Miami Vice centers around the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett (Don Johnson) and Ricardo Tubbs (Philip Michael Thomas), two undercover detectives from the Miami Police Department’s vice squad battling against drug trafficking and prostitution in the city’s seamy underworld. Its use of New Wave music and colorful Italian men’s fashion was groundbreaking and the series had a defining influence on the popular culture of the 1980s.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | February 2005 | 5 | |
| Season 1 | September 1984 | May 1985 | 22 |
| Season 2 | September 1985 | May 1986 | 23 |
| Season 3 | September 1986 | May 1987 | 24 |
| Season 4 | September 1987 | May 1988 | 22 |
| Season 5 | November 1988 | January 1990 | 21 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 2 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Season 1 | September 1984 | May 1985 | 22 |
| Season 2 | September 1985 | May 1986 | 22 |
| Season 3 | September 1986 | May 1987 | 24 |
| Season 4 | September 1987 | May 1988 | 22 |
| Season 5 | November 1988 | January 1990 | 21 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 8 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 119 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Wolf | 23 | 09/26/1986 - 05/06/1988 | |
| Michael Duggan | 9 | 11/14/1986 - 04/29/1988 | |
| Robert Palm | 6 | 11/20/1987 - 05/06/1988 | |
| Daniel Pyne | 6 | 02/08/1985 - 05/02/1986 | |
| John Schulian | 6 | 01/09/1987 - 02/12/1988 | |
| Miguel Pinero | 5 | 02/01/1985 | |
| Peter Lance | 5 | 12/04/1987 - 04/01/1988 | |
| Maurice Hurley | 5 | 11/09/1984 - 10/25/1985 | |
| Pete McCabe | 4 | 09/25/1987 - 02/17/1989 | |
| Chuck Adamson | 4 | 12/07/1984 - 10/31/1986 | |
| Scott Shepherd | 4 | 11/11/1988 - 04/28/1989 | |
| Anthony Yerkovich | 3 | 09/16/1984 - 06/14/1989 | |
| Frank Military | 3 | 11/01/1985 - 01/31/1986 | |
| Jack Richardson | 3 | 03/11/1988 - 01/25/1990 | |
| A.J. Edison | 2 | 09/28/1984 - 12/14/1984 | |
| John Mankiewicz | 2 | 10/18/1985 - 01/17/1986 | |
| Rob Bragin | 2 | 02/03/1989 - 06/21/1989 | |
| Robert Crais | 2 | 03/14/1986 - 12/09/1988 | |
| Paul Diamond | 2 | 05/03/1985 - 12/13/1985 | |
| Terry McDonnell | 2 | 12/06/1985 - 04/28/1989 | |
| David Black | 2 | 10/16/1987 - 04/29/1988 | |
| Alfonse Ruggiero Jr. | 2 | 10/26/1984 - 11/02/1984 | |
| Rex Weiner | 1 | 11/30/1984 | |
| Michael Berlin | 1 | 01/23/1987 | |
| Ed Zuckerman | 1 | 02/05/1988 | |
| Julia Cameron | 1 | 11/08/1985 | |
| Gustave Reininger | 1 | 12/12/1986 | |
| Michael Piller | 1 | 10/30/1987 | |
| William Conway | 1 | 02/10/1989 | |
| Vladislavo Stepankutza | 1 | 12/09/1988 | |
| Wilton Crawley | 1 | 02/14/1986 | |
| Thomas M. Disch | 1 | 11/13/1987 | |
| Joseph DeBlasi | 1 | 10/23/1987 | |
| W.K. Scott Meyer | 1 | 10/17/1986 | |
| David Assael | 1 | 05/10/1985 | |
| James Becket | 1 | 11/18/1988 | |
| Robert Goethals | 1 | 03/17/1989 | |
| John Milius | 1 | 04/03/1987 | |
| Alan Moskowitz | 1 | 11/07/1986 | |
| Raymond Hartung | 1 | 12/16/1988 | |
| Michael Ahnemann | 1 | 01/10/1986 | |
| Eric Estrin | 1 | 01/23/1987 | |
| Frank Holman | 1 | 05/21/1989 | |
| Philip Reed | 1 | 11/16/1984 | |
| Michael Eric Stein | 1 | 02/22/1985 | |
| Michael Mann | 1 | 01/18/1985 | |
| Pamela Norris | 1 | 02/13/1987 | |
| Jonathan Polansky | 1 | 03/27/1987 | |
| William T. Conway | 1 | 05/21/1989 | |
| Allison Hock | 1 | 01/04/1985 | |
| Edward Tivnan | 1 | 11/06/1987 | |
