NYPD Blue became a force at the Emmys 25 years ago, helping to change TV storytelling

Variety

In 1993, after its freshman season, the controversial ABC cop drama from Steven Bochco and David Milch landed 27 Emmy nominations -- a feat that wouldn't be topped until last month with Game of Thrones. Although NYPD Blue would ultimately win 20 Emmys in its 12-year run, it didn't end up transforming network TV. Broadcast TV, says Michael Schneider, "hasn’t kept up with the promise of NYPD Blue, and it shows in its ever-decreasing number of Emmy nominations...Back in 1994, Bochco and many industry observers believed NYPD Blue would transform TV and it did — but that transformation happened in cable."