Another year of television is ending with the final days of the 2025 TV schedule, so the time is right to look back at the highs and lows of what the networks delivered over the past twelve months. For the part of my job that involves primetime, I ultimately ended up watching 13 crime procedurals. I wasn’t on the edge of my seat for all of them, and didn’t catch every one live on a weekly basis, but I've realized on looking back that my favorites are the ones that weren’t part of a franchise.
The stage is set for the 2026 TV schedule but let's first look back at the procedural crimes of 2025.
