CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Series Similar to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

If you enjoyed CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Criminal Minds

   2005 · Drama, Crime, Thriller · returning

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

   Criminal Minds revolves around an elite team of FBI profilers who analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again.

2. Elementary

   2012 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime 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.

3. Waking the Dead

   2000 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   Drama series following the members of a Cold Case investigation team as they use advanced forensic techniques to uncover the truth and bring criminals to justice.

4. NCIS

   2003 · Drama, Action, Crime · returning

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

   NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) is more than just an action drama. With liberal doses of humor, it's a show that focuses on the sometimes complex and always amusing dynamics of a team forced to work together in high-stress situations. Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a former Marine gunnery sergeant, whose skills as an investigator are unmatched, leads this troupe of colorful personalities. Rounding out the team are Anthony DiNozzo, an ex-homicide detective whose instincts in the field are unparalleled and whose quick wit and humorous take on life make him a team favorite; the youthful and energetic forensic specialist Abby Sciuto, a talented scientist whose sharp mind matches her Goth style and eclectic tastes; Caitlin Todd, an ex-Secret Service Agent; and Timothy McGee, an MIT graduate whose brilliance with computers far overshadows his insecurities in the field; Assisting the team is medical examiner Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard, who knows it all because he's seen it all, and he's not afraid to let you know. From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, these special agents travel the globe to investigate all crimes with Navy or Marine Corps ties.

5. Blue Bloods

   2010 · Drama, Crime · ended

   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.

6. Inspector George Gently

   2008 · Drama, Crime · ended

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

   Crime drama, set in the 1960s, about an old-school detective trying to come to terms with a time when the lines between the police and criminals have become blurred.Based on the Inspector Gently novels by Alan Hunter.

7. Happy Valley

   2014 · Drama, Crime · ended

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

   When a kidnap spirals out of control, Yorkshire police sergeant Catherine Cawood comes face to face with the man who destroyed her family.

8. Case Histories

   2011 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, hidden gem.

   Jackson Brodie, a former policeman turned private detective, comes to the rescue of the bereaved, even as he struggles with past and present-day personal problems.Case Histories is a British drama television series based on the Jackson Brodie detective novels by Kate Atkinson. 

9. Wallander

   2008 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   This drama follows Inspector Kurt Wallander – a middle-aged everyman – as he struggles against a rising tide of violence in the apparently sleepy backwaters in and around Ystad in Skane, southern Sweden. Based on the international best-selling books by Henning Mankell.

10. Ripper Street

    2012 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

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

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