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1.
Thirtysomething (1987–1991)
Episode:
Hopeless
(1991)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Romance
Volunteer Hope befriends two homeless-shelter occupants.
Director: Mark Harris | Stars: Timothy Busfield, Polly Draper, Mel Harris, Peter Horton
Votes: 76
2.
Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode:
It Ain't Over Till It's Over
(1987)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a fire breaks out at the Hill Station in the early morning, I.A.D. Jim Shipman blames the already suspended Lt. Buntz. Belker is forced to finally take a look at his mother's paperwork... See full summary »
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz, Betty Thomas
Votes: 111
3. Columbo (1971–2003)
TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.
Stars: Peter Falk, Mike Lally, John Finnegan, Bruce Kirby
Votes: 42,126
4. The Rockford Files (1974–1980)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of an easy-going ex-convict turned private investigator.
Stars: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos, Luis Delgado
Votes: 10,906
5. Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.
Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz, James Sikking
Votes: 10,585
6.
Lou Grant (1977–1982)
Episode:
Blackout
(1980)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama
The paper's long standing streak of having a daily newspaper published is threatened by a blackout.
Director: Allen Williams | Stars: Edward Asner, Robert Walden, Linda Kelsey, Mason Adams
Votes: 28
7. Search (1972–1973)
60 min | Adventure
"World Securities", an international high-tech private investigation company, employs field operatives who are aided by implanted audio receivers and who carry tiny cameras and telemetry ... See full summary »
Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Doug McClure, Anthony Franciosa, Burgess Meredith
Votes: 346
8.
Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode:
Moon Over Uranus: The Final Legacy
(1983)
TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Calletano tries to look younger by wearing a toupee. Tataglia asks Bates for advice on a possible romance with Belker. Furillo is ordered by the court to shut down the crime operation on ... See full summary »
Director: David Anspaugh | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz
Votes: 104
9.
The Rockford Files (1974–1980)
Episode:
Quickie Nirvana
(1977)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Rockford ends up regretting allowing an eccentric hippie woman to use his address temporarily, when her ex-boss sends a pair of thugs to retrieve money he put in her care.
Director: Meta Rosenberg | Stars: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos, Valerie Curtin
Votes: 326
10.
The Rockford Files (1974–1980)
Episode:
The Real Easy Red Dog
(1975)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Christine Dusseau, a female private eye, first blindsides Rockford, then joins him in tracking down the murderer in a case the police have dismissed as a suicide.
Director: Ivan Dixon | Stars: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos, Stefanie Powers
Votes: 326
11. The White Shadow (1978–1981)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Sport
A white former NBA professional retires from the pro game and gets a job as a basketball coach in a predominantly Black inner-city high school.
Stars: Ken Howard, Kevin Hooks, Byron Stewart, Timothy Van Patten
Votes: 1,515
12. Kaz (1978–1979)
60 min | Crime, Drama
The cases of former car thief-turned-criminal attorney Martin "Kaz" Kazinski.
Stars: Ron Leibman, George Wyner, Patrick O'Neal, Gloria LeRoy
Votes: 118
13.
Search (1972–1973)
Episode:
The Murrow Disappearance
(1972)
60 min | Adventure
Lockwood goes undercover to investigate the disappearance of a State Department official. Posing as a U.N official he discovers a blackmail ring that preys on officials with gambling ... See full summary »
Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Doug McClure, Anthony Franciosa, Burgess Meredith
Votes: 22
14.
The White Shadow (1978–1981)
Episode:
No Blood, No Foul
(1980)
TV-PG | Drama, Sport
Shortly after Salami's 18th birthday, he breaks a player's jaw during an on court brawl. That incident, landed Salami in jail and the other player's parents filed a lawsuit against him so, ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Carter | Stars: Ken Howard, Joan Pringle, Kevin Hooks, Byron Stewart
Votes: 25
15. Harry O (1973–1976)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego Police Department. To supplement his police pension, Harry runs a private detective agency out of his beach house.
Stars: David Janssen, Anthony Zerbe, Paul Tulley, Henry Darrow
Votes: 930
16. Thirtysomething (1987–1991)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Seven tricenarians living in Philadelphia struggle with everyday adult angst.
Stars: Timothy Busfield, Polly Draper, Mel Harris, Peter Horton
Votes: 3,056
17.
Mod Squad (1968–1973)
Episode:
The Song of Willie
(1970)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Sammy Davis Jr. makes his third guest starring role in the series, this time as Willie Rush, an actor and old friend of Linc's, who is apparently the victim of attempts on his life.
Director: Gene Nelson | Stars: Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews
Votes: 43
18. Lou Grant (1977–1982)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama
The trials of a former television station manager, turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.
