The SAD Truth About New York Undercover | Disrespect From The Network, Whitewashing

New York Undercover had it all. Drama, action, mystery, romance and bangin’ music featured in every episode, making it one of the most exciting and entertaining television shows to watch in the ‘90s. The American crime drama, co-created and produced by Dick Wolf, aired for 4 seasons on the Fox network from September 8, 1994, to February 11, 1999.
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[@IceManLikeGervin]

New York Undercover should have lasted much longer than it did. Dick Wolf lived up to his name in full. The musical guests, epsiode music, theme song was on point thanks to James Mtume. The final season was a throwaway season. That being posted: Martin, Living Single, New York Undercover- that was an incredible Thursday night lineup. With the revelations of Malik Yoba and Michael DeLorenzo over the years New York Undercover has a new meaning in 2023 word to the episode Blondes Have More Fun (S1/E12)... IYKYK

[@StruggleReviewzTV]

Not Fantasia & Venus! 😂❤️‍🔥

[@FaridaDawkinsYY]

I believe James Mtume used to visit my high school and speak to some of the students.

[@omegawicked1]

Yup that waa back 1994

[@Tiajones333]

​@@StruggleReviewzTV😂

[@Tiajones333]

​@@FaridaDawkinsYYok

[@StruggleReviewzTV]

I recently rewatched all the episode on prime and the show is still very relevant often ahead of its time in subject matter ❤

[@gazellehelene5380]

Hey! I love your channel ❤️

[@StruggleReviewzTV]

@@gazellehelene5380 thank you so much! 🥹🥰

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

Hey! I’m a huge fan of your channel!!!

[@Blessed-tn1wd]

Me too!

[@UltraInstinctBattousai]

But that forth season....MID

[@Lord_Bibulous]

What I want to know is why Biggie's performance of Juicy was removed from the streamed episode?

[@aliciasimmons8473]

I was literally watching this show earlier today have a bunch on my DVR the reruns but i did watch it when it first came out i love and miss this show i liked the first season was great i hate when they kept adding people and when they killed Eddie off it wasn't the same

[@Hains22]

Eddie getting blown up in the car is still one of the most tragic scenes in TV history

[@Yukia76]

Yep

[@yell0wberry]

I’ll be sure to discuss that with John Amos

[@Hains22]

@@yell0wberry that was before my time

[@Calicapenergy88]

Yes I cried

[@GothamKnight84661]

It was the end of the show.

[@beaniegee5129]

The theme song of New York Undercover never gets old

[@Official_Kings_Versus]

Fr fr !! 🙏🏾🗽♥️💯💪🏾

[@patrickbergin8128]

✝️🙏

[@lordluckylucan]

iz a bop!

[@chapterblaq]

That shit is cold 🙏🏿🥶

[@bowmanbrent419]

The nostalgia!

[@AmoMe2009]

Every week when my dad watched it I would wait in high anticipation to see who was going to perform at Natalie’s. I remember Brandy, Monica, Johnny Gill, Tevin Campbell, Aaliyah(her cover of Choosey Lover was my freakin’ jam). These youngins today don’t know what they missing y’all. Stage presence was everything back then! New York Undercover and Miami Vice perfectly and intelligently incorporated music into their programming.

[@Calicapenergy88]

Choosy lover cover by Aaliyah is everything

[@AmoMe2009]

@@Calicapenergy88 yasss!!!!!!!!! the old school part of her 7 min song on that album was 😍. The new school part in the second half is ok too.

[@mrserwin08]

The fact that this only aired for 4 seasons is sad. It seemed like so much longer back then. I miss this show. And they didn’t even ask for a lot in demands.

[@lowki07]

As good it is to look back, the 90's nostalgia always leaves out the casual racism and prejudice of that decade. We forget that most of these "iconic" 90's programs were heavily pushed and promoted to be so.

[@Ziko577]

All of the seasons until the last one had around 24-26 episodes and the last one was only 13 as it was burnt off so they could get it off TV quickly. Fox has a habit of doing that for shows in their last season or so.

[@thetruesoulofanaquarius9302]

New York Undercover is still one of the best 90s show from the storylines to the music outro scenes. I still remember crying when JC fiancee got killed by Ice T character. I had the biggest crush on Michael Delorenzo when this show aired.

[@aliciasimmons8473]

That was sad when sandy was killed and I had a crush on Eddie too

[@fabiolasully7920]

I am still mad at Ice T for that even through he was acting.

