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New York Undercover

TV·1994–1999·4 seasons, 89 episodes·FOX·Drama, Crime·44m·Created by Dick Wolf

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New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's Fourth Precinct who were assigned to investigate various crimes and gang-related cases.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01New York Undercover S01E02PilotS01E02 · 9.5Williams and Torres try to prevent two people from becoming part of luxury car theft ring. Williams gets a letter from his ex-wife stating that she wants him to pay more in his maintenance payments.
  2. 02New York Undercover S01E19CATS01E19 · 9.0Torres and Williams go undercover to try and find out what kind of drug crime two dead students were apart of.
  3. 03New York Undercover S01E20All in the FamilyS01E20 · 9.0A rich family are part of an illegal gun-selling ring.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode26Episodes1994–95Aired 8.1Season avg
  1. S01E01New York Undercover S01E01School TiesSeptember 8, 1994Manhattan police detectives J.C. Williams and Eddie Torres are assigned a case dealing with a 17 year old girl who accuses a high school foo
  2. S01E02New York Undercover S01E02Season's bestPilotSeptember 15, 1994 9.5Williams and Torres try to prevent two people from becoming part of luxury car theft ring. Williams gets a letter from his ex-wife stating t
  3. S01E03New York Undercover S01E03Sins of the FatherSeptember 22, 1994Torres and Williams investigate an ice-cream vendor's murder whose drug dealings ends up in G's school.
  4. S01E04New York Undercover S01E04To Protect and ServeSeptember 29, 1994 8.0Torres and Williams are assigned to investigate the death of a student who doesn't seem to be "picture perfect." Williams deals with child
  5. S01E05New York Undercover S01E05GarbageOctober 6, 1994Torres and Williams go undercover to investigate a sanitation worker's murder. Sandra is embarrassed J.C. is a police officer.
  6. S01E06New York Undercover S01E06After ShakespeareOctober 13, 1994 4.0Torres and Williams deals with a murder and restoring a neighborhood. Eddie's father moves in with him. G lies to his teacher.
  7. S01E07New York Undercover S01E07TashaOctober 27, 1994 8.0When a baby dies, Torres and Williams discover there's more to the story then people say. Torres's sister askes him to investigate their fr
  8. S01E08New York Undercover S01E08MissingNovember 3, 1994 8.0Torres and Williams investigate a missing boy whose mother may know more than she claims.
  9. S01E09New York Undercover S01E09The Friendly Neighborhood DealerNovember 10, 1994 8.0Torres and Williams investigate a drug crime involving a former professional athlete.
  10. S01E10New York Undercover S01E10MateNovember 17, 1994After a young girl disappears, Torres and Williams go undercover to find her.
  11. S01E11New York Undercover S01E11The Eyewitness BluesNovember 24, 1994Williams protects an eyewitness, while Torres looks for the people who wants to kill her.
  12. S01E12New York Undercover S01E12Blondes Have More FunDecember 8, 1994Torres and Williams go undercover as drag queens to solve a serial killer case.
  13. S01E13New York Undercover S01E13Los MacheterosDecember 15, 1994Torres is assigned to a case where he has to question his heritage.
  14. S01E14New York Undercover S01E14Private Enemy No. 1January 5, 1995Williams is involed in a case where he ends up facing his past. Eddie's sister becomes involved in the case.
  15. S01E15New York Undercover S01E15The Smoking SectionJanuary 19, 1995 8.0A cigarette company tries to destroy a reverend. Eddie's old girlfriend is being abused.
  16. S01E16New York Undercover S01E16Mama Said Knock You OutFebruary 2, 1995Williams and Torres go undercover to try and solve a case where a lethal drug is killing young boxers. G has to decide betwwen two girls.
  17. S01E17New York Undercover S01E17You Get No RespectFebruary 9, 1995A rapper is killed and his partner might be behind it all.
