Poll: American TV Cop Duos

Results of 2,499 votes:

1. 1.
   

   Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)

    

   Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in The X-Files
2. 2.
   

   Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in True Detective (2014)

    

   Rust Cohle and Marty Hart in True Detective
3. 3.
   

   "Starsky and Hutch" Paul Michael Glaser & David Soul

    

   Starsky and Hutch
4. 4.
   

   Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

    

   Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (or Benson with Nick Amaro)
5. 5.
   

   "Miami Vice" Philip Michael Thomas, Don Johnson

    

   James "Sonny" Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs from Miami Vice
6. 6.
   

   #8

    

   Andy Taylor and Barney Fife in The Andy Griffith Show
7. 7.
   

   Jerry Orbach, Michael Moriarty, Chris Noth, and Richard Brooks in Law & Order (1990)

    

   Lennie Brisco and Mike Logan in Law and Order (or Briscoe with Ed Green or Rey Curtis)
8. 8.
   

   Melissa Fumero and Andy Samberg in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)

    

   Jake Peralta and Amy Santiago in Brooklyn Nine-Nine
9. 9.
   

   Russell Hornsby and David Giuntoli in Grimm (2011)

    

   Nick Burkhardt and Hank Griffin in Grimm
10. 10.
    

    Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless in Cagney & Lacey (1981)

     

    Cagney & Lacey
11. 11.
    

    Mireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman in The Killing (2011)

     

    Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder in The Killing
12. 12.
    

    Dennis Franz and Jimmy Smits in NYPD Blue (1993)

     

    Andy Sipowicz and Bobby Simone in NYPD Blue (or Sipowicz and John Kelly)
13. 13.
    

    "Adam 12" Martin Milner, Kent McCord 1968 NBC

     

    Pete Malloy and Jim Reed from Adam-12
14. 14.
    

    #1

     

    Joe Friday and Bill Gannon in Dragnet
15. 15.
    

    Michael Douglas and Karl Malden in The Streets of San Francisco (1972)

     

    Mike Stone and Steve Keller in The Streets of San Francisco
16. 16.
    

    Jack Lord and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)

     

    Steve McGarrett and Dan Williams in Hawaii Five-O (or the 2010 version)
17. 17.
    

    "CHIPS" Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox 1978 NBC

     

    Frank Poncherello and Jon Baker from CHiPs
18. 18.
    

    James Arness and Ken Curtis in Gunsmoke (1955)

     

    Matt Dillon and Festus Haggen from Gunsmoke
19. 19.
    

    Michael Cudlitz and Ben McKenzie in Southland (2009)

     

    John Cooper and Ben Sherman in Southland
20. 20.
    

    Demián Bichir and Diane Kruger in The Bridge (2013)

     

    Sonya Cross and Marco Ruiz in The Bridge
21. 21.
    

    Charles Haid and Michael Warren in Hill Street Blues (1981)

     

    Andrew Rinko and Bobby Hill in Hill Street Blues
22. 22.
    

    Coby Bell and Skipp Sudduth in Third Watch (1999)

     

    Tyrone Davis and John Sullivan in Third Watch
23. 23.
    

    "Car 54, Where Are You?" Fred Gwynne and Joe Ross circa 1961

     

    Gunther Toody and Francis Muldoon in Car 54, Where Are You?
24. 24.
    

    Ed Marinaro and Betty Thomas in Hill Street Blues (1981)

     

    Lucy Bates and Joe Coffey in Hill Street Blues