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Best Mystery TV Series of the 1990s

274 Mystery series that started in the 1990s, ranked by popularity

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274 series

Tales of the City

★ 8.3
5K 6 1993–1993
Queer stories · Found family

Prime Suspect 2

★ 8.1
5K 2 1992–1992
Detective mystery

Prime Suspect 3

★ 8.1
5K 2 1993–1993
Detective mystery

First Wave

★ 7.2
4K 66 1998–2001
Space & sci-fi · Mystery box

Dalziel and Pascoe

★ 7.5
4K 61 1996–2007
Detective mystery · British TV

Silk Stalkings

★ 6.6
4K 176 1991–1999
Sexually explicit · Procedural

So Weird

★ 8.3
4K 65 1999–2001
Supernatural · Kids & family

Mystery!: Cadfael

★ 8.1
4K 13 1994–1998
Detective mystery · Period piece

Byomkesh Bakshi

★ 9.2
3K 34 1993–1997
Adventure · Crime · Mystery

Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement

★ 7.8
3K 2 1996–1996
Crime · Mystery · Romance

Dark Skies

★ 7.5
3K 19 1996–1997
Adventure · Drama · Mystery

Murder One

★ 8.2
3K 41 1995–1997
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Wild Palms

★ 7.0
3K 5 1993–1993
Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi

Touching Evil

★ 7.8
3K 16 1997–1999
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Nowhere Man

★ 8.3
2K 25 1995–1996
Mystery · Sci-Fi · Thriller

PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

★ 7.1
2K 88 1996–2000
Drama · Fantasy · Mystery

The Phantom of the Opera

★ 7.4
2K 2 1990–1990
Drama · Music · Mystery

Rebecca

★ 7.2
2K 2 1997–1997
Drama · Mystery · Romance

The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries

★ 7.7
2K 5 1998–2000
Mystery · Thriller

The Julekalender

★ 7.6
2K 24 1994–1994
Comedy · Musical · Mystery

Hotel Room

★ 6.4
2K 3 1993–1993
Drama · Mystery

Intruders

★ 6.4
2K 2 1992–1992
Biography · Horror · Mystery

Total Recall 2070

★ 6.8
2K 22 1999–1999
Action · Drama · Mystery

Trial & Retribution

★ 7.6
2K 44 1997–2009
Crime · Drama · Mystery
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