Hill Street Blues (1981)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

7.89 avg 15 episodes 8.2 → 8.3 55 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hill Street Station	8.2	410
2	Presidential Fever	7.7	265
3	Politics as Usual	7.8	232
4	Can World War III Be an Attitude?	7.9	216
5	Double Jeopardy	8.0	208
6	Film at Eleven	7.8	203
7	Choice Cut	7.7	201
8	Up in Arms	7.8	204
9	Your Kind, My Kind, Humankind	7.7	193
10	Gatorbait	7.8	181
11	Life, Death, Eternity	7.9	174
12	I Never Promised You a Rose, Marvin	7.8	170
13	Fecund Hand Rose	7.8	181
14	Rites of Spring	8.1	165
15	Jungle Madness	8.3	185

8.06 avg 18 episodes 7.8 → 8.1 48 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hearts and Minds	7.8	144
2	Blood Money	7.8	137
3	The Last White Man on East Ferry Avenue	8.1	138
4	The Second Oldest Profession	8.3	148
5	Fruits of the Poisonous Tree	8.0	139
6	Cranky Streets	8.1	140
7	Chipped Beef	8.0	134
8	The World According to Freedom	8.6	159
9	Pestolozzi's Revenge	7.8	126
10	The Spy Who Came in from Delgado	8.0	131
11	Freedom's Last Stand	8.7	163
12	Of Mouse and Man	7.9	127
13	Zen and the Art of Law Enforcement	7.9	128
14	The Young, the Beautiful and the Degraded	7.8	119
15	Some Like It Hot-Wired	8.0	125
16	Personal Foul	8.0	136
17	The Shooter	8.2	120
18	Invasion of the Third World Body Snatchers	8.1	113

8.01 avg 22 episodes 8.5 → 8.2 49 min avg

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Trial by Fury	8.5	140
2	Domestic Beef	8.0	115
3	Heat Rash	7.8	116
4	Rain of Terror	8.0	115
5	Officer of the Year	8.0	113
6	Stan the Man	7.9	105
7	Little Boil Blue	8.0	108
8	Requiem for a Hairbag	8.1	136
9	A Hair of the Dog	7.8	119
10	Phantom of the Hill	7.8	110
11	No Body's Perfect	7.9	112
12	Santaclaustrophobia	8.0	118
13	Gung Ho	7.8	100
14	Moon Over Uranus	7.8	116
15	Moon Over Uranus: The Sequel	8.0	114
16	Moon Over Uranus: The Final Legacy	8.2	116
17	The Belles of St. Mary's	8.1	116
18	Life in the Minors	7.9	114
19	Eugene's Comedy Empire Strikes Back	8.3	119
20	Spotlight on Rico	8.1	114
21	Buddy, Can You Spare a Heart?	8.0	106
22	A Hill of Beans	8.2	112

8.01 avg 22 episodes 8.1 → 7.9 47 min avg

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Here's Adventure, Here's Romance	8.1	118
2	Ba-Bing, Ba-Bing	7.8	114
3	The Long Law of the Arm	7.9	105
4	Death by Kiki	7.8	105
5	Doris in Wonderland	8.2	120
6	Praise Dilaudid	7.9	112
7	Goodbye, Mr. Scripps	8.1	107
8	Midway to What?	8.2	113
9	Honk If You're a Goose	8.0	115
10	The Russians Are Coming	7.9	112
11	Ratman and Bobbin	8.0	110
12	Nichols from Heaven	8.2	99
13	Fuchs Me? Fuchs You!	8.0	111
14	Grace Under Pressure	8.7	148
15	The Other Side of Oneness	8.0	116
16	Parting Is Such Sweep Sorrow	7.9	111
17	The End of Logan's Run	8.2	108
18	The Count of Monty Tasco	8.0	98
19	Nutcracker Suite	8.0	110
20	Hair Apparent	7.7	107
21	Lucky Ducks	7.8	94
22	Eva's Brawn	7.9	102

7.74 avg 23 episodes 7.8 → 7.3 47 min avg

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mayo, Hold the Pickle	7.8	104
2	Watt a Way to Go	7.9	106
3	Rookie Nookie	7.5	120
4	Fowl Play	7.8	103
5	Bangladesh Slowly	7.5	109
6	Ewe and Me, Babe	7.9	107
7	Blues for Mr. Green	8.0	102
8	Fuched Again	7.7	94
9	Low Blow	7.7	102
10	The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall	7.9	116
11	Last Chance Salon	7.9	96
12	Intestinal Fortitude	7.9	91
13	Of Human Garbage	7.6	90
14	Dr. Hoof and Mouth	7.7	105
15	Davenport in a Storm	7.5	94
16	Washington Deceased	8.1	99
17	Passage to Libya	7.8	107
18	El Capitan	7.7	106
19	The Life and Time of Dominic Florio Jr.	7.5	106
20	G.Q.	7.7	103
21	Queen for a Day	7.8	103
22	You're in Alice's	7.9	95
23	Grin and Bear It	7.3	97

7.86 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 8.1 47 min avg

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Blues in the Night	8.0	106
2	Hacked to Pieces	7.7	100
3	Seoul on Ice	8.0	92
4	In the Belly of the Bus	7.9	95
5	Somewhere Over the Rambo	7.8	89
6	Oh, You Kid	7.9	92
7	An Oy for an Oy	7.6	90
8	Fathers and Huns	7.3	89
9	What Are Friends For?	8.2	107
10	The Virgin and the Turkey	7.8	89
11	Two Easy Pieces	7.8	91
12	Say It as It Plays	7.9	87
13	Das Blues	7.8	89
14	Scales of Justice	7.9	84
15	I Want My Hill Street Blues	7.9	88
16	Remembrance of Hits Past	8.0	100
17	Larry of Arabia	8.0	93
18	Iced Coffey	7.6	92
19	Jagga the Hunk	7.9	85
20	Look Homeward, Ninja	7.9	90
21	Slum Enchanted Evening	8.0	90
22	Come and Get It	8.1	87

7.79 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 8.5 47 min avg

Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Suitcase	7.5	100
2	A Case of Klapp	7.9	96
3	The Best Defense	7.5	88
4	Bald Ambition	7.7	87
5	I Come on My Knees	7.8	85
6	Say Uncle	7.8	87
7	Amazing Grace	8.0	91
8	Falling from Grace	7.9	86
9	Fathers and Guns	7.4	94
10	More Skinned Against Than Skinning	7.7	87
11	She's So Fein	7.8	89
12	A Wasted Weekend	7.6	99
13	City of Refuse	7.8	80
14	Der Roachenkavalier	7.6	82
15	Norman Conquest	8.0	91
16	Sorry Wrong Number	7.7	89
17	The Cookie Crumbles	7.9	85
18	Dogsbreath Afternoon	8.0	91
19	Days of Swine and Roses	7.8	86
20	The Runner Falls on His Kisser	7.6	87
21	A Pound of Flesh	7.8	87
22	It Ain't Over Till It's Over	8.5	129