NYC 22

NYC 22 is a CBS series following six NYPD rookies from their first day on the job with the 22nd Precinct. It first aired in April 2012.

The rookies are:
 * Ray "Lazarus" Harper (Adam Goldberg): A newspaper reporter laid off due to budget cuts, who apparently had to threaten to sue the department to be allowed into police academy. He is partnered with...
 * Tonya Sanchez (Judy Marte): An officer from a family with a criminal history.
 * Ahmad Kahn (Tom Reed): An Afghan immigrant who fought his way to freedom and has a serious chip on his shoulder because of it. Partnered with...
 * Kenny McClaren (Stark Sands): His family's been wearing blue since before he was born.
 * Jennifer "White House" Perry (Leelee Sobieski): A former Marine. Partnered with...
 * Jayson "Jackpot" Toney (Harold House Moore): A former NBA player who apparently squandered his career.

The precinct's senior officers:
 * Sergeant Daniel "Yoda" Dean (Terry Kinney): The rookies' Field Training Officer, a veteran cop and Reasonable Authority Figure.

The series provides examples of the following tropes:

 * The Alcoholic: Harper "was drunk for a year" following being laid off, then got his act together.
 * Or not. He still drinks too much, and Yoda's told him to find a group.
 * Bald of Awesome: Yoda.
 * Cunning Linguist: Kahn speaks at least Urdu and English.
 * Fake Nationality: Kahn's actor Tom Reed is from the UK.
 * Although he did mention living in London before coming to the US.
 * In Series Nickname: Their Field Training Officer, Sgt. Daniel Dean, really dislikes being called "Yoda".
 * Ray Harper's called "Lazarus" because he's easily a dozen-plus years older than his fellow rookies.
 * Toney calls Perry "White House" because she was White House color guard after coming home from Iraq. Toney himself had the nickname "Jackpot" during his abortive NBA career.
 * One Steve Limit: Aversion played for laughs in the pilot. Sanchez has trouble finding her locker because there's at least two other Officer Sanchezes in the 22.
 * New Meat: Police Variant, The Series.
 * New York City Cops
 * Real Song Theme Tune: "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)" by Jay Z.
 * Semper Fi: Perry served as a Marine MP in Iraq, then as White House color guard (hence the nickname).
 * Sergeant Rock: Daniel Dean, their Field Training Officer.