Detective TV shows are almost as old as the crime genre itself, and there is no shortage of them to recommend. Here's how we rank the genre's 15 best shows.

In Novato, California an affluent couple are found dead in their bedroom. In the next room, police discover their 8-month old infant son alive. They had recently adopted the little boy. Suspicion ...

From True Detective to Better Call Saul, some of the best TV shows in recent memory have brought the tropes of neo-noir to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." It's hard to explain why we love them so much, especially since half the time we're peeking through our ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Regardless of your opinion of or connection to crime and law enforcement, the detective show is one of the most compelling genres that ...

The detective show Poker Face has received a whopping 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The series combines comedy, crime, drama ...

If there is one scene that can be called a true masterpiece in the entirety of True Detective, it’s the raid in Episode 4, “Who Goes There?” In this episode, Rustin “Rust” Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) ...

The murder mystery genre, where a new case is solved in every episode, does have a certain structure that’s hard to monkey around with. What the better shows in this genre are able to do, though, is ...