Hill Street Blues

American serial police drama television series (1981–1987)
TVSeries television_series Q1247241
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Hill Street Blues

Summary

Hill Street Blues is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,248 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hill Street Blues is the creator of Steven Bochco[3].
  • Hill Street Blues's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • Hill Street Blues's composer is recorded as Mike Post[5].
  • Hill Street Blues's genre is police procedural[6].
  • Hill Street Blues's genre is drama television series[7].
  • The original language of Hill Street Blues was English[8].
  • Hill Street Blues's Commons category is recorded as Hill Street Blues[9].
  • Hill Street Blues was distributed by video on demand[10].
  • Hill Street Blues's original broadcaster is recorded as NBC[11].
  • Hill Street Blues's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Hill Street Blues comprises Hill Street Blues, season 1[13].
  • Hill Street Blues comprises Hill Street Blues, season 2[14].
  • Hill Street Blues comprises Hill Street Blues, season 6[15].
  • Hill Street Blues comprises Hill Street Blues, season 3[16].
  • Hill Street Blues comprises Hill Street Blues, season 4[17].
  • Hill Street Blues comprises Hill Street Blues, season 5[18].
  • Hill Street Blues comprises Hill Street Blues, season 7[19].
  • Hill Street Blues began on January 15, 1981[20].
  • Hill Street Blues ended on May 12, 1987[21].
  • Hill Street Blues's distributed by is recorded as MTM Enterprises[22].
  • Hill Street Blues's distributed by is recorded as Hulu[23].
  • Hill Street Blues's distributed by is recorded as Disney+[24].
  • Hill Street Blues's narrative location is recorded as Chicago[25].
  • Hill Street Blues's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+146'}[26].
  • Hill Street Blues's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hill Street Blues'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Hill Street Blues is the creator of Steven Bochco[3].

Publication

The original language of Hill Street Blues was English[8]. Genres include police procedural[6] and drama television series[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[10].

Why It Matters

Hill Street Blues ranks in the top 4% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,248 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . dbpedia.org. Retrieved . dbpedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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