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The Best Episodes of NYPD Blue Season 3

Every episode of NYPD Blue Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NYPD Blue Season 3!

The Best Episodes of NYPD Blue Season 3

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...

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  1. 9.4/10(305 votes)

    #1 - A Death in the Family

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    S3:E20

    After a shooting at a bar, Simone and Sipowicz are sent to the hospital and find that they know one of the victims. The whole squad is involved in the hunt for the killers.

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  2. 8.7/10(208 votes)

    #2 - Closing Time

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    S3:E21

    The hunt for AJ's killers continues.

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  3. 8.3/10(177 votes)

    #3 - Head Case

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    S3:E15

    A University Professor is found decapitated. His mother gives Simone and Sipowicz a hard time. Lezniak gets jealous when Martinez meets a porn star. Andy's son turns up, out of the blue.

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  4. 8.2/10(196 votes)

    #4 - Hollie and the Blowfish

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    S3:E17

    Medavoy and Martinez investigate the murder of a voodoo priest. Russell gets assigned to help a drug enforcement team, working in the Precinct. Simone spots an old acquaintance, Hollie, who used to give him good information.

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  5. 8.1/10(212 votes)

    #5 - E.R.

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    S3:E1

    Martinez is shot when he and Medavoy walk in on a bar robbery. One of the robbers gets protection from the DA for information, which upsets James' colleagues. Sylvia breaks some news to Sipowicz, while Simone and Russell try for a reconcilliation.

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  6. 8.1/10(179 votes)

    #6 - The Backboard Jungle

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    S3:E10

    A basketball game, held in the memory of a young boy, erupts into violence. 2 dead, 7 wounded. Andy has a race relation's problem with the organizer of the event that was witnessed by a reporter. Fancy and Sipowicz's relationship is on shaky ground as details of this event come to light and Andy is removed from the case.

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  8. 8.1/10(176 votes)

    #7 - Auntie Maimed

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    S3:E19

    A woman is found, murdered, in her apartment. Neighbours fingers point at the junkie nephew. Simone and Sipowicz investigate. Medavoy and Martinez search for a biker, seen in a bar, where the bouncer is beaten to death. Sylvia nears the end of her pregnancy.

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  9. 7.9/10(181 votes)

    #8 - We Was Robbed

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    S3:E18

    A dead man is found, dumped in an alley. His name has possible mob connections. Donna gives Russell information about a possible hi-jack. A surveillance op goes wrong, when Simone and Sipowicz assist the FBI.

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  10. 7.9/10(192 votes)

    #9 - He's Not Guilty, He's My Brother

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    S3:E22

    Simone and Sipowicz go to a shooting at a paint shop. A suspect is located in hospital, with a bullet wound. The other detectives go to a shooting in an alley, where the victim has bullet holes, but no sign og blood.

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  11. 7.8/10(176 votes)

    #10 - Aging Bull

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    S3:E7

    An ex-boxer, an old friend of Simone's, refuses to admit he's getting forgetful. The FBI take over a kidnap case, but Simone and Sipowicz find an informant and work the case on their own.

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  12. 7.8/10(184 votes)

    #11 - Cold Heaters

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    S3:E8

    Simone's old pal Ray turns informant, from jail, in order to get a reduced sentence, but things don't go to plan. A father takes deadly revenge to protect his bullied son. Medavoy has to placate 2 actors who come to blows on stage.

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  13. 7.8/10(170 votes)

    #12 - These Old Bones

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    S3:E12

    A bruised and battered wife tells Sipowicz that her husband claimed to have killed somebody 8 years previously. Sipowicz follows a trail, leading back to 2 previous relationships. Russell is told that her father has been shot and killed. Her brother claims to have done it, but Simone thinks he's not telling the whole truth.

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  14. 7.7/10(182 votes)

    #13 - Heavin' Can Wait

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    S3:E4

    A baby and a small child are shot and killed in a robbery. Sipowicz's bad mood hinders the investigation and causes a rift with Simone.

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  15. 7.7/10(191 votes)

    #14 - Dirty Laundry

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    S3:E5

    Ronnie Drucker, a detective under investigation, is reassigned to the 15th squad and compromises Simone. A young girl, confused by drugs, is the only witness to a shooting in a laundromat.

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  16. 7.7/10(182 votes)

    #15 - Girl Talk

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    S3:E16

    After a young girl is strangled and thrown from a roof, Simone and Sipowicz find a similar case in another district. The investigating officer comes to the 15th, to share information and immediately gets in Andy's bad books. Russell and Martinez disagree over the claims of rape made by a woman, against a married schoolteacher. Sipowicz and Andy Junior go 'on the street'.

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  17. 7.6/10(178 votes)

    #16 - One Big Happy Family

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    S3:E3

    Simone and Sipowicz get a break in a rape case when a man fitting the assailants description is seen in the station. Russell has to resolve her families domestic problems. Meanwhile, Martinez, on his first day back, gets some disappointing news from Lesniak.

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  18. 7.6/10(174 votes)

    #17 - Sorry, Wong Suspect

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    S3:E9

    A young girl is found stabbed, in Chinatown. Suspicion falls on the ex-boyfriend. Simone & Sipowicz Investigate. Martinez & Lezniak have to investigate a robbery, together, despite the bad feeling between them. Medavoy moves into the bunk-room.

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  19. 7.6/10(174 votes)

    #18 - The Nutty Confessor

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    S3:E14

    Martinez and Lezniak's relationship takes a step forward. Simone and Sipowicz are called to a bloody murder scene with satanistic overtones. A doctor is mugged and shot on a visit to his secretary's apartment. Russell and Medavoy feel the wrath of his wife's anger.

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  20. 7.5/10(198 votes)

    #19 - Torah! Torah! Torah!

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    S3:E2

    An ill man is accused of killing his sister, but Simone suspects otherwise. Meanwhile, Medavoy and Sipowicz go under cover to recover a stolen Jewish icon. Sipowicz struggles to keep a secret.

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  21. 7.5/10(180 votes)

    #20 - Curt Russell

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    S3:E6

    Simone and Sipowicz investigate the murder of an Indian woman, found strangled in her locked car. Medavoy and Martinez arrest a man acting strangely and find he's involved in a credit card scam. Lesniak and Russell team up to trap a gun dealer. Simone gets over-protective and makes Russell angry.

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  22. 7.5/10(165 votes)

    #21 - A Tushful of Dollars

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    S3:E13

    Russell gets a lawyer for her mother. Simone and Sipowicz investigate the shooting of a known mobster's son. Suspicion falls on his younger brother, but the father interferes with the search. Medavoy and Russell get a call to where a woman has been shot, while in bed. Her son tells Russell that he got a message, from his step-father, confessing to the shooting. His rich step-father's lawyer makes difficulties.

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  23. 7.4/10(172 votes)

    #22 - Burnin' Love

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    S3:E11

    A girl's body is found, burned, in an abandoned basement. Information from the husband of the girl's best friend points to a Russian, who had tried to date her, but had been refused. Simone puts together a scenario, involving the husband and 2 of his associates. Medavoy gets some overtime, on bodyguard duty and gets lucky in the card school.

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"A Death in the Family" is the best rated episode of "NYPD Blue" season 3. It scored 9.4/10 based on 305 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/7/1996. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Closing Time".