Top 60 Murder, She Wrote/Columbo/Rockford Files/Mod Squad/Magnum P.I. Type Films & Shows
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- StarsJill ScottAnika Noni RoseLucian MsamatiPrecious Ramotswe launches the first-ever female detective agency in Botswana. She embarks on various adventures while investigating cases and must also overcome several challenges in her quest.
- CreatorFrank LupoStarsFred DryerStepfanie KramerCharles HallahanRick Hunter is a renegade cop who bends the rules and takes justice into his own hands. Partnered with the equally stunning and rebellious Sgt. McCall, he sets out to crack down on L.A.'s slimiest criminals.
- CreatorRobert SingerStarsMark HarmonCindy KatzLeelee SobieskiCharlie Grace is a Los Angeles private eye with a daughter named Jenny, works along with other cops, including his partner - Crawford - to solve different multiple mystery cases in each episode
- CreatorLiz W. GarciaJoshua HartoStarsJason LeeSam HenningsDJ QuallsMemphis Beat centers on Dwight Hendricks, a quirky Memphis police detective with an intimate connection to the city, a passion for blues music and a close relationship with his mother.
- CreatorStephen J. CannellStephen KronishStarsMichael ChiklisTheresa SaldanaKaj-Erik EriksenTony Scali is the police commissioner of a city where solutions often require creativity. Tony's calmness and intellect are far more useful to him than guns or brute force in his fight against crime.
- DirectorBradford MayStarsFred DryerBarry BostwickLisa EilbacherRick Hunter is back. Now a lieutenant, he is considering marrying his girlfriend. But before he could, she is murdered. He suspects that it's probably her abusive ex-husband who is stalking her. But being a celebrity, Hunter's not sure if he will be tried much less convicted. But did he really, that's what Hunter is asking when someone calls him with first hand information about the murder.
- DirectorBradford MayStarsFred DryerStepfanie KramerSam HenningsOn enforced leave following a failed drug bust, LAPD Lieutenant Rick Hunter heads to San Diego, where he catches up with former partner Dee Dee McCall. But upon their reunion, Hunter and McCall become embroiled in a terrifying game of cat and mouse that has its roots in Russia.
- DirectorJefferson KibbeeStarsFred DryerStepfanie KramerGregory Scott CumminsHunter and McCall are back!
- CreatorFrank LupoStarsFred DryerStepfanie KramerMike GomezTough Homicide detective Rick Hunter and his beautiful partner Dee Dee McCall screech tires and chase bad guys around San Diego.
- CreatorCarlton CuseStarsDon JohnsonCheech MarinJodi Lyn O'KeefeA smart alecky San Francisco, California cop and his get rich quick scheme of a partner keep tabs on crime and take down the bad guys in the Bay Area.
- CreatorJohn McNamaraDavid SimkinsStarsMichael MadsenKathleen YorkScott PattersonThe mysterious Mr. Chapel helps others to gain vengeance against criminals.
- CreatorRand RavichStarsDamian LewisSarah ShahiAdam ArkinDetective Charlie Crews was framed, convicted and cleared for a crime he didn't commit. Twelve years of hard time have given him a unique philosophy on life and criminal investigation. Now he's readjusting to a world that's moved on.
- CreatorStephen J. CannellStarsNick MancusoJames HandyBarbara Williams"Ray", a man of mystery, gets people out of trouble, asking for favors in return.
- CreatorStephen J. CannellPatrick HasburghStarsBrian KeithDaniel Hugh KellyJoe SantosA retired judge and his last defendant follow up on cases that were dismissed due to technicalities.
- CreatorPhilip DeGuere Jr.StarsJameson ParkerGerald McRaneyMary CarverTwo brothers of disparate tastes and manners run a private detective agency.
- CreatorJoyce BurdittStarsDick Van DykeBarry Van DykeVictoria RowellDr. 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.
- CreatorRobert SingerStarsMark HarmonMarlee MatlinWilliam Converse-RobertsA drama about the working relationship between Assistant DA Tess Kaufman, a prosecutor sensitive to the rights of the accused, and hard-charging, gruff Detective Dicky Cobb, an old-fashioned cop with a "bust-the-perps" attitude.
