He developed a number of television series, mostly crime dramas, including Hill Street Blues; L.A. Law; Doogie Howser, M.D.

[4] Bochco went to work for Universal Pictures as a writer and then story editor on Ironside, Columbo, McMillan & Wife, and the short-lived Lorne Greene and Ben Murphy series, Griff, as well as Delvecchio and The Invisible Man.

His first effort there was the short-lived CBS police drama Paris, notable as the first series on which James Earl Jones played a lead role.

[citation needed] He achieved major success for NBC with the police drama Hill Street Blues.

[citation needed] Bochco moved to 20th Century Fox where he co-created and produced L.A. Law (1986–94) which aired on NBC.

In 1992, Bochco created an animated television series, Capitol Critters, along with Nat Mauldin and Michael Wagner.

[6][7] Although The Byrds of Paradise achieved significant critical acclaim during its initial run, and helped launch the careers of actors Seth Green and Jennifer Love Hewitt, the show has never received an official release on any home video format or streaming media platform.

[citation needed] It was announced in March 2007 that Bochco had taken his first steps into internet TV with the 44-episode Cafe Confidential, each episode being 60-seconds of unscripted "confessions" by members of the public.

[16] Yet another legal drama titled Raising the Bar was produced for TNT, this time in partnership with David Feige, although it was cancelled in December 2009 during the second season.

[17][18] According to an interview with Bochco published in September 2007, he was winding down his involvement with network television, feeling that his tastes and current fashions in TV drama no longer coincide.

[2] His son, Jesse Bochco, with Bosson, is a producer/director who directed several episodes of his father's shows, including NYPD Blue, Philly, and Over There.