Channel 4 will air the final three seasons of cult police drama NYPD Blue on More4, according to a report in Broadcast.

The news finally puts closure on long-running speculation over when - or even if - the broadcaster was intending to schedule the episodes, which have yet to be screened in the UK.

"NYPD Blue has a loyal audience and we feel More4 is the perfect new home for the remaining series," a C4 spokeswoman told the magazine.

Season ten will begin on Monday, May 8, with new episodes airing three times a week thereafter. At that rate the final season will begin mid-July.

More4 is also the exclusive home of outgoing political drama The West Wing and will premiere the new season of Without A Trace.