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The Best Episodes of NYPD Blue Season 11

Every episode of NYPD Blue Season 11 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NYPD Blue Season 11!

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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 plots involving an ensemble cast.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 1 - Frickin' Fraker
    8.0/10(123 votes)

    #1 - Frickin' Fraker

    S11:E1

    The detectives investigate the shooting death of a man whose brother is a registered sex offender; and when Captain Fraker's trial gets underway, Sipowicz worries that his own testimony may have harmed the prosecution's case.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 2 - Your Bus, Ted
    8.0/10(118 votes)

    #2 - Your Bus, Ted

    S11:E2

    Sipowicz and Clark investigate the death of a transvestite whom a friend insists was having a relationship with a married man; a surgeon's hand is badly cut during a robbery; and Rodriguez testifies in the Fraker trial.

    Director:Mark Piznarski
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 3 - Shear Stupidity
    8.0/10(117 votes)

    #3 - Shear Stupidity

    S11:E3

    The detectives search for clues when a group of perpetrators torture a man for no apparent reason; a woman reports her husband as missing, but Sipowicz and Clark suspect she's not being completely forthcoming; and Fraker testifies in court.

    Director:Tawnia McKiernan
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 4 - Porn Free
    7.0/10(127 votes)

    #4 - Porn Free

    S11:E4

    The detectives investigate the strangulation death of a former porn star; a thirteen-year-old boy holds the key in implicating his father in his mother's murder; and the jury reaches a verdict in the Captain Fraker trial.

    Director:Dennis Dugan
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 5 - Keeping Abreast
    8.0/10(115 votes)

    #5 - Keeping Abreast

    S11:E5

    The detectives investigate a strangulation murder that may be tied to one of Diane Russell's cases; Russell consults a doctor when she discovers a lump in her breast; Medavoy and Jones investigate an arson linked to two boys.

    Director:Jesse Bochco
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 6 - Andy Appleseed
    8.0/10(117 votes)

    #6 - Andy Appleseed

    S11:E6

    Sipowicz, Russell, and Clark attempt to connect the murder of a young woman to two other killings; Medavoy and Jones investigate the shooting death of a mother whose children feared her.

    Director:Jake Paltrow
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 7 - It's to Die For
    7.0/10(126 votes)

    #7 - It's to Die For

    S11:E7

    A woman survives the serial killer's attack, and her account prompts the detectives to focus on Carlin, his partner, and a bodyguard; Medavoy and Jones investigate when an off-duty officer kills a man; and McDowell comforts Russell during a biopsy.

    Director:Ed Begley Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 8 - And the Wenner Is...
    9.0/10(140 votes)

    #8 - And the Wenner Is...

    S11:E8

    When another woman is murdered by the serial killer, the detectives arrest a suspect... and discover the killer's identity; and expecting a baby, Sipowicz and McDowell decide to get married.

    Director:Paul Eads
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 9 - Only Schmucks Pay Income Tax
    8.0/10(112 votes)

    #9 - Only Schmucks Pay Income Tax

    S11:E9

    Sipowicz and Clark search for two burglars who terrorized a retired cop and his wife; Medavoy and Jones assist an author who wrote a book on how to avoid paying income taxes; and Jones deals with Michael's father.

    Director:Donna Deitch
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 10 - You Da Bomb
    9.0/10(137 votes)

    #10 - You Da Bomb

    S11:E10

    A man armed with a bomb walks into the station house and handcuffs himself to McDowell; unless the detectives release a Russian mobster from jail in one hour, the bomb will detonate.

    Director:John Hyams
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 11 - Passing the Stone
    8.0/10(116 votes)

    #11 - Passing the Stone

    S11:E11

    When a Jewish jewelry-store owner is murdered, the detectives focus their investigation on two suspects: a Caucasian man who converted to Islam, and a rap star whose expensive jewelry turned out to be fake.

    Director:Carol Banker
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 12 - Chatty Chatty Bang Bang
    0.0/10(115 votes)

    #12 - Chatty Chatty Bang Bang

    S11:E12

    Sipowicz and Clark search for an African-American driver who fled the scene of a hit-and-run accident after unwittingly running over an Italian mobster's young daughter.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 13 - Take My Wife, Please
    8.0/10(128 votes)

    #13 - Take My Wife, Please

    S11:E13

    Sipowicz and Clark investigate the shooting death of a jogger who'd been having an affair with a police officer; and Medavoy and Jones search for answers when the body of a comedy club owner is found in the trunk of a stolen car.