- CreatorBarbara AvedonBarbara CordayStarsTyne DalySharon GlessAl WaxmanTwo female police detectives cooperate with each other both in their professions and in their personal lives.
- DirectorIvan PasserStarsMark HarmonMimi RogersPaul GleasonGetting nowhere with LAPD, a wife hires a P.I. to find her missing husband. Does he want to be found? After the initial report, the P.I. continues, wanting to see more of the cute wife.
- CreatorJohn MankiewiczDaniel PyneStarsJeff FaheyKristina LewisCarly McKillipMcBride is a U. S. Marshal and his job is to guard criminals, protect witnesses, and pursue escaped convicts. His job takes him all across the country where he meets all kinds of people.
- DirectorThomas Michael DonnellyStarsJeff FaheyMia SaraRudy RamosAn ex-cop is temporarily blinded when he steals cash from a money laundering operations. While recuperating in Mexico, the thief falls in love with a beautiful woman who has underworld connections. When the girl disappears, he returns to the United States to find her, risking death from the gangster
- DirectorHoward LibovStarsWill PattonMichael DeLuiseClare WrenA big city newspaper reporter returns to his small hometown and stumbles onto a horrific murder scene. He pursues the story relentlessly, it's his professional dream come true, but when he unwittingly helps his subject, the killer, escape from death row he must choose between turning him in to the police or keeping him and his story alive.
- CreatorPeter S. FischerStarsJerry OrbachBarbara BabcockJuliana DonaldHarry 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 Boston. Who always seems to lose all of his money betting. Across the hall from him is the office of Ellie Maginnis, an attorney. It seems that Harry did some work for her late husband, and it seems he swore by Harry, so she uses him though he usually goes through the wringer to solve the case. Helping him out is his niece, who is the receptionist in his office, and also lending a hand is Maginnis' nephew, who is an associate in her office.
- CreatorJames L. ConwayDavid JacobsStarsLee HorsleyGeorge ClooneyKate McNeilA team of homicide detectives, led by the veteran head of the department Lt. Ben Carroll, work cases in an unnamed big city.
- CreatorDouglas Stefen BorghiDean HargroveJoel SteigerStarsWilliam ConradJoe PennyAlan CampbellVeteran district attorney "Fatman" McCabe solves cases with the help of his easygoing private investigator partner Jake Styles.
- CreatorAbby MannStarsTelly SavalasDan FrazerKevin DobsonA bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in his city.
- StarsVing RhamesMichael KellyChuck ShamataA bald fedora-wearing police lieutenant with a righteous attitude who enjoys lollipops battles crime and injustice in a big city with the help of his police squad.
- CreatorGlen A. LarsonLou ShawStarsJack KlugmanJohn S. RaginRobert ItoThe cases of a brilliant, if Irascible, coroner who investigates suspicious deaths which usually suggest murder.
- CreatorStephen J. CannellFrank LupoStarsPerry KingJoe PennyThom BrayThe cases of a private investigations agency run by two Vietnam War veterans and their computer geek friend from high school, armed with toughness, their own helicopter, and the third's technical ability.
- CreatorAnthony YerkovichStarsMichael WoodsWilliam SadlerJosh Brolin1950s Hollywood detective Jack Cleary loses his cop badge exposing corruption, becomes a PI after his brother's murder, aided by Johnny Betts.
- CreatorStephen J. CannellStarsRobert BlakeTom EwellEdward GroverThe cases of maverick undercover New York City detective Tony Baretta (Robert Blake).
- CreatorDavid E. KelleyStarsGina GershonPaula Jai ParkerEdward KerrIn this detective series with a comical note, Glenn Hall runs an unconventional flashy private detective agency in Los Angeles, and means business above all, never mind the rules--if she can get around them. Although her ex, police detective Greg McCormack, now has a dim view of her and her operations, his LAPD connection often comes in handy. Investigator Manny Lott (not the only one) is young, and charming enough to get where a regular P.I. wouldn't, but often wrestles with his sensitive conscience. The quite varied cases often lead to crime connections, so danger is on the lurk, and some clients are at least as shady as the suspects, partners, and the like they want investigated.
