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Homicide: Life on the Street: Season 1

9 episodes Premiered Jan 31, 1993 Updated Jul 21, 2026

Homicide: Life on the Street season 1 is an American police procedural drama television series that originally aired in the United States on NBC between January 31 and March 31, 1993. The show was created by Paul Attanasio, with film director Barry Levinson and television writer and producer Tom Fontana serving as executive producers. The series was adapted from David Simon's 1991 non-fiction book Homicide: A Year on

Season overview

Homicide: Life on the Street season 1 is an American police procedural drama television series that originally aired in the United States on NBC between January 31 and March 31, 1993. The show was created by Paul Attanasio, with film director Barry Levinson and television writer and producer Tom Fontana serving as executive producers. The series was adapted from David Simon's 1991 non-fiction book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. The show followed the fictional detectives of the Baltimore Police Department's homicide unit and the murder cases they investigated. The season introduced regular cast members including Daniel Baldwin, Ned Beatty, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Clark Johnson, Yaphet Kotto, Melissa Leo, Jon Polito, and Kyle Secor. Most of the primary characters were based on real-life Baltimore detectives from Simon's book. The show was broadcast on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. EST, with the exception of the series premiere, which aired immediately after Super Bowl XXVII.

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Episodes

S1·E1

Gone for Goode

Jan 31, 1993 · 47 min

Lewis and Crosetti uncover a woman who's been killing her husbands for insurance money. Howard tries to keep her cases-solved record perfect, but she is reassigned with Felton as h

S1·E2

Ghost of a Chance

Feb 3, 1993 · 48 min

Bayliss and Pembleton continue to struggle with the Watson case. Bolander and Munch discuss ""iguana style"" and are called to check out the homicide of a victim that isn't dead, a

S1·E3

Son of a Gun

Feb 10, 1993 · 46 min

Crosetti and Lewis investigate the shooting of a fellow police officer whom Crosetti regards as a son, Howard suspects a rabid Spiro Agnew fan of murder but ends up solving the Cal

S1·E4

A Shot in the Dark

Feb 24, 1993 · 47 min

Crosetti focuses his investigation into the shooting of Officer Thormann on one suspect, while Lewis continues to investigate. Meanwhile, Pembleton and Bayliss pursue different lea

S1·E5

Three Men and Adena

Mar 3, 1993 · 45 min

Pembleton and Bayliss have only twelve hours to grill their prime suspect in the Adena Watson case before they must let him go.

S1·E6

A Dog and Pony Show

Mar 10, 1993 · 46 min

While Giardello is busy sending off an old friend to retirement Pembleton and Bayliss investigate the murder of a dog, Howard and Felton argue over whether Felton finds Howard attr

S1·E7

And the Rockets' Dead Glare

Mar 17, 1993 · 46 min

Howard and Felton are in court over the Pony Johnson case, Crosetti and Lewis go head to head with the Secret Service and Bolander and Munch argue over drug legalization. Meanwhile

S1·E8

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Mar 24, 1993 · 47 min

Quitting smoking dominates the conversation ad behavior of the homicide detectives even as they solve what may be a gang-related killing of a 14-year-old boy. Lt. Giardello discove

S1·E9

Night of the Dead Living

Mar 31, 1993 · 48 min

The homicide team pulls the graveyard shift on the hottest night of the year. Bayliss is consumed by the Adena Watson case, driving a bigger wedge between him and partner Pembleton