Police comedies TV Shows
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1. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Crime
Comedy series following the exploits of Det. Jake Peralta and his diverse, lovable colleagues as they police the NYPD's 99th Precinct.
Stars: Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero
Votes: 363,936
2. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Widower Sheriff Andy Taylor, and his son Opie, live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry, North Carolina. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent philosophizing and calming down his cousin Deputy Barney Fife.
Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 17,008
3. Car 54, Where Are You? (1961–1963)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Sitcom featuring the zany hijinks of New York's finest.
Stars: Joe E. Ross, Fred Gwynne, Paul Reed, Al Lewis
Votes: 1,880
4. Barney Miller (1975–1982)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
The Captain of the NYPD 12th Precinct and his staff handle the various local troubles and characters that come into the squad room.
Stars: Hal Linden, Abe Vigoda, Max Gail, Steve Landesberg
Votes: 7,381
5. Police Squad! (1982)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Crime
Sight gags, puns and non-sequiturs abound bumbling Sgt. Det. Lt. Frank Drebin and his colleagues at Police Squad solve various puzzling cases.
Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, Ed Williams, William Duell
Votes: 20,668
6. Sledge Hammer! (1986–1988)
TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Comedy
The adventures of a deranged and dumb police detective who always looks for the most violent solution to any problem.
Stars: David Rasche, Anne-Marie Martin, Harrison Page, Leslie Morris
Votes: 7,527
7. Bakersfield P.D. (1993– )
30 min | Comedy, Crime
Paul Gigante leaves FBI to be a detective for rural Bakersfield, California PD But sophisticated Gigante.
Stars: Ron Eldard, Giancarlo Esposito, Chris Mulkey, Tony Plana
Votes: 327
8. Pacific Station (1991–1992)
30 min | Comedy
A police comedy show about eccentric police officers. Veteran police detective Bob Ballard is reassigned to Pacific Station in Venice, California. The station is habitually used as an exile... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Guillaume, Richard Libertini, John Hancock, Joel Murray
Votes: 29
9. The Good Guys (2010)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Comedy
Jack is a by-the-book detective whose habit of undermining himself has resulted in a dead-end position with the Police Dept. His partner Dan, a drunken, lecherous veteran hangs onto his job only because of one heroic act years ago.
Stars: Bradley Whitford, Colin Hanks, Jenny Wade, Diana Maria Riva
Votes: 7,575
10. Reno 911! (2003– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Crime
An irreverent look at what goes on behind the scenes in Reno, Nevada's Sheriff's Department.
Stars: Cedric Yarbrough, Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant, Kerri Kenney
Votes: 23,016
11. The Unusuals (2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Darkly comedic drama focusing on the dysfunctional cops and staff of an infamous NYPD precinct.
Stars: Amber Tamblyn, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau, Joshua Close
Votes: 5,520
12. Skinwalkers: The Navajo Mysteries (2002)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A veteran cop returns to his childhood Navajo reservation, where his urban investigation methods sometimes clash with his partner's traditional ones.
Stars: Wes Studi, Adam Beach, Alex Rice, Sheila Tousey
Votes: 151
13. Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 30 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
In a world where Hollywood actors can partner up with real cops to solve crimes on their shows, a no-nonsense cop is forced to team up with an air-headed actor, Ryan Hansen, for his new YouTube Premium crime reality show/meta sitcom.
Stars: Ryan Hansen, Aly Michalka, Samira Wiley, Noelle E Parker
Votes: 725
14. The Rookie (2018– )
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Starting over isn't easy, especially for John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of joining the LAPD. As their oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from those who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.
Stars: Nathan Fillion, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones, Melissa O'Neil
Votes: 72,665
15. Castle (2009–2016)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
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.
Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas
Votes: 174,480
16. The Good Cop (2018)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A disgraced former NYPD officer lives with his son, an earnest, obsessively honest NYPD detective.
Stars: Tony Danza, Josh Groban, Monica Barbaro, Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Votes: 7,036
17. Paradise PD (2018–2022)
TV-MA | 28 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Animated series about bad cops. Not bad as in corrupt, bad as in under-performing. They aren't first responders, they are the worst responders.
Stars: David Herman, Tom Kenny, Kyle Kinane, Cedric Yarbrough
Votes: 21,920
18. Holmes and Yoyo (1976–1977)
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi
The cases of a hard luck police detective and his android partner.
Stars: John Schuck, Richard B. Shull, Bruce Kirby, Andrea Howard
Votes: 267
19. The Last Precinct (1986)
60 min | Comedy
The police department decides to put all their weirdos and freaks in one precinct. Among the cops there is a guy who likes to dress up like Elvis so they call him King, Mel, a sexy woman ... See full summary »
Stars: Jonathan Perpich, Ernie Hudson, Wings Hauser, Randi Brooks
Votes: 57
20. L.A.'s Finest (2019–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The spinoff series of Bad Boys films focuses on drug enforcement agent Sydney Burnett, now working for the Los Angeles Police Department.
