On a mission to document trivia from Murder, She Wrote and other detective shows.
This post is the fifth in a series looking at what I like to call "Jessica Fletcher's Contemporaries" -- i.e. the detective shows that aired alongside Murder, She Wrote during its original run. Last month's post looked at detective shows…
Read More Jessica Fletcher’s Contemporaries Part 5: Detective shows during the 1988-1989 TV season
Many dramatic shows in the 1950s and 1960s aired as part of an anthology series: a series that aired under a single title (and often using the same host or group of actors), but which ultimately presented different stories about…
This post is the fourth in a series looking at what I like to call "Jessica Fletcher's Contemporaries" -- i.e. the detective shows that aired alongside Murder, She Wrote during its original run. Last month's post looked at detective shows…
Read More Jessica Fletcher’s Contemporaries Part 4: Detective shows during the 1987-1988 TV season
As part of my mission to compile a TV Detective Database listing all mystery/detective/crime shows ever made, this post presents a list of English-language mystery shows that premiered in the year 2023. In my previous posts, I used to separate out shows…
This post is the third in a series looking at what I like to call "Jessica Fletcher's Contemporaries" -- i.e. the detective shows that aired alongside Murder, She Wrote during its original run. Last month's post looked at detective shows…
Read More Jessica Fletcher’s Contemporaries Part 3: Detective shows during the 1986-1987 TV season
Adrian Monk is probably the best known TV detective from the 2000s. The show Monk originally ran from 2002 until 2009, and featured Tony Shalhoub as a former San Francisco police detective who (due to his various phobias and compulsions)…
This post is the second in a series looking at what I like to call "Jessica Fletcher's Contemporaries" -- i.e. the detective shows that aired alongside Murder, She Wrote during its original run. Last month's post looked at detective shows…
Read More Jessica Fletcher’s Contemporaries Part 2: Detective shows during the 1985-1986 TV season
As we are approaching the 40th anniversary of Murder, She Wrote (which will be celebrated in September 2024), I can't help but reflect on the enduring appeal of the show. At the time that the show ended, it held the…
Read More Jessica Fletcher’s contemporaries (Season 1, 1984-1985)
This post was first published in August 2022. It has last been updated in October 2023 to remove/update some broken links. In my research into short-lived detective shows, I have found that there are often inaccuracies and inconsistencies in the…
Read More DELVECCHIO (1976 detective show starring Judd Hirsch)
This post was first published in May 2022. It was last updated in October 2023 to remove/update some broken links. Following up on my last few posts, this post profiles yet another short-lived detective series of the 1980s: Beverly Hills…
Murder, She Watched 