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51. Hart to Hart (1979–1984)
Episode: Hartland Express (1981)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Due to an airline strike the Harts have to travel from Chicago to Los Angeles by train. They unwittingly get caught up in a murder plot involving other passengers.

Director: Dennis Donnelly | Stars: Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Lionel Stander, David Doyle

Votes: 159

52. Ironside (1967–1975)
Episode: The Tormentor (1969)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ed's friend, a major-league baseball player, receives a series of threatening letters. He then claims an object was thrown at him in the outfield during a game. Ironside must find the culprit before the attacks become more deadly.

Director: Don Weis | Stars: Raymond Burr, Gary Collins, Mary Ann Mobley, Don Galloway

Votes: 66

53. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: The Brotherhood (2004)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A prison guard is charged with killing a released member of a white supremacist prison gang. The guard says the victim threatened him and his family. The gang also threatens the judge presiding over the trial.

Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Dennis Farina, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 288

54. Marker (1995)
Episode: Spiked Through the Heart (1995)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama

An obsessed fan abducts a beautiful beach volleyball player before a major tournament.

Director: David Hemmings | Stars: Richard Grieco, Andy Bumatai, Don Fischer, Sholom Gelt

55. McCloud (1970–1977)
Episode: The Stage Is All the World (1970)

TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An extremely arrogant Broadway producer is receiving death threats for the content of his new play, and McCloud must find out if the threats are real or made up by the producer himself.

Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: Dennis Weaver, J.D. Cannon, Richard Dawson, Tina Sinatra

Votes: 84

56. Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode: This Is It, Michael Shayne (1960)

60 min | Crime, Drama

Shayne regrets taking a day off to go fishing when he learns that a would-be client, a hard-charging investigative reporter, who urgently begging for his assistance, was murdered before he ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue, Herbert Rudley

Votes: 22

57. Most Wanted (1976–1977)
Episode: The Driver (1977)

60 min | Crime, Drama

When three high-ranking city employees are killed in automobile accidents where they had been run off the road, Linc Evers and his staff investigate and discover that all had been killed ... See full summary »

Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: Robert Stack, Shelly Novack, Jo Ann Harris, Pernell Roberts

Votes: 14

58. Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode: Test of Wills (1989)

TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

On a dark and stormy night on a remote island, Jessica finds herself in the middle of a wealthy family squabbling over the inheritance of a millionaire.

Director: Anthony Pullen Shaw | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Philip Abbott, Gene Barry, John Callahan

Votes: 388

59. Numb3rs (2005–2010)
Episode: Obsession (2005)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A pop star is receiving death threats from an obsessed stalker but Charlie is convinced the letters are written by two different people.

Director: John Behring | Stars: Rob Morrow, David Krumholtz, Judd Hirsch, Alimi Ballard

Votes: 311

60. The Saint (1962–1969)
Episode: The Time to Die (1968)

TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Whilst in the company of his journalist friend, Temolar receives several death threats. The most recent; a wreath which says he'll be killed within two days.

Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Roger Moore, Suzanne Lloyd, Maurice Good, John Barcroft

Votes: 145

61. MI-5 (2002–2011)
Episode: Thou Shalt Not Kill (2002)

TV-14 | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An abortion doctor is executed by an American pro-life terrorist; Mary Kane. An informant reveals that this is just the tip of the iceberg as Mary has 20 more bombs and plans on using them.

Director: Bharat Nalluri | Stars: Jenny Agutter, Ken Bones, Paul Broughton, Bill Buckhurst

Votes: 641

62. Stagecoach West (1960–1961)
Episode: By the Deep Six (1960)

60 min | Western

Simon Kane offers a British sailor a ride in his stagecoach when he spots him standing forlornly by the side of the road. The sailor tells Simon he jumped ship in San Francisco and a band ... See full summary »

Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Robert Bray, Mort Mills, James Burke, Ashley Cowan

Votes: 19

63. State Trooper (1956–1959)
Episode: 710 Hysteria Street (1958)

30 min | Drama

Blake investigates when a prowler terrorizes a neighborhood on the wrong side of the tracks.

Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Rod Cameron, Robert Armstrong, Lee Van Cleef, Frank Albertson

Votes: 10

64. Strisser på Samsø (1997–1998)
Episode: Jomfrufødsel (1997)

55 min | Crime, Drama

A newborn girl is left outside the priest's door. At the same time, the priest is plagued by anonymous threat letters. Christian Torp tries to get to the bottom of both. He finds The mother... See full summary »

Director: Eddie Thomas Petersen | Stars: Lars Bom, Andrea Vagn Jensen, Lotte Arnsbjerg, Finn Storgaard

Votes: 8

65. Thriller (1960–1962)
Episode: The Last of the Sommervilles (1961)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Dragging a murder victim to burial is just one chore a servant undertakes to become the last Sommerville standing, to win a wealthy old woman's inheritance. As a distant relative, Ursula ... See full summary »

Director: Ida Lupino | Stars: Boris Karloff, Phyllis Thaxter, Martita Hunt, Chet Stratton

Votes: 166

66. Wide Country (1962–1963)
Episode: The Care and Handling of Tigers (1963)

60 min | Drama, Sport, Western

While driving through a town Mitch and Andy almost hit a boy who is running away from his classmates. Soon they learn why: the boy is the son of the manager of the mill which the town ... See full summary »

Director: John Peyser | Stars: Earl Holliman, Andrew Prine, Anthony George, William Bramley

67. Wire in the Blood (2002–2008)
Episode: Shadows Rising: Part 2 (2002)

TV-MA | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Dr. Hill pieces together the convoluted history of a formerly retired serial killer and the whereabouts of the latest victim the killer abducted.

