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Hill Street Blues
''Hill Street Blues'' is an American serial police procedural television series that aired on NBC in prime-time from January 15, 1981, to May 12, 1987, for 146 episodes. The show chronicles the lives of the staff of a single police station loca ...
'' is an American drama series that aired on
NBC
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from January 15, 1981 until May 12, 1987. It was nominated for a variety of different awards and holds several notable all-time records. It was nominated for the most
(16) and
(13), and won the most
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (4) as well as most combined Outstanding Drama Series,
Primetime Emmy for Drama Writing, and
Primetime Emmy for Drama Directing (10). In addition to these all-time records, it holds the record for single season regular cast (
Drama Lead Actor,
Drama Supporting Actor,
Drama Lead Actress, and
Drama Supporting Actress) acting nominations (9), as well as being the only series to sweep all five nominations in the
in a single year. At the
35th Primetime Emmy Awards
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, it became the first of just two shows ever (''
NYPD Blue'',
46th Primetime Emmy Awards
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)
[ to sweep all five nominations for Primetime Emmy for Drama Writing.
Its ]pilot
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episode, " Hill Street Station," was the only episode in television history to win both and , as well as both and Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama.
At the 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards
The 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 13, 1981. The ceremony was broadcast on CBS. It was hosted by Shirley MacLaine and Edward Asner.
For the third consecutive year, the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series went to ''Tax ...
in 1981, Season 1 earned a record-setting total for a weekly series of 21 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, which was not surpassed until ''NYPD Blue'' earned 26 in 1994 with its first season.The West Wing
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'' (in 2000) with nine (also setting the record for any season). ''The West Wing'', ''L.A. Law
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Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it centers on the partners, associates and staff of a Los ...
'', and ''Mad Men
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'' share the record of four Outstanding Drama Series wins with ''Hill Street Blues''. Nine regular cast Emmy nominations is a record also shared with ''The West Wing'' and ''L.A. Law''.
Directors Guild of America Awards
Edgar Awards
Emmy Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Humanitas Prize
Writers Guild of America Awards
Other awards
Artios Awards
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
Eddie Awards
Image Awards
Peabody Awards
People's Choice Awards
TP de Oro, Spain
TV Land Awards
Television Critics Association Awards
Q Awards
References
External links
''Hill Street Blues'' awards and nominations
at IMDb.com
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Hill Street Blues
''Hill Street Blues'' is an American serial police procedural television series that aired on NBC in prime-time from January 15, 1981, to May 12, 1987, for 146 episodes. The show chronicles the lives of the staff of a single police station loca ...