CSI: NY

Series Similar to CSI: NY

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

1. Cold Case

   2003 · Drama, Crime · ended98% match

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

   Cold Case is a drama about Lilly Rush, an enigmatic and highly effective detective on the Philadelphia Homicide Squad. Rush's instinctive understanding of the criminal mind and her singular passion for uncovering the truth makes her the perfect fit for investigating cold cases, yester-crimes that have remained unsolved - some only a few months old, others going back decades. Rush and her team use their wits to take on aging evidence and witnesses with buried secrets, uncovering fresh clues, digging into old wounds and doggedly pursuing the truth.

2. The Unit

   2006 · Drama, Action, Crime · ended96% match

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

   The Unit is a covert Special Forces team that does not exist. Their cover is the 303rd logistical studies group. They are assigned covert military operations by the President and never get credit for their actions. Their wives are also a tight group protecting their husbands. They protect their husband's secrets and maintain their cover.

3. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

   2000 · Drama, Action, Crime · ended92% match

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

   CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a drama about a team of forensic investigators trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.

4. Banshee

   2013 · Drama, Action, Crime · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Action / Crime profile, highly rated (8.6).

   Banshee stars Antony Starr as Lucas Hood, an ex-con and master thief who assumes the identity of the sheriff of Banshee, Pennsylvania, where he continues his criminal activities, even as he's hunted by the shadowy gangsters he betrayed years earlier.

5. Numb3rs

   2005 · Drama, Action, Crime · ended92% match

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

   FBI Special Agent Don Eppes recruits his mathematical genius brother Charlie to help the Bureau solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles. The two brothers take on the most confounding criminal cases from a very distinctive perspective. Dr. Larry Fleinhardt is Charlie's friend and colleague who urges Charlie to focus more on his university studies than on FBI business. Alan Eppes (Don and Charlie's father) is pleased to see his two sons working together but fears their competitive nature will lead to trouble.

6. Leverage

   2008 · Drama, Action, Crime · ended91% match

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

   Leverage is a slick and crafty drama following a team of expert thieves that take down corrupt corporations in elaborate high-tech schemes. Insurance investigator Nate Ford exposed scams and recovered stolen items worth millions. But his life hit the skids when his insurance company allowed his ailing 8-year-old son to die. Years later, Nate gets even as the leader of a specialized team of thieves, computer experts and con artists that right corporate and governmental injustices against honest citizens. To expose corruption, Nate will do wrong for all the right reasons –– he will provide Leverage.

7. Narcos

   2015 · Drama, Action, Crime · ended91% match

   Recommended for similar Action / Crime profile, highly rated (8.4).

   Narcos chronicle the life and death of drug lord Pablo Escobar the ruthless boss of the Medellin Cartel and a known terrorist who was also a congressman, a family man and revered by the poor as a new Robin Hood.

8. NCIS

   2003 · Drama, Action, Crime · returning91% match

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

9. Chicago P.D.

   2014 · Drama, Crime · returning91% match

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

   District 21 of the Chicago Police Department is made up of two distinctly different groups. There are the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head to head with the city's street crimes. And there's the Intelligence Unit, the team that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond. These are their stories.

10. Marvel's The Punisher

    2017 · Drama, Action, Crime · ended90% match

    Recommended for similar Action / Crime profile, highly rated (8.4).

    After exacting revenge on those responsible for the death of his wife and children, Frank Castle uncovers a conspiracy that runs far deeper than New York's criminal underworld. Now known throughout the city as The Punisher, he must discover the truth about injustices that affect more than his family alone.