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 | September 1984 | January 1990 | 110 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 9 |
| 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 | |
| Jack Richardson | 3 | 03/11/1988 - 01/25/1990 | |
| Anthony Yerkovich | 3 | 09/16/1984 - 06/14/1989 | |
| Frank Military | 3 | 11/01/1985 - 01/31/1986 | |
| A.J. Edison | 2 | 09/28/1984 - 12/14/1984 | |
| John Mankiewicz | 2 | 10/18/1985 - 01/17/1986 | |
| Robert Crais | 2 | 03/14/1986 - 12/09/1988 | |
| Rob Bragin | 2 | 02/03/1989 - 06/21/1989 | |
| Paul Diamond | 2 | 05/03/1985 - 12/13/1985 | |
| David Black | 2 | 10/16/1987 - 04/29/1988 | |
| Terry McDonnell | 2 | 12/06/1985 - 04/28/1989 | |
| Alfonse Ruggiero Jr. | 2 | 10/26/1984 - 11/02/1984 | |
| Edward Tivnan | 1 | 11/06/1987 | |
| Richard Lourie | 1 | 05/05/1989 | |
| Edward Di Lorenzo | 1 | 03/29/1985 | |
| Rex Weiner | 1 | 11/30/1984 | |
| Michael Berlin | 1 | 01/23/1987 | |
| Ed Zuckerman | 1 | 02/05/1988 | |
| Julia Cameron | 1 | 11/08/1985 | |
| Michael Piller | 1 | 10/30/1987 | |
| William Conway | 1 | 02/10/1989 | |
| Gustave Reininger | 1 | 12/12/1986 | |
| Vladislavo Stepankutza | 1 | 12/09/1988 | |
| Thomas M. Disch | 1 | 11/13/1987 | |
| Wilton Crawley | 1 | 02/14/1986 | |
| Joseph DeBlasi | 1 | 10/23/1987 | |
| David Assael | 1 | 05/10/1985 | |
| James Becket | 1 | 11/18/1988 | |
| W.K. Scott Meyer | 1 | 10/17/1986 | |
| John Milius | 1 | 04/03/1987 | |
| Robert Goethals | 1 | 03/17/1989 | |
| 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 Mann | 1 | 01/18/1985 | |
| Pamela Norris | 1 | 02/13/1987 | |
| Michael Eric Stein | 1 | 02/22/1985 | |
| William T. Conway | 1 | 05/21/1989 | |
| Allison Hock | 1 | 01/04/1985 | |
| Jonathan Polansky | 1 | 03/27/1987 |
| 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 | |
| Ken Solarz | 5 | 11/04/1988 - 03/03/1989 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Jim Trombetta | 3 | 11/15/1985 - 04/04/1986 | |
| 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 | |
| Bill Duke | 2 | 02/19/1988 - 02/26/1988 | |
| Michael B. Hoggan | 2 | 02/21/1986 - 03/10/1989 | |
| Douglas Lloyd McIntosh | 2 | 10/18/1985 | |
| Mario Di Leo | 2 | 09/26/1986 - 10/24/1986 | |
| Michelle Manning | 2 | 02/03/1989 - 02/17/1989 | |
| Jaron Summers | 2 | 02/21/1986 | |
| Lee H. Katzin | 2 | 10/05/1984 - 11/02/1984 | |
| 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 | |
| Georg Stanford Brown | 2 | 11/16/1984 - 01/11/1985 | |
| Joseph Gunn | 2 | 01/11/1985 | |
| Daniel Sackheim | 2 | 05/06/1988 | |
| Alan Myerson | 2 | 06/14/1989 - 06/21/1989 | |
| David Anspaugh | 2 | 01/18/1985 - 02/08/1985 | |
| Ted Mann (I) | 2 | 02/17/1989 | |
| Thomas Carter | 2 | 09/16/1984 | |
| Carl Waldman | 2 | 03/04/1988 | |
| Abel Ferrara | 2 | 03/15/1985 - 10/25/1985 | |
| Craig Bolotin | 2 | 01/24/1986 | |
| Daniel Attias | 1 | 11/21/1986 | |
| 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 | |
| Harry Mastrogeorge | 1 | 11/01/1985 | |
| Tim Zinnemann | 1 | 02/22/1985 | |
| Charles Leinenweber | 1 | 11/09/1984 | |
| 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 | |
| Eugene Corr | 1 | 02/10/1989 | |
| Manuel Arce | 1 | 10/10/1986 | |
| Stan Lathan | 1 | 11/30/1984 | |
| Fred Walton | 1 | 12/05/1986 |
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