Detective tv shows
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1. Mosca y Smith en el Once (2004–2005)
480 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A buddycop min-series spoofing 70' american series like "Stasky & Hutch", Melchor Mosca and Carlos Smith are two unortodox cops who love parties and prostitutes, but somehow allways solve ... See full summary »
Stars: Fabián Vena, Laura Miller, Coraje Ábalos, Azul Lombardía
Votes: 94
2. El marginal (2016– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Miguel (Juan Minujin), a former Argentinian cop, is sent by a judge to get into a prison in order to find the kidnapper of his daughter as a result of a favor. Once in there, he changes his... See full summary »
Stars: Martina Gusman, Gerardo Romano, Claudio Rissi, Nicolás Furtado
Votes: 2,779
3. Hermanos y detectives (2006– )
60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Franco Montero, an administrative detective, gets the unexpected obligation of the custody of his half-brother, Lorenzo Montero, who has an IQ of 200, and changes the way of life and work of the detective.
Stars: Rodrigo Noya, Ignacio Huang, Rodrigo De la Serna, Óscar Guzmán
Votes: 814
4. Peter Gunn (1958–1961)
TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The cases of a stylishly cool private detective.
Stars: Craig Stevens, Herschel Bernardi, Lola Albright, Bill Chadney
Votes: 1,066
5. 77 Sunset Strip (1958–1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer were the wisecracking, womanizing private detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama.
Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, Jacqueline Beer
Votes: 1,201
6. The Untouchables (1959–1963)
50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptable agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.
Stars: Robert Stack, Walter Winchell, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni
Votes: 2,342
7. McCloud (1970–1977)
TV-PG | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Sam McCloud is a Marshal from Taos, New Mexico, who takes a temporary assignment in the New York City Police Department. His keen sense of detail and detecting subtle clues, learned from ... See full summary »
Stars: Dennis Weaver, J.D. Cannon, Terry Carter, Ken Lynch
Votes: 2,735
8. Police Woman (1974–1978)
120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Follows Sergeant "Pepper" Anderson, LAPD's top undercover cop. A member of the Criminal Conspiracy Unit, Pepper works the wild side of the street, where she poses as everything from a gangster's moll to a streetwalker to a prison inmate.
Stars: Angie Dickinson, Earl Holliman, Charles Dierkop, Ed Bernard
Votes: 1,607
9. Vega$ (1978–1981)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dan Tanna is a private investigator in the gambling town of Las Vegas, Nevada. Vegas can be seedy or glamorous, depending upon the point of view. This show is also notable for perhaps the ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Urich, Bart Braverman, Phyllis Davis, Greg Morris
Votes: 1,504
10. Spenser: For Hire (1985–1988)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.
Stars: Robert Urich, Avery Brooks, Ron McLarty, Richard Jaeckel
Votes: 2,343
11. Wiseguy (1987–2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Vinnie Terranova (Ken Wahl) does time in a New Jersey penitentiary to set up his undercover role as an Agent for the O.C.B. (Organized Crime Bureau) of the United States. His roots in a ... See full summary »
Stars: Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Ken Wahl, Dwight Koss
Votes: 2,116
12. Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.
Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz, James Sikking
Votes: 7,383
13. A Man Called Hawk (1989)
60 min | Drama, Action
This series features the character from Spencer: For Hire (1985). This time he is the star. We find Hawk now in Washington, D.C., and there he is called upon to help those who need his help... See full summary »
Stars: Avery Brooks, Moses Gunn, Angela Bassett, William Fichtner
Votes: 455
14. Hart to Hart (1979–1984)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The globe-trotting adventures of amateur detectives Jonathan and Jennifer Hart.
Stars: Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Lionel Stander, Lee Wilkof
Votes: 6,320
15. The Equalizer (1985–1989)
48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A retired Intelligence Agent turned private detective helps various threatened clients to equalize the odds.
Stars: Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka, Robert Lansing, Mark Margolis
Votes: 4,325
16. T.J. Hooker (1982–1986)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The weekly adventures of tough-as-nails veteran police officer Sgt. T.J. Hooker, who rides the beat with his rookie partner Vince Romano.