- CreatorAndy BreckmanStarsTony ShalhoubJason Gray-StanfordTed LevineThe series follows Adrian Monk, a brilliant former San Francisco detective, who now consults the police as a private consultant whilst battling with an obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- CreatorDavid MaplesStarsMary McCormackFrederick WellerPaul Ben-VictorU.S. Marshal Mary Shannon must hunt down witnesses for federal cases in the witness protection program while also managing a rather dysfunctional family and her own personal life.
- CreatorSteve FranksStarsJames Roday RodriguezDulé HillTimothy OmundsonWhen 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.
- DirectorSteve FranksStarsJames Roday RodriguezDulé HillTimothy OmundsonThe old gang comes together during the holidays after a mystery assailant targets one of their own.
- DirectorSteve FranksStarsJames Roday RodriguezDulé HillTimothy OmundsonShawn and Gus return to Santa Barbara, California to help their old police chief, but find themselves unwelcome in their old stomping ground as they secretly untangle a case that involves the supernatural.
- CreatorMark FrostStarsDennis FarinaFrank WhaleyAllison SmithAfter vanishing for 20 years, a hip 70's private detective brings his act into the 90's with the help of his young partner Bob and a couple of trusty assistants.
- CreatorElizabeth CraftSarah FainStarsAngie HarmonLaura HarrisPaula NewsomeA homicide detective, a medical examiner, a newspaper reporter and a young assistant district attorney work together to solve homicide investigations.
- CreatorGlen A. LarsonStarsDavid HasselhoffEdward MulhareRichard BasehartA lone crimefighter battles the forces of evil with the help of a virtually indestructible and artificially intelligent supercar.
- CreatorPeter M. LenkovAlex KurtzmanLeonard FreemanStarsAlex O'LoughlinScott CaanTaylor WilyWhen Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu to find his father's killer, the Governor offers him the chance to run his own task force: Five-0.
- CreatorClifton CampbellStarsMatt PassmoreKiele SanchezCarlos GómezA former Chicago cop moves to a small Florida town and joins the state police.
- CreatorTodd HarthanStarsMorris ChestnutJaina Lee OrtizGabrielle DennisMiami pathologist Dr. Beaumont Rosewood, Jr. finds secrets in people's bodies using his state-of-the-art laboratory equipment.
- CreatorJonathan LiscoStarsAnthony AndersonCole HauserBlake ShieldsPolice officers patrol the streets of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
- CreatorStephen J. CannellMichael DalyDinah PrinceStarsMario Van PeeblesTerry DonahoeBob WielandA slick, street-smart private eye and top disguise artist solves various crimes with a little help from his friends and also takes care of his dad, a bar owner.
- StarsJonathan ChaseAna AlexanderRagan WallakeAfter meeting under near-fatal circumstances, a policewoman and a betrothed lawyer embark on a scandalous, sexually-charged courtship.
- CreatorJonathan GroffConan O'BrienStarsAndy RichterClea LewisHarve PresnellAn accountant moves into an office formerly owned by a private investigator and begins picking up side work as a private eye, after clients looking for the office's previous occupant inquire about his services.
- CreatorDonald P. BellisarioDon McGillStarsDavid McCallumSean MurrayMark HarmonFollows 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.
- CreatorGary GlasbergStarsScott BakulaRob KerkovichCCH PounderFollows an NCIS team that investigates criminal cases involving military personnel in The Big Easy, a city known for its music, entertainment, and decadence.
- CreatorJim DunnSam ErnstStarsEmily RoseLucas BryantEric BalfourMany 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.
- CreatorDenis LearyPeter TolanStarsDenis LearyLenny ClarkeDiane FarrNew York detective Mike McNeil is well-known for his unconventional approach of fighting crime. But it also takes a toll in his personal life complicated by his wife and girlfriend on the side.
