Miami Vice The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel. Details Casts Season Lists Title Miami Vice Genres Crime Drama First Air Date 1984-09-16 Last Air Date 1989-06-28 Episode Runtime 00 Hours 48 Minutes Total Season(s) 5 Total Episode(s) on All Seasons 111 Runtime 48 Production Companies Universal Television, Michael Mann Productions Don Johnson Sonny Crockett Philip Michael Thomas Rico Tubbs Saundra Santiago Gina Calabrese Olivia Brown Trudy Joplin Michael Talbott Stan Switek Edward James Olmos Martin Castillo Season 1 22 Episodes 1984-09-16 Season 2 23 Episodes 1985-09-27 Season 3 24 Episodes 1986-09-26 Season 4 22 Episodes 1987-09-25 Season 5 20 Episodes 1988-11-04