New York Undercover is a one-hour police drama that ran on the Fox Broadcasting Company network from 1994 to 1998. The program was popular among its hip-hop orientated target audience, starred Malik Yoba as Det. J.C. Williams and Michael DeLorenzo as Det. Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives for New York City's 4th Precinct, assigned to investigate various crimes and gang-related cases. The cast also included Patti D'Arbanville-Quinn as their boss, Lt. Virginia Cooper, and Lauren Vélez, who joined the cast in the second season as fellow detective and love interest Nina Moreno.
New York Undercover is notable for being the first police drama on American television to feature two non-Caucasians in the starring roles. In contrast to the popularity of NBC's "Must See TV" on Thursday nights in the '90s, many African-American viewers flocked to FOX's Thursday night line-up of Martin, Living Single, and New York Undercover.
Eddie Torres and 'J.C.' Williams are two detectives of the 4th precinct of New York City. In their job they fight against the worst of the society infiltrated like the bandits who try to stop. Helped by his superior, Lt. Cooper, and by their buddies Tommy McNamara and Nina Moreno, all together try to clean the streets of the criminal plague what invade the city. Written by Ivan Sanluis Garcia
