This is truly the best of the best. Joe Kenda was tapped to emcee master homicide detectives' most memorable cases across the country. Beginning with Joe Shillaci in Miami, you have to LOVE this show. Trust in what I'm saying. It gets no better than this!
29 Reviews
Sound of show
maranellmike16 August 2021
Can't hear
kieraeric29 August 2021
Who doesn't love Joe??
Disco_Billy22 January 2021
I was saddened to learn that Homicide Hunter was going away, but pleased when Mr. Kenda stated he would probably see us soon on the last episode. So, I was excited to see the new American Detective with Lt. Joe Kenda. The episodes are in a similar vein as HH, but with other detectives' cases, and well done. Of course, the main draw for me is Mr. Kenda's narration. Not sure why, but his narration and facial expressions provide a great deal of entertainment. Well, my my my!
Just watch this and see why we need law enforcement!
kfboyde29 January 2021
Excellent Show with excellent content
cdthompson-843519 May 2021
Have to give kudos to Joe with him saying he was not the only one who answered the call. He is a totally good guy to put away any arrogance that one might have being the reality star and Honor all who serves or served !!! AAA+ Guy.
Spectacular
abhaymohanklari23 January 2021
Joe Kenda is an amazing story teller!
mexicanmoon16-809-245798 August 2021
He's just great...better than great! I love his original show, Homicide Hunter, but It's also nice hearing him tell other detectives stories. Also, the show is really well put together, great writers, guests and actors with easy to follow/understand stories.
Excellent show
jeano-793774 January 2022
I'm addicted to Joe Kenda's American Detective and Homicide Hunter shows. Joe lays it out bluntly and does an excellent job in narrating this show and sharing his perspective in Homicide Hunters. I'm a big fan of Joe Kenda!
LOUD and MORBID music spoils it
allenschmid28 August 2021
Trying to hear the dialogue over the LOUD music takes the enjoyment out of it. I liked Homicide Hunter, but you could hear Joe. Reminds me of the 'As the stomach turns' sketches in the Carol Burnett show. But this was done as a comedy. Don't know why Am Detective has to ruin its presentation like this.
Too much background noise
susan_warr29 January 2022
The show is ok. Reminds me of Homicide Hunter but not quite as good. The background noise makes the show hard to follow and it is rather annoying. Why do you need that music? It adds nothing to the program. Hopefully future shows will have this corrected.
Great Too See Kenda again
zacharykieler5 September 2022
My friends, my friends Dads and I, all love Kenda. It's so great to see and hear him again. Thank you for bringing him back for more stories. He is absolutely one of a kind. Even though these are somebody else's stories. He's telling it. Which makes the show simply awesome. It's great to hear other detectives stories from around the country. Cases that haunted them and that stuck with them. I had to binge this show after being told about it. Any crime buff will love this show and Kenda. Once you watch one, you will be hooked, and want to watch all Kenda's shows. I have never met anyone who has seen one of his shows that hasn't liked him. The stories are all so engrossing, you can't turn away.
Good stories, but...
nielsencr11 December 2021
Overwhelming background music
rtrainor-3460721 August 2021
As a retired LEO I am a huge fan of crime oriented TV shows. Unfortunately I suffer from a severe hearing impairment and must listen to audio through headphones. The background music and sound is overwhelming, making it next to impossible to follow the narrative of the case detectives and detective Kenda. It's truly unfortunate because I will probably stop watching the show to avoid the frustration of trying to hear and understand the voices.
Love love love Joe!
websterc-5551415 August 2022
He is seriously the best commentator. I loved all of his shows, and I love how he slotted off other detectives work. I'm not sure why the other reviews say the music is too loud, it's never crossed my mind and I've watched every episode several times. I am Joe obsessed 😊
Great show
grannygoosemom21 April 2023
I can't praise this show enough. Joe Kenda's comments are always interesting and spot on. Many different people tell the episode story in a factual and easy to understand way. No hidden or obvious agendas. Refreshing! I will watch this show as long as they keep the same great format. I keep deleting my favorite shows so I hope I never have to delete this one. I actually like this show better than Homicide Hunter and I think I have seen all of them. I hope Joe Kenda keeps finding good stories for American Detective. There are a lot of people looking for decent entertainment. We need more shows like this one.
Turn down the music !
lincolnherrington6 August 2021
I was honored to be featured in the series finale based on a story from my book "Twisted But True Book II - Filling in the Cracks"
darrenburch-1981719 August 2021
Great production and the producer Briana and Homicide Hunter himself, Joe Kenda could not have treated me any better. They are both truly a Class Act.
They could not get all the twists and turns from the story in "Twisted But True Book II - Filling in the Cracks" as it would have had to been 3X as long. But other than that - great job.
They could not get all the twists and turns from the story in "Twisted But True Book II - Filling in the Cracks" as it would have had to been 3X as long. But other than that - great job.
Background music
rpasmail22 October 2021
Does anyone listens to these shows before they are released? The background music is louderr than the people talking. There is no reason to play drama music the entire show. If you think it does, you need to fire some writers and producers. Love the shows, but get so irritated with trying to hear what they are saying that I shut it off and watch something else.
Unnecessary music .
cknocker5 March 2024
Brilliant program but trying to understand the accents with no subtitles and the loud music spoils the atmosphere of the program .
Why do they put on this music ?
It's like they Dont want people to enjoy it.
You would think after all the complaints about the noisey music they would do something about it.
Also six hundred characters for a review is a bit much.
I am still try to get enough characters on so it will accept my review.
By the time my Review is accepted maybe they will have done something about the annoying music on the program .
Hope the loud music on the program hasn't damaged my ears, o sounds like computer music,or monkey music.
Why do they put on this music ?
It's like they Dont want people to enjoy it.
You would think after all the complaints about the noisey music they would do something about it.
Also six hundred characters for a review is a bit much.
I am still try to get enough characters on so it will accept my review.
By the time my Review is accepted maybe they will have done something about the annoying music on the program .
Hope the loud music on the program hasn't damaged my ears, o sounds like computer music,or monkey music.
Disappointing
chaps-one8 January 2022
I'm a big fan of Homicide Hunter and an even bigger fan of The First 48. When I saw that the first episode featured Detective Joe Schillaci I was immediately excited! He was one of my favorite Detrctives on the original The First 48 seasons.
Then I watched further and immediately recognized the case as one featured on The First 48. Why would you cast a Detective from one of the most popular true crime shows ever, only to feature a case everyone that has watched The First 48 already knows.
I'd rather go back and watch the case as it actually happened, then have it reenacted by actors.
Then I watched further and immediately recognized the case as one featured on The First 48. Why would you cast a Detective from one of the most popular true crime shows ever, only to feature a case everyone that has watched The First 48 already knows.
I'd rather go back and watch the case as it actually happened, then have it reenacted by actors.
There is nothing good about this
tangledupinbluetoo16 July 2021
Boring, cookie-cutter true crime
fraser-simons26 March 2021
People must really love this narrator, who has nothing to do with the crime... so why is he even there? Regardless, I found him to be annoying. They try to keep the pacing up but just googling the crime would be more satisfying. I get that police, especially now, desperately want to legitimize their jobs and competence, and it's interesting having real people and actual footage for events, but it's just every single show like this. Formulaic, generic. I don't know why this one would grab people compared to every other show.
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