  18. S01E18New York Undercover S01E18Innocent BystanderFebruary 16, 1995 8.0G eyewitnesses his friends murder.
  19. S01E19New York Undercover S01E19CATFebruary 23, 1995 9.0Torres and Williams go undercover to try and find out what kind of drug crime two dead students were apart of.
  20. S01E20New York Undercover S01E20All in the FamilyMarch 16, 1995 9.0A rich family are part of an illegal gun-selling ring.
  21. S01E21New York Undercover S01E21Eliminate the MiddlemanMarch 30, 1995 8.0Torres & Williams go unercover on a drug case where Torres's father's best friend is part of it.
  22. S01E22New York Undercover S01E22Olde Thyme ReligionApril 6, 1995An occult group is under investigation after one of their followers is murdered.
  23. S01E23New York Undercover S01E23The ShooterApril 13, 1995 8.0Torres and Williams discover that a two time shooter had a personal plot against five people who supposedly ""set him up.""
  24. S01E24New York Undercover S01E24ManchildApril 27, 1995 9.0G is caught between saving his friend's life or telling his father, a cop.
  25. S01E25New York Undercover S01E25Downtown GirlMay 4, 1995 8.0The death of an attorney turns out to be part of a mafia deal. Williams purposes to Sandy.
  26. S01E26New York Undercover S01E26Catman Comes BackMay 11, 1995 9.0With his conviction overturned, Danny Cort is back on the streets.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode26Episodes1995–96Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S02E01New York Undercover S02E01High on the HogAugust 31, 1995Now physically recovered, Williams is awaiting approval to return to active duty. Torres and his new partner pose as bikers to solve the dou
  2. S02E02New York Undercover S02E02Tag, You're DeadSeptember 7, 1995Williams and Torres investigate the case of a Wall Street bond salesman who claims to have shot two graffiti artists in self-defense.
  3. S02E03New York Undercover S02E03Man's Best FriendSeptember 14, 1995A man gets killed by a pit bull which causes Williams and Torres to go into the world of dog betting.
  4. S02E04New York Undercover S02E04BrotherhoodSeptember 21, 1995Williams poses as a freshman to investigate a racially motivated killing on a college campus.
  5. S02E05New York Undercover S02E05Digital UndergroundSeptember 28, 1995Lt. Cooper's daughter ends up missing because of a pedophile she met through email.
  6. S02E06New York Undercover S02E06Buster and ClaudiaOctober 5, 1995A string of robberies leads to an ex-con and his girlfriend. Torres tries to settle a dispute between his father and a mobster.
  7. S02E07New York Undercover S02E07Student AffairsOctober 12, 1995Williams and Torres pose as a substitute history teacher and a janitor at the high school where a crime was committed.
  8. S02E08New York Undercover S02E08Season's bestThe Highest BidderOctober 19, 1995 8.0Moreno poses as a nurse. to solve a newborn's abduction.
  9. S02E09New York Undercover S02E09Young, Beautiful and DeadNovember 2, 1995Williams poses as a model to investigate the face-slashing of a teen cover girl.
  10. S02E10New York Undercover S02E10Color LinesNovember 9, 1995A serial bomber threatens Williams and Torres.
  11. S02E11New York Undercover S02E11The FinalsNovember 16, 1995Danny Cort returns with an agenda for Williams to lose his job and his best friend--and to ""smoke [the officer's] little kid.""
  12. S02E12New York Undercover S02E12Internal AffairsNovember 30, 1995 8.0Williams is investigated by the internal affairs division for Danny Cort's death (or murder?).
  13. S02E13New York Undercover S02E13Bad GirlsDecember 14, 1995Moreno poses as a prostitute to try to catch a serial killer who Williams wants G to live with him.
  14. S02E14New York Undercover S02E14A Time to KillJanuary 4, 1996After being freed, a policeman's murderer is killed--and the cop's partner is under investigation. Meanwhile, the murderer's girlfriend plot
  15. S02E15New York Undercover S02E15Bad BloodJanuary 18, 1996Williams and Torres investigate the murder of a free-lance writer. Moreno gets a visit by her missing husband.
