1990s American detective show database

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Below is a complete list of American detective/mystery/crime shows from the 1990s, in alphabetical order. This includes shows that started in the 1980s and continued into the 90s, as well as shows that started in the 1990s and continued into the 2000s. Interestingly, many of the shows produced in the 90s were reboots of earlier series.

Clicking on a title link in the list below will take you to my post about that specific show (if I have created one). Additionally, the list also includes information on where you can watch/stream the show online or whether you can purchase it on DVD. The final column also includes any additional notes and comments about the show.

#-A

Show Title	Air Dates	Available to stream?	Available on DVD?	Other notes
21 Jump Street	1987-1991	[stream on Amazon]	[complete series DVD set]
Adam-12, a.k.a. The New Adam-12	1990-1991
Angel Street	1992
Archie’s Weird Mysteries	1999-2000	[stream here or here or here]		cartoon, humor

B

Show Title	Air Dates	Available to stream?	Available on DVD?	Other notes
B. L. Stryker	1989-1990		[Season 1 DVD] [Season 2 DVD]
Baywatch Nights	1995-1997			spin-off of Baywatch
Beauty and the Beast	1987-1990	[stream here]	[complete DVD set]
The Big Easy	1996-1997	[stream here]
Black Tie Affair	1993			spoof
Booker	1989-1990	[stream here]	[complete DVD set]
Brooklyn South	1997-1998		[complete DVD set]
Buddy Faro	1998
Burke’s Law	1963-1966, 1994-1995			reboot of the 1960s show starring Gene Barry

C

Show Title	Air Dates	Available to stream?	Available on DVD?	Other notes
C-16: FBI, a.k.a. C-16	1997-1998
Charlie Grace	1995
Christine Cromwell	1989-1990	watch the first episode on YouTube
Columbo	1968, 1971-1978, 1989-1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003	[stream here]	[Complete DVD Set]
The Commish	1991-1996	[stream here]
Cold Squad	1998-2005	[stream here]	[Season 1 DVD]
Cop Rock	1990		[Complete series DVD set]
Cracker	1997-1999	[stream here]		Based on the UK series of the same name.

D

Show Title	Air Dates	Available to stream?	Available on DVD?	Other notes
Dark Justice	1991-1993
Dellaventura	1997-1998
Diagnosis: Murder	1991, 1992, 1993-2001, 2002		[Complete Bluray set]
Dragnet, a.k.a. The New Dragnet	1989-1990			A reboot of the original series created by Jack Webb

E-G

Show Title	Air Dates	Available to stream?	Available on DVD?	Other notes
EZ Streets	1996-1997
Father Dowling Mysteries	1989-1991		[complete DVD set]
Gabriel’s Fire	1990-1991

H

Show Title	Air Dates	Available to stream?	Available on DVD?	Other notes
Hardball	1989-1990
Hart to Hart	1979-1984, 1993-1994	[stream here]	[Complete DVD set]
The Hat Squad	1992-1993
High Incident	1996-1997
High Tide	1994-1997
Homicide: Life on the Street	1993-1999		[Complete DVD set]
Hunter	1984-1991	[stream here]	[complete series DVD set]

I-K

Show Title	Air Dates	Available to stream?	Available on DVD?	Other notes
In the Heat of the Night	1988-1995	[stream here]	All seasons have been released individually, starting with [Season 1] and ending with [Season 8].	Based on the 1967 film of the same name starring Sidney Poitier.
JAG	1995-2005	[stream on Paramount+ via Amazon]	[Complete DVD set]
Jake and the Fatman	1987-1992		[Complete DVD set]
Kojak	1973-1978, 1985, 1987, 1989-1990	[stream here]	All seasons have been released individually, starting with [Season 1] and ending with the [TV Movies]

L

Show Title	Air Dates	Available to stream?	Available on DVD?	Other notes
L.A. Heat	1996-1999	[stream here]	[Season 1 DVD]
Land’s End	1995-1996
Law & Order	1990-2010	[stream here]	[Complete DVD set]
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a.k.a. Law & Order: SVU	1999-present	[stream here]
Likely Suspects	1992-1993			(comedy/spoof)

