Featured the first use of the word "shit" in an American network television broadcast (other than documentaries). Spoken by Mark Harmon in an appropriate context. Very little negative publicity resulted.
In season one, episode fourteen, "Cutting Edges", the series quietly broke a major network television taboo by showing the uncensored breasts of a teenage girl, after her character undergoes successful reconstructive surgery. The scene, conducted with no fanfare and in good taste, attracted little controversy.
Premiered on a Thursday in the U.S., the same night as ER (1994). "Hope" was trounced in the ratings and moved to another night. In one storyline, "Hope" did a commercial that looked exactly like the opening credits to ER (1994).
The first television show to be shown in high definition in the U.S.
Mandy Patinkin portrayed Dr. Geiger in crossover appearances on Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and Picket Fences (1992).
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