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    Crime TV Shows

    The 40 most popular crime TV shows, ranked. Click any show for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    The Mentalist
    TMDB4.2

    The Mentalist

    2008 · US

    Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.

    The 100
    TMDB3.9

    The 100

    2014 · US

    100 years in the future, when the Earth has been abandoned due to radioactivity, the last surviving humans live on an ark orbiting the planet — but the ark won't last forever. So the repressive regime picks 100 expendable juvenile delinquents to send down to Earth to see if the planet is still habitable.

    Monk
    TMDB4.0

    Monk

    2002 · US

    Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he developed an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate cases in the most unconventional ways.

    Orange Is the New Black
    TMDB3.8

    Orange Is the New Black

    2013 · US

    A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.

    You
    TMDB4.0

    You

    2018 · US

    A dangerously charming, obsessive man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of women who fascinate him.

    Columbo
    TMDB4.0

    Columbo

    1971 · US

    Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.

    Sherlock
    TMDB4.3
    FF4.0

    Sherlock

    2010 · UK

    A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    TMDB4.0

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    1999 · US

    In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

    Criminal Minds
    TMDB4.1

    Criminal Minds

    2005 · US

    An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.

    Baywatch
    TMDB3.0

    Baywatch

    1989 · US

    Join the Baywatch lifeguards on their thrilling adventures filled with beautiful beaches and those iconic red swimsuits.

    The Bill
    TMDB3.4

    The Bill

    1984 · UK

    The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.

    Medium
    TMDB3.7

    Medium

    2005 · US

    Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to solve crimes. Her dreams often give her clues to the whereabouts of missing people.

    MobLand
    TMDB4.3

    MobLand

    2025 · UK

    Two mob families clash in a war that threatens to topple empires and lives.

    NCIS
    TMDB3.8

    NCIS

    2003 · US

    From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.

    C.I.D.
    TMDB2.8

    C.I.D.

    1998 · IN

    A team of dedicated men and women in the Crime Investigation Department will risk everything to solve Mumbai's toughest, most complicated crimes.

    Tulsa King
    TMDB4.2

    Tulsa King

    2022 · US

    New York mafia capo Dwight "The General" Manfredi is released from prison after 25 years and exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind, Dwight slowly builds a crew.

    Luther
    TMDB3.9

    Luther

    2010 · UK

    A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.

    Law & Order
    TMDB3.6

    Law & Order

    1990 · US

    In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.

    Tomorrow Is Ours
    TMDB3.1

    Tomorrow Is Ours

    2017 · FR

    The story revolves around the people of Sète, France. Their lives are punctuated by family rivalries, romance and scenes from daily life, but also by plots involving police investigations, secrets and betrayals.

    Reacher
    TMDB4.1

    Reacher

    2022 · US

    Jack Reacher, a veteran military police investigator, has just recently entered civilian life. Reacher is a drifter, carrying no phone and the barest of essentials as he travels the country and explores the nation he once served.

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
    TMDB3.8

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    2000 · US

    A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.

    The Rookie
    TMDB4.3

    The Rookie

    2018 · US

    Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.

    Bones
    TMDB4.1

    Bones

    2005 · US

    Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.

    Scene of the Crime
    TMDB3.1

    Scene of the Crime

    1970 · DE

    Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.

    Person of Interest
    TMDB4.0

    Person of Interest

    2011 · US

    John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special training that Reese has had in Covert Operations and Finch's genius software inventing mind, the two are a perfect match for the job that they have to complete. With the help of surveillance equipment, they work "outside the law" and get the right criminal behind bars. 

    Magnum P.I.
    TMDB3.8

    Magnum P.I.

    2018 · US

    Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy SEAL, returns home from Afghanistan and applies his military skills to become a private investigator in Hawaii taking jobs no one else will—with the help of fellow vets T.C. Calvin and Rick Wright, and former MI:6 agent, Juliet Higgins.

    EastEnders
    TMDB2.1

    EastEnders

    1985 · UK

    The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.

    Slow Horses
    TMDB4.0

    Slow Horses

    2022 · UK

    Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.

    Breaking Bad
    TMDB4.5
    FF4.7

    Breaking Bad

    2008 · US

    Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's financial future at any cost as he enters the dangerous world of drugs and crime.

    MINDHUNTER
    TMDB4.1

    MINDHUNTER

    2017 · US

    An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.

    Chicago P.D.
    TMDB4.2

    Chicago P.D.

    2014 · US

    A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city's street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.

    Lupin
    TMDB3.8

    Lupin

    2021 · FR

    Inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief Assane Diop sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.

    Dexter
    TMDB4.1

    Dexter

    2006 · US

    Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.

    The Blacklist
    TMDB3.8

    The Blacklist

    2013 · US

    Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the last two decades, he's made a list of criminals and terrorists that matter the most but the FBI cannot find because it does not know they exist. Reddington calls this "The Blacklist". Reddington will co-operate, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie FBI profiler.

    FBI
    TMDB4.0

    FBI

    2018 · US

    The New York office of the FBI brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep their city and the country safe.

    Midsomer Murders
    TMDB3.7

    Midsomer Murders

    1997 · UK

    The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.

    Hawaii Five-0
    TMDB3.9

    Hawaii Five-0

    2010 · US

    Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers him the chance to run his own task force (Five-0). Steve's team is joined by Chin Ho Kelly, Danny "Danno" Williams, and Kono Kalakaua.

    Dexter: Resurrection
    TMDB4.3

    Dexter: Resurrection

    2025 · US

    Set 10 weeks after Dexter: New Blood, Dexter Morgan chases a missing Harrison to New York City, where Captain Angel Batista is hot on their trail from way down in Miami.

    Perry Mason
    TMDB3.9

    Perry Mason

    1957 · US

    The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.

    The X-Files
    TMDB4.2

    The X-Files

    1993 · US

    The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.

    About Crime TV Shows

    Crime

    Crime is arguably television's defining genre, spanning the weekly procedural, the single-case anthology, and the sprawling organized-crime epic. The serialized form suits investigation better than film ever has.

    In this list

    Years covered
    1957–2025
    Best reviewed
    Breaking Bad (9.0)
    Often also
    Drama, Mystery, Action & Adventure
    Longest run
    57 seasons

    Common questions

    What are the best crime TV shows?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are The Mentalist, The 100, and Monk. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any show for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    Crime TV shows are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
    Where can I watch these TV shows?
    Every show page lists current streaming, rental, and purchase options for your region, alongside community ratings and reviews from Flickfolio members.

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