Director: Nicholas Laughland | Stars: Hermione Norris, Robson Green, Lou Gish, Alan Stocks

Votes: 297

68. The Young Ones (1982–1984)
Episode: Cash (1984)

TV-PG | 34 min | Comedy

The boys are broke so they force Neil to get a job as a policeman to raise money for Vyvyan, who is pregnant.

Director: Paul Jackson | Stars: Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan

Votes: 500

69. Father Brown (1974)
Episode: The Arrow of Heaven (1974)

TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When wealthy collector Brander Merton buys a Coptic chalice, he doesn't intend to meet the same fate as the relic's two previous owners. But after an arrow strikes him dead, Father Brown must expose the cup's supposed curse.

Director: Robert Tronson | Stars: Kenneth More, Angela Douglas, John Phillips, Mike Pratt

Votes: 56

70. Father Brown (1974)
Episode: The Dagger with Wings (1974)

Not Rated | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A wealthy landowner in the West Country confesses to Father Brown that his adopted son has coerced him into dabbling into occultism in order to extend his life.

Director: Peter Jefferies | Stars: Kenneth More, David Buck, T.P. McKenna, David Swift

Votes: 64

71. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode: Death in Chorus (2006)

TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A heated competition among Midsomer church choirs is interrupted by the bludgeon murder of the Midsomer Worthy's tenor, a local artist.

Director: Sarah Hellings | Stars: John Nettles, Jason Hughes, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard

Votes: 862

72. The Alex Jones Show (2018– )
Episode: Episode dated 27 March 2019 (2019)

TV-MA | News, Talk-Show

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Stars: Alex Jones, Faith Goldy

73. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: Son of Sam Part 1: The Duke of Death (2020)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

From 1976 to 1977, David Berkowitz terrorized New York City - under his creepy self-given moniker: "the Son of Sam"; he is among the most infamous serial killers in American history.

Director: Brett Kelly | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Antoinette Collarini-Schlossberg, Steve Wax, Mark Jay Heller

Votes: 30

74. The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness (2021)
Episode: Catch .44 (2021)

TV-MA | 62 min | Documentary, Crime, History

While Berkowitz continues to dominate the news cycle, Maury pursues his theory about John Carr and uncovers a disturbing link to occult activity.

Director: Joshua Zeman | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Abraham Beame, Michael Zuckerman, Craig Glassman

Votes: 643

75. Dalgliesh (2021– )
Episode: The Black Tower - Part One (2021)

TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Dalgliesh travels to Dorset to visit his friend Father Michael, but it turns out the man died two weeks earlier. To make things worse, Dalgliesh learns that another resident of the estate died a suspicious death a few weeks before that.

Directors: Andy Tohill, Ryan Tohill | Stars: Paul Mallon, Darren Swift, Bertie Carvel, Mirren Mack

Votes: 506

76. Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode: Bitter Potion (1997)

TV-14 | 21 min | Documentary, Crime

The flu-like symptoms of a mother and her children proved to be indicative something much more serious: thallium poisoning. Investigators had to find the source of the poison and when the ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Monahan | Stars: Peter Thomas, John Aguero, Peggy Carr, Duane Dubberly

Votes: 118

77. Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode: The Blood Trail (1997)

TV-14 | 22 min | Documentary, Crime

In a quiet village in Great Britain, a farmer came upon a chilling sight. Impaled on his fence post was a severed lamb's head along with a note which read, "You next." Soon, a car-bomb ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Monahan | Stars: Peter Thomas, Chris Beardwell, Peter Brock, Tom Evans

Votes: 115

78. Flipper (1995–2000)
Episode: That's a Moray! (1995)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Allison Van Rijn, a beautiful underwater photographer with a pet moray eel, moves to Bal Harbor and corpses begin to accumulate immediately thereafter. Keith and Flipper don't trust the newcomer, but Pam stands up for Allison.

Director: Rob Stewart | Stars: Brian Wimmer, Colleen Flynn, Payton Haas, Jessica Alba

Votes: 18

79. Jeff Lewis Live (2019– )
Episode: Lea Black Gets Raided, Gage's Threat (2021)

14 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

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Stars: Lea Black, Shane Douglas, Jeff Lewis, Billy Taylor

80. The Watcher (2022– )
Episode: Blood Sacrifice (2022)

TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

After hiring a private detective, Dean speaks with a former homeowner who's still shaken by what he endured. Nora and the kids move into a motel.

