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  • Wilmer Valderrama, Rocky Carroll, Gary Cole, Katrina Law, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, and Diona Reasonover in NCIS (2003)

    1. NCIS

    2003– 488 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.8 (172K)
    Follows the Major Case Response Team (MCRT) from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), as they get to the bottom of criminal cases connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.
    CreatorsDonald P. BellisarioDon McGillStarsSean MurrayDavid McCallumMark Harmon
  • Criminal Minds (2005)

    2. Criminal Minds

    2005– 356 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.1 (233K)
    The FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit in Quantico helps police solve violent serial crimes using profiling. Team members analyze evidence and psychology to catch unknown subjects, but their demanding work affects personal lives.
    CreatorJeff DavisStarsKirsten VangsnessA.J. CookMatthew Gray Gubler
  • David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel in Bones (2005)

    3. Bones

    2005–2017245 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.8 (185K)
    F.B.I. Special Agent Seeley Booth teams up with the Jeffersonian's top anthropologist, Dr. Temperance Brennan, to investigate cases where all that's left of the victims are their bones.
    CreatorHart HansonStarsEmily DeschanelDavid BoreanazMichaela Conlin
  • Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic in Castle (2009)

    4. Castle

    2009–2016173 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.1 (182K)
    When a psychopath commits murders based on novelist Castle's books, Detective Beckett seeks his help to solve the case. He decides to work with her and uses his experiences as research for his novels.
    CreatorAndrew W. MarloweStarsNathan FillionStana KaticJon Huertas
  • Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in Elementary (2012)

    5. Elementary

    2012–2019154 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.9 (124K)
    A crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London, eccentric Sherlock escapes to New York where his father forces him to live with his worst nightmare--a sober companion, Dr. Watson.
    CreatorRobert DohertyStarsJonny Lee MillerLucy LiuAidan Quinn
  • Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock (2010)

    6. Sherlock

    2010–201715 epsTV-14TV Series
    9.0 (1.1M)
    The quirky spin on Conan Doyle's iconic sleuth pitches him as a "high-functioning sociopath" in modern-day London. Assisting him in his investigations: Afghanistan War vet John Watson, who's introduced to Holmes by a mutual acquaintance.
    CreatorsMark GatissSteven MoffatStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna Stubbs
  • David Suchet in Poirot (1989)

    7. Poirot

    1989–201370 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.6 (56K)
    Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.
    StarsDavid SuchetHugh FraserPhilip Jackson
  • Tony Shalhoub in Monk (2002)

    8. Monk

    2002–2009124 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.1 (99K)
    Adrian Monk is a brilliant former San Francisco detective, who now consults the police as a private consultant while battling with an obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    CreatorAndy BreckmanStarsTony ShalhoubJason Gray-StanfordTed Levine
  • Tim Roth in Lie to Me (2009)

    9. Lie to Me

    2009–201148 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.0 (132K)
    The world's leading deception researcher, Dr. Cal Lightman, studies facial expression, body language and tone of voice to determine when a person is lying and why, which helps law enforcement and government agencies uncover the truth.
    CreatorSamuel BaumStarsTim RothKelli WilliamsBrendan Hines
  • David Strathairn, Ryan Cartwright, Laura Mennell, Malik Yoba, Warren Christie, and Azita Ghanizada in Alphas (2011)

    10. Alphas

    2011–201224 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.2 (30K)
    Follows a team of super-powered individuals, known as "Alphas", led by noted neurologist and psychiatrist Lee Rosen, as they investigate criminal cases involving other suspected Alpha for the U.S. Department of Defense.
    CreatorsMichael KarnowZak PennStarsDavid StrathairnRyan CartwrightWarren Christie
  • Scorpion (2014)

    11. Scorpion

    2014–201893 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.0 (62K)
    An eccentric genius forms a team of super-geniuses who are tasked with being the last line of defense against complicated threats to National Security.
    CreatorNick SantoraStarsElyes GabelKatharine McPheeEddie Kaye Thomas
  • Scott Caan, Chi McBride, Meaghan Rath, Ian Anthony Dale, Alex O'Loughlin, and Beulah Koale in Hawaii Five-0 (2010)

    12. Hawaii Five-0

    2010–2020240 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.4 (81K)
    When former United States Navy officer, Steve McGarrett, returns home to Oahu to find his father's killer, the Governor offers him the chance to run his own special task force: Five-0.
    CreatorsPeter M. LenkovAlex KurtzmanLeonard FreemanStarsAlex O'LoughlinScott CaanTaylor Wily
  • Dulé Hill and James Roday Rodriguez in Psych (2006)

    13. Psych

    2006–2014121 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.4 (117K)
    When a novice sleuth convinces the police he has psychic powers, he and his reluctant best friend are hired on as consultants to help solve complicated cases.
    CreatorSteve FranksStarsJames Roday RodriguezDulé HillTimothy Omundson
  • Anna Torv in Fringe (2008)

