Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.

IMDb rating: 8.7 (17,503 votes)
Episode average: 8.0 -0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 7
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1993)

8.08 avg 9 episodes 8.0 → 8.4 47 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Gone for Goode	8.0	636
2	Ghost of a Chance	7.9	485
3	Son of a Gun	7.8	429
4	A Shot in the Dark	7.9	403
5	Three Men and Adena	9.3	781
6	A Dog and Pony Show	7.6	391
7	And the Rockets' Dead Glare	8.0	361
8	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	7.8	381
9	The Night of the Dead Living	8.4	435

Season 2 (1994)

8.55 avg 4 episodes 8.9 → 8.2 47 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bop Gun	8.9	522
2	See No Evil	8.0	352
3	Black and Blue	9.1	444
4	A Many Splendored Thing	8.2	355

Season 3 (1994)

8.22 avg 20 episodes 7.8 → 8.5 48 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Nearer My God to Thee	7.8	309
2	Fits Like a Glove	7.9	294
3	Extreme Unction	8.1	315
4	A Model Citizen	7.7	285
5	Happy to Be Here	7.6	266
6	Crosetti	9.0	414
7	The Last of the Watermen	7.5	314
8	All Through the House	8.0	293
9	Every Mother's Son	8.8	360
10	Cradle to Grave	8.0	278
11	Partners	8.1	272
12	The City That Bleeds	9.1	327
13	Dead End	8.7	296
14	End Game	9.0	334
15	Law & Disorder	8.0	282
16	The Old and the Dead	7.8	260
17	In Search of Crimes Past	8.0	260
18	Nothing Personal	8.1	263
19	Colors	8.6	313
20	The Gas Man	8.5	321

Season 4 (1995)

8.07 avg 22 episodes 7.9 → 8.3 47 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Fire: Part 1	7.9	260
2	Fire: Part 2	8.0	260
3	Autofocus	7.8	256
4	Thrill of the Kill	8.3	286
5	Hate Crimes	8.1	259
6	A Doll's Eyes	9.0	345
7	Heartbeat	7.7	271
8	Sniper: Part 1	8.2	258
9	Sniper: Part 2	8.2	257
10	The Hat	7.9	263
11	I've Got a Secret	7.8	239
12	For God and Country	7.8	292
13	Justice: Part 1	8.1	246
14	Justice: Part 2	8.1	244
15	Stakeout	8.5	262
16	Requiem for Adena	8.2	248
17	Full Moon	8.2	286
18	Scene of the Crime	7.8	222
19	Map of the Heart	7.2	228
20	The Damage Done	8.5	249
21	The Wedding	7.9	245
22	Work Related	8.3	231

Season 5 (1996)

7.92 avg 22 episodes 7.9 → 7.9 45 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hostage: Part 1	7.9	230
2	Hostage: Part 2	7.7	221
3	Prison Riot	8.3	248
4	Bad Medicine	7.9	224
5	M.E., Myself and I	7.8	214
6	White Lies	7.7	205
7	The Heart of Saturday Night	7.8	229
8	The True Test	7.9	230
9	Control	7.9	212
10	Blood Wedding	8.1	217
11	The Documentary	8.1	251
12	Betrayal	8.0	223
13	Have a Conscience	8.1	241
14	Diener	7.5	197
15	Wu's on First?	7.1	223
16	Valentine's Day	7.4	203
17	Kaddish	8.1	241
18	Double Blind	8.0	210
19	Deception	8.8	235
20	Narcissus	8.2	209
21	Partners and Other Strangers	8.1	200
22	Strangers and Other Partners	7.9	199

Season 6 (1997)

8.19 avg 23 episodes 8.3 → 9.2 45 min avg

Rebound

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Blood Ties: Part 1	8.3	212
2	Blood Ties: Part 2	8.2	202
3	Blood Ties: Part 3	8.1	199
4	Birthday	7.7	181
5	Baby, It's You	7.8	254
6	Saigon Rose	8.2	202
7	The Subway	9.6	721
8	All Is Bright	8.0	214
9	Closet Cases	7.9	191
10	Sins of the Father	7.9	185
11	Shaggy Dog, City Goat	8.0	190
12	Something Sacred: Part 1	8.0	181
13	Something Sacred: Part 2	8.2	179
14	Lies and Other Truths	7.9	178
15	Pit Bull Sessions	7.7	189
16	Mercy	7.8	185
17	Abduction	8.0	183
18	Full Court Press	8.1	193
19	Strangled, Not Stirred	8.0	174
20	Secrets	8.0	179
21	Finnegan's Wake	8.7	241
22	Fallen Heroes: Part 1	9.1	260
23	Fallen Heroes: Part 2	9.2	251

Season 7 (1998)

7.70 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 8.6 44 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	La Famiglia	7.5	191
2	Brotherly Love	6.8	201
3	Just an Old Fashioned Love Song	7.1	179
4	The Twenty Percent Solution	7.6	198
5	Red, Red Wine	7.6	171
6	Wanted Dead or Alive: Part 1	7.7	171
7	Wanted Dead or Alive: Part 2	7.6	164
8	Kellerman, P.I.: Part 1	8.1	186
9	Kellerman, P.I.: Part 2	8.4	189
10	Shades of Gray	8.2	177
11	Bones of Contention	7.9	178
12	The Same Coin	8.0	169
13	Homicide.com	6.9	181
14	A Case of Do or Die	7.3	169
15	Sideshow	7.4	191
16	Truth Will Out	7.8	167
17	Zen and the Art of Murder	7.5	162
18	Self Defense	8.0	164
19	Identity Crisis	7.8	160
20	Lines of Fire	8.5	224
21	The Why Chromosome	7.1	156
22	Forgive Us Our Trespasses	8.6	201