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

@@fabiolasully7920 Ice T said when Andre Harrell asked him to be on the show he told Andre that he wanted to play the villain.

[@robertoantonio8445]

A canção what you won't do for love cantada por Montel Jordan ficou muito forte a interpretação, e foi impossível não chorar.

[@thebrownbaldy]

Thursdays on Fox in the 90s was the place to be. The Thursday Trinity (Martin, Living Single, New York Undercover) ruled. The show definitely captured everything 90s with hip hop and R&B. Too bad it didn't last long due to network and BTS politics. Edit: With Thomas Mikal Ford joining the cast its safe to say Tommy finally got a job.

[@tylerwestbrook2392]

I see what you did there 😉

[@t.bruceford4098]

The fact that all those shows did well together is why they were undermined.

[@alfonsogreen2722]

Fox ruled the airwaves in the 90s

[@77jiujitsu]

Yeah I remember those days and it started at 9p for 1 hour.

[@PoyTroy]

That’s a fire ass lineup 🔥

[@dnb200]

It’s a shame how disrespected this show got as great as it was. My favorite show is when the lieutenants daughter met that creep online and she killed him. I had all the emotions!

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

New York Undercover was our Miami Vice. It jumped the shark after killing off Torres. Fun Facts: Prior to New York Undercover, Michael Delorenzo was in Michael Jackson’s Beat It video, Fame, Head Of The Class & A Different World. Malik Yoba was in Cool Runnings. I couldn’t take Tommy Ford serious due to him being fresh off of Martin. Can we please get stories on the following underrated shows: Amen Roc Hangin With Mr. Cooper The Parenthood The Wayans Bros The Jamie Foxx Show The Steve Harvey Show The Hughleys Smart Guy Malcolm & Eddie The Parkers My Wife & Kids Eve All Of Us Half & Half One On One Everybody Hates Chris Mad TV Lincoln Heights Half & Half

[@handsomeX]

Every single one of those shows you listed were very good.

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

@@handsomeX Thank you. Those are what i call tier 2 underrated shows.

[@gloriadarty6150]

Do a short live series called out all night

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

@@gloriadarty6150Yes. I would also love to see the following forgotten short lived shows: Thea Me & The Boys South Central The Sinbad Show The Gregory Hines Show Minor Adjustments Built To Last Aresnio Between Brothers Grown Ups Getting By

[@curlycee4185]

I just recently binged watch the entire show! When I tell y’all I got my whole 90’s fix 😩. It had all the things!!! Esthetic, style, music, drama, lingo, vibes… I can’t let go of the 90’s era so this was my Time Machine 🥰🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽

[@bresams2917]

What streaming app did you watch it on ?

[@curlycee4185]

@@bresams2917 prime video

[@MrMal75]

​@@bresams2917 Amazon Prime Video has it.

[@edwardcalloway2661]

Same. I binge watched the entire series and it was awesome to relive my childhood. I was born in 91 so I was too young to understand the nature of the show when it was on TV on Fox so watching it as an adult brought back those 90 memories

[@curlycee4185]

@@edwardcalloway2661 omg yes I was a year later ‘92 and I vaguely remembered this show when I was young. I especially remembered the intro music, and it just took me back so nostalgic!

[@AggravatedMan365]

The majority of the cast was from the city which made it much more relatable. This show was so slept and disrespected on by fox. They didn't care what this show meant to minorities. I still watch the reruns like is was 94-97 all over again. Number one crime drama show imo.

[@Chuck_EL]

Fully agree you can hear it

[@beaniegee5129]

The musical performances at Natalie's was and will always be the best part of the show!!!

[@prestonpfeiffer]

I will ALWAYS love this show and can watch seasons 1&2 over and over and over again. The moment they brought white dude in,it completely sucked the energy out of every scene. I can barely watch S3 and never watch that weird 4th season with Tommy from Martin. I never feel like networks sabotage shows but THIS is one instance where they absolutely did.

[@christines1821]

I thought when they brought in Macnamara (sp) the new detective it wasn’t bad, I remember I think it was an unsung or something to that effect they brought him in because the show was basically too black and urban yet the Lieutenant was a white woman. Basically killed off Eddie because off screen he was the more vocal one with the demands.