    14. Fringe

    2008–2013100 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.4 (265K)
    An F.B.I. agent is forced to work with an institutionalized scientist and his son in order to rationalize a brewing storm of unexplained phenomena.
    CreatorsJ.J. AbramsAlex KurtzmanRoberto OrciStarsAnna TorvJoshua JacksonJohn Noble
  • Haven (2010)

    15. Haven

    2010–201578 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.5 (43K)
    Many in the coastal town of Haven, Maine have a dormant curse or "trouble" that could trigger at any time for any reason. FBI agent Audrey Parker, the sheriff and the town's black sheep must deal with the troubles' deadly effects.
    CreatorsJim DunnSam ErnstStarsEmily RoseLucas BryantEric Balfour
  • David Giuntoli in Grimm (2011)

    16. Grimm

    2011–2017123 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.9 (137K)
    A homicide detective discovers he is a descendant of hunters who fight supernatural forces.
    CreatorsStephen CarpenterDavid GreenwaltJim KoufStarsDavid GiuntoliRussell HornsbySilas Weir Mitchell
  • Patricia Arquette in Medium (2005)

    17. Medium

    2005–2011130 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.1 (32K)
    Suburban mom Allison DuBois attempts to balance family life with solving mysteries using her special gift. The dead send her visions of their deaths or other crimes while she sleeps.
    CreatorGlenn Gordon CaronStarsPatricia ArquetteMiguel SandovalJake Weber
  • Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in Supernatural (2005)

    18. Supernatural

    2005–2020327 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.4 (517K)
    Two brothers follow their father's footsteps as hunters, fighting evil supernatural beings of many kinds, including monsters, demons, and gods that roam the earth.
    CreatorEric KripkeStarsJared PadaleckiJensen AcklesJim Beaver
  • Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, and William Petersen in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

    19. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    2000–2015335 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.7 (92K)
    A team of Crime Scene Investigators (CSI's) work with the Las Vegas Police Department (LVPD) to solve crimes by using advanced scientific methods and technology in Las Vegas, Nevada.
    CreatorAnthony E. ZuikerStarsWilliam PetersenLaurence FishburneTed Danson
  • David Caruso, Eva LaRue, Rex Linn, Omar Benson Miller, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, and Jonathan Togo in CSI: Miami (2002)

    20. CSI: Miami

    2002–2012232 epsTV-14TV Series
    6.5 (63K)
    CSI spin off which follows an elite group of Crime Scene Investigators (CSI's) from the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD), who use advanced forensic science and methods to solve complex crimes in cross-cultural Miami, Florida.
    CreatorsAnn DonahueCarol MendelsohnAnthony E. ZuikerStarsDavid CarusoEmily ProcterAdam Rodriguez
  • Gary Sinise and Sela Ward in CSI: NY (2004)

    21. CSI: NY

    2004–2013197 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.0 (51K)
    Second CSI spin off which follows the Crime Scene Investigator's (CSI's) of the New York Police Department (NYPD) as they use advanced forensic science to reveal the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths in New York City.
    CreatorsAnn DonahueCarol MendelsohnAnthony E. ZuikerStarsGary SiniseCarmine GiovinazzoHill Harper
  • Patricia Arquette, Ted Danson, James Van Der Beek, Shad Moss, Hayley Kiyoko, and Charley Koontz in CSI: Cyber (2015)

    22. CSI: Cyber

    2015–201631 epsTV-14TV Series
    5.5 (12K)
    Follows Special agent Avery Ryan as she works to solve internet related crimes as a cyberpsychologist for the Cyber crimes division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
    CreatorsAnn DonahueCarol MendelsohnAnthony E. ZuikerStarsPatricia ArquetteJames Van Der BeekShad Moss
  • The Blacklist (2013)

    23. The Blacklist

    2013–2023218 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.9 (292K)
    A new FBI profiler, Elizabeth Keen, has her entire life uprooted when a mysterious criminal, Raymond Reddington, who has eluded capture for decades, turns himself in and insists on speaking only to her.
    CreatorJon BokenkampStarsJames SpaderMegan BooneDiego Klattenhoff
  • Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in True Detective (2014)

    24. True Detective

    2014– 31 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.9 (712K)
    Anthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law.
    CreatorsNic PizzolattoIssa LópezStarsVince VaughnColin FarrellRachel McAdams
  • Michael C. Hall in Dexter (2006)

    25. Dexter

    2006–201396 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.6 (857K)
    He's smart. He's lovable. He's Dexter Morgan, America's favorite serial killer, who spends his days solving crimes and his nights committing them.
    CreatorJames Manos Jr.StarsMichael C. HallJennifer CarpenterDavid Zayas

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