NYPD Blue season 4

The fourth season of NYPD Blue premiered on ABC on October 15, 1996, and concluded on May 20, 1997.

NYPD Blue
Season 4
Season 4 U.S. DVD Cover
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	October 15, 1996 (1996-10-15) – May 20, 1997 (1997-05-20)
Season chronology

Actor	Character	Main cast	Recurring cast
Jimmy Smits	Bobby Simone	entire season	—
Dennis Franz	Andy Sipowicz	entire season	—
James McDaniel	Arthur Fancy	entire season	—
Nicholas Turturro	James Martinez	entire season	—
Sharon Lawrence	Sylvia Costas	entire season	—
Gordon Clapp	Greg Medavoy	entire season	—
Kim Delaney	Diane Russell	entire season	—
Andrea Thompson	Jill Kirkendall	—	episodes 6-8,10-14,17-18,20

Episodes

See also: List of NYPD Blue episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
67	1	"Moby Greg"	Mark Tinker	Story by : David Milch & Bill Clark Teleplay by : Theresa Rebeck	October 15, 1996 (1996-10-15)	0H01/5401	21.60
68	2	"Thick Stu"	Brad Silberling	Story by : David Milch & Bill Clark Teleplay by : David Mills	October 22, 1996 (1996-10-22)	0H02/5402	19.40
69	3	"Yes, We Have No Cannolis"	Mark Tinker	Story by : David Milch & Bill Clark Teleplay by : Leonard Gardner	October 29, 1996 (1996-10-29)	0H03/5403	20.40
70	4	"Where’s 'Swaldo"	Mark Tinker	Stephen Gaghan, Michael R. Perry & David Milch	November 12, 1996 (1996-11-12)	0H05/5405	18.90
71	5	"Where’d the Van Gogh"	Michael M. Robin	Story by : David Milch & Bill Clark Teleplay by : Nicholas Wootton	November 19, 1996 (1996-11-19)	0H04/5404	17.80
72	6	"Yes Sir, That’s My Baby"	Davis Guggenheim	Rift Fournier	November 26, 1996 (1996-11-26)	0H06/5406	19.30
73	7	"Ted and Carey’s Bogus Adventure"	Daniel Sackheim	Meredith Stiehm	December 3, 1996 (1996-12-03)	0H07/5407	18.50
74	8	"Unembraceable You"	Michael M. Robin	Story by : Bill Clark & Theresa Rebeck Teleplay by : Theresa Rebeck	December 10, 1996 (1996-12-10)	0H08/5408	17.80
75	9	"Caulksmanship"	Donna Deitch	Story by : David Milch & Bill Clark Teleplay by : George D. Putnam	December 17, 1996 (1996-12-17)	0H09/5409	TBA
76	10	"My Wild Irish Nose"	Bob Doherty	Hugh Levick	January 7, 1997 (1997-01-07)	0H10/5410	17.80
77	11	"Alice Doesn’t Fit Here Anymore"	Mark Tinker	Story by : David Milch & Bill Clark Teleplay by : Leonard Gardner & Nicholas Wootton	January 14, 1997 (1997-01-14)	0H11/5411	19.60
78	12	"Upstairs, Downstairs"	Paris Barclay	Story by : Bill Clark & David Mills Teleplay by : David Mills	January 21, 1997 (1997-01-21)	0H12/5412	18.904
79	13	"Tom and Geri"	Adam Nimoy	Story by : David Milch & Bill Clark Teleplay by : Meredith Stiehm	January 28, 1997 (1997-01-28)	0H13/5413	18.60
80	14	"A Remington Original"	Michael M. Robin	Story by : David Milch & Bill Clark Teleplay by : Nicholas Wootton	February 11, 1997 (1997-02-11)	0H14/5414	18.30
81	15	"Taillight’s Last Gleaming"	Randy Zisk	David Mills	February 18, 1997 (1997-02-18)	0H15/5415	17.20
82	16	"What A Dump!"	Perry Lang	Story by : David Milch & Bill Clark Teleplay by : Leonard Gardner	February 25, 1997 (1997-02-25)	0H16/5416	17.60
83	17	"A Wrenching Experience"	Michael Watkins	Story by : David Milch & Bill Clark Teleplay by : Meredith Stiehm	April 15, 1997 (1997-04-15)	0H17/5417	17.80
84	18	"I Love Lucy"	Kathy Bates	Story by : David Milch & Theresa Rebeck Teleplay by : Theresa Rebeck	April 22, 1997 (1997-04-22)	0H18/5418	15.90
85	19	"Bad Rap"	Matthew Penn	Thad Mumford	April 29, 1997 (1997-04-29)	0H19/5419	17.00
86	20	"Emission Impossible"	Bob Doherty	Story by : David Milch & Bill Clark Teleplay by : Bill Barich	May 6, 1997 (1997-05-06)	0H20/5420	15.20
87	21	"Is Paris Burning?"	Paris Barclay	David Shore	May 13, 1997 (1997-05-13)	0H21/5421	15.60
88	22	"A Draining Experience"	Michael Watkins	Jane Wallace	May 20, 1997 (1997-05-20)	0H22/5422	17.30