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The Best Episodes of N.Y.P.D. Season 1

Every episode of N.Y.P.D. Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of N.Y.P.D. Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 1 - Shakedown
    7.3/10(34 votes)

    #1 - Shakedown

    S1:E1

    Blackmailers target homosexuals after an apparent suicide.

    Director:Daniel Petrie
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 2 - Fingerman
    6.9/10(17 votes)

    #2 - Fingerman

    S1:E2

    Ward receives a phone call from a distraught informer who believes he's being followed by associates of someone he helped put in jail.

    Director:Daniel Petrie
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 3 - The Screaming Woman
    6.6/10(21 votes)

    #3 - The Screaming Woman

    S1:E3

    Corso is suspended after being accused of rape by a woman who initially called the police regarding rowdy drunks disturbing the peace.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 4 - Fast Gun
    7.2/10(27 votes)

    #4 - Fast Gun

    S1:E4

    A veteran who likes to draw his weapon on cops has robbed a bank. Instead of fleeing with his loot, he ambushes Corso and another officer, and then decides to attract police to a local bar so that he can kill as many of them as possible.

    Director:Alex March
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 5 - Walking Target
    6.7/10(16 votes)

    #5 - Walking Target

    S1:E5

    A sniper targets a foreign police official

    Director:Daniel Petrie
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 6 - Money Man
    6.6/10(18 votes)

    #6 - Money Man

    S1:E6

    Detectives Ward and Corso go underground in the building trade after several workers are injured in accidents. They discover a loan shark played by Charles Grodin who works for his uncle, Vincent Gardenia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 7 - Old Gangsters Never Die
    6.2/10(16 votes)

    #7 - Old Gangsters Never Die

    S1:E7

    Elderly Salva Dimitchik claims he is no longer a mobster but Detective Haines is skeptical. A rash of truck hijackings are his old gang's specialty.

    Director:Alex March
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 8 - To Catch a Hero
    7.3/10(18 votes)

    #8 - To Catch a Hero

    S1:E8

    A Vietnam veteran plays cat and mouse with the police by using his military training. Detectives Corso, Haines, and Ward are determined to bring the killer to justice.

    Director:Robert Butler
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 9 - Murder for Infinity
    6.5/10(19 votes)

    #9 - Murder for Infinity

    S1:E9

    Doyle, a newscaster, risks his life and puts himself at odds with the police when he tries to interview an escaped killer Stryker. Haines and Corso must get to the murderer first.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 10 - The Pink Gumdrop
    6.4/10(19 votes)

    #10 - The Pink Gumdrop

    S1:E10

    Detectives Ward and Corso stakeout a bar known as a front for car theft. A sexy, woman Corso is helping to go straight leads them to the ringleader.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 11 - The Witness
    6.5/10(17 votes)

    #11 - The Witness

    S1:E11

    Haines and Corso pull out all the stops to clear Ward, who is suspected of mob affiliation.

    Director:Robert Butler
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 12 - The Boy Witness
    6.4/10(16 votes)

    #12 - The Boy Witness

    S1:E12

    A 13 year old witnesses a woman's murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 13 - Joshua Fit the Battle of Fulton Street
    6.5/10(15 votes)

    #13 - Joshua Fit the Battle of Fulton Street

    S1:E13

    A vigilante society is formed by neighborhood residents.

    Director:Alex March
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 14 - The Bomber
    6.5/10(16 votes)

    #14 - The Bomber

    S1:E14

    Detective Ward lays unconscious from an explosion at an embassy. His co-workers focus on a likely female prospect leaving the true culprit planning his next attack.

    Director:Robert Gist
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 15 - Wire Finish
    5.8/10(14 votes)

    #15 - Wire Finish

    S1:E15

    Haines and Ward investigate why a jockey is getting bizarre late night phone calls. In an unusual twist they begin to suspect that it might be tied to the recent killings of two priests.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 16 - Cruise to Oblivion
    6.1/10(18 votes)

    #16 - Cruise to Oblivion

    S1:E16

    Haines receives a tip about drugs being smuggled in to New York via a passenger ship, but a search of the suspect's luggage proves fruitless. However, diligent surveillance work by Corso and Ward confirms a potential drug deal.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 17 - The Patriots
    6.1/10(19 votes)

    #17 - The Patriots

    S1:E17

    The wife of an exiled Latin American leader is murdered.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 18 - Red Headed Pigeon
    6.9/10(26 votes)

    #18 - Red Headed Pigeon

    S1:E18

    The squad recruits a police woman to act as a decoy to help them capture a serial rapist. Even though she fits the criminal's "type," the officer seems to be striking out in her efforts.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 19 - Which Side Are You On?
    6.6/10(23 votes)

    #19 - Which Side Are You On?

    S1:E19

    Detective Ward returns to his old neighborhood to conduct his own investigation into the murder of Mr. Gabriel, a high school teacher and mentor who was influential in guiding Ward away from a potential life of crime.

    Director:Alex March
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 20 - Cry Brute
    6.7/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Cry Brute

    S1:E20

    Tue, Feb 6, 1968 Detective Corso is charged with police brutality.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 21 - Last Port of Call
    5.8/10(13 votes)

    #21 - Last Port of Call

    S1:E21

    A merchant seaman is accused of molesting a child.

    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 22 - Macho
    6.8/10(14 votes)

    #22 - Macho

    S1:E22

    A gang of teenagers target a grocer who finked on them to police.

    Director:Joseph Manduke
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 23 - Stones
    6.6/10(14 votes)

    #23 - Stones

    S1:E23

    Detective Corso infiltrates a muggers ring

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 24 - The Private Eye Puzzle
    6.8/10(18 votes)

    #24 - The Private Eye Puzzle

    S1:E24

    When a private detective claims to have been robbed of $200,000, the police become suspicious of too many inconsistencies.

    Director:Joshua Shelley
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. N.Y.P.D. Season 1 Episode 25 - Nothing Is Real But the Dead (1)
    6.4/10(16 votes)

    #25 - Nothing Is Real But the Dead (1)

    S1:E25

    The body of a young man is found in a Greenwich Village flat.

    Director:Alex March
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Shakedown" is the best rated episode of "N.Y.P.D." season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 34 votes. Directed by Daniel Petrie and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/5/1967. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Fingerman".