- CreatorJason SmilovicStarsCarla GuginoBill DukeRobert ForsterThe adventures of U.S. Marshal Karen Sisco in Miami.
- CreatorAndrew MogelJarrad PaulStarsRob LoweFred SavageMary Elizabeth EllisTelevision lawyer Dean Sanderson moves back to his small home town after a stint in Hollywood, thinking that his time on TV qualifies him to run his family's law firm.
- CreatorJeffrey BellMichael NankinStarsAlly WalkerTisha CampbellMiguel FerrerSingle mother Gloria Sheppard juggles her demanding personal and professional lives: raising two children while working as an LAPD homicide detective.
- CreatorKenneth BillerMike SussmanStarsEric McCormackRachael Leigh CookKelly RowanDr. Daniel Pierce is an eccentric neuropsychiatrist who uses his unique outlook to help the federal government solve complex criminal cases.
- CreatorJeff RakeStarsDebra MessingLaz AlonsoJosh LucasA New York City homicide detective cracks case after case while raising wild twin boys and locking horns with her less-than-helpful Police Detective ex-husband.
- StarsTimothy HuttonMaury ChaykinColin FoxGenius detective Nero Wolfe and his right-hand man: Archie Goodwin, solve seemingly impossible crimes, in 1950's New York.
- CreatorJ.H. WymanStarsMark ValleySienna MillerJulian Rhind-TuttWisecracking New York City cop Detective Eddie Arlette (Mark Valley), who has no respect for authority, is himself a fish out of water when he is assigned to a police precinct in the U.K.
- CreatorGreg SpottiswoodBernard ZukermanStarsAmy Price-FrancisAlan Van SprangGabriel HoganThe life of detective Jessica King does not run exactly smoothly. When she becomes the head of the Major Crime Task Force, she is eager to prove she is the best cop in town.
- CreatorPerry ChafeAllan HawcoMalcolm MacRuryStarsAllan HawcoKrystin PellerinMark O'BrienJake Doyle and his father Malachy run a private investigations agency in St. John's, Newfoundland. Their cases involve them in all sorts of dealings - not all of them on the right side of the law.
- CreatorMichael AmoSam EganStarsCraig OlejnikEnnis EsmerLauren Lee SmithA young paramedic discovers he has telepathic powers.
- CreatorSteven BochcoTerry Louise FisherStarsJohn RitterBarbara BossonFelton PerrySan Francisco cop Harry Hooperman inherits a run down apartment building. Not having the time to maintain the building Hooperman hires Susan as the person in charge. They begin a relationship.
- CreatorDonald P. BellisarioStarsJack ScaliaMariska HargitayCharles RocketNick Bonetti is a cop from New York who accidentally shot a twelve-year-old girl. His department felt that it would be best that he leave New York until all the excitement dies down. So he is sent to California, and far as he is concerned, it's like being sent to another planet, and as far as the locals are concerned, he is an outsider. He is teamed with a dog named Tequila, who is not exactly Rin tin tin. But they try to work as best as they can.
- CreatorSteven BochcoStarsJames Earl JonesLee ChamberlinHank GarrettWoody Paris, police Captain and loving husband, leads his team of detectives through the black and white and gray that constitutes the world of law and order.
- CreatorLeonard SternStarsRock HudsonJohn SchuckSusan Saint JamesSan Francisco Police Commissioner Stewart "Mac" McMillan and his amateur detective wife keep their marriage unpredictable while solving the city's most baffling crimes.
- CreatorCharles H. EgleeDavid MilchSteven BochcoStarsJames RemarJim BelushiDebrah FarentinoA high-tech security firm in Los Angeles is the setting for a world of espionage, threats, investigations, and surveillance.
- CreatorRichard Alan SimmonsStarsKate MulgrewHenry JonesLili HaydnMrs. Kate Columbo, wife of the famous lieutenant, solves crimes as a reporter, while raising her little daughter.
- DirectorMichael HuiStarsMichael HuiSamuel HuiRicky HuiThe kingpin of the Manix Private Detective Agency and his fellow detective solve cases together.