Director: Paris Barclay | Stars: Naomi Watts, Bobby Cannavale, Mia Farrow, Noma Dumezweni

Votes: 1,879

81. The Watcher (2022– )
Episode: Götterdämmerung (2022)

TV-MA | 47 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

The pool of suspects shrinks in the wake of a neighborhood tragedy. Karen offers Nora a way out. A strange visitor tells Dean about the Fourth Turning.

Director: Ryan Murphy | Stars: Naomi Watts, Bobby Cannavale, Mia Farrow, Noma Dumezweni

Votes: 1,784

82. Code Red (1981–1982)
Episode: Riddle in the Flames (1982)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A pyromaniac arsonist is committing a series of firebombings with the crew of LAFD Station 1, especially Firefighter Haley Green, singled out in threatening letters.

Director: Ernest Pintoff | Stars: Lorne Greene, Andrew Stevens, Julie Adams, Martina Deignan

Votes: 7

83. The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Episode: Bloodstream (2011)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

LaRoche's unwelcome presence at a crime scene puts pressure on the team as they investigate the murder of a transplant doctor at a golf club.

Director: Bobby Roth | Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman

Votes: 1,295

84. Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012–2015)
Episode: Away with the Fairies (2012)

TV-PG | 55 min | Crime, Drama, History

Death by poison among a women's magazine staff has Phryne and friends looking into more than unhappy mates of readers seeking advice.

Director: Emma Freeman | Stars: Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Ashleigh Cummings

Votes: 483

85. Vienna Blood (2019– )
Episode: Death is Now a Welcome Guest (2022)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, History

Max and Oskar hunt for men with fanatical devotions and dangerous obsessions after tragedy strikes at a silent film premiere.

Director: Robert Dornhelm | Stars: Matthew Beard, Juergen Maurer, Conleth Hill, Amelia Bullmore

Votes: 259

86. Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (2004–2005)
Episode: ABC satsujin jiken (sono ichi) Powaro e no chôsenjô (2004)

Animation, Adventure, Crime

"The ABC Murders, Part 1: A Written Challenge to Poirot." An anonymous letter challenges Poirot to solve a mystery that will occur later that month.

Directors: Shin'ichi Watanabe, Naohito Takahashi | Stars: Masako Jô, Hirofumi Nojima, Fumiko Orikasa, Kôtarô Satomi

87. The Hunt for Raoul Moat (2023)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2023)

60 min | Crime, Drama, History

After his attack on PC David Rathband has terrible consequences, Moat continues to evade capture and doubles down on his threats against the police. Senior officers try to manage the manhunt amid reports his prison release was mishandled.

Director: Gareth Bryn | Stars: Angela Bain, Joe Blakemore, Sonya Cassidy, Clare Corbett

Votes: 105

88. Major Crimes (2012–2018)
Episode: D.O.A. (2013)

Not Rated | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

While Major Crimes investigates the murder of an ex-con drug dealing identity thief, Sharon's long-absent husband makes an unexpected return from Las Vegas.

Director: Paul McCrane | Stars: Mary McDonnell, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan

Votes: 319

89. Major Crimes (2012–2018)
Episode: Poster Boy (2013)

Not Rated | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A failed wannabe reality star goes on a killing spree, and Rusty receives another letter right before the end of his summer break.

Director: Michael M. Robin | Stars: Mary McDonnell, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan

Votes: 375

90. Major Crimes (2012–2018)
Episode: Backfire (2013)

Not Rated | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Major Crimes needs help from the Feds when they discover that the victim in a mob-related murder was an FBI informant, a case that hits home especially hard for Rusty.

Director: Sheelin Choksey | Stars: Mary McDonnell, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan

Votes: 306

91. Hinnalla millä hyvänsä (2015)
Episode: Uutta ja vanhaa (2015)

60 min | Drama

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Director: Teppo Airaksinen | Stars: Armi Toivanen, Kai Vaine, Pirjo Lonka, Alina Tomnikov

92. Skam (2015–2017)
Episode: Man er det man gjør (2015)

Not Rated | 21 min | Drama, Romance

Eva gets a threatening letter, and Vilde decides to leave the bus crew. Eva is thinking about changing to another school, while trying to find out who wrote the letter.

Director: Julie Andem | Stars: Lisa Teige, Tarjei Sandvik Moe, Josefine Frida Pettersen, Ulrikke Falch

Votes: 425

93. The Good Fight (2017–2022)
Episode: Day 422 (2018)

TV-MA | 51 min | Crime, Drama

Reddick, Boseman, and Lockhart represent a young woman who was assaulted while a contestant on a reality dating show; Diane fears she might be the killer's next target.

Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Christine Baranski, Cush Jumbo, Rose Leslie, Sarah Steele

Votes: 695

94. #Killstream (2014– )
Jussie Smollet's Going to Jail Party, Trump Wall Emergency, + Owen Benjamin Still Under Fire (2019 Podcast Episode)

Comedy, News, Talk-Show

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Stars: Ethan Ralph, Gator, Andy Warski

95. Monkey in the Morning (2017– )
Episode: Trump Hate Needs to Stop (2019)

News, Talk-Show

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Stars: Francis Leonard Powers, Gutenberg