[@Tiajones333]

Ok

[@beaniegee5129]

New York Undercover had a lot of people on there such as Sticky Fingaz, Fredro Starr, Biggie, MC Lyte, Jon B, Aaliyah, Sean Nelson, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Lisa Vidal, Kimberly Russell, Tyra Banks, Jenifer Lewis, Howard Rollins, Rev. Al Sharpton, Mekhi Phifer, 112, Bokeem Woodbine, Quincy Jones, Paul Benjamin, Tamera Tunie, Debra Wilson, New Edition, Brandy, Tevin Campbell, Monica, Ice-T, Terrence Howard, Gano Grills, Harold Hunter, Patrick Ewing, John Starks, Vinessa Shaw, Kristianna Loken, Jennifer Esposito, Eden Riegel, Allison Janney, N'Bushe Wright, Jesse L. Martin, Shannon Briggs, Jon Seda, Gladys Knight, Hassan Johnson, Jose Zuniga, Shari Headley, Henry Simmons, Salli Richardson, Kristen Wilson, Xscape, Al Green, Michael Michele, Vincent Pastore, Charles Malik Whitfield, JD Williams, Wood Harris, Ruben Santiago-Hudson and many more!!

[@mizzjacquettaxx6974]

Oh wow, that sounds cool perfect.

[@lionelluva]

NYU was my show and Eddie was my man 😍 I just finished re-watching the series. I will say the first two seasons were excellent then went downhill fast in the third season. After deleting Eddie, I was so over the show 😢

[@aliciasimmons8473]

Lol my crush too

[@fabiolasully7920]

Where can i find all the seasons of the show.

[@aliciasimmons8473]

@@fabiolasully7920 idk if it's streaming or not but I have directv and it's on reruns at various times on channel 330 bether network

[@dferrell3927]

​@@fabiolasully7920 peacock

[@fabiolasully7920]

Thank you@@dferrell3927

[@hassanburton669]

RIP ANDRE HARRELL. Big Respect To Reggie RockByTheWood and Dick Wolf. Miami Vice Defined The 80’s New York Undercover Defined The 90’s. My Favorite Episodes Was With ICE-T and Sticky Fingerz.

[@shawnwomack3446]

Well said. I watched Miami Vice in the 80's and New York Undercover in the 90's too. I loved how both shows incorporated a certain popular genre of music from that era in their shows. Miami Vice had Pop music and New York Undercover had Hip Hop.

[@niabelizaire3596]

I love this show, it’s pretty much the Black version of Law & Order 👮🏾‍♀️💜

[@Thekrisavalon]

Funnily enough both shows were created by Dick Wolf

[@WeezyJeffersonYo]

I loved this show when it was out. I follow Michael DeLorenzo on social media. He is a very kind, down to earth man. Super talented dancer as well. I tried to watch the series recently and now watching, it's super corny, but in a good way I guess.😂

[@fra593]

Law and Order and NY Undercover are sister shows, they have the same producers

[@niabelizaire3596]

@Thekrisavalon Yep

[@AnonymousC-lm6tc]

🙄

[@saj8]

Because Dick Wolf was more focused on his Law and Order franchise. NY Undercover was always seen as the Red Headed Stepchild and got treated as such.

[@kannondeblasio718]

Mind you Law and Order is still airing, smh New York Undercover should have a longer run than it did, when it comes to minorities it don’t matter how talented you are, they’ll get rid of you, or tarnish what you got going‼️💯

[@Rockhead84]

This series was so ill as a youngster in the 90s. The music, the swag, the slang, we all incorporated it in our lives with the fist-bump and saying "Ta-Dow" to the homies

[@TheeCoachg]

I will NEVER understand what was so special about Friends. Plain,vanilla,boring show. Besides Lisa Kudrow as Pheobe,the rest were BLAH.

[@blakebrown84]

I love that show! We loved Michael DeLorenzo, Malik Yoba and Lauren Velez on the show. Too bad, they had some contract negotiations between the stars on the show. Dick Wolf had no respect for the network whatsoever. I would’ve wish the show lasted longer.

[@popculturewatch8689]

I just did a full rewatch of this series off amazon prime. Still holds up. Preachy in some parts for sure but still a damn good drama. I'm still waiting for that reboot. Fuck it, say Eddie went into witness protection and bring him back too.

[@maestrojerry2382]

The show wanted to appeal to a wider audience, so Dick Wolf used 2pac's murder as an excuse to tone down the Hip-Hop & R&B music on a show that was built on Hip-Hop & R&B in the first place.

