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NYPD Blue
Season 1
Season 1 U.S. DVD Cover
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseSeptember 21, 1993 (1993-09-21) –
May 17, 1994 (1994-05-17)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of NYPD Blue, an American television police drama set in New York City, aired as part of the 1993–94 United States network television schedule for ABC, premiering on September 21, 1993 and concluding on May 17, 1994. The show explores the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble cast. The season led to a record 26 Emmy nominations.[1] and six awards.

Plot

John Kelly and Andy Sipowicz are detectives in the 15th squad. Sipowicz is the elder partner but is a drunk and a threat to the partnership lasting much longer. Kelly has a genuine affection for his partner but becomes increasingly exasperated by Sipowicz's behavior. In the pilot, Sipowicz is shot, and nearly killed, by Alphonse Giardella, a gangster whom Sipowicz, while drunk, insulted badly in public. This leads to his decision to stay sober (after involuntarily drying out while in a coma) and save his job. While his partner is recuperating, Kelly is teamed up by the squad's Lieutenant, Arthur Fancy, with a young cop from Anti-Crime, James Martinez.

Kelly's personal life is no less complicated, as he is reluctantly going through a divorce from his wife, Laura, and is embarking on an affair with a uniformed cop, Janice Licalsi. To complicate matters further, Licalsi has been ordered to do a 'hit' on Kelly by mob boss Angelo Marino, otherwise Marino will turn in Licalsi's father, who is on his payroll. Instead, Licalsi murders Marino and the repercussions come back to haunt both her and Kelly.

Sipowicz begins a relationship with A.D.A. Sylvia Costas while another detective in the squad, Greg Medavoy, embarks on an affair of his own with the squad's new police administrative aide (P.A.A.), Donna Abandando.

Cast

Main

Actor Character Main cast Recurring cast
David Caruso John Kelly entire season —
Dennis Franz Andy Sipowicz entire season —
James McDaniel Arthur Fancy entire season —
Sherry Stringfield ADA Laura Michaels entire season —
Amy Brenneman Janice Licalsi entire season —
Nicholas Turturro James Martinez entire season —
Sharon Lawrence ADA Sylvia Costas — Episodes 1, 4, 6-9, 11, 13-16, 18-22
Gordon Clapp Greg Medavoy — Episodes 3, 5-6, 8-19, 21-22
Gail O'Grady PAA Donna Abandando — Episodes 8-22

Recurring guest roles

Season 1's recurring guest roles include:

  • David Schwimmer as Josh '4B' Goldstein (Episodes 1-4), Laura Michaels' neighbor, whose stint as a vigilante ends badly. Dies in episode 4.
  • Robert Costanzo as Alphonse Giardella (Episodes 1-3, 5-7), a mobster who, after shooting and nearly killing Sipowicz in the pilot, turns State's evidence. Assassinated in episode 7.
  • Joe Santos as Marino (Episodes 1-2), head mobster who wants Kelly dead for continued "business" interference. Murdered in episode 2.
  • Larry Romano as Richie Catina (Episodes 2, 9-12),
  • Daniel Benzali as James Sinclair, Esq. (Episodes 1, 2, 22)
  • Luis Guzman as Hector Martinez (Episodes 5, 9), Detective Martinez' father
  • Michael Harney as Detective Mike Roberts (Episodes 6, 8-9, 15, 18)
  • Michael DeLuise as Andy Sipowicz, Jr. (Episode 7, 19, 22)
  • Bradley Whitford as Norman Gardner (Episodes 13, 21), a crusading reporter.

Episodes

See also: List of NYPD Blue episodes

Each NYPD Blue episode entry includes its original airdate in the United States, the writing and directing credits, and a plot summary. The credits and airdates are taken from the pamphlet accompanying the Region 1 Season 1 DVDs.

