Homicide: Life on the Street is a police procedural television series that began airing on the NBC network immediately after Super Bowl XXVII on January 31, 1993, before moving to Wednesday evenings for the remainder of the first season. The show temporarily replaced L.A. Law on Thursday evenings at 10:00 p.m. ET for its limited season 2 run. From season 3 on it aired Fridays at 10:00 p.m. ET. Homicide: Life on the Street chronicled the work of a fictional BaltimorePolice Department homicide unit. The show ran for seven seasons on the NBC network from 1993 to 1999, 122 episodes in all, followed by a made-for-television movie in 2000. The series was based on David Simon's nonfiction book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (1991), and many characters and stories used throughout the show's seven seasons were based on individuals and events depicted in the book.
When first shown on network television, multiple episodes were aired out of order. The DVDs present the episodes in the correct chronological order, restoring all storylines and character developments.
Note: On February 7, 1996, "Charm City", the 13th episode of Law & Order's sixth season, aired before the next episode of Homicide to air, "For God and Country", which directly followed the events of that episode.
Note: "Baby It's You", the 6th episode of Law & Order's eighth season, is a cross-over episode that precedes the events of "Baby It's You", the 5th episode of Homicide Life on the Street's sixth season.
Note: "Sideshow", the 15th episode of Law & Order's ninth season, is a cross-over episode that precedes the events of "Sideshow", the 15th episode of Homicide Life on the Street's seventh season.
Former homicide Shift Commander Al Giardello is shot just as he is about to start his campaign for Mayor of Baltimore, so the former and current homicide detectives work together to find the culprit.
Home media releases
Season
No. of discs
Release date
Bonus features
1
4
May 27, 2003
Commentary with Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana on the pilot episode "Gone for Goode"
"Homicide: Life at the Start" - An Interview with Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana
"To Catch a Killer: Homicide Detectives" Episode of A&E's Signature Series American Justice
Super Bowl XXVII Commercials for Season 1 Premiere
Homicide: Life on the Street Song Listing
Cast and Crew Biographies
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
2
3
6
October 28, 2003
Homicide: Life in Season 3 - An Interview with Barry Levinson, Tom Fontana, Henry Bromell, David Simon, and James Yoshimura, Narrated by Daniel Baldwin
Commentary with Barry Levinson and Henry Bromell on "Gas Man"
About "The Board"
Song Listing
Cast and Crew Biographies
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
4
6
March 30, 2004
Homicide: Life in Season 4: An Interview with Barry Levinson, Tom Fontana, Henry Bromell, David Simon, and James Yoshimura, Narrated by Isabella Hoffmann
Commentary with Clark Johnson and Writer Anya Epstein on "The Hat"
Song Listing
Cast and Crew Biographies
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
5
6
September 28, 2004
Commentary on "The Documentary" with Writers Eric Overmeyer and James Yoshimura
Inside Homicide: An Interview with David Simon and James Yoshimura
Cast and Crew Biographies
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
6
6
January 25, 2005
Feature-Length Documentary Anatomy of a Homicide
Commentary with Writer James Yoshimura and Director Gary Fleder on "The Subway"
Cast and Crew Biographies
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
7
6
June 28, 2005
Commentary with Tom Fontana, James Yoshimura, and Julie Martin on the episode "Forgive Our Trespasses"
Live Panel Discussion with Tom Fontana, Barry Levinson, James Yoshimura, and David Simon
Barry Levinson's Acceptance Speech for the 2004 Video Software Dealers Association Center Achievement Award
Cast and Crew Biographies
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
The Complete Series
35
October 20, 2009
The 3 Law & Order Crossover Episodes "Charm City", "Baby It's You, Part 1" and "Sideshow, Part 1"