Stars: Edward Asner, Robert Walden, Mason Adams, Jack Bannon
Votes: 2,409
19.
CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984–1996)
Episode:
Gambler
(1988)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
17-year-old boy is addicted to gambling, and soon it starts to take over his life.
Director: Roger Singer | Stars: Nicholas Kallsen, Jill Schoelen, Troy Winbush, George Dzundza
Votes: 13
20. McMillan & Wife (1971–1977)
TV-PG | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
San Francisco Police Commissioner Stewart "Mac" McMillan and his amateur detective wife keep their marriage unpredictable while solving the city's most baffling crimes.
Stars: Rock Hudson, John Schuck, Susan Saint James, Nancy Walker
Votes: 3,022
21. Dan August (1970–1971)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Detective August works the crime beat in his home town, Santa Luisa CA, working with (and against) people with whom he grew up.
Stars: Burt Reynolds, Norman Fell, Richard Anderson, Ned Romero
Votes: 351
22.
Cannon (1971–1976)
Episode:
A Long Way Down
(1972)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A doctor at an inner-city hospital is suspected in a drug theft, and Cannon is hired by the hospital administrator to get to the truth.
Director: George McCowan | Stars: William Conrad, Rosemary Murphy, Dana Elcar, Ned Romero
Votes: 115
23.
Harry O (1973–1976)
Episode:
Ruby
(1976)
Action, Crime, Drama
Harry goes undercover to infiltrate a ring of car thieves and drug traffickers.
Director: Richard Lang | Stars: David Janssen, Anthony Zerbe, Margaret Avery, Joseph Ruskin
Votes: 33
24.
McMillan & Wife (1971–1977)
Episode:
Murder by the Barrel
(1971)
TV-PG | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Moving into their new home, Sally discovers a dead body inside one of the barrels but when Mac and the police arrive both barrel and body are gone.
Director: John Astin | Stars: Rock Hudson, Susan Saint James, John Schuck, Nancy Walker
Votes: 174
25. The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)
PG | 102 min | Action, Drama, Crime
A black man plays 'uncle Tom' in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American revolt.
Director: Ivan Dixon | Stars: Lawrence Cook, Janet League, Paula Kelly, J.A. Preston
Votes: 1,568 | Gross: $1.00M
26. From Here to Eternity (1980)
60 min | Drama, Romance, War
Soapy antics of the servicemen and women of Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese bombing.
Stars: David LeBell, William Devane, Roy Thinnes, Kim Basinger
Votes: 130
27.
Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode:
Short Fuse
(1972)
TV-PG | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Pressured to give up his birthright, a chemical company heir enacts a clever plan to get rid of his blackmailing uncle and take over the family business. But Lt. Columbo suspects the man's death was not just a tragic accident.
Director: Edward M. Abroms | Stars: Peter Falk, Roddy McDowall, Anne Francis, James Gregory
Votes: 3,147
28.
Harry O (1973–1976)
Episode:
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
(1973)
73 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Harry Orwell is a LA cop who is retired due to a bullet in his back. Now a Private Detective, Harry O. is hired by the man who shot him to find the other man who was involved in the ... See full summary »
Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: David Janssen, Martin Sheen, Margot Kidder, Will Geer
Votes: 118
29.
Dan August (1970–1971)
Episode:
The Color of Fury
(1970)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Dan tries to help a black activist accused of the murder of a councilman's sister.
Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Norman Fell, Richard Anderson, Ned Romero
Votes: 26
30.
Lou Grant (1977–1982)
Episode:
Streets
(1980)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama
Rossi and a fellow black reporter clash when they are assigned to investigate the controversial police killing of a drug dealer who had earlier killed a cop.
Director: Donald Baer | Stars: Edward Asner, Robert Walden, Linda Kelsey, Mason Adams
Votes: 18
31. Mod Squad (1968–1973)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A trio of reformed juvenile delinquents work as undercover cops.
Stars: Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews
Votes: 2,359
32. The Landlord (1970)
PG | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
At the age of 29, Elgar Enders (Beau Bridges) "runs away" from home. This running away consists of buying a building in a black ghetto in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. Initially, his ... See full summary »
Director: Hal Ashby | Stars: Beau Bridges, Lee Grant, Diana Sands, Pearl Bailey
Votes: 3,092 | Gross: $0.96M
33. The Man (1972)
G | 93 min | Drama
An African-American senator becomes the designated survivor of a tragic accident that kills the President of the United States. Now the first black President, he attempts to end the bigotry and divide standing in his way.
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: James Earl Jones, Martin Balsam, Burgess Meredith, Lew Ayres
Votes: 412
34.
