Combining gritty realism and unexpected humor to document the day-to-day lives of the officers and detectives who protect and serve the citizens of an unnamed city, the third season of Hill Street Blues maintained the high standard set by its previous two, earning a third consecutive Emmy® Award for Outstanding Dramatic Series and receiving several nominations for its unparalleled ensemble cast (including Daniel J. Travanti, Veronica Hamel, Michael Conrad, Bruce Weitz, Barbara Bosson, Joe Spano and Betty Thomas). Originally broadcast on NBC in the 1982-83 season, these twenty-two episodes represent some of the finest television programming of their—or any other—era, and remain as vital and gripping today as when they first aired!