Third Watch

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Third Watch
Genre	Crime drama Medical drama Police procedural
Created by	John Wells Edward Allen Bernero
Starring	Michael Beach Coby Bell Bobby Cannavale Eddie Cibrian Molly Price Kim Raver Anthony Ruivivar Skipp Sudduth Jason Wiles Amy Carlson Chris Bauer Tia Texada Nia Long Bonnie Dennison Cara Buono Josh Stewart
Opening theme	"Keep Hope Alive" by The Crystal Method[a]
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	132 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Christopher Chulack John Wells Edward Allen Bernero John Romano Brooke Kennedy Jorge Zamacona
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	43–44 minutes
Production companies	John Wells Productions Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 23, 1999 (1999-09-23) – May 6, 2005 (2005-05-06)
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ER Medical Investigation
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Third Watch is an American crime drama television series created by John Wells and Edward Allen Bernero that aired on NBC from September 23, 1999, to May 6, 2005, with a total of 132 episodes spanning over six seasons. It was produced by John Wells Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television.

The show takes place in New York City, and was filmed on location there. It stars an ensemble cast of characters, the storylines centered on the lives of police officers in the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the firefighters and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Personnel in the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), all working the same fictional precinct during the 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. shift, also known as the "third watch".

After the September 11 attacks hit New York in 2001, season three opened with the episode "In Their Own Words", which aired on October 15, 2001, and featured interviews with real-life NYPD and FDNY members who responded to the attacks. The following episode was titled "September Tenth".
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