From the gold-standard ensemble sitcom Cheers to the groundbreaking police procedural Hill Street Blues, the 1980s brought some of the greatest TV shows ever made. While cinema took a nosedive ...

Before forensic labs, digital tracking, and streaming mega-franchises like CSI or True Detective, television’s sleuths solved crimes with sharp instincts, trench coats, and charm. The 1970s and ’80s ...

There are many sub-genres within crime stories, from true crime and crime dramas to thrillers and police procedurals. But one particularly prolific sub-genre is detective shows, which have ...