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Best Crime TV Series of 2006

141 Crime series that started in 2006, ranked by popularity

All Crime series All series from 2006

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Genres

Genres as assigned by IMDb. Selecting several means a show must match all of them.

Action 17 Adult 0 Adventure 8 Animation 5 Biography 0 Comedy 12 Crime 141 Documentary 11 Drama 64 Family 2 Fantasy 4 Game-Show 0 History 2 Horror 3 Music 0 Musical 0 Mystery 25 News 0 Reality-TV 3 Romance 6 Sci-Fi 0 Short 1 Sport 0 Talk-Show 0 Thriller 14 War 0 Western 0

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

2020s 3878 2010s 3389 2000s 1316 1990s 639 1980s 375 1970s 303 1960s 201 1950s 98 1940s 7 1930s 1 1920s 0 1900s 0

Specific year

2026 267 2025 556 2024 572 2023 641 2022 682 2021 630 2020 530 2019 572 2018 489 2017 427 2016 361 2015 341 2014 305 2013 247 2012 236 2011 229 2010 182 2009 161 2008 165 2007 175 2006 141 2005 127 2004 113 2003 127 2002 106 2001 103 2000 98 1999 68 1998 77 1997 79 1996 71 1995 62 1994 69 1993 56 1992 66 1991 49 1990 42 1989 40 1988 47 1987 44 1986 39 1985 48 1984 35 1983 36 1982 19 1981 28 1980 39 1979 31 1978 31 1977 29 1976 34 1975 28 1974 40 1973 31 1972 35 1971 25 1970 19 1969 22 1968 21 1967 26 1966 24 1965 17 1964 21 1963 21 1962 9 1961 19 1960 21 1959 31 1958 12 1957 11 1956 8 1955 9 1954 8 1953 2 1952 7 1951 4 1950 6 1949 4 1947 1 1945 1 1940 1 1938 1

Tags

Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Fumbled the Finale 1 Stuck the Landing 1 Grew the Beard 0 Rock Solid 0 Past Its Prime 0 Roller Coaster 1

Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Tone & mood

Bleak 0 Gritty 2 Dark tone 3 Feel-good 1 Cozy 0 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 1 Tense 3 Unsettling 0 Whimsical 0 Campy 0 Cynical 1 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 1 Bittersweet 1 Chaotic energy 0 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 0 Fast-paced 0 Episodic 2 Serialized 4 Procedural 3 Mystery box 3 Anthology 0 Cliffhanger-driven 3 Sprawling saga 1 Tight limited run 1 Puzzle plot 1 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 0 Absurdist 0 Satirical 0 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 1 Dark comedy 0 Warm humor 1 Raunchy 0 Parody 0 Ironic & meta 0

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 3 Detective mystery 6 True crime 0 Heists & cons 0 Legal 1 Medical 0 Political intrigue 1 Espionage 0 War & military 0 Family saga 1 Coming of age 0 Workplace 0 School & campus 0 Love story 0 Friendship 1 Found family 0 Survival 0 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 1 Space & sci-fi 0 Near-future tech 0 Time travel 1 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 1 Monster horror 0 Psychological horror 0 Addiction & vice 1 Mental health 0 Faith & religion 0 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 0 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 0 Big city life 0 Rural & frontier 0 Suburban underbelly 0 Class divide 0 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 0 Female perspective 1 Social commentary 0 Philosophical 1 Existential dread 0 Revenge 0 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 3

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 4 Morally gray 4 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 1 Central duo 3 Strong female lead 1 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 0 Genius lead 1 Working class 1 Elites & privilege 0 Unreliable narrator 0 Character study 2 Banter chemistry 1

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 0 Adrenaline 0 Intellectual challenge 1 Comfort rewatch 1 Romantic yearning 0 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 0 Mounting dread 0 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 0

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 1 Visually striking 0 Stylized direction 0 Naturalistic 1 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 1 Distinctive score 0 Experimental 0 Deep worldbuilding 0 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 0 Anime 1 Kids & family 0 Young adult 0 Soap & telenovela 0 Event miniseries 0 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 0 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 1 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 1 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 3 Nordic noir 0 K-drama 0 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 0

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 1 Disturbing 1 Sexually explicit 0 Family-safe 0 Emotionally heavy 1 Easy watching 1

Sort

141 series

Crimes of Passion

42 25 2006–present

Psychic Private Eyes

37 29 2006–2007

48 Hours

36 12 2006–present

Action · Crime · Drama

A Pillow Case of Mystery

36 20 2006–2006

Adventure · Comedy · Crime

Die Spezialisten: Kripo Rhein-Main

36 18 2006–2007

The Force: Behind the Line

35 72 2006–present

Crime · Documentary

Ivan Podushkin. Dzhentlmen syska

35 24 2006–present

Adventure · Crime

Tokyo Tribe 2

34 13 2006–2007

Action · Animation · Crime

Hot Pursuit

33 9 2006–present

Action · Crime · Reality-TV

Amazing Nuts!

32 4 2006–2006

Adventure · Animation · Crime

Proklyatyy ray

29 48 2006–present

Chinese Wife

29 5 2006–present

Orion

U.E.

28 8 2006–present

Dankert&Dankert

27 17 2006–present

Missing Persons Unit

27 35 2006–2009

Planta 25

26 88 2006–2008

Crime · Thriller

Les tricheurs

24 3 2006–2009

Comedy · Crime

Durdom

23 8 2006–present

Crime · Fantasy · Mystery

Die Familienanwältin

23 16 2006–2007

True Crime Scene

21 7 2006–present

Very Bad Men

21 13 2006–present

Crime · Documentary

Okhota na geniya

21 16 2006–present

Adventure · Crime · Mystery

Ostrog. Delo Fyodora Sechenova

20 2006–present

Crime · Drama · Thriller

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