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Homicide: Life on the Street
Season 6
Season 6 U.S. DVD Cover
No. of episodes23
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseOctober 17, 1997 (1997-10-17) –
May 8, 1998 (1998-05-08)
Season chronology
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Season 5
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Season 7
List of episodes

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]

Andre Braugher would go on to win the only Emmy and, in 1999, Golden Globe awards the series would ever receive.

Episodes

When first shown on network television, multiple episodes were aired out of order. The DVD present the episodes in the correct chronological order, restoring all storylines and character developments.

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		 Viewers
(millions)
781"Blood Ties, Part 1"Alan TaylorStory by : Tom Fontana & Julie Martin
Teleplay by : Anya Epstein		October 17, 1997 (1997-10-17)60111.44[3]
792"Blood Ties, Part 2"Nick GomezStory by : Tom Fontana & James Yoshimura
Teleplay by : David Simon		October 24, 1997 (1997-10-24)6029.71[4]
803"Blood Ties, Part 3"Mark PellingtonStory by : Tom Fontana & Julie Martin & James Yoshimura
Teleplay by : David Simon & Anya Epstein		October 31, 1997 (1997-10-31)6039.10[5]
814"Subway"Gary FlederJames YoshimuraDecember 5, 1997 (1997-12-05)60410.32[6]
825"Baby, It's You"Ed SherinJorge ZamaconaNovember 14, 1997 (1997-11-14)60514.68[7]
836"Birthday"Alison MacleanJulie MartinNovember 7, 1997 (1997-11-07)6069.47[8]
847"Saigon Rose"Nick GomezEric OvermeyerNovember 21, 1997 (1997-11-21)60710.27[9]
858"All Is Bright"Matt ReevesStory by : Julie Martin & James Yoshimura
Teleplay by : Rafael Alvarez		December 12, 1997 (1997-12-12)60810.77[10]
869"Closet Cases"Leslie Libman & Larry WilliamsStory by : James Yoshimura & Julie Martin
Teleplay by : Christopher Kyle		January 2, 1998 (1998-01-02)60910.53[11]
8710"Sins of the Father"Mary HarronStory by : James Yoshimura & Julie Martin
Teleplay by : Darryl LeMont Wharton		January 9, 1998 (1998-01-09)61010.68[12]
8811"Shaggy Dog, City Goat"Kyle SecorEric OvermeyerJanuary 16, 1998 (1998-01-16)61111.41[13]
89
90		12
13		"Something Sacred"Uli EdelAnya Epstein
David Simon & Anya Epstein		January 30, 1998 (1998-01-30)612
613		11.72[14]
9114"Lies and Other Truths"Nick GomezNoel BehnMarch 6, 1998 (1998-03-06)6148.94[15]
9215"Pit Bull Sessions"Barbara KoppleStory by : Julie Martin & James Yoshimura
Teleplay by : Sean Whitesell		March 13, 1998 (1998-03-13)61510.80[16]
9316"Mercy"Alan TaylorEric OvermeyerMarch 20, 1998 (1998-03-20)61610.44[17]
9417"Abduction"Kenneth FinkJulie Martin & Anya EpsteinMarch 27, 1998 (1998-03-27)61710.73[18]
9518"Full Court Press"Clark JohnsonStory by : David Simon & Phillip B. Epstein
Teleplay by : Phillip B. Epstein		April 3, 1998 (1998-04-03)6189.08[19]
9619"Strangled, Not Stirred"Jay TobiasStory by : Julie Martin & Anya Epstein
Teleplay by : Linda McGibney		April 10, 1998 (1998-04-10)6199.55[20]
9720"Secrets"Ed BianchiYaphet KottoApril 17, 1998 (1998-04-17)6209.96[21]
9821"Finnegan's Wake"Steve BuscemiStory by : David Simon & James Yoshimura
Teleplay by : David Mills		April 24, 1998 (1998-04-24)62111.33[22]
9922"Fallen Heroes, Part 1"Kathryn BigelowStory by : Eric Overmyer
Teleplay by : Lois Johnson		May 1, 1998 (1998-05-01)6229.89[23]
10023"Fallen Heroes, Part 2"Kathryn BigelowStory by : James Yoshimura
Teleplay by : Joy Lusco		May 8, 1998 (1998-05-08)62312.24[24]

References

  1. ^ "Homicide Life on the Street - The Complete Season 6 (1993)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  2. ^ Bogosian, Theodore (1998-11-04). Anatomy of "Homicide: Life on the Street" (Documentary). Baltimore, Maryland: Public Broadcasting Service.
  3. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 13-19)". The Los Angeles Times. October 22, 1997. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  4. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 20-26)". The Los Angeles Times. October 29, 1997. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  5. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 27-Nov. 2)". The Los Angeles Times. November 5, 1997. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  6. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 1-7)". The Los Angeles Times. December 10, 1997. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  7. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 10-16)". The Los Angeles Times. November 19, 1997. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  8. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 3-9)". The Los Angeles Times. November 12, 1997. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  9. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 17-23)". The Los Angeles Times. November 26, 1997. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  10. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 8-14)". The Los Angeles Times. December 17, 1997. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  11. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 29-Jan. 4)". The Los Angeles Times. January 9, 1998. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  12. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 5-11)". The Los Angeles Times. January 14, 1998. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  13. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 12-18)". The Los Angeles Times. January 21, 1998. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  14. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 26-Feb. 1)". The Los Angeles Times. February 4, 1998. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  15. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Mar. 2-8)". The Los Angeles Times. March 11, 1998. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  16. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Mar. 9-15)". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1998. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  17. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Mar. 16-22)". The Los Angeles Times. March 25, 1998. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  18. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Mar. 23-29)". The Los Angeles Times. April 1, 1998. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  19. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Mar. 30-Apr. 5)". The Los Angeles Times. April 8, 1998. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  20. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Apr. 6-12)". The Los Angeles Times. April 15, 1998. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  21. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Apr. 13-19)". The Los Angeles Times. April 22, 1998. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  22. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Apr. 20-26)". The Los Angeles Times. April 29, 1998. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  23. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Apr. 27-May. 3)". The Los Angeles Times. May 6, 1998. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  24. ^ "National Nielsen Viewership (May. 4-10)". The Los Angeles Times. May 13, 1998. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
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