A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
the vibe
Hill Street Blues Vibe
What it feels like
measuredbittersweetintenselayeredlight-touchbroadearnestgritty
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TV Series1981–1987·49 min
Hill Street Blues
Created by Steven Bochco
An Emmy-winning drama crime series created by Steven Bochco. Winner of 4 Emmy Awards, with 2 additional nominations.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 50%
of all TV shows · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.6/10
127 ratings
About Hill Street Blues
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Bittersweet (4 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Broad (6 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Tense
- Story Tags
- social injustice, trauma recovery, action combat, urban, workplace, colleagues, group found family, detective investigator, ensemble, procedural case of week, season arc, corruption