NYPD Blue
1993-2005 · 12 seasons · 261 episodes
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S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9
S10
S11
S12
E1
8.2
7.7
8.1
7.7
7.8
7.9
8.0
8.2
8.9
8.5
8.4
8.2
E2
8.0
7.7
7.5
8.0
8.0
8.0
7.8
8.0
8.7
8.4
7.9
8.3
E3
7.7
7.6
7.6
7.9
7.7
8.1
7.5
7.9
8.1
7.8
8.0
8.4
E4
8.1
8.1
7.7
7.9
7.7
8.7
7.8
7.9
8.0
8.2
7.5
8.4
E5
8.0
8.2
7.7
7.8
8.4
9.4
7.6
7.7
8.3
8.6
7.9
8.6
E6
7.9
7.8
7.6
7.9
7.7
8.2
7.9
7.8
8.0
7.8
7.9
9.0
E7
8.2
7.9
7.8
8.1
7.6
7.6
8.2
7.9
8.0
8.2
7.5
8.5
E8
8.0
7.6
7.9
7.5
9.1
8.5
8.0
8.2
8.2
7.7
9.0
7.9
E9
7.7
7.6
7.6
7.7
9.1
7.9
8.1
7.6
8.1
8.4
7.9
8.4
E10
7.9
7.9
8.1
7.8
7.7
7.5
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.2
8.7
8.6
E11
8.2
7.9
7.4
7.7
7.5
7.5
7.7
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.2
8.6
E12
7.7
8.0
7.8
8.1
8.2
8.2
8.2
7.8
8.3
8.6
8.3
8.4
E13
8.1
8.1
7.5
7.6
7.5
8.1
8.0
8.4
7.7
8.3
7.9
8.8
E14
7.9
7.9
7.6
7.7
8.1
7.4
7.6
8.4
8.1
8.3
8.2
8.5
E15
8.1
7.8
8.3
7.9
7.8
7.6
7.9
7.9
7.9
8.1
7.9
8.5
E16
7.8
7.7
7.7
7.4
8.4
7.6
7.8
7.6
8.8
8.8
8.2
8.8
E17
7.7
7.9
8.2
7.6
8.2
7.8
8.1
8.0
8.4
7.8
8.8
8.7
E18
7.7
8.3
7.9
7.2
8.5
8.3
7.6
8.2
8.1
7.9
8.2
8.9
E19
7.7
7.6
8.1
7.2
8.2
8.1
8.2
8.1
8.4
8.3
8.5
9.0
E20
8.0
8.1
9.4
7.7
8.1
7.9
7.9
8.8
9.0
8.2
8.4
9.5
E21
8.3
7.8
8.8
8.1
7.9
8.5
8.0
7.8
8.9
8.6
E22
8.6
7.8
7.9
8.2
8.4
9.0
8.3
8.6
8.9
8.4
E23
8.6
Avg
8.0
7.9
7.9
7.8
8.1
8.1
7.9
8.0
8.3
8.3
8.2
8.6
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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.
Rating threshold:
127 Standouts
4 Infamous
129 Hidden Gems
1 Forgettable
Top Standout: S6E5 Hearts and Souls
Most Infamous: S4E18 I Love Lucy
Best Hidden Gem: S9E20 Oedipus Wrecked
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Series Trajectory
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Season Momentum
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Season Consistency
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🏆 Top 10 Episodes Season 12 dominates (3/10)
- 1 S12E20 Moving Day
- 2 S3E20 A Death in the Family
- 3 S6E5 Hearts and Souls
- 4 S5E8 Lost Israel: Part 1
- 5 S5E9 Lost Israel: Part 2
- 6 S6E22 Safe Home
- 7 S9E20 Oedipus Wrecked
- 8 S11E8 And the Wenner Is...
- 9 S12E6 The Vision Thing
- 10 S12E19 Bale to the Chief
📉 Bottom 5 Episodes Season 4 dominates (3/5)
- 261 S4E19 Bad Rap
- 260 S4E18 I Love Lucy
- 259 S6E14 Raphael's Inferno
- 258 S4E16 What a Dump!
- 257 S3E11 Burnin' Love
261 Total Episodes
9.5 Highest Rating
7.2 Lowest Rating
2.3 Range