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Monk(2002-2009)

TV-14
| 42min per episode | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.9/5 (with 467 votes)

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.

A Case For Two(1981-2013)

1h per episode | Drama, Crime
2.9/5 (with 6 votes)

Ein Fall für zwei is a German television series, which premiered on September 11, 1981 on ZDF. The series, located in Frankfurt am Main, features two main characters who solve crimes: a defense attorney and a private investigator. Josef Matula, a former German police officer, has gone into private business. His method of investigation is very effective and direct, and he sometimes even resorts to dirty tricks. Claus Theo Gärtner has portrayed the role since the start of the series.

The Rockford Files(1974-1980)

TV-PG
| 1h per episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.7/5 (with 46 votes)

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.

Agatha Christie's Poirot(1989-2013)

TV-PG
| 50min per episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery
4.1/5 (with 210 votes)

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.

Charlie's Angels(1976-1981)

TV-PG
| 50min per episode | Action & Adventure
3.3/5 (with 94 votes)

Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could dream of... and way more than they could ever handle! Receiving their orders via speaker phone from their never seen boss, Charlie, the Angels employ their incomparable sleuthing and combat skills, as well as their lethal feminine charm, to crack even the most seemingly insurmountable of cases.

Marvel's Jessica Jones(2015-2019)

TV-MA
| 52min per episode | Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama
3.8/5 (with 1,067 votes)

After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.

Sherlock(2010-2017)

TV-14
| 1h 30min per episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery
4.3/5 (with 2,479 votes)

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

Sherlock Holmes(1984-1994)

TV-PG
| 52min per episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery
4.0/5 (with 100 votes)

Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. Watson.

Frankie Drake Mysteries(2017-2021)

TV-PG
| 40min per episode | Drama, Crime, Mystery
3.3/5 (with 18 votes)

Toronto’s only female private detective in the 1920s takes on the cases the police don’t want or can’t handle. From airplanes and booze running to American G-men, Communists and union busters, Frankie’s fearless sense of adventure gets her into all kinds of trouble, but she always manages to find her way out.

Spenser: For Hire(1985-1988)

1h per episode | Drama, Crime, Mystery
3.3/5 (with 14 votes)

Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.

77 Sunset Strip(1958-1964)

TV-PG
| 1h per episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.3/5 (with 11 votes)

Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama. They work out of an office located at 77 Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California, right next door to a snazzy restaurant where Kookie works as a valet. The finger-snapping, slang-talking Kookie occasionally helps Stu and Jeff with their cases, and eventually becomes a full-fledged member of the detective agency. Rex Randolph and J.R. Hale also join the firm, and Suzanne is their leggy secretary.

Moonlighting(1985-1989)

TV-PG
| 46min per episode | Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Crime
3.7/5 (with 154 votes)

After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other.

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Republic of Doyle(2010-2014)

TV-14
| 44min per episode | Comedy, Drama
3.5/5 (with 16 votes)

Jake Doyle and his ex-cop father, Malachy, run a Newfoundland detective agency. Their rugged seaside town never lacks for intriguing cases, and the Doyles don't always land on the right side of the law.

Remington Steele(1982-1987)

TV-PG
| 1h per episode | Drama, Kids & Family, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 59 votes)

Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential clients refuse to hire a woman, however qualified. To solve the problem, Laura invents a fictitious male superior whom she names Remington Steele. Through a series of events that unfold in the first episode, "License to Steele," a former thief and con man, whose real name is never revealed, assumes the identity of Remington Steele. Behind the scenes, Laura remains firmly in charge.

Bored to Death(2009-2011)

TV-MA
| 30min per episode | Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Drama
3.7/5 (with 106 votes)

Jonathan Ames, a young Brooklyn writer, is feeling lost. He's just gone through a painful break-up, thanks in part to his drinking, can't write his second novel, and carouses too much with his magazine editor. Rather than face reality, Jonathan turns instead to his fantasies — moonlighting as a private detective — because he wants to be a hero and a man of action.

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries(2012-2015)

53min per episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.9/5 (with 67 votes)

Our lady sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of late 1920’s Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl handled pistol and her dagger sharp wit. Leaving a trail of admirers in her wake, our thoroughly modern heroine makes sure she enjoys every moment of her lucky life. Based on author Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher Murder Mystery novels.

Finder of Lost Loves(1984-1985)

1h per episode | Drama
2.8/5 (with 2 votes)

The Finder of Lost Loves TV show was a 60 minute drama series on ABC about a private investigator who specialized in finding lost loves from the past for his heartbroken clients.

Directed by Bruce Bilson - With Anthony Franciosa

Barnaby Jones(1973-1980)

46min per episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.5/5 (with 12 votes)

Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. The show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement. William Conrad guest starred as Frank Cannon of Cannon on the first episode of Barnaby Jones, "Requiem for a Son" and the two series had a two-part crossover episode in 1975, "The Deadly Conspiracy".