  16. S02E16New York Undercover S02E16Fire ShowFebruary 1, 1996Moreno poses as a firefighter in order to find out who's responsible for a female firefighter's death.
  17. S02E17New York Undercover S02E17Toy SoldiersFebruary 8, 1996Three youths, who were brought from Rwanda to act as mob hit men, are befriended by Father Torres. Moreno gets an inheritance; Williams disa
  18. S02E18New York Undercover S02E18Sympathy for the DevilFebruary 15, 1996When three youths are charged with shooting a couple, one of them insists that, while they robbed the couple, someone else fired the gun.
  19. S02E19New York Undercover S02E19CheckmateFebruary 22, 1996A hit man's widow wants to become a soldier in the mob and poses as a police officer to kill a fellow crook in Williams's and Torres's preci
  20. S02E20New York Undercover S02E20UnisMarch 7, 1996Lt. Cooper sends two patrol officers to infiltrate a group of corrupt cops When neighborhood dealers starts disappearing.
  21. S02E21New York Undercover S02E21The ReckoningMarch 14, 1996Williams poses as a member of a militant religious group engaged in an ongoing conflict with a religious sect. Torres's father receives deva
  22. S02E22New York Undercover S02E22The EnforcersApril 4, 1996Williams investigate the murder of his son's tutor.
  23. S02E23New York Undercover S02E23Andre's ChoiceApril 11, 1996A fight promoter's death leads to a case involving blackmail, murder, and an ex-con whom Williams has helped.
  24. S02E24New York Undercover S02E24No Greater LoveApril 25, 1996 8.0Torres believes the the man who confesses to a killing is taking the blame for his younger brother, who's just received a basketball scholar
  25. S02E25New York Undercover S02E25Deep Cover (1)May 2, 1996Torres tries to gain the confidence of a gun ring's leader. Williams pretends to be a Jamaican who's prepared to place a substantial firearm
  26. S02E26New York Undercover S02E26If This World Were Mine (2)May 9, 1996A gun-ring leader seeks revenge on Torres.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0324Episodes1996–97AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01A Time of Faith (1)August 29, 1996Harlem churches are targets of bombings. Eddie tries to help Nina recover from her shot wound. Williams has issues with new comer Det. McNa
  2. S03E02A Time of Faith (2)September 5, 1996Williams discover that Rev. Harris may be part of the bombings. Nina moves in with Eddie.
  3. S03E03Tough LoveSeptember 12, 1996Williams befriends a woman whose boyfriend is a leader of a gang that robs apartments. Eddie asks Nina not to go back to work.
  4. S03E04Blue BoySeptember 19, 1996A recently released child molester is a suspect of a rape of an eleven year old girl. G is in trouble at school.
  5. S03E05Rules of EngagementSeptember 26, 1996Nina and McNamara work together on a case where two robbers are murdered. Nina freezes in battle and decides to turn in her gun. G hangs ou
  6. S03E06Kill the NoiseOctober 31, 1996A war happens between east coast and west coast rappers when a california rapper is shot.
  7. S03E07Smack Is BackNovember 7, 1996Torres's father dies of a drug over dose and Torres believes that it was suicide. Williams tries to get custody of G.
  8. S03E08Don't BlinkNovember 14, 1996Nina's new undercover case questions her future as a cop.
  9. S03E09Without MercyNovember 21, 1996Toress goes undercover at an AIDS clinic to solve a murder case of a bisexual man. Cooper and Captain O'Bryne start to become closer.
