Best Mystery TV Series of the 1990s
274 Mystery series that started in the 1990s, ranked by popularity
Twin Peaks
249K 30 1990–1991
Stylized direction · Atmospheric
IT
154K 2 1990–1990
Monster horror · Coming of age
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
146K 602 1999–present
Long-runner · Procedural
Charmed
99K 179 1998–2006
Supernatural · Urban fantasy
Law & Order
52K 550 1990–present
Procedural · Legal · Long-runner
Midsomer Murders
45K 145 1997–present
Detective mystery · Procedural
The Langoliers
33K 2 1995–1995
Tight limited run · Unsettling
Roswell
32K 61 1999–2002
Young adult · Love story
NYPD Blue
18K 261 1993–2005
Gritty · Detective mystery
The Pretender
18K 86 1996–2000
Genius lead · Procedural
Homicide: Life on the Street
17K 122 1993–1999
Gritty · Detective mystery
Silent Witness
15K 278 1996–present
Long-runner · Procedural
The Practice
12K 167 1997–2004
Legal · Morally gray
Prime Suspect
11K 2 1991–1991
Strong female lead
A Touch of Frost
10K 42 1992–2010
Detective mystery · Procedural
Diagnosis Murder
10K 178 1993–2001
Procedural · Episodic
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
9K 6 1994–1994
Detective mystery · British TV
Cracker
9K 25 1993–1996
Antihero lead · Gritty
Beck
7K 55 1997–present
Nordic noir · Procedural
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
7K 9 1991–1993
Detective mystery · Genius lead
Earth: Final Conflict
5K 110 1997–2002
Space & sci-fi
Chicago Hope
5K 141 1994–2000
Medical · Ensemble cast
Detective Montalbano
5K 37 1999–2021
Detective mystery · Atmospheric
Profiler
5K 82 1996–2000
Detective mystery · Procedural