Hawaiian Eye(1959-1963)

TV-PG
| 1h per episode | Crime, Drama
2.5/5 (with 4 votes)

Private Eyes Tom Lopaka and Tracy Steele are based out of Hawaiian Village Resort where they work both hotel security and are hired by others to look into various matters. They're helped by their trusty right-hand man Kazuo Kim who runs a taxi company and is always eager to help them.

Big Sky(2020-2023)

TV-14
| 43min per episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.7/5 (with 119 votes)

Private detective Cassie Dewell partners with ex-cop Jenny Hoyt on a search for two sisters who have been kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote highway in Montana. When they discover that these are not the only girls who have disappeared in the area, they must race against the clock to stop the perpetrator before another woman is taken.

Duckman(1994-1997)

TV-PG
| 22min per episode | Animation, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 32 votes)

Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man is an American animated sitcom that aired from 1994–1997, created by Everett Peck and developed by Peck. The sitcom is based on characters created by Peck in his Dark Horse comic. Klasky Csupo animated the series and produced it along with Reno & Osborn Productions for Paramount Network Television.

Vega$(1978-1981)

55min per episode | Drama, Crime
3.5/5 (with 10 votes)

Vega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981. It was produced by Aaron Spelling. The series was filmed in its entirety in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is believed to be the first television series produced entirely in Las Vegas. The show stars Robert Urich as private detective Dan Tanna, who drove around the streets of Las Vegas in a red 1957 Ford Thunderbird solving crimes and making Las Vegas a better place for residents and tourists alike.

Baywatch Nights(1995-1997)

43min per episode | Drama, Crime, Mystery
2.9/5 (with 11 votes)

Baywatch Nights is an American police and science fiction drama series that aired in syndication from 1995 to 1997. Created by Douglas Schwartz, David Hasselhoff, and Gregory J. Bonann, the series is a spin-off from the popular television series, Baywatch.

Banacek(1972-1974)

TV-PG
| 1h 10min per episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery
4.3/5 (with 9 votes)

Banacek is an American detective TV series starring George Peppard that aired on the NBC network from 1972 to 1974. The series was part of the rotating NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie anthology. It alternated in its time slot with several other shows but was the only one to last beyond its first season.

Strike(2017-)

TV-MA
| Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.5/5 (with 77 votes)

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The Alienist(2018-2020)

TV-MA
| 48min per episode | Drama, Crime, Mystery
3.8/5 (with 265 votes)

New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several murders of male prostitutes.

Mike Hammer, Private Eye(1997-1998)

TV-14
| 1h per episode | Mystery, Drama, Crime
3.1/5 (with 4 votes)

Mike Hammer, Private Eye is an American syndicated television program based on the adventures of the fictitious private detective Mike Hammer, created by novelist Mickey Spillane. The show starred Stacy Keach and was seen as an attempt to revive the character he had played in Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer and The New Mike Hammer - two moderately successful syndicated CBS series from the 1980s. Mike Hammer, Private Eye premiered on September 27, 1997. The show failed to gain a wide audience and, as a result, it was canceled after only one season. The final show of the series aired on June 14, 1998.

Surfside 6(1960-1962)

1h per episode | Drama
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Surfside 6 was an ABC television series which aired from 1960 to 1962. The show centered on a Miami Beach detective agency set on a houseboat and featured Troy Donahue as Sandy Winfield II; Van Williams as Kenny Madison; and Lee Patterson as Dave Thorne. Diane McBain co-starred as socialite Daphne Dutton, whose yacht was berthed next to their houseboat. Margarita Sierra also had a supporting role as Cha Cha O'Brien, an entertainer who worked at The Boom Boom Room, a popular Miami Beach hangout at the Fontainebleau Hotel, directly across the street from Surfside 6. Surfside 6 was in fact a real address in Miami Beach, where an unrelated houseboat was moored at the time; it can also be seen in the sweeping aerial establishing shot of the Fontainebleu in 1964's Goldfinger.

Jack Irish(2016-2021)

1h per episode | Drama, Crime
3.6/5 (with 13 votes)

Jack Irish is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investigator, debt collector, apprentice cabinet maker, punter and sometime lover – the complete man really. An expert in finding those who don’t want to be found – dead or alive, Jack helps out his mates while avoiding the past. That is until the past finds him.

Peter Gunn(1958-1961)

TV-PG
| 30min per episode | Crime, Drama
3.4/5 (with 8 votes)

Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series. Filmed in a film noir atmosphere and featuring Henry Mancini music that could tell you the action with your eyes closed, Peter Gunn worked in style. Known as Pete to his friends and simply as Gunn to his enemies, he did his job in a calm cool way.

Directed by Blake Edwards - With Craig Stevens
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