I'm sure it was inspired by the latter as it. New York Undercover was to the 90s what Miami Vice was to the 80s. As we get older and reminisce on shows from the 80s and 90s (and 2000s now), New York Undercover often gets overlooked and we probably remember it more by title over content. Eddie has problems going to see his mother, who is in the hospital, after six years of non-communication with eachother.
New York Undercover # R? DOFB DATE Episode Notes Season 1 8 September 1994 to 11 July 1996: Thursdays at 9:00pm 1 8 Sep 94 8 Sep 94 "School Ties" 2 15 Sep 94 15 Sep 94 (Pilot) 3 22 Sep 94 22 Sep 94 "Sins of the Father" 4 29 Sep 94 29 Sep 94 "To Protect and Serve" 5 6 Oct 94 6 Oct 94 "Garbage" 6 13 Oct 94 13 Oct 94 "After Shakespeare" 7 27 Oct 94 27 Oct 94 "Tasha" 8 3 Nov 94 3 Nov 94 "Missing" 9 10 Nov 94 10 Nov 94 "The Friendly Neighborhood Dealer" 10 17 Nov 94 17 Nov 94 "Mate" 11 24 Nov 94 24 Nov 94 "The Eyewitness Blues" 1 R 8 Sep 94 1 Dec 94 "School Ties" 12 8 Dec 94 8 Dec 94 "Blondes Have More Fun" 2 R 15 Sep 94 11 Dec 94 (Pilot) 13 15 Dec 94 15 Dec 94 "Los Macheteros" 3 R 22 Sep 94 22 Dec 94 "Sins of the Father" 3 R 28 Sep 94 29 Dec 94 "To Protect and Serve" 14 5 Jan 95 5 Jan 95 "Private Enemy No. Williams and Eddie Torres are assigned a case dealing with a 17 year old girl who accuses a high school football player of rape. This two-parter centers on church bombings in Harlem (N.Y.) and Williams clashing with the precincts new detective (Jonathan LaPaglia).