    Director:Dennis Dugan
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 14 - Colonel Knowledge
    8.0/10(114 votes)

    #14 - Colonel Knowledge

    S11:E14

    A new detective, Stan Hatcher, joins the squad; the detectives investigate a shooting death that Hatcher believes is linked to a dispute between gang members; and a man insists that his young daughter has been kidnapped.

    Director:Steven DePaul
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 15 - Old Yeller
    8.0/10(135 votes)

    #15 - Old Yeller

    S11:E15

    A kidnapping victim's startling statement clues Andy and John in on a serial sadist keeping women locked in a dungeon somewhere in New York. Meanwhile, a routine robbery investigation takes a saucy turn for Medavoy after he makes an unlikely connection with the 60-year-old victim.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 16 - On the Fence
    8.0/10(113 votes)

    #16 - On the Fence

    S11:E16

    Sipowicz searches for the truth when Hatcher is shot by a man who mistook him for a burglar; and a former pharmacist dies in a flophouse when someone fires a bullet into his room.

    Director:Robert J. Doherty
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 17 - In Goddess We Trussed
    9.0/10(120 votes)

    #17 - In Goddess We Trussed

    S11:E17

    Andy's off-duty and slightly underhanded work to prove that Hatcher killed his own wife lands him a transfer out of the 15th precinct and into the Bellevue Morgue engineered by Detective Hatcher. Meanwhile, the squad is up to their whips and chains after a dominatrix is found murdered.

    Director:Kevin Hooks
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 18 - The Brothers Grim
    8.0/10(121 votes)

    #18 - The Brothers Grim

    S11:E18

    Haywood reopens an 18-year-old case that has Andy reliving a major mistake in his career. Meanwhile, Sipowicz and Clark investigate the death of a man whose brother was pursued by a bounty hunter. Elsewhere, Ortiz gets a new partner, Detective Kelly Ronson, who ends up lending an unusual hand during the hunt for the child an ex-con had to give up before going to prison.

    Director:Rick Wallace
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 19 - Peeler? I Hardly Knew Her
    8.0/10(120 votes)

    #19 - Peeler? I Hardly Knew Her

    S11:E19

    A man's gunshot-induced amnesia causes Jones and Medavoy to concoct an unconventional way to nail his assailant. Meanwhile, a man Sipowicz put away twenty years ago for raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl goes free after DNA testing exonerates him, and Ortiz and Ronson bust a gruesome underground network pre-teen prostitution ring.

    Director:Jesse Bochco
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 20 - Traylor Trash
    8.0/10(120 votes)

    #20 - Traylor Trash

    S11:E20

    Andy and John approach Mrs Clifton for help with her daughter's murder. Jennifer turns up out of the blue, apparently off her meds. A man is shot, apparently over a church and a video tape.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 21 - What's Your Poison?
    9.0/10(120 votes)

    #21 - What's Your Poison?

    S11:E21

    A face from Clark's past makes an unwelcome return, while the key suspect in Andy's 18-year-old murder case turns up, face down. Jones helps Michael prepare to take the stand against his own father for killing his mom, and a man fears that his wife is going to lose her head after he loses her pricey necklace.

    Director:Jesse Bochco
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. NYPD Blue Season 11 Episode 22 - Who's Your Daddy?
    8.0/10(131 votes)

    #22 - Who's Your Daddy?

    S11:E22

    Sipowicz investigates a murder involving the victim's current husband and ex-husband. A longtime informant gives Ronson information about an illegal gun shipment, but the suspect's father is being followed by the FBI. Jones gets into a fight with Craig after he's acquitted of murder charges, and Sipowicz is the proud father of a baby boy.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 11 Ratings Summary

"Frickin' Fraker" is the best rated episode of "NYPD Blue" season 11. It scored 8/10 based on 123 votes. Directed by Mark Tinker and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/23/2003. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Your Bus, Ted".