NYPD Blue season 5

The 5th season of NYPD Blue premiered on ABC on September 30, 1997, and concluded on May 19, 1998.

NYPD Blue (season 5)
Season 5
Season 5 U.S. DVD Cover
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 30, 1997 (1997-09-30) – May 19, 1998 (1998-05-19)
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	—
Gordon Clapp	Greg Medavoy	entire season	—
Kim Delaney	Diane Russell	entire season	—
Andrea Thompson	Jill Kirkendall	entire season	—
Sharon Lawrence	Sylvia Costas	—	episodes 1,13,16-19,21-22
Bill Brochtrup	John Irvin	—	episode 16

Episodes

See also: List of NYPD Blue episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
89	1	"This Bud's for You"	Mark Tinker	David Milch	September 30, 1997 (1997-09-30)	0T01/5501
90	2	"All’s Wells That Ends Well"	Paris Barclay	Teleplay by: Leonard Gardner Story by: David Milch & Bill Clark	October 7, 1997 (1997-10-07)	0T02/5502
91	3	"Three Girls and a Baby"	Mark Tinker	Teleplay by: Meredith Stiehm Story by: David Milch & Bill Clark	October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14)	0T03/5503
92	4	"The Truth Is Out There"	Dennis Dugan	Teleplay by: Edward Allen Bernero Story by: David Milch & Bill Clark	October 28, 1997 (1997-10-28)	0T04/5504
93	5	"It Takes a Village"	Farrel Jane Levy	Teleplay by: Catherine Stribling Story by: David Milch & Catherine Stribling	November 4, 1997 (1997-11-04)	0T05/5505
94	6	"Dead Man Talking"	Donna Deitch	Jason Cahill	November 11, 1997 (1997-11-11)	0T06/5506
95	7	"Sheedy Dealings"	Dennis Dugan	Teleplay by: Kevin Stevens Story by: David Milch & Bill Clark	November 18, 1997 (1997-11-18)	0T07/5507
96	8	"Lost Israel (Part 1)"	Steven DePaul	Teleplay by: David Milch & Ted Mann Story by: Ted Mann, Bill Clark & Meredith Stiehm	November 25, 1997 (1997-11-25)	0T08/5508
97	9	"Lost Israel (Part 2)"	Paris Barclay	Teleplay by: David Milch & Nicholas Wootton Story by: David Milch & Bill Clark	December 9, 1997 (1997-12-09)	0T09/5509
98	10	"Remembrance of Humps Past"	Jake Paltrow	Teleplay by: John Chambers Story by: David Milch, Bill Clark & John Chambers	December 16, 1997 (1997-12-16)	0T10/5510
99	11	"You’re Under a Rasta"	Bob Doherty	Teleplay by: Jody Worth Story by: David Milch & Bill Clark	January 6, 1998 (1998-01-06)	0T11/5511
100	12	"A Box of Wendy"	Mark Tinker	Teleplay by: Meredith Stiehm Story by: David Milch & Bill Clark	January 13, 1998 (1998-01-13)	0T12/5512
101	13	"Twin Petes"	Matthew Penn	Teleplay by: T.J. English Story by: David Milch & Bill Clark	February 10, 1998 (1998-02-10)	0T13/5513
102	14	"Weaver of Hate"	Paris Barclay	Teleplay by: Dennis Woods-Doderer Story by: David Milch & Bill Clark	February 17, 1998 (1998-02-17)	0T14/5514
103	15	"Don’t Kill the Messenger"	Matthew Penn	Teleplay by: Leonard Gardner Story by: David Milch & Bill Clark	February 24, 1998 (1998-02-24)	0T15/5515
104	16	"The One That Got Away"	Steven DePaul	Adisa Iwa	March 3, 1998 (1998-03-03)	0T16/5516
105	17	"Speak for Yourself, Bruce Clayton"	Mark Tinker	Teleplay by: Jody Worth Story by: David Milch & Bill Clark	March 24, 1998 (1998-03-24)	0T17/5517
106	18	"I Don’t Wanna Dye"	Perry Lang	Teleplay by: Jill Goldsmith Story by: David Milch, Bill Clark & Jill Goldsmith	March 31, 1998 (1998-03-31)	0T18/5518
107	19	"Prostrate Before the Law"	Paris Barclay	Teleplay by: Robert Ward Story by: David Milch & Bill Clark	April 28, 1998 (1998-04-28)	0T19/5519
108	20	"Hammer Time"	Mark Tinker	Teleplay by: Meredith Stiehm & Nicholas Wootton Story by: David Milch & Bill Clark	May 5, 1998 (1998-05-05)	0T20/5520
109	21	"Seminal Thinking"	Matthew Penn	Teleplay by: Kevin Arkadie Story by: David Milch, Bill Clark & Kevin Arkadie	May 12, 1998 (1998-05-12)	0T21/5521
110	22	"Honeymoon at Viagra Falls"	Paris Barclay	Teleplay by: David Milch & Scott Williams Story by: David Milch & Bill Clark	May 19, 1998 (1998-05-19)	0T22/5522