Ironside

Series Similar to Ironside

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

1. Kojak

   1973 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   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.

2. Jake and the Fatman

   1987 · Drama, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

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

3. Quincy, M.E.

   1976 · Drama, Crime, Medical · ended

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

   Television icon Jack Klugman is the crusading and headstrong medical examiner Dr. Quincy, the distinguished role that earned him 4 Emmy nominations. Aided by his loyal lab assistant Sam Fujiyama, Quincy's not afraid to stand up for his convictions, and he'll battle anyone who stands in his way: his skeptical boss Dr. Asten, City Hall, and even sometimes his own friends and mentors.

4. Cannon

   1971 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   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.

5. Numb3rs

   2005 · Drama, Action, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   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. CSI: NY

   2004 · Drama, Action, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   The third edition of the CSI franchise sets up shop in the Big Apple, where taciturn former Marine, Detective Mac Taylor leads a crime-solving team of police officers and forensics specialists. In the city that never sleeps, CSI: NY never rests, and while people may lie, the evidence rarely does.

7. Major Crimes

   2012 · Drama, Action, Crime · ended

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

   Captain Sharon Raydor faces the challenge of earning the trust and loyalty of her officers in Major Crimes, who are still in shock over their former Deputy Chief's exit, while trying to close the department's highest-profile cases. Raydor decides to house Rusty Beck, the key witness for a murder case, in her own home, paying for him to attend the Catholic high school her children attended.

8. Blue Bloods

   2010 · Drama, Crime · ended

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

   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.

9. Barnaby Jones

   1973 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile.

   Barnaby Jones is a television detective series featuring a father and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles, California.

10. Life

    2007 · Drama, Crime · ended

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

    A detective gets a second chance after serving twelve years in prison for a crime he did not commit.