| Richard Lourie | 1 | 05/05/1989 | |
| Edward Di Lorenzo | 1 | 03/29/1985 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Nicolella | 9 | 01/04/1985 - 02/06/1987 | |
| Robert Ward | 8 | 11/11/1988 - 06/28/1989 | |
| Joel Surnow | 8 | 10/05/1984 - 10/18/1985 | |
| David Jackson | 8 | 02/21/1986 - 02/27/1987 | |
| Richard Compton | 7 | 01/09/1987 - 01/25/1990 | |
| Vern Gillum | 5 | 10/30/1987 - 03/03/1989 | |
| Don Johnson | 5 | 12/06/1985 - 11/04/1988 | |
| Dennis Cooper | 5 | 03/08/1985 - 03/27/1987 | |
| Leon Ichaso | 5 | 01/31/1986 - 03/04/1988 | |
| Ken Solarz | 5 | 11/04/1988 - 03/03/1989 | |
| Paul Michael Glaser | 4 | 10/26/1984 - 09/27/1985 | |
| Jim Johnston | 4 | 03/29/1985 - 03/11/1988 | |
| James Quinn | 4 | 03/13/1987 - 10/02/1987 | |
| Colin Bucksey | 4 | 10/16/1987 - 05/05/1989 | |
| Virgil Vogel | 4 | 01/23/1987 - 12/02/1988 | |
| Marvin Kupfer | 4 | 11/29/1985 - 02/06/1987 | |
| Rob Cohen | 3 | 03/08/1985 - 01/10/1986 | |
| John Leekley | 3 | 11/22/1985 - 09/26/1986 | |
| Aaron Lipstadt | 3 | 01/17/1986 - 11/07/1986 | |
| George Mendeluk | 3 | 04/01/1988 - 04/29/1988 | |
| Allan Weisbecker | 3 | 11/30/1984 - 03/08/1985 | |
| Nelson Oramas | 3 | 05/06/1988 | |
| Jan Eliasberg | 3 | 12/12/1986 - 11/06/1987 | |
| Jim Trombetta | 3 | 11/15/1985 - 04/04/1986 | |
| Michael B. Hoggan | 2 | 02/21/1986 - 03/10/1989 | |
| Mario Di Leo | 2 | 09/26/1986 - 10/24/1986 | |
| Douglas Lloyd McIntosh | 2 | 10/18/1985 | |
| Michelle Manning | 2 | 02/03/1989 - 02/17/1989 | |
| Lee H. Katzin | 2 | 10/05/1984 - 11/02/1984 | |
| Jaron Summers | 2 | 02/21/1986 | |
| Michael O'Herlihy | 2 | 11/08/1985 - 11/15/1985 | |
| Edward James Olmos | 2 | 11/22/1985 | |
| Gabrielle Beaumont | 2 | 03/27/1987 - 05/08/1987 | |
| Paul Krasny | 2 | 11/11/1988 - 11/18/1988 | |
| Russ Mayberry | 2 | 04/28/1989 - 05/21/1989 | |
| Frank Coffey | 2 | 03/04/1988 | |
| Joseph Gunn | 2 | 01/11/1985 | |
| Daniel Sackheim | 2 | 05/06/1988 | |
| Georg Stanford Brown | 2 | 11/16/1984 - 01/11/1985 | |
| Alan Myerson | 2 | 06/14/1989 - 06/21/1989 | |
| Ted Mann (I) | 2 | 02/17/1989 | |
| David Anspaugh | 2 | 01/18/1985 - 02/08/1985 | |
| Carl Waldman | 2 | 03/04/1988 | |
| Thomas Carter | 2 | 09/16/1984 | |
| Abel Ferrara | 2 | 03/15/1985 - 10/25/1985 | |
| Craig Bolotin | 2 | 01/24/1986 | |
| Bill Duke | 2 | 02/19/1988 - 02/26/1988 | |
| David Soul | 1 | 11/09/1984 | |
| Robert Iscove | 1 | 06/28/1989 | |
| Ate de Jong | 1 | 11/13/1987 | |
| Priscilla Turner | 1 | 10/30/1987 | |
| Gillian Horvath | 1 | 06/21/1989 | |
| Shel Willens | 1 | 04/04/1986 | |
| Wendy Cozen | 1 | 12/14/1984 | |
| Dick Miller | 1 | 03/07/1986 | |
| Richard Colla | 1 | 10/19/1984 | |
| James A. Contner | 1 | 01/13/1989 | |
| Randy Roberts | 1 | 02/12/1988 | |
| Christopher Crowe | 1 | 10/31/1986 | |
| Chip Chalmers | 1 | 03/17/1989 | |
| Harold Rosenthal | 1 | 11/14/1986 | |
| Charles Leinenweber | 1 | 11/09/1984 | |
| Harry Mastrogeorge | 1 | 11/01/1985 | |
| Tim Zinnemann | 1 | 02/22/1985 | |
| Bobby Roth | 1 | 12/07/1984 | |
| Ken Edwards | 1 | 11/14/1986 | |
| Walter Kurtz | 1 | 05/01/1987 | |
| John A. Connor | 1 | 01/25/1990 | |
| Alan J. Levi | 1 | 12/14/1984 | |
| John Llewellyn Moxey | 1 | 09/28/1984 | |
| Manuel Arce | 1 | 10/10/1986 | |
| Eugene Corr | 1 | 02/10/1989 | |
| Stan Lathan | 1 | 11/30/1984 | |
| Fred Walton | 1 | 12/05/1986 | |
| Daniel Attias | 1 | 11/21/1986 |
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