[@larhondaburchett3271]

I agree!! He was looking for a reason and sadly Tupacs death was it.

[@popculturewatch8689]

We needed this one. Plenty of drama. Do an episode on all that. Very diverse show for kids and a classic.

[@brownparkproductions3488]

New York Undercover was such an underrated show. It doesn’t get the recognition it deserves and was ruined.

[@carleanehawkins6561]

A friend and I ran to our dorms in college to watch this show. It was totally destroyed without Yoba, Delarenzo, and scenes at Natalies

[@nehsangbong7259]

This show had sooooo much potential to go on for longer seasons. It was my favorite cop show ever

[@youngw1ze]

We all feel the same way...

[@divadoll222]

This was a very good show definitely in my top 5! This is one I wouldn’t mind them bringing this one back for sure.

[@ericponce8740]

And Dick Wolf's excuse about the show being in the red (not making a profit) is just that, an excuse. Virtually most TV shows, sitcoms, and dramas operate in the red. The end goal is for a respective TV show to get to the 100-episode goal line. Once a show hits that number, it is much easier to sell the show to syndication...aka re-runs. The cast of Friends do not have to do anything for the rest of their lives. They make hand over fist ($) in residuals.

[@Tasha0523]

We’ll just say it was seasons 1-3. The 4th can be thrown out 🙄. I remember watching this when it came out (yes I was young) but one episode that stuck with me was ‘Manchild’😢

[@mskami55]

Same 😢

[@vg4life]

Rip Andre Harrell and Tommy “He Aint got no job” Ford

[@jennifergoldson382]

They have done this show dirty for years now they want to do a reboot? I have not seen a rerun of this show for years until recently. The way they have written off Eddie show was so disrespectful.

[@tf8274]

New York Undercover was my favorite show back then! I had the biggest crush on Malk Yoba! I loved the music, the episodes, it was just everything to me. I missed it dearly once it ended, and I actually cancelled my cable in protest lol.

[@kel-melprevail8127]

This show...Martin...Living single...the parenthood..and albums...The purple tape...Smif n Wesson ..Mobb deep..the infamous...the whole year of 95 was Ill

[@michaelmitchell5098]

Hollywood always has to mess with the formula that makes a show a major success.

[@beaniegee5129]

Next year will be the 30th anniversary of New York Undercover

[@danavixen6274]

Fox Thursday Nights were on 🔥 back in the 90s! New York Undercover was my favorite cop show! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@GE0RGECREWS]

Whenever i have to explain gentrification, i use NY undercover as the perfect example. They smeared white out all over that show...

[@tovorismoore7596]

New York Undercover was the 90s version of Miami vice but geared towards the younger hip hop generation and on the streets of New York vs Miami.

[@Chuck_EL]

I love that all the casts even in the 4th season were all New York born and raised

[@SagitarriusSunshine]

Thanks for this video! I was binge watching Seasons 1 - 3 last week. This is the 2nd time in 3 months I have binge watched because I loved this show and could not wait for 8 pm on Thursday nights to roll around. I absolutely hated the last season. It sucked! I couldn't get past the 2nd episode.

[@da9618]

I notice that a lot of black shows that's successful and have a good thing going, then for some reason or another, the show will unexpectedly get cancelled, or they'll start toying with the main character by killing off the character or getting rid of the creator of the show that'll turn the viewers off, and then lose ratings

[@NottyGurlStyle]

I LOVED this show!! I was in love with Eddie…I was so mad when they killed him off. I hate how the ones at the top always feels like they have to under pay you when you brining in viewers to the show(or anything you do for that matter) They always with this “you can be replaced bs” I stopped watching the show after a while…it just wasn’t the same.

[@johnbrown5662]

Lauren Velez will always be the nurse from Oz.

[@kelleykelley1914]

Always thought that was Nina's next job 😊

[@erica9314]

I loved this show so much. That last season was trash. Dick Wolfe really fucked up

[@Whitleythe13th]

the one dude...Delarenzo...was just watching Michael Jackson Beat It video and saw him...cool...

[@PHSDM104]

My family used to watch this show together every week. The theme song still plays in mind.

[@carlos64030]

This show is STILL one of my all-time favorites! While season 4 is ok, the show became pretty generic and no longer presented anything unique about it. I definitely didn't care for most of the new cast members. Marisa Ryan as Detective Nell Delaney was ok, but Tommy Ford and Josh Hopkins didn't fit the show at all. They seemed too Hollywood, imo.

