In Memory of Steven Bochco
by yrnej | created - 04 Apr 2018 | updated - 05 Apr 2018 | PublicTV writer/creator Steven Bochco has passed away. As one of the most prolific and celebrated creators of American television shows, Bochco had hit series in every decade from the '60s to the 2010s. He was nominated for 22 Emmys, winning 10 and earned Lifetime Achievement awards from the Writers Guild of America, the Producers Guild of America, the Online Film & Television Association and the Casting Society of America. He was also celebrated for his commitment to diverse casting.
Which of Bochco's most popular titles will you remember most?
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1. The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969–1973)
60 min | Drama
The cases of well-respected neurosurgeon Dr. David Craig and his two young charges.
Stars: David Hartman, E.G. Marshall, John Saxon, Robert Walden
Votes: 164
2. Paris (1979–1980)
60 min | Drama
Woody Paris, police Captain and loving husband, leads his team of detectives through the black and white and gray that constitutes the world of law and order.
Stars: James Earl Jones, Lee Chamberlin, Hank Garrett, Cecilia Hart
Votes: 58
3. Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.
Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz, James Sikking
Votes: 10,553
4. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
TV-PG | 46 min | Drama
The lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm.
Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker
Votes: 6,456
5. Hooperman (1987–1989)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
San Francisco cop Harry Hooperman inherits a run down apartment building. Not having the time to maintain the building Hooperman hires Susan as the person in charge. They begin a relationship.
Stars: John Ritter, Barbara Bosson, Felton Perry, Sydney Walsh
Votes: 394
6. Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989–1993)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A teenage genius deals with the usual problems of growing up, on top of being a licensed physician in a difficult residency program.
Stars: Neil Patrick Harris, Max Casella, Belinda Montgomery, Lawrence Pressman
Votes: 9,746
7. Cop Rock (1990)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
The musical adventures of a police force.
Stars: Anne Bobby, Barbara Bosson, David Gianopoulos, Larry Joshua
Votes: 662
8. Civil Wars (1991–1993)
60 min | Drama
Eli and Sydney are top divorce attorneys in New York City. The dynamic changes when Charlie is hired and Eli takes a lower profile. Sydney and Charlie develop a flirtatious arrangement while concentrating on their clients' problems.
Stars: Mariel Hemingway, Peter Onorati, Debi Mazar, Alan Rosenberg
Votes: 150
9. NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detectives from NYPD's 15th Precinct investigate homicides within their precinct.
Stars: Dennis Franz, Jimmy Smits, Gordon Clapp, James McDaniel
Votes: 16,323
10. Murder One (1995–1997)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Theodore Hoffman is a prominent defense attorney in a prestigious Los Angeles law firm. After successfully defending the wealthy but suspicious Richard Cross in a lurid murder trial, he is ... See full summary »
Stars: Mary McCormack, Michael Hayden, J.C. MacKenzie, Barbara Bosson
Votes: 2,449
11. Public Morals (1996)
60 min | Comedy
This comedy series is about a group of detectives in a city's vice squad. It was canceled soon after it started airing.
Stars: Donal Logue, Julianne Christie, Louis Ferreira, Jana Marie Hupp
Votes: 77
12. Brooklyn South (1997–1998)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
A realistic and gritty police drama centering on the lives of a group of close knit police officers and crime victims at a seedy police station in Brooklyn, New York City.
Stars: Jon Tenney, Michael DeLuise, Gary Basaraba, Titus Welliver
Votes: 2,344
13. City of Angels (2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Hospital drama that takes place in Los Angeles.
Stars: Blair Underwood, Michael Warren, Hill Harper, Phil Buckman
Votes: 192
14. Philly (2001–2002)
50 min | Drama
A new lawyer tries to maintain her distance from her sometimes guilty clients, but building a good rep threatens to overcome her passion.
Stars: Kim Delaney, Tom Everett Scott, Rick Hoffman, Diana Maria Riva
Votes: 415
15. Blind Justice (2005)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Crime, Mystery
NYPD Detective Jim Dunbar returns to work after being blinded in the line of duty.
Stars: Ron Eldard, Marisol Nichols, Reno Wilson, Frank Grillo
Votes: 469
16. Over There (2005)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, War
A dramatized take on war in Iraq.
Stars: Josh Henderson, Luke Macfarlane, Erik Palladino, Keith D. Robinson
Votes: 4,512
17. Raising the Bar (2008–2009)
Drama
Former law-school classmates reunite in court when they take on rival clients.
Stars: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gloria Reuben, Currie Graham, Melissa Sagemiller
Votes: 1,890
18. Murder in the First (2014–2016)
TV-MA | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A single murder case is dissected from the committing of the crime through to the investigation, arrest and trial.
Stars: Taye Diggs, Kathleen Robertson, Ian Anthony Dale, Raphael Sbarge
Votes: 7,854
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