American police drama television series (1981–1987)
Hill Street Blues
Genre
Police procedural
Created by
Steven Bochco
Michael Kozoll
Starring
Daniel J. Travanti
Veronica Hamel
Michael Conrad
Bruce Weitz
Joe Spano
Michael Warren
Charles Haid
James B. Sikking
Betty Thomas
Kiel Martin
Taurean Blacque
René Enríquez
Ed Marinaro
Barbara Bosson
Robert Prosky
Ken Olin
Mimi Kuzyk
Dennis Franz
Robert Clohessy
Megan Gallagher
Theme music composer
Mike Post
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
7
No. of episodes
146 (list of episodes)
Production
Production locations
Republic Studios, Los Angeles, California
Running time
49 minutes
Production company
MTM Enterprises
Original release
Network
NBC
Release
January 15, 1981 (1981-01-15) – May 12, 1987 (1987-05-12)
Related
Beverly Hills Buntz
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Hill Street Blues is an American serial police procedural television series that aired on NBC in prime-time from January 15, 1981,[1] to May 12, 1987, for 146 episodes.[2] The show chronicles the lives of the Metropolitan Police Department staff of a single police station located on Hill Street in an unnamed large city, although the opening credits show scenes from the city of Chicago,[3][4] contrasted with New York City inferences, including: a discussion, at the start of the eighth episode, of the police department running a summer camp for juvenile delinquents in New York's Allegany State Park; a stolen police vehicle being found in the East River[a] in the 11th episode; and a mention, in the 13th episode, that Detective LaRue lives on the Lower East Side. The "blues" are the police officers in their blue uniforms. The show received critical acclaim, and its production innovations influenced many subsequent dramatic television series produced in the United States and Canada. In 1981, the series won eight Emmy Awards, a debut season record surpassed only by The West Wing, in 2000. The show won a total of 26 Emmy Awards (out of 98 Emmy Award nominations) during its run, including four consecutive wins for Outstanding Drama Series.
^Starr, Michael (May 24, 2021). "How 'Hill Street Blues' made us care about the police". New York Post. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
^Shales, Tom (May 12, 1987). "'HILL STREET,' HAIL AND FAREWELL". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
^Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1995). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (Sixth ed.). Ballantine Books. pp. 463–464. ISBN 9780345397362.
^McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to the Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). Penguin. pp. 379–380. ISBN 9780140249163.
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HillStreetBlues is an American serial police drama that aired on NBC in primetime from 1981 to 1987 for a total of 146 episodes. The show chronicled...
Detective John "J. D." LaRue on the 1980s television police drama HillStreetBlues. Martin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and raised in the city...
producer on The White Shadow from 1979-1981. Brazil began working on HillStreetBlues as an associate producer from 1981-1982. He worked as a producer from...
Award for her role as attorney Joyce Davenport in the TV police drama HillStreetBlues. The daughter of a Philadelphia carpenter and a housewife, Hamel graduated...
and producer. He developed a number of television series, including HillStreetBlues; L.A. Law; Doogie Howser, M.D.; Cop Rock; and NYPD Blue. Bochco was...
writer. She is best known for her roles in the television series HillStreetBlues (1981–1986) and Murder One (1995–1997), for both of which she received...
(2002), and Planet Terror (2007). On television, he has appeared in HillStreetBlues (1984), The Magnificent Seven (1998–2000), and Adventure Inc. (2002–2003)...
notable acclaim. He started his television career as a staff writer on HillStreetBlues and was nominated for his first Emmy Award for the episode "What Are...
several roles in the television series Grey's Anatomy, Wings, LA Law, HillStreetBlues, and Happy Days, and the films Fade to Black, Prizzi's Honor, and...
known for his role as Sgt. Michael "Mick" Belker in the TV series HillStreetBlues, which ran from 1981 until 1987. For his role in the series, he received...
Award-winning role as Sergeant Lucy Bates on the television series HillStreetBlues. As of March 2018, Thomas is one of just two directors (and the only...
characters on the similar NBC series HillStreetBlues (1983, 1985–1987) and its short-lived spinoff, Beverly Hills Buntz (1987–1988). Franz was born October...
and later appeared in a number of shows, including Dallas, Taxi, HillStreetBlues, Family Ties, The Larry Sanders Show, and Magnum, P.I.. Balsam also...
appearing in films, he appeared in many television shows, as a regular on HillStreetBlues, Danny, and Veronica's Closet. Prosky also portrayed Jake "the Snake"...
His first TV appearances include Starsky & Hutch, Father Murphy, HillStreetBlues, Miami Vice, China Beach, and Midnight Caller. Perhaps his best-known...
made guest appearances on a variety of television series including HillStreetBlues (1987), A Different World (1988), Martin (1993), ER (1996), Providence...
Renegade; The Rockford Files; L.A. Law; Quantum Leap; Magnum, P.I.; and HillStreetBlues. He was also the producer of the Van Halen III album by the band Van...
lineup began during the 1982-83 season, which NBC promoted Fame, HillStreetBlues, Taxi (after being canceled by ABC after its fourth season) and new...
screen debut in George Washington, she graduated to recurring roles in HillStreetBlues and China Beach, and starring roles in The Slap Maxwell Story, The...
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