"MURDER COMES TO TOWN" is a true-crime television series that examines high-profile homicide cases in small towns across America. The show takes a closer look at each murder case and the impact it has on the community. It also delves into the police investigation, the trial, and the aftermath.

Like fine red wines, pate de foie gras, and escargot, Criminal Minds probably is an acquired taste: The crime drama psychoanalyzes the psychoanalysts, definitely building tense drama, but ironically downplaying the crimes. The New York Times has described Criminal Minds as "cerebral," a euphemism for "nerds with guns." Brilliant writing and compelling characters, however, make it work. The stories represent an elite team of specialists"”the FBI's "Behavioral Analysis Unit" "” who, in just forty-four minutes, can deconstruct a crime, profile a criminal, and bring everything to a profound resolution complete with quotation from literature. Naturally, the feds encounter resistance from local enforcers eager to protect their turf. Just as naturally, many of the stories spark viewers' recognition, because they are "ripped from the headlines." Two features sustain viewers' interest in this sometimes too-heady-for-primetime series: First, every audience loves a good hunt for a psychotic serial killer; and, second, in Criminal Minds, many of the good guys are almost as twisted as the bad guys.

The Rookie is an American police procedural television series that premiered on ABC on October 16, 2018. The series follows John Nolan, a man in his forties who becomes the oldest rookie at the Los Angeles Police Department. The show explores the challenges and obstacles he faces as he pursues his dream of becoming a police officer and navigates his personal life.

"The Rookie: Feds" is a television series that first aired in 1993. The show revolves around a group of new recruits in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and their training at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. The main character of the show is Kyle McCarty, a former police officer who is now starting his career as an FBI agent.

"The Chicago Code" has nothing to do with deep-dish pizzas or the cruelly cursed Cubbies. "The Chicago Code" openly, unabashedly, plain and simple, is all about good versus evil. The good guys following "The Chicago Code" are very very good, and the bad guys breaking the code are very very bad. The windy city itself, definitely a critical element in the drama's development, lives somewhere in-between. Chicago may be "the second city," but it stands out as America's number one oxymoron. "Hog-butcher to the world," Chicago also brought us Hemingway and Frank Lloyd Wright. Home to Picasso's breathtaking artistic monument, Chicago also has been home to some monumental con artists: Rod Blagojevich comes immediately to mind. "Blaggo" is to Chicago scams as the Picasso is to the city's art and architecture. More to the point of "The Chicago Code," in just over thirty years, thirty-one second city aldermen have been convicted of violent crimes or corruption. In Chicago, graft greases the wheels and gets your streets ploughed. Although corruption may be common as camel-hair coats on the Magnificent Mile, Chicago cops still want to collar the bad guys. "The Chicago Code" attempts to dramatize how and why they do it, and it packs a pretty good punch for a network production. Critics and home-grown Chicago viewers strongly suspect "The Chicago Code" would achieve its completely gritty potential on cable, but it's hard to complain about Jennifer Beals, still fit and fabulous all these years after Flashdance, going balls-to-the-wall against the bad guys in Monday night primetime.

"Luther" is a British television crime drama that premiered in 2010 on BBC One. The show follows the life and work of John Luther, a highly skilled detective who becomes consumed by his job and struggles with his personal life. The show has been praised for its gripping storyline, strong performances, and dark and intense atmosphere.