Police drama series which
debuted on
ABC in
1993. It aired for 12 seasons, ending in 2005. It has
starred, among others,
Dennis Franz as
Detective Andy Sipowicz,
Rick Schroder as
Detective Danny Sorenson,
David Caruso as
Detective John Kelly,
Jimmy Smits as
Detective Bobby Simone,
James McDaniel as
Lieutenant Arthur Fancy,
Gordon Clapp as
Detective Gregory Medavoy,
Kim Delaney as
Detective Diane Russell,
Nicholas Turturro as
Detective James Martinez,
Sharon Lawrence as
Sylvia Costas, and
Gail O'Grady as
Donna Abandando.
The
show got a lot of early
controversy because the
language was
coarser than was usual for
prime time TV, and because people's
butts got shown sometimes. Some ABC
network affiliates refused to
air the
program, but it was widely considered one of the
best shows on TV.