Williams and Eddie Torres who were assigned to investigate various crimes and gang-related cases. On June 25, 1998, 'New York Undercover' ended after four seasons and 89 episodes.īased in New York, the show was about undercover police detectives J.C.

Blige, Teena Marie, Aaliyah, George Benson, Tevin Campbell, George Clinton, Johnny Gill, Monifah, New Edition, Xscape, the Temptations and many more. The artists that appeared on the show included Mary J. This plot method was later dropped in the fourth season.Īlso, at some point during each episode, one or more of the principal characters of the show would end up at a popular New York R&B cafe called Natalie's (which was owned by Gladys Knight's character, Natalie) where a popular artist would perform a set. The show first aired on Septemand it became notable for being the first police drama on American television to feature two people of color (Yoba is of African-American descent and DeLorenzo is of Puerto Rican & Italian descent) in the starring roles.ĭuring the first three seasons of the show, it featured several R&B and hip hop songs for its soundtrack and each episode during those three seasons began with a montage of scenes leading up to the crime to be investigated. New York Undercover was a FOX network police drama created by Kevin Arkadie and Dick Wolf, starring Malik Yoba, Michael DeLorenzo, Patti D'Arbanville-Quinn and Lauren Velez.

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