[@shantbe]

I agree, I would rather have seen Tommy Ford as a crooked lawyer or the big bad/main villain of that season not the Lieutenant.

[@TheGoddamnJefe]

One of the best shows from the 90’s.

[@ericponce8740]

Dick Wolf treated Malik Yoba and Michael DeLorenzo as if they were working on a plantation. In fact, they were working on a plantation, sadly.

[@cindeed4422]

I loved loved loved New York Undercover. I loved the theme song. Dick Wolf never gave it a real shot like he did the Law and Order franchise. It was over when they killed Eddie off. And Ioved Patti as the boss. She was no nonsense. The music was so banging for a girl in her early 20’s! They turned it into Silk Stalkings final seasons. Bad TV.

[@missladyanonymity]

Not Silk Stalkings! Hashtag chris and rita. Hashtag sam

[@cindeed4422]

Juicy Pop Please do a video on Silk Stalkings if you haven’t. I loved that show!

[@Chuck_EL]

​@@missladyanonymity Underrated banger for sure Rita's eyes were mesmerizing

[@jacarriusdoesthings]

I always wondered why they killed off Eddie?? 😢

[@Supremmo]

From what I read it was combination of different things. Michael Delorenzo wanted to direct episodes of NYU and Wolf refused. I don't get it but some producers run a much tighter ship than others.

[@shantbe]

@@Supremmo They wanted to gentrify the show. The original plan was to kill off Williams'. Michael Delorenzo asked for a raise and complained about the unsafe working conditions and was fired instead.

[@shaylah2725]

my favorite episode was when the lieutenants daughter was abducted & she ended up killing him in the end. one of my favorite shows & another piece of the Fox lineup I love. RIP Andre ❤

[@missgigip]

I’m so glad it’s on Amazon now at least- this was my fave show growing up,..Thursdays on fox were lit…Martin followed by New York Undercover ❤..thanks for posting this

[@Thekrisavalon]

This show needs to come back. I remember having the opportunity to be on set during the episode where they killed off Eddie, and meeting Michael Imperioli who recognized my teacher who was in Taxi Driver

[@alfonsogreen2722]

I loved this show. I actually met Malik Yoba & Michael D(not at the same time) at my job a long time ago. I felt that after Eddie was killed it wasn't the same cuz Eddie & JC was the dynamic duo

[@kel-melprevail8127]

When they bought that white boy in...the show went in the toilet

[@freddy8479]

"Tommy McNamara"😞😞😞

[@MrBeautiful2908]

My family and I watched that show religiously every week. It was simply marvelous. It was unique like no other.

[@Poppielangkous-p8g]

My brother and I used to watch this show every week when it was aired on our screens in South Africa. This show and Martin were among the most popular shows back then when we were in high school. The show wasn’t the same after the “retooling”. So, the producers effectively destroyed the show by trying to make it appealing to their version of a “global audience”.

[@gloriadarty6150]

haven't they noticed that all people are oversee as well

[@Rhonnie18]

I’m still upset that Eddie got killed!

[@larhondaburchett3271]

Riiigghhttt!!!

[@ALEXANDERNEVERMIND1958]

THE SHOW WAS NEVER THE SAME AFTERWARDS. EDDIE WAS MY GUY.

[@Rhonnie18]

@@ALEXANDERNEVERMIND1958 It sure wasn’t!

[@Rhonnie18]

@@James_Willow and that show was never the same!

[@turtlew1019]

This video brought back so many memories! I would watch this on fox right after Martin and Living Single. Such a great show.

[@Bluestar1079]

Is there any predominantly black or minority show that wasn't thought of as second rate and its actors treated like crap? There has to be one right? Right?

[@TheeCoachg]

Cosby Show 😒

[@ericgaskins571]

I will say this, even if they didnt get the raise its bs they got no food truck and security. Look at me thinking food truck first. You can always tell im a big guy ha ha

[@dizzyrisse3115]

I feel some type of way about that as well 😂😂😂

[@TheeCoachg]

And a gym. I mean they werent asking for much in the bigger scheme of things. They used to have to hop fences and run like crazy,thats the least they could get

[@missladyanonymity]

🍆🐺 and co. did malik and michael dirty with not meeting their demands.

