Based on the factual book Homicide: A Year On the Killing Streets by journalist David Simon, the series charts the lives of a team of homicide detectives in Baltimore, Maryland, both on and off the clock.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | May 1996 | February 2000 | 3 |
| Season 1 | January 1993 | March 1993 | 9 |
| Season 2 | January 1994 | January 1994 | 4 |
| Season 3 | October 1994 | May 1995 | 20 |
| Season 4 | October 1995 | May 1996 | 22 |
| Season 5 | September 1996 | May 1997 | 22 |
| Season 6 | October 1997 | May 1998 | 23 |
| Season 7 | September 1998 | May 1999 | 22 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | May 1996 | February 2000 | 3 |
| Season 1 | January 1993 | March 1993 | 9 |
| Season 2 | January 1994 | January 1994 | 4 |
| Season 3 | October 1994 | May 1995 | 20 |
| Season 4 | October 1995 | May 1996 | 22 |
| Season 5 | September 1996 | May 1997 | 22 |
| Season 6 | October 1997 | May 1998 | 23 |
| Season 7 | September 1998 | May 1999 | 22 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | January 1993 | May 1999 | 119 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 6 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Fontana | 68 | 02/03/1993 - 05/21/1999 | |
| James Yoshimura | 41 | 02/10/1993 - 05/07/1999 | |
| Julie Martin | 31 | 10/21/1994 - 04/02/1999 | |
| Henry Bromell | 25 | 12/09/1994 - 11/15/1996 | |
| Jorge Zamacona | 12 | 02/24/1993 - 11/14/1997 | |
| Kenneth Fink | 8 | 01/06/1995 - 12/04/1998 | |
| Alan Taylor | 7 | 03/10/1993 - 05/21/1999 | |
| Peter Medak | 6 | 12/16/1994 - 10/16/1998 | |
| Jean de Segonzac | 6 | 01/05/1996 - 05/02/1997 | |
| Nick Gomez | 6 | 02/10/1993 - 09/25/1998 | |
| Clark Johnson | 6 | 04/26/1996 - 10/30/1998 | |
| Bonnie Mark | 5 | 10/21/1994 - 11/03/1995 | |
| John McNaughton | 5 | 01/27/1994 - 03/15/1996 | |
| Barry Levinson | 5 | 01/31/1993 - 04/12/1996 | |
| Leslie Libman | 4 | 04/05/1996 - 10/23/1998 | |
| Kyle Secor | 4 | 01/31/1997 - 05/14/1999 | |
| Larry Williams | 4 | 04/05/1996 - 10/23/1998 | |
| Uli Edel | 4 | 01/17/1997 - 01/30/1998 | |
| Lee Bonner | 3 | 11/18/1994 - 03/29/1996 | |
| Ed Sherin | 3 | 02/09/1996 - 02/19/1999 | |
| Tim Hunter | 3 | 10/14/1994 - 11/10/1995 | |
| Jay Tobias | 3 | 04/10/1998 - 02/05/1999 | |
| Barbara Kopple | 3 | 01/03/1997 - 04/09/1999 | |
| Kathryn Bigelow | 3 | 05/01/1998 - 05/07/1999 | |
| Peter Weller | 2 | 11/17/1995 - 11/08/1996 | |
| Steve Buscemi | 2 | 04/24/1998 | |
| Chris Menaul | 2 | 01/13/1994 - 01/20/1994 | |
| Bruno Kirby | 2 | 12/08/1995 | |
| Frank Pugliese | 2 | 03/31/1993 | |
| Ed Bianchi | 2 | 04/17/1998 - 11/06/1998 | |
| Robert Harmon | 2 | 11/13/1998 - 11/20/1998 | |
| Timothy Van Patten | 2 | 04/21/1995 - 02/12/1999 | |
| Whitney Ransick | 2 | 12/02/1994 - 02/03/1995 | |
| Martin Campbell | 2 | 02/03/1993 - 03/03/1993 | |
| Theodore Bogosian | 2 | 11/04/1998 | |
| Ted Demme | 2 | 10/21/1994 - 09/20/1996 | |
| Michael Fields | 2 | 03/03/1995 - 11/01/1996 | |
| Kevin Hooks | 1 | 12/13/1996 | |