M

Show Title	Air Dates	Available to stream?	Available on DVD?	Other notes
MacGyver	1985-1992	[stream here]	[Complete series DVD set]
Mancuso, FBI	1989-1990
Matlock	1986-1995	[stream here]	[Complete series DVD set]
Martial Law	1998-2000		[Complete DVD set]
Michael Hayes	1997-1998
Midnight Caller	1988-1991
Mike Hammer, Private Eye	1997-1998	[stream here]		Based on the novels by Mickey Spillane.
Millennium	1996-1999		[Complete DVD set]
Mission: Impossible	1966-1973, 1988-1990	[stream here] OR [stream here]	[Original series DVD set] [Original series Blu-ray set] [80s revival DVD set]
Moloney	1996-1997
Moon Over Miami	1993
Mr. & Mrs. Smith	1996-1997
Murder, She Wrote	1984-1996	Visit my “Where to watch Murder, She Wrote” page for more information.	[Complete series DVD set] [DVD set of the movie sequels]

N

Show Title	Air Dates	Available to stream?	Available on DVD?	Other notes
Nash Bridges	1996-2001	[stream here]	[Complete DVD set] [Complete Bluray set]
New York Undercover	1994-1999
Night Court	1984-1992	[stream here]	[Complete series DVD set]	(comedy)
NYPD Blue	1993-2005	[stream here]	Individual seasons are available on DVD, starting with Season 1 and ending with the final season.

O

Show Title	Air Dates	Available to stream?	Available on DVD?	Other notes
One West Waikiki	1994-1996
Over My Dead Body	1990-1991
Oz	1997-2003	[stream here]	[Complete series DVD set]

P

Show Title	Air Dates	Available to stream?	Available on DVD?	Other notes
P.S. I Luv U	1991-1992
Pacific Blue	1996-2000	[stream here or here]	[Complete series DVD set]
Players	1997-1998
The Pretender	1996-2000	[stream here]	Individual seasons are available on DVD, starting with Season 1 and ending with Season 4.
Profiler	1996-2000		Individual seasons were released on DVD, starting with Season 1 and ending with Season 4.
Pros and Cons	1991-1992

R

Show Title	Air Dates	Available to stream?	Available on DVD?	Other notes
Reasonable Doubts	1991-1993
Renegade	1992-1997	[stream here]	[Complete DVD set]
Ryan Caulfield: Year One	1999

S

Show Title	Air Dates	Available to stream?	Available on DVD?	Other notes
The Sentinel	1996-1999		[Complete DVD collection]
Silk Stalkings	1991-1999	[stream here]	[Season 1-5 DVD set] [Season 6-8 DVD set]
Sirens	1993-1995
Snoops	1989-1990			comedy
The Sopranos	1999-2007	[stream here]	[Complete DVD set] [Complete Bluray set]
Street Justice	1991-1993		[Complete DVD set]
Swift Justice	1996

T

Show Title	Air Dates	Available to stream?	Available on DVD?	Other notes
Third Watch	1999-2005	[stream here]	Only [Season 1] and [Season 2] were released on DVD.
Tropical Heat, a.k.a. Sweating Bullets	1991-1993		[Complete series DVD set]
True Blue	1989-1990
Turks	1999
Twin Peaks	1990-1991	[stream here]	[Television collection on DVD] [Television collection on Bluray]

U-V

Show Title	Air Dates	Available to stream?	Available on DVD?	Other notes
Under Suspicion	1994-1995
The Untouchables	1993-1994		[Complete DVD collection] [Complete Bluray collection]
Vengeance Unlimited	1998-1999
Veronica Clare	1991

W-Z

Show Title	Air Dates	Available to stream?	Available on DVD?	Other notes
Walker, Texas Ranger	1993-2001		[Complete DVD collection]
Wiseguy	1987-1990	[stream here]	[Seasons 1-4 DVD set]
Wolf	1989-1990
The X-Files	1993-2002, 2016-2018	[stream here]	Individual seasons have been released on DVD and Bluray, starting with [Season 1]

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If you know of a show that is missing from the list above, or if you have any other additions or corrections, please let me know in the comments!