Third Watch (1999)

Action · Crime · Drama

The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers, firemen, and paramedics, all working the same fictional 55th precinct during the 3pm to 11pm shift - the 'Third Watch'.

IMDb rating: 8.0 (12,618 votes)
Episode average: 8.5 ↑ +0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 6
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1999)

8.25 avg 22 episodes 8.6 → 8.7 45 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Welcome to Camelot	8.6	242
2	Anywhere But Here	8.3	165
3	Patterns	8.5	169
4	Hell Is What You Make of It	8.0	146
5	Responsible Parties	8.5	144
6	Sunny, Like Sunshine	8.2	139
7	Impulse	8.2	134
8	History of the World	8.0	138
9	Modern Designs for Better Living	8.1	131
10	Demolition Derby	8.8	167
11	Alone in a Crowd	8.5	130
12	Journey to the Himalayas	8.1	141
13	This Band of Brothers	8.6	127
14	32 Bullets and a Broken Heart	7.6	205
15	Officer Involved	7.9	204
16	Nature or Nurture?	8.3	123
17	Ohio	7.9	128
18	Men	8.0	119
19	Spring Forward, Fall Back	8.4	122
20	A Thousand Points of Light	8.0	119
21	Just Another Night at the Opera	8.2	117
22	Young Men and Fire...	8.7	154

Season 2 (2000)

8.33 avg 22 episodes 8.4 → 9.0 45 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Lost	8.4	107
2	Faith	8.5	113
3	Four Days	8.0	123
4	Jimmy's Mountain	7.8	116
5	Kim's Hope Chest	7.5	106
6	The Tys That Bind	8.0	107
7	After Hours	9.1	222
8	Know Thyself	8.2	108
9	Run of the Mill	8.2	107
10	History	7.7	99
11	A Hero's Rest	8.7	127
12	True Love	8.5	102
13	Duty	8.6	113
14	A Rock and a Hard Place	8.8	111
15	Requiem for a Bantamweight	8.7	140
16	Unfinished Business	8.8	137
17	The Self-Importance of Being Carlos	7.6	122
18	Honor	8.5	109
19	Walking Wounded	8.3	98
20	Man Enough	7.7	103
21	Exposing Faith	8.6	111
22	...And Zeus Wept	9.0	110

Season 3 (2001)

8.55 avg 22 episodes 9.1 → 8.7 44 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	In Their Own Words	9.1	126
2	September Tenth	8.9	149
3	After Time	8.9	115
4	The Relay	8.7	100
5	Adam 55-3	8.1	88
6	He Said/She Said	8.4	104
7	Childhood Memories	8.6	103
8	Act Brave	8.5	90
9	Sex, Lies & Videotape	8.4	86
10	Transformed	8.3	83
11	Old Dogs, New Tricks	8.4	88
12	The Long Guns	8.6	99
13	Cold Front	8.8	127
14	Superheroes: Part 1	9.3	108
15	Superheroes: Part 2	8.8	100
16	Thicker Than Water	8.3	86
17	Falling	8.6	92
18	The Unforgiven	7.9	90
19	The Greater Good	8.4	90
20	Unleashed	7.8	107
21	Two Hundred and Thirty-Three Days	8.5	103
22	Blackout	8.7	98

Season 4 (2002)

8.51 avg 22 episodes 8.7 → 8.9 43 min avg

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Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Lights Up	8.7	93
2	The Chosen Few	8.2	84
3	To Protect...	8.6	82
4	Crash and Burn	8.7	87
5	Judgment Day: Part 1	8.5	92
6	Judgment Day: Part 2	9.1	93
7	Firestarter	8.4	78
8	Ladies' Day	8.3	99
9	Crime and Punishment: Part 1	8.4	81
10	Crime and Punishment: Part 2	8.9	84
11	Second Chances	8.6	83
12	Castles of Sand	8.3	75
13	Snow Blind	8.8	81
14	Collateral Damage: Part 1	8.3	83
15	Collateral Damage: Part 2	8.6	81
16	10-13	8.5	77
17	Letting Go	8.3	81
18	Last Call	8.3	93
19	Everybody Lies	8.3	81
20	In Confidence	8.3	85
21	Closing In	8.2	80
22	The Price of Nobility	8.9	99

Season 5 (2003)

8.45 avg 22 episodes 8.5 → 9.0 45 min avg

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Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Truth & Other Lies	8.5	85
2	My Opening Farewell	8.7	87
3	Lockdown	8.5	80
4	In Lieu of Johnson	7.8	82
5	Goodbye to All That	7.5	95
6	Surrender	7.2	92
7	Payback	7.4	93
8	Fury	8.2	75
9	A Ticket Grows in Brooklyn	8.4	77
10	The Spirit	8.9	83
11	A Call for Help	9.1	194
12	Black and Blue	8.8	85
13	Sleeping Dogs Lie	8.2	73
14	Blessed and Bewildered	8.8	78
15	No More, Forever	9.0	97
16	Family Ties: Part 1	8.6	84
17	Family Ties: Part 2	8.5	77
18	Purgatory	8.5	72
19	Spanking the Monkey	8.6	75
20	In Plain View	9.0	82
21	Higher Calling	8.7	83
22	Monsters	9.0	97

Season 6 (2004)

8.72 avg 22 episodes 9.4 → 9.5 44 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	More Monsters	9.4	128
2	Alone Again, Naturally	8.7	81
3	Last Will and Testament	8.7	81
4	Obsession	8.4	87
5	The Hunter, Hunted	8.8	91
6	Greatest Detectives in the World	8.6	101
7	Leap of Faith	8.7	76
8	Broken	8.3	74
9	Sins of the Fathers	8.6	74
10	Rat Bastard	8.8	76
11	Forever Blue	8.9	83
12	The 'L' Word	8.5	75
13	The Other 'L' Word	8.6	72
14	The Kitchen Sink	8.4	73
15	Revelations	8.6	125
16	In the Family Way	8.5	89
17	Kingpin Rising	8.7	79
18	Too Little, Too Late	8.7	79
19	Welcome Home	8.6	74
20	How Do You Spell Belief?	8.7	89
21	End of Tour	9.2	99
22	Goodbye to Camelot	9.5	233

Third Watch (1999)

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