Stars: Jessica Alba, Gabrielle Union, Duane Martin, Zach Gilford
Votes: 8,392
21. 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 whilst battling with an obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine, Traylor Howard
Votes: 89,070
22. Silver Spoon (2014– )
TV-14 | 52 min | Crime, Drama
A reckless wealthy Russian youth is arrested street racing while on drugs. His father pulls strings to get him a training job in the police, instead of a prison sentence, under threat he'll lose his inheritance otherwise.
Stars: Pavel Priluchnyy, Lyubov Aksyonova, Karina Razumovskaya, Denis Shvedov
Votes: 1,867
23. Fargo (2014–2024)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Various chronicles of deception, intrigue, and murder in and around frozen Minnesota. All of these tales mysteriously lead back one way or another to Fargo, North Dakota.
Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks
Votes: 422,351
24. White Collar (2009–2014)
TV-PG | 40 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A white-collar criminal agrees to help the FBI catch other white-collar criminals using his expertise as an art and securities thief, counterfeiter, and conman.
Stars: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, Tiffani Thiessen
Votes: 141,566
25. Psych (2006–2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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.
Stars: James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Corbin Bernsen
Votes: 105,906
26. Happy! (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
An injured hitman befriends his kidnapped daughter's imaginary friend; a perky blue flying unicorn.
Stars: Christopher Meloni, Ritchie Coster, Lili Mirojnick, Patton Oswalt
Votes: 42,980
27. Patriot (2015–2018)
TV-MA | 50 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Follows the complicated life of intelligence officer John Tavner, whose latest assignment--to prevent Iran from going nuclear--requires him to forgo all safety nets and assume a perilous, non-official cover.
Stars: Michael Dorman, Kurtwood Smith, Michael Chernus, Kathleen Munroe
Votes: 18,075
28. Whiskey Cavalier (2019)
TV-14 | 554 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
An FBI agent and his new partner, a CIA operative, embark on missions to save the world, but have to put up with each other first.
Stars: Scott Foley, Lauren Cohan, Ana Ortiz, Tyler James Williams
Votes: 10,383
29. Battle Creek (2015)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two detectives with different views on the world team up and using cynicism, guile and deception, they clean up the streets of Battle Creek.
Stars: Josh Duhamel, Dean Winters, Aubrey Dollar, Edward Fordham Jr.
Votes: 9,002
30. Close Enough (2020–2022)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A comedic look at a couple facing various challenges in their daily lives while trying to cope with their changes from twenties to thirties.
Stars: J.G. Quintel, Gabrielle Walsh, Jason Mantzoukas, Kimiko Glenn
Votes: 13,265
31. Der Tatortreiniger (2011–2018)
26 min | Comedy, Crime
The bizarre everyday adventures of Heiko "Schotty" Schotte, whose profession is to clean up crime scenes.
Stars: Bjarne Mädel, Jörg Pose, Peer Martiny, Jule Böwe
Votes: 8,011
32. Sledge Hammer! (1986–1988)
TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Comedy
The adventures of a deranged and dumb police detective who always looks for the most violent solution to any problem.
Stars: David Rasche, Anne-Marie Martin, Harrison Page, Leslie Morris
Votes: 7,527
33. Fastlane (2002–2003)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two hotshot undercover cops and their equally tough female handler take down the highest and lowest criminals in L.A. in this pop-culture-heavy, dark, flashy, over-the-top action crime dramedy inspired by Bad Boys and Miami Vice.
Stars: Peter Facinelli, Bill Bellamy, Tiffani Thiessen, Big Boy
Votes: 3,728
34. Year of the Rabbit (2019)
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Detective Inspector Rabbit, a dedicated, tough, thick, and oft-inebriated Victorian copper, sleuths his way across London with his two young partners: a doofy rookie and a brilliant Black policewoman no one ever believes.
Stars: Matt Berry, Freddie Fox, Susan Wokoma, Alun Armstrong
Votes: 3,998
35. Martial Law (1998–2000)
45 min | Comedy, Crime, Action
A Shanghai cop who is a master of martial arts fights crime in the Los Angeles Police Department.
Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Kelly Hu, Arsenio Hall, Tom Wright
Votes: 3,143
36. The Commish (1991–1996)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Tony 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.
Stars: Michael Chiklis, Theresa Saldana, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Geoffrey Nauffts
Votes: 2,539
37. Silver Spoons (1982–1987)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Ricky Stratton is a spoiled rich kid who lives the life that many kids dream of, but he still suffers from the problems that many teens do.
Stars: Ricky Schroder, Erin Gray, Joel Higgins, Franklyn Seales
Votes: 4,982
38. Lucifer (2016–2021)
TV-14 | 4,393 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Lucifer Morningstar has decided he's had enough of being the dutiful servant in Hell and decides to spend some time on Earth to better understand humanity. He settles in Los Angeles - the City of Angels.
Stars: Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, D.B. Woodside
Votes: 356,324
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