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TV Crime Shows to Try

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  • Perception (2012)

    1. Perception

    2012–201539 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.5 (24K)
    Dr. Daniel Pierce is a neuroscience professor with a deep knowledge of human behavior. He's also a paranoid schizophrenic who struggles with hallucinations. Daniel helps his former student, FBI agent Kate Moretti, as a consultant.
    CreatorsKenneth BillerMichael SussmanStarsEric McCormackRachael Leigh CookKelly Rowan
  • Scott Caan, Chi McBride, Meaghan Rath, Ian Anthony Dale, Alex O'Loughlin, and Beulah Koale in Hawaii Five-0 (2010)

    2. 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
  • Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in Elementary (2012)

    3. 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
  • Banshee (2013)

    4. Banshee

    2013–201638 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.4 (138K)
    An ex-con assumes the identity of a murdered sheriff in the small town of Banshee, Pennsylvania, where he has some unfinished business.
    CreatorsDavid SchicklerJonathan TropperStarsAntony StarrIvana MilicevicUlrich Thomsen
  • Mark Povinelli in Mad Dogs (2015)

    5. Mad Dogs

    2015–201610 epsMTV Series
    7.5 (9.2K)
    A group of guys travel to Belize to see an old friend, when things take an unexpectedly dark turn.
    CreatorCris ColeStarsBen ChaplinMichael ImperioliRomany Malco
  • Jennifer Lopez and Ray Liotta in Shades of Blue (2016)

    6. Shades of Blue

    2016–201836 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.0 (11K)
    Harlee Santos, New York police officer and single mother, is forced to work in the F.B.I.'s anti-corruption task force while dealing with her own financial problems.
    CreatorAdi HasakStarsJennifer LopezRay LiottaDrea de Matteo
  • Mary-Louise Parker in Weeds (2005)

    7. Weeds

    2005–2012102 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.9 (120K)
    When a suburban mother turns to dealing marijuana in order to maintain her privileged lifestyle after her husband dies, she finds out just how addicted her entire neighborhood already is.
    CreatorJenji KohanStarsMary-Louise ParkerHunter ParrishAlexander Gould
  • Omari Hardwick in Power (2014)

    8. Power

    2014–202063 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.1 (56K)
    James "Ghost" St. Patrick--a wealthy New York nightclub owner who has it all: dreaming big, catering to the city's elite, and living a double life as a drug kingpin.
    CreatorCourtney A. KempStarsOmari HardwickLela LorenNaturi Naughton
  • Ed Westwick in Wicked City (2015)

    9. Wicked City

    20158 epsTV-14TV Series
    6.5 (3.2K)
    A pair of detectives track down serial killers terrorizing the Sunset Strip in 1980s Los Angeles.
    CreatorSteven BaigelmanStarsJeremy SistoTaissa FarmigaGabriel Luna
  • Secrets and Lies (2015)

    10. Secrets and Lies

    2015–201620 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.5 (13K)
    Each series, a detective focuses on the prime suspect in a murder case; but everyone has something to hide.
    CreatorBarbie KligmanStarsRyan PhillippeJuliette LewisKaDee Strickland
  • Candice Bergen, William Shatner, and James Spader in Boston Legal (2004)

    11. Boston Legal

    2004–2008101 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.5 (52K)
    Boston Legal is a spin-off of the long-running David E. Kelley series The Practice (1997), following the exploits of former Practice character Alan Shore (James Spader) at the legal firm of Crane, Poole, and Schmidt.
    CreatorDavid E. KelleyStarsJames SpaderWilliam ShatnerCandice Bergen
  • Demián Bichir and Diane Kruger in The Bridge (2013)

    12. The Bridge

    2013–201426 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.6 (21K)
    Two detectives work together to take down a serial killer operating on both sides of the Texas-Chihuahua border.
    CreatorsElwood ReidBjörn SteinMeredith StiehmStarsDemián BichirDiane KrugerThomas M. Wright
  • Glenn Close and Rose Byrne in Damages (2007)

    13. Damages

    2007–201259 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.1 (32K)
    A law school graduate becomes the protégée of a successful high-stakes litigator.
    CreatorsGlenn KesslerTodd A. KesslerDaniel ZelmanStarsGlenn CloseRose ByrneTate Donovan
  • Chris Vance in The Transporter (2012)

    14. The Transporter

    2012–201424 epsTV-14TV Series
    6.4 (7.9K)
    Frank Martin is an ex special ops, who now spends his life as a transporter on the other side of the law. With three rules, he always completes his contracts. One way, or the other.
    StarsChris VanceFrançois BerléandCharly Hübner
  • Kenneth Branagh in Wallander (2008)