CHiPs (1977–1983)
Episode:
Speedway Fever
(1982)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While Bobby and Ponch chase after a gang of high-speed motorcycle bandits, a young cadet at the CHP academy chooses between his career and his family.
Director: Charles Bail | Stars: Erik Estrada, Tom Reilly, Robert Pine, Paul Linke
Votes: 68
35. Cannon (1971–1976)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Frank Cannon, a husky ex-cop and culinary enthusiast, solves tough cases as a private investigator.
Stars: William Conrad, Patrick Culliton, Tom Pittman, Charles Bateman
Votes: 3,618
36. The Rookies (1972–1976)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama
The trials and adventures of three young police officers.
Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Kate Jackson
Votes: 1,233
37. CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984–1996)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
CBS late afternoon specials designed for middle school and high school students, dramatizing issues affecting teenagers.
Stars: Monica Calhoun, Tammy Lauren, Nick Angotti, Beau Dremann
Votes: 354
38.
Family Matters (1989–1998)
Episode:
Son
(1991)
Not Rated | 24 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
What promises to be an ugly father-son feud escalates into a huge quarrel over house rules between Carl and Eddie. When Carl threatens to ground Eddie, the younger Winslow decides he ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Menteer | Stars: Reginald VelJohnson, Jo Marie Payton, Rosetta LeNoire, Darius McCrary
Votes: 140
39. Colors (1988)
R | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An experienced cop and his rookie partner patrol the streets of East Los Angeles while trying to keep the gang violence under control.
Director: Dennis Hopper | Stars: Sean Penn, Robert Duvall, Maria Conchita Alonso, Randy Brooks
Votes: 29,875 | Gross: $46.62M
40. Trouble Man (1972)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A neighborhood "problem solver" is framed for murder by a couple of local crime bosses trying to get him out of the way.
Director: Ivan Dixon | Stars: Robert Hooks, Paul Winfield, Ralph Waite, William Smithers
Votes: 1,610
41. Delvecchio (1976–1977)
60 min | Drama, Crime
The investigations of LAPD detective Dominick Delvecchio, who is also studying to become a lawyer.
Stars: Judd Hirsch, Charles Haid, Michael Conrad, Mario Gallo
Votes: 172
42. Joe and Sons (1975–1976)
30 min | Comedy
Proudly Italian-American working-class widower Joe Vitale is raising his teenage boys Mark and Nick in Hoboken, New Jersey with help from his Aunt Florence. He hangs out with pal Gus and waitress neighbor Estelle.
Stars: Richard S. Castellano, Barry Miller, Jerry Stiller, Florence Stanley
Votes: 35
43. Family Matters (1989–1998)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The Winslow family deals with various misadventures, many of them caused by their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel.
Stars: Reginald VelJohnson, Jaleel White, Darius McCrary, Kellie Shanygne Williams
Votes: 30,055
44. Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
R | 97 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two Harlem cops investigate a robbery, believing that a reverend has staged it in order to steal the money he's collected for a local fundraiser.
Director: Ossie Davis | Stars: Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart, Judy Pace
Votes: 2,692 | Gross: $4.39M
45. Hunter (1973 TV Movie)
73 min | Thriller
A fatal crash at a racetrack injures a government agent and exposes an enemy brainwashing scheme.
Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: John Vernon, Steve Ihnat, Sabrina Scharf, Edward Binns
Votes: 39
46. CHiPs (1977–1983)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers.
Stars: Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, Robert Pine, Paul Linke
Votes: 11,534
47. Hotel (1983–1988)
60 min | Drama, Romance
The misadventures of the staff and guests of the St. Gregory Hotel.
Stars: James Brolin, Connie Sellecca, Nathan Cook, Shari Belafonte
Votes: 1,901
48. T.J. Hooker (1982–1986)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The weekly adventures of tough-as-nails veteran police officer Sgt. T.J. Hooker, who rides the beat with his rookie partner Vince Romano.
Stars: William Shatner, Heather Locklear, Adrian Zmed, James Darren
Votes: 5,143
49. Crosscurrent (1971 TV Movie)
96 min | Crime, Drama
Police procedural film about two San Francisco homicide detectives investigating a high-profile murder.
Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: Robert Hooks, Jeremy Slate, Robert Wagner, Carol Lynley
Votes: 67
50.
T.J. Hooker (1982–1986)
Episode:
The Assassin
(1985)
TV-PG | 70 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Hooker learns from the Feds that a man he knew in Vietnam who is now an assassin, is going to assassinate a Russian who will be in town for a trade conference. He tries to find him. He ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Compton | Stars: William Shatner, Heather Locklear, James Darren, Nancy Harewood
Votes: 54