Detective shows easily belong in the conversation for “most popular genre of television.” If anything trumps them, it would be medical drama, but both have fueled countless hours of TV for decades, giving employment to some of our most dependable character actors and entertaining audiences for generations. Very few of us are going to forget the likes of 24, NYPD Blue, Miami Vice, or any of the ongoing NCIS series. These are genre staples. But the following list digs a little deeper to remind you of a few classics in the Detective genre that might have flown under your radar, or that you once wanted to catch up on but never found the time. So long as you can find them on streaming, these shows definitely are worth your time.
