Hill Street Blues
American police drama television series (1981–1987) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 implications, 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[lower-alpha 1] 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.
Hill Street Blues | |
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Genre | Police procedural |
Created by | |
Starring | |
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 |
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.