Breaking Bad
2008–2012 · 5 Seasons
The Best Crime Shows of All Time
Breaking Bad leads at 94, ahead of The Sopranos (91) and The Wire (91). 60 titles made the cut, ordered from highest Balasaur Score to lowest. The typical pick here scores 83, well above the catalog median of 66. The newest addition is Dexter: Resurrection, released in July 2025. The score blends IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB ratings into one 0 to 100 number.
Scores run 94 down to 80. 33 of the 60 are from the 2010s. 21 of the 60 stream on Hulu.
The Sopranos
1999–2006 · 6 Seasons
The Wire
2002–2008 · 5 Seasons
Better Call Saul
2015–2022 · 6 Seasons
Sherlock
2010–2017 · 4 Seasons
Dexter: Resurrection
2025 · 2 Seasons
Fargo
2014–2023 · 5 Seasons
Peaky Blinders
2013–2022 · 6 Seasons
Dark
2017–2020 · 3 Seasons
The Shield
2002–2008 · 7 Seasons
Monster
2004 · 1 Season
Dexter
2006–2013 · 8 Seasons
Marvel's Daredevil
2015–2018 · 3 Seasons
The X-Files
1993–2018 · 11 Seasons
Sons of Anarchy
2008–2014 · 7 Seasons
Narcos
2015–2017 · 3 Seasons
MINDHUNTER
2017–2019 · 2 Seasons
The Penguin
2024 · 1 Season
Deadwood
2004–2006 · 3 Seasons
Oz
1997–2003 · 6 Seasons
Snowfall
2017–2023 · 6 Seasons
The Bridge
2011–2018 · 4 Seasons
Mr. Robot
2015–2019 · 4 Seasons
Hannibal
2013–2015 · 3 Seasons
Person of Interest
2011–2016 · 5 Seasons
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
2022 · 1 Season
Boardwalk Empire
2010–2014 · 5 Seasons
Vincenzo
2021 · 1 Season
Justified
2010–2015 · 6 Seasons
The Mentalist
2008–2014 · 7 Seasons
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013–2021 · 8 Seasons
Marvel's The Punisher
2017–2019 · 2 Seasons
Ozark
2017–2022 · 4 Seasons
Mare of Easttown
2021 · 1 Season
Banshee
2013–2016 · 4 Seasons
The Night Of
2016 · 1 Season
Brazil Avenue
2012 · 1 Season
Luther
2010–2019 · 5 Seasons
The Americans
2013–2018 · 6 Seasons
Psych
2006–2014 · 8 Seasons
Money Heist
2017–2021 · 3 Seasons
Prison Break
2005–2017 · 5 Seasons
Criminal Minds
2005–2026 · 19 Seasons
Pablo Escobar: The Drug Lord
2012 · 1 Season
Chicago P.D.
2014–2026 · 14 Seasons
24
2001–2014 · 9 Seasons
White Collar
2009–2014 · 6 Seasons
Narcos: Mexico
2018–2021 · 3 Seasons
Lucifer
2016–2021 · 6 Seasons
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999–2026 · 28 Seasons
The Rookie
2018–2027 · 9 Seasons
Homeland
2011–2020 · 8 Seasons
Only Murders in the Building
2021–2025 · 5 Seasons
Castle
2009–2015 · 8 Seasons
Bates Motel
2013–2017 · 5 Seasons
The End of the F***ing World
2017–2019 · 2 Seasons
Reacher
2022–2026 · 4 Seasons
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
2022 · 1 Season
9-1-1
2018–2026 · 10 Seasons
Tulsa King
2022–2026 · 4 Seasons
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