- CreatorGary ShermanPeter LanceStarsDaniel J. TravantiErik KingJuan RamírezFollows a special police department which deals with cases where people have disappeared.
- CreatorEric BlakeneyStephen J. CannellStarsRichard GriecoMarcia StrassmanCarmen ArgenzianoIn this "21 Jump Street" spin-off, a rebellious young cop becomes an insurance investigator for a multinational corporation.
- CreatorStephen J. CannellStarsRichard GriecoAndy BumataiGates McFaddenRichard DeMorra has been estranged from his father, a self-made man with a fortune made in the rose growing business in Hawaii, for many years. When his father dies Richard returns home and finds he has been left an unusual legacy by his father - a set of markers. Throughout his life, whenever he encountered someone he considered to be a truly worthy person, Richard's father would give them a marker accompanied by a promise that it could be called in at any time for any favour that was in his power to grant. Richard decides to take up the challenge and each week a new marker is called in.
- CreatorDavid J. BurkeStephen J. CannellStephen KronishStarsDavid SoulJennifer HetrickJoe MaruzzoA special team of FBI forensics experts investigates serial murderers and other unsolved violent crimes.
- CreatorStephen J. CannellStarsD.W. MoffettMarcy WalkerTony Lo BiancoTommy Logan is an expert jewel thief who has just gotten out jail. He is hired by Arturo Taft as a security expert for his hotels around the world. Christy Cooper is her boss, and she doesn't like it one bit.
- CreatorLarry BrodyStarsStacy KeachLindsay BloomDon StroudThe cases of Mickey Spillane's classic private eye character.
- StarsStacy KeachShane ConradShannon WhirryStacy Keach's original portrayal of the title character is revived with a new Velda and a different cop as his friend. Mike's cases are arranged to reflect the times of the late '90's.
- CreatorStephen J. CannellPatrick HasburghStarsJohnny DeppDustin NguyenPeter DeLuiseThe cases of an undercover police unit composed of young-looking officers specializing in youth crime.
- CreatorEdward HumeStarsKarl MaldenMichael DouglasReuben CollinsA veteran cop with more than twenty years of experience is teamed with a young Inspector to solve crimes in San Francisco, California.
- CreatorIan La FrenaisStarsIan McShaneDudley SuttonChris JuryLovejoy is an irresistible rogue with a keen eye for antiques. The part-time detective scours the murky salerooms, auction halls and stately homes of Britain, always on the lookout for a find.
- CreatorJohn WilderStarsRobert UrichAvery BrooksRon McLartyMystery 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.
- DirectorPaul LynchAndrew WildStarsRobert UrichAvery BrooksJ. Winston CarrollSpenser is hired to locate April Kyle, the missing daughter of Harry Kyle, millionaire and candidate for Governor. With the assistance of Hawk, Spenser travels from Boston's "Combat Zone" to Providence and the heart of child pornography in search of one seemingly unimportant runaway whom nobody wants found.
- DirectorVic SarinStarsRobert UrichAvery BrooksSonja SmitsWhen one of Susan's former patients, a news reporter, turns up dead on the outskirts of Wheaton, the cocaine capitol of Massachusetts, she and Spenser head out to Wheaton to find out why he was killed, with Hawk tagging along, and end up getting involved with Felipe Esteva, the head of the cocaine smuggling ring who has the entire town in his pocket.
- DirectorJoseph L. ScanlanStarsRobert UrichAvery BrooksNatalie RadfordSpenser is hired out by Hugh Dixon to track down the killers of his wife and daughters. He and Hawk are drawn into a huge plot involving assassination attempts on African leader Winston Boyko by some racist terrorist named Paul.
- DirectorJoseph L. ScanlanStarsRobert UrichAvery BrooksCynthia DaleCandy Sloane, a news reporter that Spenser used to date, hires him out as backup while she investigates a credit card fraud ring that might be operating out of a previously-bankrupt movie company.
