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 | 18 | 09/26/1986 - 04/29/1988 | |
| Michael Duggan | 10 | 11/14/1986 - 04/29/1988 | |
| John Nicolella | 9 | 01/04/1985 - 02/06/1987 | |
| Robert Ward | 8 | 11/11/1988 - 06/28/1989 | |
| David Jackson | 8 | 02/21/1986 - 02/27/1987 | |
| Joel Surnow | 8 | 10/05/1984 - 10/18/1985 | |
| Richard Compton | 7 | 01/09/1987 - 01/25/1990 | |
| Leon Ichaso | 5 | 01/31/1986 - 03/04/1988 | |
| Ken Solarz | 5 | 11/04/1988 - 03/03/1989 | |
| Vern Gillum | 5 | 10/30/1987 - 03/03/1989 | |
| Peter McCabe | 5 | 09/25/1987 - 02/17/1989 | |
| Don Johnson | 5 | 12/06/1985 - 11/04/1988 | |
| Dennis Cooper | 5 | 03/08/1985 - 03/27/1987 | |
| Marvin Kupfer | 4 | 11/29/1985 - 02/06/1987 | |
| Paul Michael Glaser | 4 | 10/26/1984 - 09/27/1985 | |
| Jim Johnston | 4 | 03/29/1985 - 03/11/1988 | |
| Virgil Vogel | 4 | 01/23/1987 - 12/02/1988 | |
| Colin Bucksey | 4 | 10/16/1987 - 05/05/1989 | |
| Aaron Lipstadt | 3 | 01/17/1986 - 11/07/1986 | |
| Jim Trombetta | 3 | 11/15/1985 - 04/04/1986 | |
| Jan Eliasberg | 3 | 12/12/1986 - 11/06/1987 | |
| Rob Cohen | 3 | 03/08/1985 - 01/10/1986 | |
| John Leekley | 3 | 11/22/1985 - 09/26/1986 | |
| James Quinn | 3 | 03/13/1987 - 10/02/1987 | |
| Allan Weisbecker | 3 | 11/30/1984 - 03/08/1985 | |
| Nelson Oramas | 3 | 05/06/1988 | |
| Frank Coffey | 2 | 03/04/1988 | |
| Daniel Sackheim | 2 | 05/06/1988 | |
| Georg Stanford Brown | 2 | 11/16/1984 - 01/11/1985 | |
| Abel Ferrara | 2 | 03/15/1985 - 10/25/1985 | |
| Joseph Gunn | 2 | 01/11/1985 | |
| Alan Myerson | 2 | 06/14/1989 - 06/21/1989 | |
| Craig Bolotin | 2 | 01/24/1986 | |
| George Mendeluk | 2 | 04/15/1988 - 04/29/1988 | |
| Ted Mann (I) | 2 | 02/17/1989 | |
| Thomas Carter | 2 | 09/16/1984 | |
| Carl Waldman | 2 | 03/04/1988 | |
| Douglas Lloyd McIntosh | 2 | 10/18/1985 | |
| Michelle Manning | 2 | 02/03/1989 - 02/17/1989 | |
| Jaron Summers | 2 | 02/21/1986 | |
| Bill Duke | 2 | 02/19/1988 - 02/26/1988 | |
| Michael B. Hoggan | 2 | 02/21/1986 - 03/10/1989 | |
| Edward James Olmos | 2 | 11/22/1985 | |
| Mario Di Leo | 2 | 09/26/1986 - 10/24/1986 | |
| Gabrielle Beaumont | 2 | 03/27/1987 - 05/08/1987 | |
| Lee H. Katzin | 2 | 10/05/1984 - 11/02/1984 | |
| Michael O'Herlihy | 2 | 11/08/1985 - 11/15/1985 | |
| David Anspaugh | 2 | 01/18/1985 - 02/08/1985 | |
| Paul Krasny | 2 | 11/11/1988 - 11/18/1988 | |
| Russ Mayberry | 2 | 04/28/1989 - 05/21/1989 | |
| Bobby Roth | 1 | 12/07/1984 | |
| Stan Lathan | 1 | 11/30/1984 | |
| Fred Walton | 1 | 12/05/1986 | |
| 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 | |
| Robert Iscove | 1 | 06/28/1989 | |