| Adam Bernstein | 1 | 01/08/1999 | |
| Whit Stillman | 1 | 11/15/1996 | |
| Michael Lehmann | 1 | 03/31/1993 | |
| Gary Fleder | 1 | 12/05/1997 | |
| Joe Berlinger | 1 | 04/30/1999 | |
| Stephen Gyllenhaal | 1 | 01/06/1994 | |
| Don Scardino | 1 | 10/20/1995 | |
| Michael Radford | 1 | 02/16/1996 | |
| Bruce Paltrow | 1 | 02/24/1993 | |
| Brad Anderson | 1 | 01/15/1999 | |
| Matt Reeves | 1 | 12/12/1997 | |
| Jace Alexander | 1 | 05/03/1996 | |
| Alison Maclean | 1 | 11/07/1997 | |
| Keith Gordon | 1 | 10/28/1994 | |
| Miguel Arteta | 1 | 04/02/1999 | |
| Keith Samples | 1 | 03/26/1999 | |
| Tim McCann | 1 | 02/07/1997 | |
| Kathy Bates | 1 | 04/12/1996 | |
| Richard Pearce | 1 | 12/09/1994 | |
| Mary Harron | 1 | 01/09/1998 | |
| Mark Pellington | 1 | 10/31/1997 | |
| Wayne Ewing | 1 | 03/24/1993 | |
| Lisa Cholodenko | 1 | 01/29/1999 | |
| Myles Connell | 1 | 01/13/1995 | |
| Darnell Martin | 1 | 01/12/1996 | |
| Gwen Arner | 1 | 02/02/1996 | |
| Peter Markle | 1 | 03/17/1993 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Simon | 17 | 01/06/1994 - 04/09/1999 | |
| Anya Epstein | 14 | 01/19/1996 - 05/14/1999 | |
| Eric Ellis Overmyer | 11 | 04/05/1996 - 04/30/1999 | |
| Noel Behn | 7 | 02/03/1993 - 03/26/1999 | |
| Yaphet Kotto | 4 | 05/02/1997 - 04/09/1999 | |
| David Mills | 3 | 01/06/1994 - 04/24/1998 | |
| Darryl LeMont Wharton | 3 | 05/09/1997 - 01/09/1998 | |
| David Rupel | 2 | 01/20/1995 - 02/16/1996 | |
| Joy Lusco | 2 | 05/08/1998 - 12/04/1998 | |
| Paul Attanasio | 2 | 01/31/1993 - 01/13/1994 | |
| Sean Whitesell | 2 | 03/13/1998 - 12/11/1998 | |
| Christopher Kyle | 2 | 01/31/1997 - 01/02/1998 | |
| Sara B. Cooper | 2 | 11/06/1998 - 02/05/1999 | |
| Linda McGibney | 2 | 02/21/1997 - 04/10/1998 | |
| Eugene Lee | 1 | 01/06/1995 | |
| Emily Whitesell | 1 | 11/01/1996 | |
| Trish Soodik | 1 | 01/19/1996 | |
| D. Keith Mano | 1 | 10/28/1994 | |
| Lloyd Rose | 1 | 04/02/1999 | |
| Phyllis Murphy | 1 | 01/05/1996 | |
| Lee Blessing | 1 | 04/11/1997 | |
| Rafael Alvarez | 1 | 12/12/1997 | |
| Ron Goldstein | 1 | 02/21/1997 | |
| Edward Gold | 1 | 01/12/1996 | |
| T.J. English | 1 | 01/08/1999 | |
| Ayelet Sela | 1 | 02/05/1999 | |
| Jane Smiley | 1 | 04/14/1995 | |
| Jean Gennis | 1 | 01/05/1996 | |
| Michael S. Chernuchin | 1 | 02/09/1996 | |
| Randall A. Anderson | 1 | 03/03/1995 | |
| Maria Legaspi | 1 | 02/02/1996 | |
| Gay Walch | 1 | 01/10/1997 | |
| Rogers Turrentine | 1 | 02/10/1995 | |
| Kevin Arkadie | 1 | 12/08/1995 | |
| Lois Johnson | 1 | 05/01/1998 | |
| Michael Whaley | 1 | 04/26/1996 | |
| Debbie Sarjeant | 1 | 04/25/1997 | |
| Jason Yoshimura | 1 | 01/15/1999 | |
| Matt Witten | 1 | 12/13/1996 | |
| Susan Sisko | 1 | 12/06/1996 | |
| Les Carter | 1 | 12/06/1996 | |
| Jack Behr | 1 | 10/27/1995 | |
| Lyle Weldon | 1 | 11/01/1996 | |
| Jeanne Blake | 1 | 04/11/1997 | |
| Willie Reale | 1 | 04/30/1999 | |
| Sharon Guskin | 1 | 01/29/1999 | |
| Philip B. Epstein | 1 | 04/03/1998 |
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