| Homicide: Life on the Street | |
|---|---|
| Season 7 | |
 Season 7 U.S. DVD Cover | |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 25, 1998 – May 21, 1999 |
| Season chronology | |
The seventh and final season of Homicide: Life on the Street aired in the United States on the NBC television network from September 25, 1998 to May 21, 1999 and contained 22 episodes.
The seventh season marked the debut of characters FBI Agent Mike Giardello (Giancarlo Esposito) and Detective Rene Sheppard (Michael Michele). Recurring character Detective Terri Stivers (Toni Lewis) became a regular cast member as of season 7, while Chief Medical Examiner George Griscom (Austin Pendleton) becomes a recurring character following the season 6 departure of C.M.E. Julianna Cox.
The DVD box set of season 7 was released for Region 1 on June 28, 2005. The set includes all 22 season 7 episodes on six discs.[1]
During the sixth season, NBC considered canceling the show in the face of consistently low ratings, but a number of shocks at NBC increased Homicide's value. Among those factors were the loss of the popular series Seinfeld and the $850 million deal needed to keep ER from leaving the network. As a result, the network approved a 22-episode seventh season.[2]
- ^ "Homicide Life on the Street - The Complete Season 7 (1993)". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 26, 2008.
- ^ Bogosian, Theodore (November 4, 1998). Anatomy of "Homicide: Life on the Street" (Documentary). Baltimore, Maryland: Public Broadcasting Service.