| Rank | 4,444 / 30,025 |
|---|---|
| Trend | 2 |
| Genres | Drama, Crime, Mystery |
| Seasons | 7 |
| Episodes | 144 |
| Total votes | 15,622 |
| Average votes | 108 |
| Average rating | 7.8 / 10 |
The original "ensemble drama," this is the story of an overworked, under-staffed police precinct in an anonymous inner city patterned after Chicago. We follow the lives of many characters, from the lowly beat and traffic cops to the captain of the precinct himself. This is the show that blazed the trail followed later by such notable ensemble dramas as "St. Elsewhere" and "L.A. Law."
Directors: Alexander Singer, Arnold Laven, Arthur Allan Seidelman, Ben Bolt, Bill Duke, Bob Kelljan, Christian I. Nyby II, Corey Allen, David Anspaugh, Don Weis, Edwin Sherin, Gabrielle Beaumont, Georg Stanford Brown, Gregory Hoblit, Jack Starrett, Jeff Bleckner, John D. Hancock, John Patterson, Mark Frost, Oz Scott, Randa Haines, Richard Compton, Rick Wallace, Robert Butler, Rod Holcomb, Scott Brazil, Stan Lathan, Thomas Carter Writers: Alan Rachins, Alan Toy, Darrell Vienna, David Black, David Mamet, David Milch, Dick Wolf, Gregory Hoblit, John Litvack, John Mankiewicz, John Romano, Jonathan Lemkin, Karen Hall, Lee David Zlotoff, Mark Frost, Michael I. Wagner, Robert Crais, Robert Earll, Robert Schlitt, Steven Bochco, Thom Thomas, Walon Green Hint: you can examine a particular season more clearly on the graphs if you disable the trendline and all other seasons (via clicking on their labels). Episodes average rating