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| Homicide: Life on the Street | |
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| Created by | Paul Attanasio |
| Based on | Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 122 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 44–49 minutes |
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| Network | NBC |
| Release | January 31, 1993 – May 21, 1999 |
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Homicide: Life on the Street is an American police drama television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons and 122 episodes on NBC from January 31, 1993, to May 21, 1999, and was succeeded by Homicide: The Movie (2000), which served as the series finale. The series was created by Paul Attanasio and based on David Simon's book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (1991). Many of the characters and stories used throughout the show were based on events depicted in the book.
While Homicide featured an ensemble cast, Andre Braugher emerged as a breakout star through his portrayal of Detective Frank Pembleton.[1] The show won TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama in 1996, 1997, and 1998. It also became the first drama ever to win three George Foster Peabody Awards for Drama, those being in 1993, 1995, and 1997. It received recognition from the Directors Guild of America Awards, Humanitas Prize, Viewers for Quality Television Awards, Writers Guild of America Awards and Primetime Emmy Awards. In 1997, the fifth-season episode "Prison Riot" was ranked No. 32 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.[2][3]
In 1996, TV Guide named the series "The Best Show You're Not Watching".[4] The show placed #46 on Entertainment Weekly's "New TV Classics" list.[5] In 2007, it was listed as one of TIME magazine's "Best TV Shows of All-TIME."[6] In 2013, TV Guide ranked it #55 on its list of the 60 Best Series of All Time.[7]
- ^ Fretts, Bruce (May 1, 1998). "The show that wouldn't die". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
- ^ "Special Collectors' Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time". TV Guide (June 28 – July 4). 1997.
- ^ "TV Guide's list of top 100 episodes". Associated Press. June 22, 1997. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ TV Guide Book of Lists. Running Press. 2007. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-7624-3007-9.
- ^ "The New Classics: TV". Entertainment Weekly. June 18, 2007. Archived from the original on September 17, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
- ^ Poniewozik, James (September 6, 2007). "The 100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME". TIME. Time, Inc. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
- ^ "TV Guide Magazine's 60 Best Series of All Time". TV Guide.