Barnaby Jones

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If you enjoyed Barnaby Jones, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Cannon

   1971 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended96% match

   Recommended for similar Crime / Mystery profile, also on CBS.

   Frank Cannon isn't your typical private detective. He's overweight, likes to eat, drives expensive cars, and charges a lot of money for his services. But when you need a job done right and you don't have a big enough gun... you call Cannon.

2. The Forgotten

   2009 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended96% match

   Recommended for similar Crime / Mystery profile, hidden gem.

   A team of dedicated amateurs work on cases involving unidentified victims. After the police have given up, this group must first solve the puzzle of the victim's identity in order to then help catch the killer. They work to give the deceased back their names, lest they become -- The Forgotten.

3. Blue Bloods

   2010 · Drama, Crime · ended95% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8.1), also on CBS.

   Blue Bloods is a drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief. A source of pride and concern for Frank is his eldest son Danny, a seasoned detective, family man and Iraq War vet who on occasion uses dubious tactics to solve cases with his loyal and tough partner, Detective Jackie Curatola. The Reagan women in the family include Erin, a N.Y. Assistant D.A., who also serves as the legal compass for her siblings and father, and single parent to her teenage daughter Nicky; and Linda, Danny's supportive wife. Jamie is the youngest Reagan, a recent grad of Harvard Law and the family's "golden boy." Unable to deny the family tradition, Jamie has decided to give up a lucrative future in law and follow in the family footsteps as a cop.

4. Kojak

   1973 · Drama, Crime · ended94% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, also on CBS.

   Set in New York City's 13th Precinct, Kojak revolves around the efforts of the incorruptible, but not adverse to bending the rules when it's needed, Lt.Theo Kojak, a tough, bald cop who was fond of using the catchphrase, "Who loves ya, baby?" and had given up smoking and had taken to lollipops instead and these became his trademark.

5. Dragnet

   1951 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended94% match

   Recommended for similar Crime / Mystery profile, highly rated (8).

   This long-running show created by Jack Webb features the criminal investigations of police detective Joe Friday. Webb prided himself on making the cases as "realistic" as possible, with many of the cases taken from the files of the LAPD. The series was based on the popular radio series, and subsequently inspired three revivals in the 60s, 1989, and 2003.

6. Jake and the Fatman

   1987 · Drama, Crime · ended93% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, also on CBS.

   Veteran district attorney J.L. "Fatman" McCabe solves cases with the help of his easygoing private investigator partner Jake Styles.

7. Elementary

   2012 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Crime / Mystery profile, highly rated (8.3), also on CBS.

   Elementary is a modern-day take on the classic Sherlock Holmes story about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.

8. A Touch of Frost

   1992 · Drama, Crime · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8).

   Detective Inspector Jack Frost is a disorganised DI for the Denton Police Force and will do anything to see that justice is done, even if he has to break the rules.

9. The Mentalist

   2008 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Crime / Mystery profile, highly rated (8.2), also on CBS.

   Patrick Jane, an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his razor sharp skills of observation. Within the Bureau, Jane is notorious for his blatant lack of protocol and his semi-celebrity past as a psychic medium, whose paranormal abilities he now admits he feigned. No-nonsense Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon openly resists having Jane in her unit and alternates between reluctantly acknowledging Jane's usefulness and blasting him for his theatrics, narcissism, and dangerous lack of boundaries. Lisbon's team includes agents Kimball Cho, Wayne Rigsby and rookie member Grace Van Pelt, who all think Jane's a loose cannon but admire his charm and knack for clearing cases.

10. Ripper Street

    2012 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended92% match

    Recommended for similar Crime / Mystery profile, highly rated (8.1), hidden gem.

    The Whitechapel police fight to bring law to the lawless in the wake of Jack the Ripper's reign of terror.