No: 1: Hill Street Blues

And our favorite pick has to go to "Hill Street Blues". The show lasted from 1981 to 1987 and was one of the first gritty, hard-hitting cop shows that marked a new era in TV cop shows.The strength of the show was that it focused on the lives of its officers, detectives, and the people around them.

This series was groundbreaking for its day.

And our favorite pick has to go to 'Hill Street Blues' . The show lasted from 1981 to 1987 and was one of the first gritty, hard-hitting cop shows that marked a new era in TV cop shows.The strength of the show was that it focused on the lives of its officers, detectives, and the people around them. This series was groundbreaking for its day.