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"Gregory HoblitStory by : David Milch & Steven Bochco
Teleplay by : David Milch		September 21, 1993 (1993-09-21)0K01/510122.8[2]
22"4B or Not 4B"Gregory HoblitStory by : David Milch & Steven Bochco
Teleplay by : David Milch		September 28, 1993 (1993-09-28)0K02/510220.3[3]
33"Brown Appetit"Gregory HoblitStory by : David Milch & Steven Bochco
Teleplay by : David Milch		October 5, 1993 (1993-10-05)0K03/510321.0[4]
44"True Confessions"Charles HaidStory by : Art Monterastelli, David Milch & Steven Bochco
Teleplay by : David Milch & Art Monterastelli		October 12, 1993 (1993-10-12)K506/510521.2[5]
55"Emission Accomplished"Michael M. RobinTed MannOctober 19, 1993 (1993-10-19)0K11/511119.6[6]
66"Personal Foul"Brad SilberlingStory by : David Milch
Teleplay by : Burton Armus		October 26, 1993 (1993-10-26)0K08/510822.2[7]
77"NYPD Lou"Gregory HoblitTed MannNovember 2, 1993 (1993-11-02)0K07/510719.7[8]
88"Tempest in a C-Cup"Daniel SackheimGardner SternNovember 16, 1993 (1993-11-16)0K10/511019.8[9]
99"Ice Follies"Dennis DuganW.K. Scott MeyerNovember 30, 1993 (1993-11-30)0K09/510918.5[10]
1010"Oscar, Meyer, Weiner"Brad SilberlingTed Mann & Gardner SternDecember 7, 1993 (1993-12-07)0K12/511217.5[11]
1111"From Hare to Eternity"Eric LaneuvilleDavid Milch & Burton ArmusDecember 14, 1993 (1993-12-14)0K13/511319.0[12]
1212"Up on the Roof"Michael M. RobinGeorge D. PutnamJanuary 4, 1994 (1994-01-04)0K14/511420.7[13]
1313"Abandando Abandoned"Gregory HoblitStory by : David Milch & Steven Bochco
Teleplay by : Ted Mann & Gardner Stern		January 11, 1994 (1994-01-11)0K15/511520.5[14]
1414"Jumpin' Jack Fleishman"Rick WallaceStory by : Steven Bochco & David Milch
Teleplay by : Ted Mann, Gardner Stern & Burton Armus		January 18, 1994 (1994-01-18)0K16/511621.7[15]
1515"Steroid Roy"Félix AlcaláAnn BidermanFebruary 8, 1994 (1994-02-08)0K17/511723.5[16]
1616"A Sudden Fish"Lesli Linka GlatterStory by : Steven Bochco & David Milch
Teleplay by : Burton Armus & Gardner Stern		February 15, 1994 (1994-02-15)0K18/511815.8
1717"Black Men Can Jump"Jesús S. TreviñoStory by : Steven Bochco & David Milch
Teleplay by : Ted Mann		March 1, 1994 (1994-03-01)0K19/511922.2[17]
1818"Zeppo Marks Brothers"Michael M. RobinStory by : Steven Bochco & David Milch
Teleplay by : Ann Biderman		March 22, 1994 (1994-03-22)0K20/512019.9[18]
1919"Serge the Concierge"Lesli Linka GlatterStory by : Bill Clark
Teleplay by : David Milch, Gardner Stern & Burton Armus		March 29, 1994 (1994-03-29)0K21/512121.2[19]
2020"Good Time Charlie"Gregory HoblitStory by : Steven Bochco & David Milch
Teleplay by : Ted Mann & Ann Biderman		May 3, 1994 (1994-05-03)0K22/512219.0[20]
2121"Guns 'N' Rosaries"Michael M. RobinStory by : Steven Bochco & David Milch
Teleplay by : Burton Armus & Gardner Stern		May 10, 1994 (1994-05-10)0K23/512322.8[21]
2222"Rockin' Robin"Gregory HoblitStory by : Jody Worth
Teleplay by : Jody Worth & Ted Mann		May 17, 1994 (1994-05-17)0K24/512423.2[22]

References

  1. ^ N.Y.P.D. Blue Receives 26 Emmy Nominations from The New York Times
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