Homicide: Life on the Street season 6
| Homicide: Life on the Street Season 6 | |
|---|---|
| Season 6 | |
 Season 6 U.S. DVD Cover | |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | October 17, 1997 – May 8, 1998 |
| Season chronology | |
The sixth season of Homicide: Life on the Street aired in the United States on the NBC television network from October 17, 1997 to May 8, 1998 and contained 23 episodes.
The sixth season marked the debut of character Detective Laura Ballard (Callie Thorne). Detectives Frank Pembleton (Andre Braugher) and Mike Kellerman (Reed Diamond) depart the show in the season finale. Chief Medical Examiner Julianna Cox departs mid-season, with her last appearance being in the episode "Lies and Other Truths". Detectives Paul Falsone (Jon Seda) and Stuart Gharty (Peter Gerety), both of whom appeared in the Season 5 finale, become regular characters.
The DVD box set of season 6 was released for Region 1 on January 25, 2005. The set includes all 23 season 6 episodes on six discs.[1]
Going into the sixth season, NBC gave the series producers an ultimatum to make Homicide more popular than its CBS timeslot competitor Nash Bridges or face cancellation. When this goal was not reached, the studio began serious consideration to canceling the show, but a number of unexpected events at NBC increased Homicide's value. Among those factors were the loss of the popular series Seinfeld and the $850 million deal needed to keep ER from leaving the network. As a result, the show received a 22-episode seventh season.[2]
Episodes
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 1 | "Blood Ties: Part 1" | Alan Taylor | Teleplay: Anya Epstein Story: Tom Fontana & Julie Martin | October 17, 1997 | 601 |
| 79 | 2 | "Blood Ties: Part 2" | Nick Gomez | Teleplay: David Simon Story: Tom Fontana & James Yoshimura | October 24, 1997 | 602 |
| 80 | 3 | "Blood Ties: Part 3" | Mark Pellington | Teleplay: David Simon & Anya Epstein Story: Tom Fontana & Julie Martin & James Yoshimura | October 31, 1997 | 603 |
| 81 | 4 | "Birthday" | Alison Maclean | Julie Martin | November 7, 1997 | 606 |
| 82 | 5 | "Baby, It's You" | Ed Sherin | Jorge Zamacona | November 14, 1997 | 605 |
| 83 | 6 | "Saigon Rose" | Nick Gomez | Eric Overmeyer | November 21, 1997 | 607 |
| 84 | 7 | "Subway" | Gary Fleder | James Yoshimura | December 5, 1997 | 604 |
| 85 | 8 | "All Is Bright" | Matt Reeves | Teleplay: Rafael Alvarez Story: Julie Martin & James Yoshimura | December 12, 1997 | 608 |
| 86 | 9 | "Closet Cases" | Leslie Libman & Larry Williams | Teleplay: Christopher Kyle Story: James Yoshimura & Julie Martin | January 2, 1998 | 609 |
| 87 | 10 | "Sins of the Father" | Mary Harron | Teleplay: Darryl LeMont Wharton Story: James Yoshimura & Julie Martin | January 9, 1998 | 610 |
| 88 | 11 | "Shaggy Dog, City Goat" | Kyle Secor | Eric Overmeyer | January 16, 1998 | 611 |
| 89 90 | 12 13 | "Something Sacred" | Uli Edel | Anya Epstein David Simon & Anya Epstein | January 30, 1998 | 612 613 |
| 91 | 14 | "Lies and Other Truths" | Nick Gomez | Noel Behn | March 6, 1998 | 614 |
| 92 | 15 | "Pit Bull Sessions" | Barbara Kopple | Teleplay: Sean Whitesell Story: Julie Martin & James Yoshimura | March 13, 1998 | 615 |
| 93 | 16 | "Mercy" | Alan Taylor | Eric Overmeyer | March 20, 1998 | 616 |
| 94 | 17 | "Abduction" | Kenneth Fink | Julie Martin & Anya Epstein | March 27, 1998 | 617 |
| 95 | 18 | "Full Court Press" | Clark Johnson | Teleplay: Phillip B. Epstein Story: David Simon & Phillip B. Epstein | April 3, 1998 | 618 |
| 96 | 19 | "Strangled, Not Stirred" | Jay Tobias | Teleplay: Linda McGibney Story: Julie Martin & Anya Epstein | April 10, 1998 | 619 |
| 97 | 20 | "Secrets" | Ed Bianchi | Yaphet Kotto | April 17, 1998 | 620 |
| 98 | 21 | "Finnegan's Wake" | Steve Buscemi | Teleplay: David Mills Story: David Simon & James Yoshimura | April 24, 1998 | 621 |
| 99 | 22 | "Fallen Heroes: Part 1" | Kathryn Bigelow | Teleplay: Lois Johnson Story: Eric Overmyer | May 1, 1998 | 622 |
| 100 | 23 | "Fallen Heroes: Part 2" | Kathryn Bigelow | Teleplay: Joy Lusco Story: James Yoshimura | May 8, 1998 | 623 |
References
- ^ "Homicide Life on the Street - The Complete Season 6 (1993)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ Bogosian, Theodore (1998-11-04). Anatomy of "Homicide: Life on the Street" (Documentary). Baltimore, Maryland: Public Broadcasting Service.
- "Awards for "Homicide: Life on the Street"". IMDB.com. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- "Episode list for "Homicide: Life on the Street"". IMDB.com. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- "Homicide: Life on the Street Episode Guide". TV.com. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