    15. Wallander

    2008–201612 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.8 (17K)
    Unable to unsee the dark crimes he's tasked to investigate, Wallander's job comes at a cost to his family and relationships.
    StarsKenneth BranaghRichard McCabeJeany Spark
  • Sarah Michelle Gellar in Ringer (2011)

    16. Ringer

    2011–201222 epsTV-14TV Series
    6.9 (21K)
    Six-months-sober Bridget is key witness to a murder but flees, visiting her identical twin, who "suicides". Bridget takes over her rich, glamorous, married life in New York City. Out of the ashes and into the fire?
    CreatorsEric C. CharmeloNicole SnyderStarsSarah Michelle GellarKristoffer PolahaIoan Gruffudd
  • Shawn Hatosy, Regina King, Michael Cudlitz, and Ben McKenzie in Southland (2009)

    17. Southland

    2009–201343 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.5 (30K)
    The lives of police officers working for the Los Angeles Police Department.
    CreatorAnn BidermanStarsMichael CudlitzShawn HatosyRegina King
  • Reno 911! (2003)

    18. Reno 911!

    2003– 124 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.0 (25K)
    An irreverent look at what goes on behind the scenes in Reno, Nevada's Sheriff's Department.
    CreatorsRobert Ben GarantKerri KenneyThomas LennonStarsCedric YarbroughThomas LennonRobert Ben Garant
  • Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Koby Rouviere in Magic City (2012)

    19. Magic City

    2012–201316 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.6 (14K)
    A hotelier conducts business with a mob boss among the glitz and glamour of late-1950s Miami Beach.
    CreatorMitch GlazerStarsJeffrey Dean MorganOlga KurylenkoSteven Strait
  • Rogue (2013)

    20. Rogue

    2013–201750 epsTV-MATV Series
    6.9 (3.5K)
    Grace, an undercover detective, is tormented by the possibility that she might have contributed to her son's mysterious death. While trying to uncover the truth, she gets involved with a dangerous criminal.
    CreatorMatthew ParkhillStarsCole HauserThandiwe NewtonSergio Di Zio
  • Laz Alonso, Malcolm Goodwin, Domenick Lombardozzi, Brooke Nevin, Jimmi Simpson, and Serinda Swan in Breakout Kings (2011)

    21. Breakout Kings

    2011–201223 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.2 (17K)
    A squad of U.S. marshals team up with cons (former fugitives) to work together on tracking down prison escapees in exchange for getting time off their sentences.
    CreatorsMatt OlmsteadNick SantoraStarsDomenick LombardozziBrooke NevinMalcolm Goodwin
  • Lara Flynn Boyle, Dylan McDermott, Steve Harris, and Kelli Williams in The Practice (1997)

    22. The Practice

    1997–2004167 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.7 (11K)
    Follow the exploits and cases of defense attorneys of a Boston law firm. Bobby Donnell is the senior defense attorney and founder of the firm.
    CreatorDavid E. KelleyStarsDylan McDermottKelli WilliamsLara Flynn Boyle
  • Ted Danson, Jason Schwartzman, and Zach Galifianakis in Bored to Death (2009)

    23. Bored to Death

    2009–201124 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.8 (36K)
    A well-meaning but struggling writer decides to lead a sort of double life by pretending to be a private detective using the methods he read about in old detective novels.
    CreatorJonathan AmesStarsJason SchwartzmanZach GalifianakisTed Danson
  • Don Adams in Get Smart (1965)

    24. Get Smart

    1965–1970138 epsTV-GTV Series
    8.2 (15K)
    Maxwell Smart, a highly intellectual but bumbling spy working for the CONTROL agency, battles the evil forces of rival spy agency KAOS with the help of his competent partner Agent 99.
    CreatorsMel BrooksBuck HenryStarsDon AdamsBarbara FeldonEdward Platt
  • Crystal Fox, Peter Parros, John Schneider, Gavin Houston, Angela Robinson, Renee Lawless, Tika Sumpter, Aaron O'Connell, and Tyler Lepley in The Haves and the Have Nots (2013)

    25. The Haves and the Have Nots

    2013–2021215 epsTV-14TV Series
    6.0 (3.9K)
    Centers on the rich Cryer and Harrington families (the haves) and the poor Young family (the have nots) whose lives intertwine when Hanna Young starts working for the Cryers.
    CreatorTyler PerryStarsTika SumpterCrystal FoxJohn Schneider

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