Sometimes the best TV crime series are is based on a duo of great crime fighting duos rather than an ensemble cast or one hero/heroine solving the crimes by themselves/themself. It's always more fun to watch a "dynamic duo" than just one super sleuth. The relationship between the inseparable pair is the most important part of these shows that featuring tag team crime fighters - their relationship informs how the rest of the show will function and how the crimes will (or won't) be solved.
The sidekick and the hero are equally important and every hero needs a great sidekick. These are the best crime fighting duos in TV history! Vote for your favorites now!1
631519Supernatural
Jared Padalecki, Jensen AcklesPremiered: 2005
Genres (Tv): Supernatural drama, Black comedy, Drama, Horror Film, Mystery
Supernatural (The CW, 2005) is an American fantasy horror television series created by Eric... more on Wikipedia2
481420Psych
James Roday, Dulé HillPremiered: 2006
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Police procedural, Drama, Mystery, Comedy-drama
Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks and... more on Wikipedia3
555265Bones
Emily Deschanel, David BoreanazPremiered: 2005
Genres (Tv): Crime drama, Comedy-drama, Police procedural
Bones (Fox, 2005) is an American procedural comedy-drama television series created by Hart... more on Wikipedia4
233204Monk
Tony Shalhoub, Bitty SchramPremiered: 2002
Genres (Tv): Police procedural, Comedy-drama, Mystery
Monk (USA, 2002) is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by... more on Wikipedia5
635336Castle
Nathan Fillion, Stana KaticPremiered: 2009
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Police procedural, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Castle (ABC, 2009) is an American crime-comedy-drama television series created by Andrew W.... more on Wikipedia6
385412Elementary
Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy LiuPremiered: 2012
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Drama, Mystery
Elementary (CBS, 2012) is an American procedural drama series created by Robert Doherty, based... more on Wikipedia7
292230Magnum, P.I.
Tom Selleck, John HillermanPremiered: 1980
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Action/Adventure, Police procedural, Drama, Adventure film
Magnum, P.I. is an American television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private... more on Wikipedia8
363336Rizzoli & Isles
Angie Harmon, Sasha AlexanderPremiered: 2010
Genres (Tv): Police procedural, Crime drama
Rizzoli & Isles (TNT, 2010) is an American crime drama television series created by Janet... more on Wikipedia9
355370White Collar
Matt Bomer, Tim DeKayPremiered: 2009
Genres (Tv): Police procedural, Comedy-drama, Crime drama
White Collar (USA, 2009) is an American crime comedy-drama series created by Jeff Eastin.... more on Wikipedia10
288317Moonlighting
Cybill Shepherd, Bruce WillisPremiered: 1985
Genres (Tv): Drama, Romantic comedy, Mystery, Comedy-drama, Comedy
Moonlighting is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 3, 1985, to May 14,... more on Wikipedia11
226204Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mariska Hargitay, Christopher MeloniPremiered: 1999
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Police procedural, Drama, Live action, Legal drama
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC, 1999) is an American police procedural, legal, crime... more on Wikipedia12
251274Grimm
David Giuntoli, Silas Weir MitchellPremiered: 2011
Genres (Tv): Drama, Horror Film, Mystery, Fantasy
Watch for Free with Amazon Prime Free TrialGrimm (NBC, 2011) is an American fantasy police procedural drama television series created by... more on Wikipedia13
178186The Dukes of Hazzard
Tom Wopat, John SchneiderPremiered: 1979
Genres (Tv): Action/Adventure, Drama, Adventure film, Comedy-drama, Comedy
The Dukes of Hazzard is an American television series that aired on the CBS television network... more on Wikipedia14
1,143108Lucifer
Tom Ellis, Lauren GermanPremiered: 2015
Genres (Tv): Comedy-drama, Mystery, Fantasy
Lucifer (Fox, 2016) is an American fantasy police procedural comedy-drama television series... more on Wikipedia15
281335Starsky and Hutch
David Soul, Paul Michael GlaserPremiered: 1975
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Action/Adventure, Police procedural, Drama, Adventure film
Starsky & Hutch is a 1970s American cop thriller television series, which consisted of a... more on Wikipedia16
173199Longmire
Robert Taylor, Katee SackhoffPremiered: 2012
Genres (Tv): Crime drama, Neo-Western
Longmire (A&E, 2012) is an American modern Western crime drama television series developed by... more on Wikipedia17
19377The Mentalist
Simon Baker, Robin TunneyPremiered: 2008
Genres (Tv): Police procedural, Mystery, Drama
The Mentalist (CBS, 2008) is an American police procedural television series created by Bruno... more on Wikipedia18
268327Remington Steele
Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce BrosnanPremiered: 1982
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Drama, Comedy, Detective fiction
Remington Steele is an American television series co-created by Robert Butler and Michael... more on Wikipedia19
274343Miami Vice
Don Johnson, Philip Michael ThomasPremiered: 1984
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Police procedural, Drama
Miami Vice is an American television drama series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by... more on Wikipedia20
647794Sherlock
Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin FreemanPremiered: 2010
Genres (Tv): Crime drama, Mystery
Sherlock (BBC One, 2010) is a British crime television series created by Steven Moffat and... more on Wikipedia21
212271Simon & Simon
Gerald McRaney, Tim ReidPremiered: 1981
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Drama
Simon & Simon is an American detective television series that originally ran from November 24,... more on Wikipedia22
317415Batman
Adam West, Burt WardPremiered: 1966
Genres (Tv): Action/Adventure, Sitcom, Comedy, Action, Camp
Batman is a 1960s American live action television series, based on the DC comic book character... more on Wikipedia23
526670The X-Files
David Duchovny, Gillian AndersonPremiered: 1993
Genres (Tv): Cryptozoology, Supernatural, Crime Fiction, Drama, Live action
Watch for Free with Amazon Prime Free TrialThe X-Files is an American science fiction horror drama television series created by Chris... more on Wikipedia24
162189Arrow
Stephen Amell, Katie CassidyPremiered: 2012
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Drama, Mystery, Adventure film, Action
Arrow (The CW, 2012) is an American superhero television series developed by Greg Berlanti,... more on Wikipedia25
212262CHiPs
Erik Estrada, Larry WilcoxPremiered: 1977
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Action/Adventure, Police procedural, Drama, Adventure film
CHiPs is an American television drama series produced by MGM Studios that originally aired on... more on Wikipedia
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