# Television Drama March Madness **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 29, 2006, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972 "2006-03-29T14:50:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/61 "2006-04-01T18:20:38Z")
Dragnet Quincy Homicide Columbo Northern Exposure Magnum, P.I. St. Elsewhere Hill Street Blues ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/62 "2006-04-01T19:23:03Z")
Sweet Sixteen Results! Division I Bonanza 2, **Dragnet** 8 **Alias** 7, Quincy, M.E. 3 Division II Lost 5, **Homicide** 6 **NYPD Blue** 6, Columbo 5 (Note – thanks to **Gadarene** ’s late entry, _both_ Division II matchups wound up going to the tiebreaking coin flip. Go figure.) Division III **Northern Exposure** 8, The Waltons 1 **Magnum, P.I.** 6, The Sopranos 4 Division IV **St. Elsewhere** 6, Picket Fences 4 **Hill Street Blues** 7, Joan of Arcadia 3 Some definite shockers in this round, as we see some powerhouse teams make early exits. _Lost_ lives up to its name, and _The Sopranos_ wind up taking a hit here. Check back shortly for our Elite Eight matchups! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/63 "2006-04-01T19:28:53Z")
[Last round](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=7255729) saw some major favorites get the early boot. Let’s see how the remaining teams fare as we get our Elite Eight matchups underway! Division I Dragnet vs. Alias Division II Homicide vs. NYPD Blue Division III Northern Exposure vs. Magnum, P.I. Division IV St. Elsewhere vs. Hill Street Blues The classics are ruling the roost, as only one remaining show is still in production. Voting will run through 3:00 pm EST tomorrow. Get those votes in! ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/64 "2006-04-01T19:46:30Z")
Bah, I’m bailing on this. Don’t care about any of the remaining contenders. : cuddles **Lost** DVDs and pouts : ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/65 "2006-04-01T22:27:31Z")
I. **Dragnet** II. **NYPD Blue** III. **Magnum** IV. **Hill St. Blues** ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/66 "2006-04-01T22:30:42Z")
Division I Dragnet vs. \*\*Alias \*\* Division II Homicide vs. **NYPD Blue** Division III Northern Exposure vs. **Magnum, P.I.** Division IV St. Elsewhere vs. **Hill Street Blues** ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/67 "2006-04-02T00:07:36Z")
Division I **Dragnet** vs. Alias Division II Homicide vs. **NYPD Blue** Division III **Northern Exposure** vs. Magnum, P.I. Division IV **St. Elsewhere** vs. Hill Street Blues ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/68 "2006-04-02T00:09:43Z")
Division I Dragnet Division II Homicide Division III Northern Exposure Division IV Hill Street Blues ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/69 "2006-04-02T00:19:00Z")
Division I Dragnet Division II Homicide Division III Northern Exposure Division IV Hill Street Blues ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/70 "2006-04-02T00:22:28Z")
forging bravely on… Division I Alias Division II NYPD Blue Division III Northern Exposure (really tough choice, actually!! Hard to vote against Tom S.) Division IV Hill Street Blues ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/71 "2006-04-02T04:14:26Z")
Division I Dragnet Division II NYPD Blue Division III Magnum, P.I. Division IV Hill Street Blues I didn’t intentionally vote for all cop shows. Put _St. Elsewhere_ in any other bracket and I would have voted for it. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/72 "2006-04-02T05:22:47Z")
Division I Dragnet vs. **Alias** Division II Homicide vs. **NYPD Blue** Division III Northern Exposure vs. **Magnum, P.I.** Division IV **St. Elsewhere** vs. Hill Street Blues ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/73 "2006-04-02T05:32:25Z")
Division I \*\*Dragnet \*\* vs. Alias Division II Homicide vs. **NYPD Blue** Division III Northern Exposure vs. **Magnum, P.I.** Division IV St. Elsewhere vs. **Hill Street Blues** ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Goob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@Mr.Goob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Goob)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/74 "2006-04-02T15:06:34Z")
No vote on the first one, I’ve never seen alias. Homicide (except the last season) Northern Exposure Hill Street Blues. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/75 "2006-04-02T19:02:27Z")
The votes are cast, and it seems that cops shows are ruling the roost: Division I **Dragnet** 6, Alias 3 Division II Homicide 3, **NYPD Blue** 7 Division III Northern Exposure 5, **Magnum, P.I.** 6 (Another coin-flipper) Division IV St. Elsewhere 2, **Hill Street Blues** 8 Interesting…are we on track for an all-Steven Bochco _Blue_ vs. _Blues_ championship match? Check back shortly for our semi-final matchups! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/76 "2006-04-02T19:06:25Z")
Almost to the end now, and cop shows are the only ones showing the staying power needed to make it to the end. Here are the two matchups remaining: The Semi-Final Matches: Dragnet vs. NYPD Blue Magnum, P.I. vs. Hill Street Blues We’ll be keeping the polls open a bit longer than our usual 24 hours for this one, so get those votes in by 6:00 pm EST tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/77 "2006-04-02T19:07:54Z")
NYPD Blue Hill St. Blues ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/78 "2006-04-02T19:09:12Z")
**NYPD Blue** The hardest choice so far… **Magnum, P.I.** ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/79 "2006-04-02T19:13:01Z")
NYPD Blue Hill Street Blues Bochco rules! ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/80 "2006-04-02T20:17:07Z")
**Dragnet** vs. NYPD Blue (since _Northern Exposure_ has been eliminated, Joe Friday is my favorite to take the crown) **Magnum, P.I.** vs. Hill Street Blues (tough to get excited about this matchup) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972.md?page=5)