[@convictionnotice1]

Dick Wolf killed the show.

[@christines1821]

IMO looking back the show ended when they killed off Eddie. They show reruns now I don’t even watch season 4 the only reason I did back then was not knowing how season 4 was going to turn out. Man there was nothing better than. That Thursday night line up, Martin, living single then ny undercover

[@beaniegee5129]

New York Undercover premiered 2 days before The Magic School Bus premiered on PBS and 4 days before Party of Five premiered on Fox

[@chrispena4582]

When the Puerto Rican left, I left

[@cesarbaca5297]

Season 4 was horrible. I watched cause I found the show on peacock so I wanted to see it from episode 1 till the end. Such a good show. And the white cop was good. They should have kept him and Eddy.

[@1983jcheat]

It was great to see a Puerto Rican character who wasn't a hoodlum. 🇵🇷

[@leroywilliams4918]

Ice T was cold in this

[@Dorkster81]

When they killed eddie…. Thats when the show ended

[@Official_Kings_Versus]

I agree with that 💯%

[@evitathediva371]

I agree,and then they had JC & Nina sleeping together. That was crazy! Smh

[@freddy8479]

As well as introducing "Tommy McNamara" into the cast

[@madddoggnogood1491]

@@freddy8479 he wasn't that bad...he was cool. But when they killed Eddie that was it

[@freddy8479]

@@madddoggnogood1491 Maybe so but I felt that it was an attempt TO WHITEN UP the cast!!

[@t-low997]

Torres was EVERYTHING to me lol every Thursday at 9pm...we had to watch Martin at 8 and Living Single at 8:30 😂❤good times

[@Latina8301]

I am watching this on Prime. I remember watching it in the '90s. It's such a powerful show to have people of color as the main characters in a show. Plus, the music itself is unbelievable. I was watching the episode and I was like is that Aaliyah? The musicians are the top musicians. Such a fantastic show all around. Lauren Velez and her twin sister are phenomenal actors as well as Michael D. And Malik Y. I wish That there were more shows like this.

[@gochasingwaterfalls9970]

I always thought NY Undercover was the Miami Vice of the 90s

[@naimahabdullah-gulley4405]

Thursday night Fox lineup was so 🔥. I tuned in every week. NYU was definitely for the culture. JC and Torres looked like no other TV cops. And I'm still trying to find a spot comparable to Natalie's. Gotta start streaming the series.

[@Profess84]

Great video! When New York Undercover was on Prime last year I binged watch every episode, the show was ahead of the it's time. Malik Yoba was right, Dick Wolf didn't know what he had, it seems like Fox didn't want to give a bigger budget to the black led shows because it was still a new network compared to ABC and NBC. I think a New York Undercover reboot would work.

[@adresebyndumthabasedgod1991]

Not with today's current hip hop no thanks

[@Profess84]

@@adresebyndumthabasedgod1991 Who says they have to use today's artist? On the show they had featured artist from 70's, 80's, and 90's who performed at Natalies.

[@adresebyndumthabasedgod1991]

@@Profess84 not feeling for a reboot

[@Profess84]

@@adresebyndumthabasedgod1991 I am. Your explanation is terrible.

[@PrettyEyesz]

I tried to watch the last season and just couldn't get through it because they had changed the magic of the show, it ruined it

[@beaniegee5129]

New York Undercover also recycled a lot of actors on the show such as Sticky Fingaz, Jesse L. Martin, Robert Jason Jackson, Henry Simmons, Scott Lawrence, Sean Nelson, Paul Calderon, Mekhi Phifer, Paul Guilfoyle, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Tamera Tunie, Jesse L. Martin, Kristen Wilson, Kirk Acevedo and many more!!

[@reginayfavors]

Great video. Minority programming is always on a leash. Think about being on a show for about five years. Get the experience. Figure out the ways of the network. Get the bag. Then be prepared to move on. Quit equating yourself and your talents to non-minority actors and actresses. The networks and industries will always consider non-minority programming superior to minority programming. In other words, the fact that the industry calls it "minority programming" tells you that they have no intent to keep shows that fall under the category on the air. They are mere fillers for when other shows do better. Living Single was a filler for Friends. New York Undercover ended up being a filler for Law & Order, which Dick Wolf ended up getting the cast he wanted. Sometimes you got to know the system, play it for all its worth, and then prepare your own thing in transition.

[@tmn8547]

This is the sad sad truth of show business for a lot of black actors.

