Every Major Crime TV Show, Ranked By Fans
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- Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten VangsnessMore Criminal Minds
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- #30 of 302 onThe Best TV Shows Of The Past 20 Years
- Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Kelli Giddish
- Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Andrew ScottMore Sherlock
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- #12 of 302 onThe Best TV Shows Of The Past 20 Years
- Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim KangMore The Mentalist
- #78 of 302 onThe Best TV Shows Of The Past 20 Years
- #92 of 202 onThe TV Shows With The Best Writing
- #72 of 355 onTV Shows Canceled Before Their Time
- Hugh Dancy, Odelya Halevi, Sam WaterstonMore Law & Order
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- #83 of 302 onThe Best TV Shows Of The Past 20 Years
- Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, T.J. ThyneMore Bones
- #42 of 302 onThe Best TV Shows Of The Past 20 Years
- #11 of 120 onThe 100+ Best Dramedy TV Series, Ranked
- #127 of 202 onThe TV Shows With The Best Writing
- Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, Jeremy SistoMore FBI
- #22 of 112 onThe Best Drama TV Shows Airing Now
- #291 of 657 onThe 500+ Best Drama Shows
- #233 of 298 on285+ Smart TV Shows That Only Intellectuals Appreciate
- Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama, Brian DietzenMore NCIS
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- #50 of 302 onThe Best TV Shows Of The Past 20 Years
- Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna GunnMore Breaking Bad
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- #4 of 145 onThe Best Of Premium Cable TV Series
- Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget MoynahanMore Blue Bloods
- #199 of 302 onThe Best TV Shows Of The Past 20 Years
- #59 of 120 onThe 100+ Best Dramedy TV Series, Ranked
- #63 of 203 onThe 150+ Most Popular Shows Right Now
- Peter Falk, Mike Lally, John FinneganMore Columbo
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- #220 of 343 onThe Best TV Theme Songs of All Time
- #42 of 202 onThe TV Shows With The Best Writing
- Jim Caviezel, Michael Emerson, Kevin ChapmanMore Person of Interest
- #128 of 302 onThe Best TV Shows Of The Past 20 Years
- #53 of 281 onThe 260+ Best SciFi Shows Of All Time
- #88 of 202 onThe TV Shows With The Best Writing
- Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William HopperMore Perry Mason
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- #30 of 83 onThe 75+ Best CBS Shows
- #5 of 56 onThe Best CBS Dramas of All Time
- Ted Danson, Elisabeth Shue, George Eads
- #94 of 302 onThe Best TV Shows Of The Past 20 Years
- #209 of 343 onThe Best TV Theme Songs of All Time
- #20 of 54 onThe 50+ Best TV Shows With 10+ Seasons
- Tony Shalhoub, Ted Levine, Traylor HowardMore Monk
- #81 of 302 onThe Best TV Shows Of The Past 20 Years
- #275 of 343 onThe Best TV Theme Songs of All Time
- #4 of 120 onThe 100+ Best Dramedy TV Series, Ranked
- Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, C.S. Lee
- Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan SullivanMore Castle
- #93 of 302 onThe Best TV Shows Of The Past 20 Years
- #10 of 120 onThe 100+ Best Dramedy TV Series, Ranked
- #136 of 202 onThe TV Shows With The Best Writing
- Angie Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Lorraine BraccoMore Rizzoli & Isles
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- #218 of 302 onThe Best TV Shows Of The Past 20 Years
- #10 of 86 onThe Best Shows About Crime-Fighting Duos
- Kathryn Morris, Danny Pino, John FinnMore Cold Case
- #138 of 302 onThe Best TV Shows Of The Past 20 Years
- #13 of 56 onThe Best CBS Dramas of All Time
- #100 of 657 onThe 500+ Best Drama Shows
- Angela LansburyMore Murder, She Wrote
- #24 of 54 onThe 50+ Best TV Shows With 10+ Seasons
- #24 of 82 onThe 75+ Best CBS Shows
- #4 of 56 onThe Best CBS Dramas of All Time
- Yoo Ah-in, Kim Hyun-joo, Won Jin-aMore Hellbound
- #4 of 657 onThe 500+ Best Current Shows On Netflix
- #36 of 1,056 onThe 250+ Best Streaming Shows Of The Last Few Years
- #147 of 330 onThe Best KDramas Of All Time
- Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jay O. Sanders
- #152 of 302 onThe Best TV Shows Of The Past 20 Years
- #38 of 54 onThe 50+ Best TV Shows With 10+ Seasons
- #28 of 102 onThe Best Spin-Off Shows
- Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Marianne Jean-BaptisteMore Without a Trace
- #104 of 355 onTV Shows Canceled Before Their Time
- #16 of 56 onThe Best CBS Dramas of All Time
- #173 of 657 onThe 500+ Best Drama Shows
- Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Tyler, John Williams
- #38 of 202 onThe TV Shows With The Best Writing
- #49 of 658 onThe 500+ Best Drama Shows
- #8 of 64 onThe Best NBC Dramas of All Time
- Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Kam FongMore Hawaii Five-O
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- #40 of 54 onThe 50+ Best TV Shows With 10+ Seasons
- #21 of 83 onThe 75+ Best CBS Shows
- Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Aidan Quinn
- Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Corey ReynoldsMore The Closer
- #247 of 302 onThe Best TV Shows Of The Past 20 Years
- #148 of 657 onThe 500+ Best Drama Shows
- #54 of 267 onThe 195+ Best TV Shows With Female Leads
- Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Warren, Bruce WeitzMore Hill Street Blues
- #145 of 355 onTV Shows Canceled Before Their Time
- #118 of 343 onThe Best TV Theme Songs of All Time
- #108 of 202 onThe TV Shows With The Best Writing
- Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. MosleyMore Magnum, P.I.
- #62 of 343 onThe Best TV Theme Songs of All Time
- #10 of 82 onThe 75+ Best CBS Shows
- #11 of 86 onThe Best Shows About Crime-Fighting Duos
- Dominic West, John Doman, Frankie R. FaisonMore The Wire
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- #9 of 145 onThe Best Of Premium Cable TV Series