11 Burnin' Love
January 16, 1996 S3·E10 The Backboard Jungle
January 9, 1996 S3·E9 Sorry, Wong Suspect
December 19, 1995 S3·E8 Cold Heaters
December 12, 1995 S3·E7 Aging Bull
November 28, 1995 S3·E6 Curt Russell
November 21, 1995 S3·E5 Dirty Laundry
November 14, 1995 S3·E4 Heavin' Can Wait
November 7, 1995 S3·E3 One Big Happy Family
October 31, 1995 S3·E2 Torah! Torah! Torah!
October 24, 1995 S3·E1 E.R.
May 23, 1995 S2·E22 A.D.A. Sipowicz
May 16, 1995 S2·E21 The Bank Dick
May 9, 1995 S2·E20 The Bookie and Kooky Cookie
May 2, 1995 S2·E19 Boxer Rebellion
April 4, 1995 S2·E18 Innuendo
March 21, 1995 S2·E17 Dirty Socks
March 14, 1995 S2·E16 UnAmerican Grafitti
February 28, 1995 S2·E15 Bombs Away
February 21, 1995 S2·E14 A Murder With Teeth in It
February 14, 1995 S2·E13 Travels With Andy
February 7, 1995 S2·E12 Large Mouth Bass
January 17, 1995 S2·E11 Vishy-Vashy-Vinny
January 10, 1995 S2·E10 In the Butt, Bob

…and 31 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.

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