Before there was Peak TV, there was Steven Bochco.
The legendary writer/producer reinvented the network drama in 1981 when he and Michael Kozoll created “Hill Street Blues.” Bochco did it again in 1993, when he and David Milch unveiled “NYPD Blue.”But that’s not all.
His TV legacy was secure with hits such as “L.A.
Law” and “Doogie Howser.” And even his misfires, such as “Cop Rock,” are remembered as unique experiments in a career that earned him 10 Primetime Emmys.
Bochco died Sunday from leukemia; he was 74.“NYPD Blue” was perhaps his most audacious series, a show that looked to push the boundaries of sex, language and content in order to tell a realistic story about cops in New York.
ABC affiliates, advertisers and religious groups balked — but then the ratings came in, and it was the kind of smash hit that the network couldn’t ignore.
Eventually, stations and advertisers were back on board.
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