List of Homicide: Life on the Street episodes explained

List of Homicide: Life on the Street episodes should not be confused with List of Homicide episodes.

is a police procedural television series that began airing on the NBC network immediately after Super Bowl XXVII on January 31, 1993, before moving to Wednesday evenings for the remainder of the first season. The show temporarily replaced L.A. Law on Thursday evenings at 10:00 p.m. ET for its limited season 2 run. From season 3 on it aired Fridays at 10:00 p.m. ET. Homicide: Life on the Street chronicled the work of a fictional Baltimore Police Department homicide unit. The show ran for seven seasons on the NBC network from 1993 to 1999, 122 episodes in all, followed by a made-for-television movie in 2000. The series was based on David Simon's nonfiction book (1991), and many characters and stories used throughout the show's seven seasons were based on individuals and events depicted in the book.

Episodes

When first shown on network television, multiple episodes were aired out of order. The DVD present the episodes in the correct chronological order, restoring all storylines and character developments.

Season 1 (1993)

See main article: Homicide: Life on the Street (season 1).

Season 2 (1994)

See main article: Homicide: Life on the Street (season 2).

Season 3 (1994–95)

See main article: Homicide: Life on the Street (season 3).

Season 4 (1995–96)

See main article: Homicide: Life on the Street (season 4). Note: On February 7, 1996, "Charm City", the 13th episode of Law & Order's sixth season, aired before the next episode of Homicide to air, "For God and Country", which directly followed the events of that episode.

Season 5 (1996–97)

See main article: Homicide: Life on the Street (season 5).

Season 6 (1997–98)

See main article: Homicide: Life on the Street (season 6).

Season 7 (1998–99)

See main article: Homicide: Life on the Street (season 7).

Home media releases

SeasonNo. of discsRelease dateBonus features
14May 27, 2003
  • Commentary with Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana on the pilot episode "Gone for Goode"
  • "Homicide: Life at the Start" - An Interview with Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana
  • "To Catch a Killer: Homicide Detectives" Episode of A&E's Signature Series American Justice
  • Super Bowl XXVII Commercials for Season 1 Premiere
  • Homicide: Life on the Street Song Listing
  • Cast and Crew Biographies
  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection
2
36October 28, 2003
  • Homicide: Life in Season 3 - An Interview with Barry Levinson, Tom Fontana, Henry Bromell, David Simon, and James Yoshimura, Narrated by Daniel Baldwin
  • Commentary with Barry Levinson and Henry Bromell on "Gas Man"
  • About "The Board"
  • Song Listing
  • Cast and Crew Biographies
  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection
46March 30, 2004
  • Homicide: Life in Season 4: An Interview with Barry Levinson, Tom Fontana, Henry Bromell, David Simon, and James Yoshimura, Narrated by Isabella Hoffmann
  • Commentary with Clark Johnson and Writer Anya Epstein on "The Hat"
  • Song Listing
  • Cast and Crew Biographies
  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection
56September 28, 2004
  • Commentary on "The Documentary" with Writers Eric Overmeyer and James Yoshimura
  • Inside Homicide: An Interview with David Simon and James Yoshimura
  • Cast and Crew Biographies
  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection
66January 25, 2005
  • Feature-Length Documentary Anatomy of a Homicide
  • Commentary with Writer James Yoshimura and Director Gary Fleder on "The Subway"
  • Cast and Crew Biographies
  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection
76June 28, 2005
  • Commentary with Tom Fontana, James Yoshimura, and Julie Martin on the episode "Forgive Our Trespasses"
  • Live Panel Discussion with Tom Fontana, Barry Levinson, James Yoshimura, and David Simon
  • Barry Levinson's Acceptance Speech for the 2004 Video Software Dealers Association Center Achievement Award
  • Cast and Crew Biographies
  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection
The Complete Series35October 20, 2009
  • The 3 Law & Order Crossover Episodes "Charm City", "Baby It's You, Part 1" and "Sideshow, Part 1"
  • Homicide: The Movie

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