  10. S03E10Going PlatinumDecember 5, 1996Williams goes undercover as a security guard. McNamara's discovers more of his father's case. Captain O'Bryne confesses his love for Cooper
  11. S03E11Brown Like MeDecember 19, 1996Torres and Nina become involved with two feuding Latino gangs.
  12. S03E12The ReaperJanuary 9, 1997Lt. Cooper is taken hostage in her office by a man threatening to blow up the precinct if his son is not reprieved from a death-row sentence
  13. S03E13Fade OutJanuary 16, 1997A thirteen-year-old boy has a videotape of a murder. Torres and Williams try to protect him; The boy's mother turns out to be Williams's ol
  14. S03E14The Solomon PapersJanuary 30, 1997Feds may be part of a drug case and McNamara might lose it all to prove it. Cooper and her husband tell their kids about their separation.
  15. S03E15School's OutFebruary 6, 1997Nina's daughter (whom she gave up for adoption) has been kidnapped and held for ransom.
  16. S03E16OutrageFebruary 13, 1997The detectives have to prove that a Gulf War veteran has stolen missles. Williams meets with G's french teacher about G's crush on her.
  17. S03E17The Promised LandFebruary 20, 1997Williams discover evidence relating to Martin Luther King Jr's murder.
  18. S03E18DescellMarch 13, 1997Nina and McNamara go undercover to find out who tried to kill an executive. Williams and Natasha get close.
  19. S03E19HubrisMarch 27, 1997A female bounty hunter uses Williams to help find a fugitive in protective custody. Nina and McNamara suspect a wife a recently deceased co
  20. S03E20The UnthinkableApril 17, 1997The detectives suspect a mother of being involved in a carjacking involving her two children. Nina deals with her custody battle for Meliss
  21. S03E21VendettaApril 24, 1997McNamara goes undercover involving a Chinese Mafia that has a link with his father's death. Torres asks his sister for money to buy an enga
  22. S03E22Is It a Crime?May 1, 1997Williams investigate a case where a girl feel down and elevator shaft in her building. Torres goes shopping for Nina's engagement ring.
  23. S03E23No Place Like HellMay 8, 1997Willias go undercover at a prison to find evidence that will catch a drug lord. William's new friend in prison becomes involved in a murder
  24. S03E24The Last HurrahMay 15, 1997The detectives go after a bank robbery ring. Torres and Nina get married.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes1998–99Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S04E01Change Change ChangeJanuary 8, 1998Lt. Barker recruits JC and Moreno to get the armored-car robber who killed Eddie and MacNamara.
  2. S04E02Drop-Dead GorgeousJanuary 15, 1998Members of the unit target a modeling agent.
  3. S04E03PipelineJanuary 22, 1998Agents interfere in an undercover operation aimed at a Colombian drug kingpin.
  4. S04E04Spare PartsJanuary 29, 1998Missing teens prompt a probe of a private hospital's organ-donor program.
  5. S04E05Mob StreetFebruary 12, 1998The detectives go undercover on Wall Street to foil a stock-manipulation scheme.
  6. S04E06Rat TrapMarch 12, 1998The unit probes mysterious fires in the garment district.
  7. S04E07Quid Pro QuoMarch 19, 1998The detectives discover that the CIA is involved in a money-laundering scheme at a bank in a Cuban neighborhood.
  8. S04E08Capital PunishmentMarch 26, 1998A serial killer gives male victims tainted drugs.
  9. S04E09The Unusual SuspectsMay 28, 1998Nell's ex husband comes back and ask's Nell for protection from the mob. Nina and J.C. become close.
  10. S04E10Sign o' the TimesJune 4, 1998 8.0Lt. Barker gets involved in a bank robery. G cathes Nina and J.C. in bed together.
  11. S04E11Going NativeJune 11, 1998 8.0Nina and Stone go undercover as owners of a garbage company. Nina and J.C. deal with their emotions of sleeping together and G catching the
  12. S04E12The TroublesJune 25, 1998 7.0When a woman becomes a fugitive, Nina uses her only resource to help find her, her daughter. Stone's life becomes threatened.
  13. S04E13Season's bestCatharsisFebruary 11, 1999 9.0A radical group kidnaps a child for bargaining purposes; Moreno gets even for the death of her husband and her partner when she meets Jordan

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