Gosselaar joined the drama in its ninth season in 2001 as Detective John Clark Jr., partnered with Detective Andrew Sipowicz Sr. (Dennis Franz). He stayed with the show for the rest of its run ...

Clearly, Dennis Franz is the star of the show. He gets a big assist from Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Henry Simmons, Charlotte Ross, Esai Morales and Gordon Clapp, but without Franz, Blue is not Blue.

June 1 -- NYPD Blue's detective squad continues to shrink. Following weeks of speculation, young gun Rick Schroder, who portrayed punk detective Danny Sorenson, has officially ann ...

And what kept Milch moving at the time was an addiction to drugs, with much of his work, including episodes of NYPD Blue, being written while under the influence.