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NYPD Blue is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. [1] Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble cast.
In the show's final episode, Sipowicz disobeys Duffy's orders and keeps a murder investigation open because he is sure the man who confessed is innocent. Sipowicz is proved right, but Duffy still yells at him within earshot of the rest of the detectives for not closing the case as ordered, and threatens to fire him if he disobeys orders again.
Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble cast. The series was originally broadcast on the ABC network, debuted on September 21, 1993‚ and aired its final episode on March 1, 2005. During the course of the series, 261 episodes of NYPD Blue aired over twelve seasons.
Bale reveals he is permanently disabled and recommends to the chief of detectives that Sipowicz take over as the commander of the detective squad. At the celebration that includes Medavoy's retirement, the chief of detectives gives Andy the chance to make the case for why he should be the new squad commander and agrees to give him the job.
Following this episode, Dennis Franz (who plays Andy Sipowicz) is the last remaining member of the original cast and the only actor to star in all twelve seasons and in every single episode. First appearance of Esai Morales as Tony Rodriguez. Denise Crosby guest stars as Lt. Susan Dalto
episodes 6-22 — James McDaniel: Arthur Fancy: entire season — Kim Delaney: Diane Russell: entire season — Gordon Clapp: Greg Medavoy: entire season — Nicholas Turturro: James Martinez: entire season — Andrea Thompson: Jill Kirkendall: entire season — Sharon Lawrence: Sylvia Costas: episodes 1-10: episodes11-21 Bill Brochtrup: John ...
In the hiatus between Seasons 1 and 2, David Caruso reportedly demanded a raise from $40,000 per episode to around $100,000/per, and also that the show simultaneously shift the series back to a primary focus on his Det. John Kelly (away from the S1 balance between Caruso/Kelly and Dennis Franz/Andy Sipowicz focal points) while giving him mandated time off to film movies in-season.
The show originally planned for Marcil to become a series regular, but the cast and crew weren't impressed with her work, and moved on to cast Jacqueline Obradors in a new but similar role of a newly promoted young Latina officer (Det. Rita Ortiz). Episodes 1 and 2 originally aired as an uninterrupted 120-minute episode.