List of awards and nominations received by Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues is an American drama series that aired on NBC from January 15, 1981 until May 12, 1987.

At the 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 1981, Season 1 earned a record-setting total for a weekly series of 21 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, which was not surpassed until NYPD Blue earned 26 in 1994 with its first season.

[1] Hill Street Blues set the record for most Emmy wins by a series' first season with eight, later matched by NYPD Blue,[2] ER (in 1995), and finally surpassed by The West Wing (in 2000) with nine (also setting the record for any season).

[3] The West Wing, L.A. Law, and Mad Men share the record of four Outstanding Drama Series wins with Hill Street Blues.

[4] Nine regular cast Emmy nominations is a record also shared with The West Wing[5] and L.A.