Stars: William Shatner, Heather Locklear, Adrian Zmed, James Darren
Votes: 3,703
17. The Fall Guy (1981–1986)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The adventures of a film stuntman who moonlights as a bounty hunter when movie work is slow.
Stars: Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, Heather Thomas, Markie Post
Votes: 6,362
18. Remington Steele (1982–1987)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The cases of a female private detective partnered with a former thief who assumes the role of a fictitious detective in the business.
Stars: Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce Brosnan, Doris Roberts, James Read
Votes: 7,446
19. CHiPs (1977–1983)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers.
Stars: Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, Robert Pine, Paul Linke
Votes: 8,079
20. The A-Team (1983–1987)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Four Vietnam vets, framed for a crime they didn't commit, help the innocent while on the run from the military.
Stars: George Peppard, Mr. T, Dwight Schultz, Dirk Benedict
Votes: 34,142
21. Simon & Simon (1981–1989)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two brothers of disparate tastes and manners run a private detective agency.
Stars: Jameson Parker, Gerald McRaney, Mary Carver, Tim Reid
Votes: 4,533
22. Riptide (1984–1986)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The cases of a private investigations agency run by three Vietnam War veterans, armed with toughness, their own helicopter, and the third's technical ability.
Stars: Perry King, Joe Penny, Thom Bray, Jack Ging
Votes: 2,338
23. Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The adventures of a Hawaii based private investigator.
Stars: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley, Larry Manetti
Votes: 22,211
24. Hardcastle and McCormick (1983–1986)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A retired judge and his last defendant follow up on cases that were dismissed due to technicalities.
Stars: Brian Keith, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Joe Santos, John Hancock
Votes: 2,361
25. Jake and the Fatman (1987–1992)
TV-PG | 120 min | Crime, Drama
Veteran district attorney "Fatman" McCabe solves cases with the help of his easygoing private investigator partner Jake Styles.
Stars: William Conrad, Joe Penny, Alan Campbell, Olga Russell
Votes: 2,452
26. Inspector Montalbano (1999– )
TV-14 | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Montalbano solves crimes in Sicily.
Stars: Luca Zingaretti, Peppino Mazzotta, Angelo Russo, Cesare Bocci
Votes: 2,962
27. Burke's Law (1994–1995)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
This brief revival of the 1960s cop thriller continued the adventures of Amos Burke, a senior Los Angeles police officer and millionaire. By now, Burke was a widower with a son, Peter, who ... See full summary »
Stars: Gene Barry, Peter Barton, Danny Kamekona, Bever-Leigh Banfield
Votes: 314
28. The F.B.I. (1965–1974)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, William Reynolds, Stephen Brooks
Votes: 892
29. In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases and adventures of the police forces in and around Sparta, Mississippi.
Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Alan Autry, David Hart, Hugh O'Connor
Votes: 3,718
30. Diagnosis Murder (1993–2001)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dr. Mark Sloan has a knack for getting into trouble, negotiating the twists and turns of mysteries and solving crimes with the help of his son, Steve, a homicide detective.
Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Barry Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell, Charlie Schlatter
Votes: 6,423
31. Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Professional writer and amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher uses her intellect, charm, and persistence to get to the bottom of every crime she encounters.
Stars: Angela Lansbury, William Windom, Ron Masak, Louis Herthum
Votes: 18,501
32. The Law and Harry McGraw (1987–1988)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Harry MacGraw is a private investigator who appeared three times in the television series, Murder, She Wrote. He now stars in his own series, wherein he is still a private investigator in ... See full summary »
Stars: Jerry Orbach, Barbara Babcock, Earl Boen, Marty Davis
Votes: 75
33. Columbo (1971–2003)
TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.
Stars: Peter Falk, Mike Lally, John Finnegan, Bruce Kirby
Votes: 27,803
34. Monk (2002–2009)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The series follows Adrian Monk, a brilliant former San Francisco detective, who now consults the police as a private consultant who battles with an obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine, Traylor Howard
Votes: 65,020
35. The Young Montalbano (2012– )
120 min | Crime, Mystery