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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

Quest for the Lost Civilization

★ 8.2
289 3 1998–1998
Documentary · History · Mystery

The Lazarus Man

★ 7.5
284 22 1996–1996
Drama · Mystery · Western

History's Mysteries

★ 7.9
276 289 1998–2011
Documentary · History · Mystery

Nancy Drew

★ 6.5
271 13 1995–1995
Crime · Family · Mystery

Conspiracy of Silence

★ 7.9
249 3 1991–present
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Tehkikaat

★ 8.4
243 22 1994–present
Crime · Mystery

Ring: The Final Chapter

★ 6.6
234 12 1999–1999
Drama · Horror · Mystery

Correlli

★ 6.9
226 10 1995–1995
Crime · Drama · Mystery

A Sleeping Forest

★ 7.3
222 12 1998–1998
Drama · Mystery

Zonen

★ 6.7
217 6 1996–1996
Drama · Mystery · Thriller

The Broker's Man

★ 6.6
212 12 1997–1998
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Ancient Mysteries

★ 7.7
208 95 1994–1998
Documentary · History · Mystery

Sleepwalkers

★ 6.2
195 9 1997–1998
Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi

The Vanishing Man

★ 6.0
195 7 1997–1998
Comedy · Drama · Mystery

Strange World

★ 6.6
192 13 1999–2002
Crime · Drama · Mystery

The Road to Santiago

★ 5.2
184 3 1999–1999
Drama · Mystery · Thriller

Swabhimaan

★ 6.6
184 801 1995–present
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Good Guys Bad Guys

★ 8.3
181 26 1997–1998
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Phoenix

★ 8.6
180 26 1992–1993
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Nestor Burma

★ 7.2
179 39 1991–2003
Crime · Mystery · Thriller

Sir Kapisi

★ 3.3
174 8 1996–2007
Drama · Fantasy · Mystery

Strange But True?

★ 7.9
170 39 1993–1997
Biography · Documentary · Mystery

Yo compro esa mujer

★ 8.2
163 160 1990–1990
Drama · Mystery · Romance

The Detective

★ 5.6
157 1995–present
Crime · History · Mystery
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