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Steven Bochco, Creator Of 'Hill Street Blues' And 'NYPD Blue,' Dies At 74

The legendary producer is widely credited with bringing television dramas to a new level of grit and realism.
Steven Bochco arrives at the Natural Resources Defense Council's 20th Anniversary Celebration at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in April 2009 in Beverly Hills, California.

Steven Bochco — whose gritty police dramas such as Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue, propelled him to 10 Emmys — has died. He was 74.

"Steven fought cancer with strength, courage, grace and his unsurpassed sense of humor," family spokesman Phillip Arnold said. "He

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