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Third Watch

  • TV Series
  • 1999–2005
  • TV-14
  • 44m
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Michael Beach, Eddie Cibrian, Kim Raver, Jason Wiles, Coby Bell, Amy Carlson, Molly Price, Anthony Ruivivar, and Skipp Sudduth in Third Watch (1999)
Third Watch: Season 2
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The exploits of a group of men and women who serve New York City as police officers, firefighters, and paramedics in the fictional 55th Precinct.The exploits of a group of men and women who serve New York City as police officers, firefighters, and paramedics in the fictional 55th Precinct.The exploits of a group of men and women who serve New York City as police officers, firefighters, and paramedics in the fictional 55th Precinct.

  • Creators
    • Edward Allen Bernero
    • John Wells
  • Stars
    • Coby Bell
    • Skipp Sudduth
    • Jason Wiles
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,139
    356
    • Creators
      • Edward Allen Bernero
      • John Wells
    • Stars
      • Coby Bell
      • Skipp Sudduth
      • Jason Wiles
    • 85User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 14 wins & 26 nominations total

    Episodes132

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    Coby Bell
    Coby Bell
    • Tyrone Davis…
    • 1999–2005
    Skipp Sudduth
    Skipp Sudduth
    • John Sullivan…
    • 1999–2005
    Jason Wiles
    Jason Wiles
    • Maurice Boscorelli…
    • 1999–2005
    Molly Price
    Molly Price
    • Faith Yokas…
    • 1999–2005
    Anthony Ruivivar
    Anthony Ruivivar
    • Carlos Nieto…
    • 1999–2005
    Kim Raver
    Kim Raver
    • Kim Zambrano…
    • 1999–2005
    Michael Beach
    Michael Beach
    • Monte Parker…
    • 1999–2005
    Eddie Cibrian
    Eddie Cibrian
    • Jimmy Doherty…
    • 1999–2005
    Joe Lisi
    Joe Lisi
    • Lieutenant Swersky
    • 1999–2005
    Amy Carlson
    Amy Carlson
    • Alex Taylor…
    • 2000–2003
    Bill Walsh
    • Walsh…
    • 1999–2005
    Tia Texada
    Tia Texada
    • Maritza Cruz
    • 2002–2005
    Chris Bauer
    Chris Bauer
    • Fred Yokas
    • 1999–2004
    Derek Kelly
    • D.K.…
    • 1999–2005
    Nia Long
    Nia Long
    • Sasha Monroe
    • 2003–2005
    Bonnie Dennison
    Bonnie Dennison
    • Emily Yokas
    • 2002–2005
    Bobby Cannavale
    Bobby Cannavale
    • Roberto Caffey
    • 1999–2001
    Saundra McClain
    Saundra McClain
    • Nurse Mary Proctor
    • 2000–2005
    • Creators
      • Edward Allen Bernero
      • John Wells
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    10Todirus

    GREAT SHOW

    Great show, still miss it. Everything was perfect: plot, characters and Sully :)
    10lindafatheree

    Come Back To Us !!

    I loved this show. I lived to watch this show every week. It had action, compassion, love, hate, thrills, you name it. Why was this show taken off the air? My god. They leave the soap operas on for years and years and then you get a wonderful show like this and they take it off. I don't understand. There was never a dull moment on this show. Always something going on. I sure wish they would start it up again. It would be sooooo great. I always wanted Bosco to hook up with Faith. Now that would have been so great. They had a chemistry going. That let me down when they did not at least kiss. You know they wanted to...haha Sad in Louisiana, Linda
    9lorenzoadd

