Hill Street Blues — 1981-1987 · 7 seasons · 144 eps

★ 8.2

Hill Street Blues

1981-1987 7 seasons 144 episodes

★ 8.2 (11,638 votes) Top 21%

A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

E1

8.3

7.9

8.6

8.1

7.8

7.9

7.5

E2

7.7

7.8

8.0

7.7

7.9

7.7

7.8

E3

7.8

8.2

7.7

7.9

7.5

8.0

7.4

E4

7.9

8.4

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.9

7.6

E5

8.1

8.0

8.0

8.1

7.4

7.7

7.7

E6

7.8

8.1

7.9

7.8

7.9

7.8

7.8

E7

7.7

8.0

8.0

8.1

7.9

7.6

7.9

E8

7.8

8.6

8.2

8.2

7.6

7.2

7.8

E9

7.7

7.8

7.8

8.0

7.7

8.2

7.4

E10

7.8

8.0

7.8

7.9

7.8

7.7

7.7

E11

8.0

8.7

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.8

7.8

E12

7.9

7.9

8.0

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.6

E13

7.8

7.9

7.8

8.0

7.6

7.8

7.7

E14

8.1

7.8

7.8

8.7

7.6

7.8

7.5

E15

8.4

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.4

7.9

7.9

E16

8.0

8.1

7.9

8.0

7.9

7.7

E17

8.1

8.0

8.2

7.7

7.9

7.9

E18

8.1

7.9

8.0

7.6

7.6

8.0

E19

8.3

8.0

7.4

7.8

7.8

E20

8.1

7.7

7.6

7.9

7.6

E21

7.9

7.7

7.7

7.9

7.7

E22

8.2

7.8

7.8

8.1

8.6

E23

7.2

Avg

7.9

8.1

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.8

7.7

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Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.7

S2E11 Freedom's Last Stand

#2

S4E14 8.7

Grace Under Pressure

#3

S2E8 8.6

The World According to Freedom

4. S3E1 "Trial by Fury" 8.6
5. S7E22 "It Ain't Over Till It's Over" 8.6
6. S1E15 "Jungle Madness" 8.4
7. S2E4 "The Second Oldest Profession" 8.4
8. S1E1 "Hill Street Station" 8.3
9. S3E19 "Eugene's Comedy Empire Strikes Back" 8.3
10. S2E3 "The Last White Man on East Ferry Avenue" 8.2

📉 Bottom Episodes

#144

S6E8 7.2

Fathers and Huns

143. S5E23 "Grin and Bear It" 7.2
142. S7E9 "Fathers and Guns" 7.4
141. S7E3 "The Best Defense" 7.4
140. S5E19 "The Life and Time of Dominic Florio Jr." 7.4

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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74 Standouts

1 Infamous

63 Hidden Gems

6 Forgettable

Top Standout: S1E1 Hill Street Station

Most Infamous: S5E5 Bangladesh Slowly

Best Hidden Gem: S4E12 Nichols from Heaven

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Series Trajectory

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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