8.2/10457 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1993
Detective John Kelly has his hands full. On the work front, his partner's drinking problem and continual harassment of gangster Alfonse Giardella is about to get them both in over their heads with the mob. On the personal front, his wife wants a divorce.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10322 votes#2 - 4B or Not 4B
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1993
Lieutenant Fancy and Detective Kelly are warned to stop pressuring the mob even as Andy Sipowicz lies in the hospital with numerous gunshot wounds. Back at Kelly's ex-wife's apartment building, an angry young man starts carrying a gun for protection.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10286 votes#3 - Brown Appetit
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/1993
After discovering the hotel where Giardella is being held, Sipowicz gets his revenge with the help of a pet bulldog and the hotel's thankful chef.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10293 votes#4 - True Confessions
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/1993
Kelly quits moonlighting as a bodyguard after discovering his millionaire employer is a wife beater. Later Kelly speaks at a tenant meeting explaining the dangers of carrying a gun for protection. Unfortunately, his talk has little impact on the tenant in 4B.
Director: Charles Haid
Writer: N/A
8.0/10280 votes#5 - Emission Accomplished
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/1993
Martinez discovers the superintendent of his brother's apartment building is a cop who beats and robs tenants who fall behind on their rent.
Director: Michael M. Robin
Writer: N/A
7.9/10275 votes#6 - Personal Foul
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/1993
Kelly is forced to arrest a close friend after a fight on the basketball court leaves another friend dead.
Director: Brad Silberling
Writer: N/A
8.2/10272 votes#7 - NYPD Lou
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/1993
When Sipowicz's estranged son, Andy Jr., shows up and announces his engagement, Andy Sr. decides to look into the bride-to-be's background.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10257 votes#8 - Tempest in a C-Cup
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/1993
Lieutenant Fancy hires Donna Abandando, a well-endowed civilian employee, to work in the precinct's "safe street" program.
Director: Daniel Sackheim
Writer: N/A
7.7/10241 votes#9 - Ice Follies
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/1993
When Martinez's brother dies from a drug overdose, their father sets out to kill the drug dealer responsible.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10251 votes#10 - Oscar, Meyer, Weiner
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/1993
Ignoring Kelly's advice, Licalsi reveals that she's being blackmailed by the mob. Kelly and Sipowicz investigate the brutal robbery-murder of a wealthy family and work with a pawn dealer in hopes of retrieving a stolen Oscar statuette.
Director: Brad Silberling
Writer: Ted Mann, Gardner Stern
8.1/10247 votes#11 - From Hare to Eternity
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/14/1993
As the holiday's approach, Kelly and Sipowicz get a early gift in the form of a hot tip while investigating the kidnapping of a young girl.
Director: Eric Laneuville
Writer: Burton Armus, David Milch
7.7/10227 votes#12 - Up on the Roof
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/4/1994
While Martinez investigates a series of robberies involving a fake ATM machine, Kelly's current case yields evidence that links Licalsi to the mob. Meanwhile, Lt. Fancy tries to extend his custody of a young boy whose mother is in a drug rehabilitation program.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10239 votes#13 - Abandando Abandoned
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/11/1994
Donna's joy over Medavoy leaving his wife is short-lived when he has a change of heart.
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Writer: N/A
7.9/10237 votes#14 - Jumpin' Jack Fleishman
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/18/1994
When a woman who was raped refuses to press charges for fear her husband will say she brought it upon herself, Licalsi acts as a decoy in an attempt to trap the prime suspect.
Director: Rick Wallace
Writer: N/A
8.1/10244 votes#15 - Steroid Roy
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/8/1994
When Kelly and Sipowicz respond to a suicide call they find the body of a police informant who had come to the precinct earlier that day shouting that she was sleeping with her police contact. Licalsi suspects that her partner is taking drugs.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ann Biderman
7.8/10231 votes#16 - A Sudden Fish
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/15/1994
Sipowicz has to diffuse an explosive situation when a disabled Vietnam vet who was mugged decides to take matters into his own hands.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10228 votes#17 - Black Men Can Jump
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/1/1994
Sipowicz is furious when he suspects a private investigator is giving false hope to a man whose daughter has been missing for 2 and a half years.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10229 votes#18 - Zeppo Marks Brothers
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/22/1994
When a material witness to a drug hit turns up dead, Sipowicz and Kelly's investigation leads them to two brothers who have also planned a hit on Kelly's ex-wife, Laura. Sipowicz must perform uniform-detail in a dress uniform way too small.
Director: Michael M. Robin
Writer: N/A
7.7/10227 votes#19 - Serge the Concierge
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/29/1994
Detectives searching a landfill for the body of a dead girl find the body of a millionaire instead. While Kelly interviews the wife of the deceased, Sipowicz does some investigating of his own after Andy Jr. is arrested for selling cocaine.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10225 votes#20 - Good Time Charlie
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/3/1994
Kelly and Sipowicz investigate the death of a man's mistress, which they later find out is one of many lovers the man currently has. Meanwhile, Licalsi is promoted and Fancy breaks the news to her husband that she's pregnant.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10229 votes#21 - Guns 'n Rosaries
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/10/1994
Even as Licalsi confesses to shooting Angelo Marino and his driver, Martinez is forced to shoot an irate man who points a gun at Medavoy while they're stuck in traffic.
Director: Michael M. Robin
Writer: N/A
8.5/10252 votes#22 - Rockin' Robin
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/17/1994
Sipowicz and Kelly investigate the stabbing death of a priest whose body was found in a park frequented by male prostitutes.
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of NYPD Blue Season 1
Every episode of NYPD Blue Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NYPD Blue Season 1!
Police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwined several...
Genre:Drama
Network:ABC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "NYPD Blue" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 457 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/21/1993. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "4B or Not 4B".