Classic TV Theme: Hill Street Blues

Steven Bochco worked at Universal where he wrote for 'McMillan and Wife', 'Columbo', and the like. But when he moved to MTM he was given the freedom to create a show of his own, and it turned out to be 'Hill Street Blues' (1981). Each episode opened with a roll call, viewers saw both the professional and personal lives of the officers, and it had a serialized component with some story threads continuing over multiple episodes. The show ran for seven seasons; it only made the top 25 for one, but was a critical smash and would garner nearly 100 Emmy nominations. There were format changes in season seven and three different time slots; the show dropped to #42 and with Tranvanti calling it quits the series ended. The theme is by Mike Post, and made it to #10 in the Billboard charts.
0:00 Opening titles, season one.
1:16 Opening titles, season four (fuller orchestral backing).
2:31 Opening titles, season seven.
3:46 End credits, season four.
4:13 Logos.