- DirectorRobert MarkowitzStarsJoe MantegnaEugene LipinskiLaila RobinsRita Fiore hires Spenser to determine if two-time loser Ellis Alves really did kill a college coed. Soon everybody wants him off the case, from the investigating officer to the parents of the dead girl's boyfriend; and a professional hitman named Rugar is trying to kill him.
- DirectorRobert MandelStarsJoe MantegnaMarcia Gay HardenJon SedaFrank Belson didn't ask too many questions about the past of his new wife Lisa St. Claire, even after she suddenly and mysteriously disappeared one night. He brings in Spenser to help locate her, who begins to piece together her complete life story while submerged in the Latino shadow world of the town of Proctor.
- DirectorPo-Chih LeongStarsJoe MantegnaErnie HudsonMarcia Gay HardenAs a favor to his longtime lover Dr. Susan Silverman, Spenser agrees to investigate the stalking of a theater company director, pro bono. But before he can get started, an actor is killed by an arrow in the middle of a play. Now that there's a real-life murder to investigate, Spenser and Hawk, get to do what they do best--even if it means death threats from the Chinese underworld, being ordered out of town by the tough local police chief, and dodging bullets and crossbows at every turn. By the time they leave the quaint ocean front community, the population has decreased by three, and live theater will never be the same.
- CreatorStephen HattmanWilliam Robert YatesStarsAvery BrooksMoses GunnAngela BassettHawk is called upon to help those who need his help or whose lives may be in danger. He is also called upon by people from his past to settle old scores or to collect or settle old debts.
- DirectorPeter BergStarsMark WahlbergWinston DukeAlan ArkinWhen two Boston police officers are murdered, ex-cop Spenser teams up with his no-nonsense roommate Hawk to take down criminals.
- CreatorFrank AbatemarcoStarsMargaret ColinFrances McDormandPatrick James ClarkeThe life and cases of a female ex-prosecutor turned private detective.
- StarsClive OwenJohn SalthouseRoberta TaylorNick Sharman is a disillusioned, down-at-heel private investigator. An instinctive loner with a shady past, he can also be charming, quick-witted, determined and, despite his faults, he has an undeniable attraction for many of the women he encounters.
- DirectorCharles BeesonStarsClive OwenClaire SkinnerStuart WilsonA hard-working detective tries to disguise the fact that he's going blind, while working on a challenging murder case.
- DirectorMaurice PhillipsStarsClive OwenRupert Holliday-EvansMark BazeleyA police detective, who hides the fact that he's going blind, investigates a woman with a sleep disorder who wakes up covered in the blood of her fiance.
- DirectorJonas GrimåsStarsClive OwenRupert Holliday-EvansSelina BoyackWhile hiding his own rapidly deteriorating eyesight, a detective investigates the murder of black youth leader.
- DirectorEdward BennettStarsClive OwenRupert Holliday-EvansClaire SkinnerWhile hiding his own deteriorating eyesight, a detective investigates the case of a bludgeoned violinist where the key witness is her traumatized young son.
- CreatorDean HargroveJoel SteigerStarsTom BosleyTracy NelsonMary WickesAn amiable, inquisitive Chicago priest moonlights as a detective and is assisted by a rather worldly, lock-picking nun.
- CreatorDick WolfStarsLouis Gossett Jr.Shari HeadleyMary FogartyGideon Oliver is an anthropology professor at Columbia University who uses his knowledge of other cultures to solve crimes, aided by his daughter and assistant Zina.
- DirectorJeffrey ReinerStarsLauren HollyMax MartiniBrian McNamaraA Tennessee housewife becomes a self-employed, private investigator in discovering her husband's infidelity as well as helping other people with her newfound detective skills.
- StarsJames Earl JonesRichard CrennaMadge SinclairGabriel Bird is a former Chicago police officer who was wrongfully sentenced to life imprisonment 20 years prior for the murder of a fellow officer.
- StarsHelen BaxendaleAnnette CrosbieStruan RodgerCordelia Gray is the reluctant owner of a ramshackle investigation agency following the suicide of her boss. Watching over her as she hunts down clues in the murky and sinister world of crime, is her straight-laced and intuitive office assistant Edith Sparshott.