| 100% | TRUE | 4 | "___ Detective" (HBO anthology crime series) |
| 89% | TRUE | 4 | HBO anthology series "___ Detective" |
| 82% | TRUEDETECTIVE | 13 | HBO anthology crime drama series whose fourth season is subtitled "Night Country" (2 wds.) |
| 71% | TRUEDETECTIVE | 13 | HBO anthology crime drama (2 wds.) |
| 66% | TRUEDETECTIVE | 13 | HBO anthology crime drama starring 47-Across in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 65% | TRUEDETECTIVE | 13 | HBO crime anthology |
| 65% | THEWIRE | 7 | HBO crime series |
| 64% | THESINNER | 9 | Anthology crime series starring Bill Pullman, 17-Across, and 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 63% | TRUEDETECTIVE | 13 | HBO original anthology crime drama TV series by Nic Pizzolatto where each season is a self contained narrative: 2 wds. |
| 63% | STORY | 5 | "American Crime ___" (FX anthology series) |
| 60% | THEWIRE | 7 | HBO crime drama series set in Baltimore |
| 58% | HARRYHOLE | 9 | Detective in a series of Jo Nesbø crime novels |
| 57% | STORY | 5 | "American Crime ___" (true crime anthology series on FX) |
| 57% | STORY | 5 | "American Crime ___" (true-crime anthology series on FX) |
| 56% | TRUE | 4 | "___ Detective" (HBO series) |
| 55% | THEWHITELOTUS | 13 | HBO anthology series whose first season featured Connie Britton as a wealthy resort guest: 3 wds. |
| 55% | THE | 3 | "___ White Lotus" (HBO anthology series) |
| 55% | FARGO | 5 | FX anthology crime drama series whose fifth season starred 18-Across as Dot Lyon |
| 54% | COPSHOW | 7 | TV series about police detectives solving crimes, generically: 2 wds. |
| 52% | MAREOFEASTTOWN | 14 | Crime series starring Kate Winslet nominated for an Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series Emmy Award in 2021 (3 wds.) |
| 51% | TRUE | 4 | "___ Detective" (HBO series returning in January 2019) |
| 50% | DIAGNOSISMURDER | 15 | Series on which Dick Van Dyke played a doctor who solves crimes with his detective son |
| 50% | IRONSIDE | 8 | Raymond Burr TV crime series |
| 50% | COLDCASE | 8 | Crime series subject |
| 49% | ROOM | 4 | "___ 104" (HBO anthology series set in a motel) |
| 49% | TRUEDETECTIVE | 13 | HBO crime drama named best dramatic series of 2014 by the Writers Guild of America: 2 wds. |
| 49% | THESOPRANOS | 11 | HBO crime drama named best dramatic series of 2006 by the Writers Guild of America: 2 wds. |
| 49% | LOTUS | 5 | "The White ___" (anthology series on HBO) |
| 49% | REGINAKING | 10 | She plays Detective Angela Abar and Sister Night on the HBO series "Watchmen": 2 wds. |
| 49% | FATHERBROWN | 11 | British detective series starring Mark Williams as a crime-solving Roman Catholic priest (2 wds.) |