History Series / NYPDBlue

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!!This show contains examples of:

* PyrricVictory: Internal Affairs Captain Pat Fraker, in regards to his feud with Lieutenant Tony Rodriguez. Said feud started years back when Rodriguez submitted a report which contained no officer's names that exposed multiple corrupt cops, including Fraker's partner in the Narcotics Unit. Fraker, a rookie at the time, was blamed for being TheRat since he knew of the corruption but didn't participate, and he wound up stuck in Internal Affairs as a result, as it was the only unit he could work in without being harassed. Bitterly blaming Rodriguez for how his career turned out, Fraker attempts to sabotage Rodriguez's career and the 15th Precinct's detective squad, which eventually ends after Andy obtains details about Fraker's multiple corrupt actions, including an affair with a subordinate, and threatens to tell Fraker's wife and supervisor. However, Fraker's secrets are later exposed by someone else, which leads him to being passed over for promotion to deputy inspector and his wife leaving him. Once again blaming Rodriguez, Fraker gets drunk, confronts him in his office and shoots him, only to be then shot himself by Detective Rita Ortiz. Rodriguez and Fraker both survive, but Fraker is left permanently disabled. He is shockingly then acquitted at trial after an unsavory defense by shady attorney James Sinclair; the acquittal leads to Rodriguez being passed over for promotion to captain and losing any other chance at promotion, then retiring. Despite this though, the shooting, Fraker's injuries, and the prior revelations of his indiscretions leave him ineligible for further promotion too, thus forcing him to either resign or retire as well. So in the end, Fraker succeeds in wrecking Rodriguez's career, but at the cost of his own at the same time. And for more LaserGuidedKarma, where they both land afterward differs greatly: Rodriguez goes on to take a very lucrative private security job, while Fraker is left to take a bartender job at a sleazy dive bar.

%% ZCE ** SexySweaterGirl, Donna.

** Subverted by Geri, who is personally sex-positive but who is a) heavier than conventionally attractive women and b) a rubber fetishist.

** Connie, Dianne and Rita also often wear tight sweaters, though Dianne's tops are usually sleeveless, and Connie and Rita alternate with different outfits.

** SweaterGirl Donna.

* SweaterGirl:
** Donna's and Adrienne's usual look, with tight sweaters and push-up bras.
** Connie, Dianne and Rita also often wear tight sweaters, though Dianne's tops are usually sleeveless, and Connie and Rita alternate with different outfits.

* ButICantBePregnant: Connie's Season 11 pregnancy, when she'd previously been stated to be infertile due to complications with a pregnancy when she was a teenager. But then Creator/CharlotteRoss got pregnant in real life. In the end, the writers were able to use the rather mild retcon of Connie's doctors telling her it would be ''almost'' impossible for her to get pregnant.

* WeddingEnhancedFertility: Connie gets pregnant shortly after she and Andy get married, when they're ''already'' taking care of an infant (her murdered sister's daughter that they adopted). Even more of a shock because, as noted under ButICantBePregnant, Connie believed that complications from her teen pregnancy (she gave the baby up for adoption) meant she literally couldn't have any more kids of her own, with the implication that because of this, she and Andy weren't bothering to use contraception.

* PlayingGertrude: Luis Guzman appears as Martinez' father. Guzman is barely six years older than Nicholas Turturro.

* AscendedExtra: Medavoy was originally just a random detective who had a few lines in one episode. Creator/GordonClapp was originally offered a one-shot guest character, but he recalls reading a line in the script about Medavoy "getting up from his desk" and deciding that "maybe someday we'll get to see his desk." His intuition paid off, as Medavoy's role was quickly expanded and Clapp remained for the entire run of the series.

''NYPD Blue'' is a CopShow with [[CrimeTimeSoap Soap Opera elements]] that ran on ABC from 1993 to 2005. Originally a star vehicle for Creator/DavidCaruso (who left after the first season to pursue a movie career), the show evolved into an [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters ensemble]], with Det. Andy Sipowicz (Creator/DennisFranz) as the focus character.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Season 1 is more serialized with heavier focus on the characters' personal lives compared to the police work before the second season comes and the show transitions to more of a PoliceProcedural where half of the show was more about the weekly case while the other half focused on their character's lives. The first season also features more car chases and stereotypical action sequences before settling down into its own style.

* BaldOfAwesome: Sipowicz.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Season 1 is more serialized with heavier focus on the characters' personal lives compared to the police work before the second season comes and the show transitions to more of a PoliceProcedural where half of the show was more about the weekly case while the other half focused on their character's lives.

* InMediaRes: The series is famous for having NoEnding, but it doesn't really have a beginning either. The first episode opens during the trial of a mobster that Sipowicz has been dealing with for some time, and he and Kelly are established partners, unlike his future co-stars.

** Detective Lesniak just stopped appearing after season 3, with no explanation given.

* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Captain Haverhill in the first two seasons, who constantly tries to undermine Lt. Fancy and his squad seemingly out of spite or [[ForTheEvilz personal enjoyment]]. It gets to the point where, after he tries to humiliate Fancy by feeding him a false tip about an arms deal, Fancy decides to blackmail him into retiring.

* PrimalScene: Non-sex example; when Connie and Andy move in together, this happens to her and Theo, who walks in to the bathroom just as she's dropped her robe to get in the shower. They both freeze for several moments before Connie tries to cover her nudity with her hands and Theo quickly exits the room with an embarassed "Sorry!" Poked fun at when Connie later asks Andy if he got Theo to school.

In October 2018, it was announced that a revival is under development. This revival is stated to feature a new generation of detectives, and the revival will center on Andy Sipowitz’s son Theo, as he will earn his detective shield so he can investigate his father's death.