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Tonight is the last episode of NYPD Blue. Once upon a time, NYPD Blue was known as the "other cop show" against fellow newbie (it had been one season) Law & Order, but quickly, NYPD Blue emerged as a sadder, more complicated, and even more intimate companion to creator Steven Bochco's Hill Street Blues. Gothamist had watched NYPD Blue in the early days, from David Caruso's naked butt to Jimmy Smits (always Victor Sifuentes in our hearts, but a great Bobby Simone), from Rick Schroeder to Zack Attack. But, as most people can acknowledge, the messy heart of the show was Dennis Franz, possibly the best casting for a city detective this side of Jerry Orbach, who endured Job-like situations. Gothamist had wondered about NYPD Blue's endurance, because we stopped watching a couple years ago; the Daily News' David Bianculli make a very good point that other "groundbreaking" shows started to emerge in 1998, like The Sopranos and Oz. Gothamist could never get over NYPD Blue filming in L.A. (the streets on the show were way too clean), but we did enjoy it very much. Tonight's finale airs at 10PM, but there's a special tribute show at 9PM hosted by Jimmy Smits.

Yates, now 40, apparently was a fan of the show and watched regularly.Hello! The imagined episode was one where a woman was "found innocent by reason of insanity for drowning her children"; it also turns out that Dr. Dietz had been a consultant on the show. When the defense contacted the producers, the truth was discovered. This must be a first: Using a TV program to get a woman convicted, only to later realize the TV program never existed! The prosecution can still ask a higher court to reverse this ruling.

Updated: Photos of Courtney being released from the 9th Precinct.

As a part of the New York Times Arts & Leisure weekend, there will be a talk with Law & Order Producer Dick Wolf, Law & Order star Jerry Orbach, and two others guys (criminal defense attorney Bruce Cutler, and NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly), discussing "Law & Order: The Real Reality TV?"