[@jojoazevedo89]

The nostalgia is hitting me hard, especially with that theme song

[@larhondaburchett3271]

I couldn’t bring myself to watch the last season. I tried but I just couldn’t do it. And as far as a reboot. I’m not a fan of that idea. Bc Torres was killed. It won’t be the same without the original cast. Some things are best left alone. This is one of those things. It was good while it lasted. Let’s just enjoy the memories.

[@charleshairston7864]

My favorite show of all time hated when they killed torez off

[@ericgaskins571]

Hey can you guys cover the show Roc. Love that dam show.

[@larhondaburchett3271]

I loved that show too!!

[@whoistrent]

That’s funny that you did this video on New York undercover and i literally have been watching this show all over again during the writers strike, i definitely see a lot of things rewatching it now as an adult that i didn’t pay much attention to when watching as a kid. This is definitely a good show! Great video by the way!

[@everythingbyjohn]

They did this show so dirty man Smh

[@mimimarie3982]

I loved the first three seasons. Back then i was a kid but i watched it. After they killed off Eddie and rebooted it to something it wasnt i stopped watching. could of went on for more seasons if Dick Wolf even cared a little about the show. Yep he lived up to his name for that show that's for sure.

[@natashaholiday7298]

Every Thursday on channel 5 remember it like yesterday.

[@Catsaresupreme]

Omg yes and after this show it was X Files than the news lol 😂

[@bresams2917]

Childhood show❤. The truth is it was a show about a Black cop and a Puerto Rican cop. We all know Hollyweird is. Knuff said.

[@TheTraveler976]

That was my show when I was coming up in the 90s. So many memories ❤it was next best thing next to, Living Single, Martin. Didn’t know all this, seems like the same old tactic that other urban shows went thru. Unbelievable smh 🤦‍♂️

[@kaythevirgo89]

Omg!!! I remember the Thursday line up with Martin being on like 8:30pm then followed by New York Undercover lol I had to stay up & watch it.. I truly miss the 90s ❤

[@errolthomas9426]

If Eduardo Torres hadn't gotten killed at the end of season three, maybe the show would've had three more seasons like the first two

[@shantbe]

Nah, I don't think so. The original plan was to kill off Williams' character instead of Torres. They were gonna revamp/gentrify the show, anyway. Replacing Williams' character with Thomas Mikal Ford and having Torres and Nina take a back seat to the new characters being introduced wouldn't have helped.

[@errolthomas9426]

@@shantbe That also would've made the series go down the toilet

[@shantbe]

@@errolthomas9426 Yeah, they really didn't know what they had or respect their core audience. That's the problem with tv shows. They're always cater to folks that don't watch their shows instead appealing to people that do.

[@justcallmebetty7717]

Nope they white washed the show so bad it wasn't going to be the same

[@shantbe]

@@justcallmebetty7717 That's certainly true. Re-watching the show, I noticed that they started doing that in season three. They were making changes here and there so you don't notice at first. The music, the culture and a lot of the recurring characters were phased out and or killed off with little to no reaction or build up.

[@FrancescaA00]

They ruined it when they made all they cast changes.

[@danisweetlove]

I agree, I’ll admit I haven’t seen every episode (my parents made me go to bed some of the time after Martin and Living Single). Somehow I did manage to catch most of the first season (possibly on re-runs) and that was the best of the series imo, I personally didn’t care for the addition of Nina, and for me that’s when it went down hill. I personally didn’t care about keeping up with the series much after that but I did manage to catch some episodes here and there and seeing that final season, yeah drastically down hill.

[@FrancescaA00]

See I was ok with Nina but when they killed off Eddie, the chemistry was gone.

[@Soul-cry1]

Once you start playing musical chairs with the main cast it'll always be domed

[@oceancycloneblue5356]

They should of just gave them a raise. Threatening to kill them off was an empty bluff, what would the show be without the two main characters? Show woulda been off tv quicker than a hiccup without those two.

[@beaniegee5129]

Great story on New York Undercover!!

[@SeanNYGNYR]

As a white kid growing up in Surburia I absolutely loved this show. Seasons 1-3 were epic but Season 4 was just brutal. Always catch the reruns if they are on TV and that intro always hits hard.

[@nickfrancis]

My favorite show back then, I can't find the Johnny Gill song, You Are My Sunshine, that he sung for Eddie and Nina's wedding.