Comedy, Crime
Brooklyn Nine-Nine

The denizens of this crazy precinct are charged with cleaning up New York’s streets. Too bad they didn’t do the …

Animation, Comedy, Crime, Kids, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
T.U.F.F. Puppy

If you’ve ever wondered what might happen if Underdog decided to imitate Maxwell Smart in the post-Ren & Stimpy era, …

Crime, Drama
Elementary

UPDATED REVIEW: Sherlock Holmes will never actually die, it seems—a mystery he might set his keen mind to solving one …

Comedy, Crime, Drama
Common Law

Every cop-and-crime-based buddy show seems to have two mismatched detectives working together. But how many of them actually have to …

Crime, Drama
NCIS: New Orleans

Scott Bakula takes a quantum leap over to CBS to head up the cast for the second NCIS spinoff that …

Crime, Drama, Legal
Scandal

While Olivia’s team likes to think they’re the ones wearing the white hats, it’s a very black business they’ve gotten …

Crime, Drama
Dexter

UPDATED REVIEW: Dexter seems nice enough. He’s got a nice job, a nice pad, a nice life. But it’s all …

Crime, Drama
The Americans

If there’s one thing TV teaches us, it’s to never trust your neighbors. But The Americans tells us that trusting …

Crime, Drama
Scorpion

Ironically, this smart show can feel pretty dumb.

Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Purge

This USA series, like the movie franchise that spawned it, is predicated on wanton, indiscriminate killing.

Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Wayward Pines

It’s a pretty place just down the street from Twin Peaks, a county or two over from Gracepoint, and just …

Crime, Drama
Stumptown

Dex is a great detective. But a sober, moral, level-headed person? Not so much.

Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Fringe

UPDATED REVIEW: Paranormal battles with an alternate reality all but consume J.J. Abrams’ effort at stitching together a Frankensteinian sci-fi …

Crime, Drama
The Closer

UPDATED REVIEW: America loves crime procedurals. Critics love The Closer. It’s a perfect combination, right? Right?

Crime, Drama
The Family

This is a grim story with an uncertain trajectory, and its strong performances (led by Oscar nominee Joan Allen) simply …