    Legendary

    Before there was The wire, Southland, The Closer, The Rookie, and other cop procedurals there was 3rd Watch. It's amazing to discover and watch this in 2023. The show is a snapshot of turn of the century New York, with a stellar soundtrack consisting of hits of the respective time and a stellar cast to boot. It's a good mix of NY police, fire department and Paramedics drama. Great production value, great chemistry of characters, good dialogue and action-filled overall. It's not without its slights quirks though. For whatever reason most if not all main characters go completely off the rails in a quite unrealistic manner - perhaps in an attempt to fill 22 episode seasons with drama without filler episodes. Still, given the fact that it started in 1999, it's an absolute gem and stands the test of time as one of the greats for me. The 3rd Watch walked so that the other series of the genre that followed could run. And of course, Bosco!
    Anewactor

    A Third Watch Fan

    I've been a fan of Third Watch for quite a while, as it consists of a very culturally diverse and talented cast. As an actor myself, I was once fortunate enough to be an extra on the show and found it to be a most enjoyable experience, meeting some of the cast who were not only professional but also very friendly. I'm also a City University of New York Campus Peace Officer and find the show to successfully incorporate real issues within each episode, such as relationship situations (between the officers of the various departments), personal issues like child care concerns, marital problems, etc., as well as most of the official procedures which the uniformed Officers (Police, Fire & Emergency Medical Technicians) utilize in the performance of their duties. The portrayals of the characters by the cast is wonderful, as they succeed in bringing each character to 3 dimensional life! You get the feeling that these are real folks you could actually run into while walking down a New York City street. (Yes, all their performances are that good!!) The action in the show is great, combining the perfect amount of gritty realism and excitement with (at times), a dash of humor. I enjoy the show very much & hope it continues to have a nice long run!! I really like this show and feel that it is the best hour of quality viewing on televsion. Fantastic work by all the cast and crew!!
    xeneize007

    The best

    take NYPD Blue and mix it it with ER and some firemen TV show and you'll get 3rd W. I specially like the politically incorrect characters and how they complement each other, and the way they treated the 9/11 stuff without much patriotism and low punches. The best in US TV nowadays

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    • Trivia
      On March 27, 2002, the special non-fiction episode "In Their Own Words", which told the real stories of the police officers, firefighters, paramedics, emergency services personnel, and their families in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, received the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting.
    • Goofs
      In several episodes, the ambulance that is often used by the paramedics has a license plate number of BN6-30L. In New York, that would be a passenger plate number, also, FDNY ambulances use official plates.
    • Quotes

      Sully: Bet you didn't figure on watching fake vampires your first day back.

      Bosco: There was a time I didn't figure I'd have a first day back.

      Sully: I always knew.

      Bosco: No you didn't.

      Sully: When you were hurt, way back in the beginning, when we were coming over to your room and sitting with you, I realized something.

      Bosco: What? That you had better things to do?

      Sully: No. I realized why you rub me the wrong way.

      Bosco: 'Cause I'm so much better looking than you?

      Sully: When you first came on at the 5-5 you were this gung-ho, 100 miles an hour, true believer. All you wanted to do was catch bad guys.

      Bosco: And you were the opposite.

      Sully: No. I was exactly the same way when I came on. There was no one more excited about being the police. But the system beat it out of me. Bad guys I worked hard to get went free... Cops I respected ended up being dirty. Even did a few things myself I'm not too proud of.

      Bosco: Yeah?

      Sully: So I kept waiting for it to beat you down. But you never let it. And that's what I realized one day sitting by your hospital bed. You piss me off so much because you remind me that I let the system beat me.

      Bosco: You're a pretty damn good cop, Sul.

      Sully: I don't really believe there's a greater good anymore. But you still do. So I always knew that if you woke up, you'd be back out here. 'Cause you're a true believer, Bosco.

      Bosco: [after an awkward moment] I'm not gonna kiss you.

      Sully: Unless you wanna get shot again.

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    • Soundtracks
      Keep Hope Alive
      (Main Title Theme)

      Performed by The Crystal Method

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    • Release date
      • September 23, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • New York 911
    • Filming locations
      • Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA(exterior of Firehouse and 55 PCT)
    • Production companies
      • John Wells Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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