| Ate de Jong | 1 | 11/13/1987 | |
| Manuel Arce | 1 | 10/10/1986 | |
| Daniel Attias | 1 | 11/21/1986 | |
| David Soul | 1 | 11/09/1984 | |
| Randy Roberts | 1 | 02/12/1988 | |
| Christopher Crowe | 1 | 10/31/1986 | |
| Priscilla Turner | 1 | 10/30/1987 | |
| Gillian Horvath | 1 | 06/21/1989 | |
| Shel Willens | 1 | 04/04/1986 | |
| Harry Mastrogeorge | 1 | 11/01/1985 | |
| Tim Zinnemann | 1 | 02/22/1985 | |
| 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 | |
| Tony Wharmby | 1 | 04/03/1987 | |
| Ken Edwards | 1 | 11/14/1986 | |
| Chip Chalmers | 1 | 03/17/1989 | |
| Harold Rosenthal | 1 | 11/14/1986 | |
| Charles Leinenweber | 1 | 11/09/1984 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Pyne | 6 | 02/08/1985 - 05/02/1986 | |
| John Schulian | 6 | 01/09/1987 - 02/12/1988 | |
| Maurice Hurley | 5 | 11/09/1984 - 10/25/1985 | |
| Miguel Pinero | 5 | 02/01/1985 | |
| Peter Lance | 5 | 12/04/1987 - 04/01/1988 | |
| 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 | |
| Paul Diamond | 2 | 05/03/1985 - 12/13/1985 | |
| Terry McDonnell | 2 | 12/06/1985 - 04/28/1989 | |
| Alfonse Ruggiero Jr. | 2 | 10/26/1984 - 11/02/1984 | |
| John Mankiewicz | 2 | 10/18/1985 - 01/17/1986 | |
| Robert Crais | 2 | 03/14/1986 - 12/09/1988 | |
| A.J. Edison | 2 | 09/28/1984 - 12/14/1984 | |
| Rob Bragin | 2 | 02/03/1989 - 06/21/1989 | |
| David Black | 2 | 10/16/1987 - 04/29/1988 | |
| Robert Goethals | 1 | 03/17/1989 | |
| Pamela Norris | 1 | 02/13/1987 | |
| William T. Conway | 1 | 05/21/1989 | |
| Allison Hock | 1 | 01/04/1985 | |
| Rex Weiner | 1 | 11/30/1984 | |
| Eric Estrin | 1 | 01/23/1987 | |
| Philip Reed | 1 | 11/16/1984 | |
| Michael Mann | 1 | 01/18/1985 | |
| Julia Cameron | 1 | 11/08/1985 | |
| Michael Eric Stein | 1 | 02/22/1985 | |
| Michael Piller | 1 | 10/30/1987 | |
| William Conway | 1 | 02/10/1989 | |
| Jonathan Polansky | 1 | 03/27/1987 | |
| Edward Tivnan | 1 | 11/06/1987 | |
| Richard Lourie | 1 | 05/05/1989 | |
| Edward Di Lorenzo | 1 | 03/29/1985 | |
| Michael Berlin | 1 | 01/23/1987 | |
| Thomas M. Disch | 1 | 11/13/1987 | |
| Ed Zuckerman | 1 | 02/05/1988 | |
| Frank Holman | 1 | 05/21/1989 | |
| David Assael | 1 | 05/10/1985 | |
| James Becket | 1 | 11/18/1988 | |
| Gustave Reininger | 1 | 12/12/1986 | |
| Vladislavo Stepankutza | 1 | 12/09/1988 | |
| Alan Moskowitz | 1 | 11/07/1986 | |
| Wilton Crawley | 1 | 02/14/1986 | |
| Raymond Hartung | 1 | 12/16/1988 | |
| Joseph DeBlasi | 1 | 10/23/1987 | |
| Michael Ahnemann | 1 | 01/10/1986 | |
| W.K. Scott Meyer | 1 | 10/17/1986 |
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