Q 01/05

On which network did Hill Street Blues air during its original run?

A) ABC

B) NBC

C) Fox

D) CBS

Answer · why

B) NBC

NBC kept the show despite dreadful first-season ratings, a decision that later looked like one of the network's smartest.

Q 02/05

In what year did Hill Street Blues premiere?

A) 1981

B) 1982

C) 1984

D) 1986

Answer · why

A) 1981

It debuted in January as a mid-season replacement and ran for seven seasons.

Q 03/05

Steven Bochco co-created Hill Street Blues with which writer?

A) Anthony Yerkovich

B) Dick Wolf

C) David Milch

D) Michael Kozoll

Answer · why

D) Michael Kozoll

Kozoll's role shrank quickly; by season 2 he was credited only as a consultant.

Q 04/05

Which production company developed Hill Street Blues for NBC?

A) Lorimar

B) MTM Enterprises

C) Aaron Spelling Productions

D) Stephen J. Cannell Productions

Answer · why

B) MTM Enterprises

MTM, the company behind The Mary Tyler Moore Show, later fired Bochco from his own series over budget overruns.

Q 05/05

Who composed the show's famous piano-led theme music?

A) John Williams

B) Lalo Schifrin

C) Jan Hammer

D) Mike Post

Answer · why

D) Mike Post

Post also wrote the themes for The Rockford Files, Magnum, P.I. and Law & Order.