The 30 best Crime TV series
Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 974 series with at least 60 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. Breaking Bad leads, rated 8.9 (2008). The average release year on the list is 2013. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.
Page updated on 09/20/2026.
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1
Breaking Bad (2008)
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2
Better Call Saul (2015)
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3
The Sopranos (1999)
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4
Peaky Blinders (2013)
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5
The Wire (2002)
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6
Sherlock (2010)
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7
The Rookie (2018)
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8
Lucifer (2016)
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9
Dark (2017)
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10
Riverdale (2017)
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11
The Mentalist (2008)
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12
The X-Files (1993)
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13
Sons of Anarchy (2008)
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14
Chicago P.D. (2014)
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15
Only Murders in the Building (2021)
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16
Mr. Robot (2015)
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17
Money Heist (2017)
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18
Criminal Minds (2005)
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19
Fargo (2014)
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20
Hannibal (2013)
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21
Tulsa King (2022)
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22
Dexter (2006)
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23
Girl from Nowhere (2018)
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24
The Penguin (2024)
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25
Scorpion (2014)
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26
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
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27
Marvel's Daredevil (2015)
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28
9-1-1 (2018)
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29
Bones (2005)
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30
Ozark (2017)
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Method: TMDb audience rating weighted by vote count, with a vote floor per list. No position is editorial opinion; it is the catalogue, ordered.
