| 100% | ANGEL | 5 | Former TV series starring David Boreanaz as a vampire working as a private detective |
| 53% | MONK | 4 | Former TV series starring Tony Shalhoub as a detective with anxiety disorders |
| 43% | BOREDTODEATH | 12 | HBO original comedy TV series by Jonathan Ames, about a Brooklyn-based writer working as an unlicensed private detective: 3 wds. |
| 42% | MURDERBOT | 9 | Apple TV+ series starring Alexander Skarsgård as a private security entity |
| 42% | HARRYO | 6 | 1970s US television series that starred David Janssen as a San Diego private investigator |
| 41% | DREW | 4 | "Nancy ___" (TV series starring Kennedy McMann as a teen detective) |
| 40% | SEALTEAM | 8 | TV series starring David Boreanaz in the Navy |
| 39% | ALIAS | 5 | TV series starring Jennifer Garner as a CIA agent |
| 39% | SNOWFALL | 8 | TV series starring Damson Idris as a drug dealer |
| 39% | BONES | 5 | Former crime series starring Emily Deschanel as a forensic anthropologist |
| 38% | EVIL | 4 | Supernatural drama TV series starring Katja Herbers as a forensic psychologist |
| 37% | LOOT | 4 | 2022 Apple TV+ series starring Maya Rudolph as a billionaire |
| 37% | MAISEL | 6 | "The Marvelous Mrs. ___," TV series starring Rachel Brosnahan as a housewife who becomes a stand-up comedian |
| 36% | THEROCKFORD | 11 | & 5D US television series starring James Garner in the title role as a private investigator |
| 36% | MAGNUMPI | 8 | '80s TV drama starring Tom Selleck as a detective: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CASTLE | 6 | Former ABC series starring Nathan Fillion as a mystery writer who had regular poker games with 33-Across |
| 36% | POLO | 4 | "Marco ___," a Netflix TV series starring Lorenzo Richelmy as the titular explorer |
| 35% | TEAM | 4 | "SEAL ___" (TV series starring David Boreanaz) |
| 35% | PSYCH | 5 | Former TV series about a detective who pretended to have ESP |
| 35% | FATHERBROWN | 11 | British detective series starring Mark Williams as a crime-solving Roman Catholic priest (2 wds.) |
| 35% | DEVIOUSMAIDS | 12 | Lifetime TV series starring 39-Across as a house cleaner in Beverly Hills (2 wds.) |
| 34% | JIM | 3 | "The ___ Gaffigan Show," TV series starring stand-up comedian Gaffigan as a fictionalized version of himself |
| 33% | INHERENTVICE | 12 | 2014 Paul Thomas Anderson film starring Joaquin Phoenix as a private detective: 2 wds. |
| 33% | WITH | 4 | "Married...___ Children," a hugely popular TV series starring Ed O'Neill as Al Bundy |
| 33% | NONE | 4 | "Master of ___," TV series starring stand-up comedian Aziz Ansari as a commercial actor |
| 33% | OREL | 4 | Former pitcher Hershiser who's worked on TV as a baseball analyst |
| 33% | JACKTAYLOR | 10 | Mystery drama series set in Ireland starring Iain Glen as a private investigator (2 wds.) |
| 33% | UNDERCOVER | 10 | "K.C. ___," TV series starring Zendaya as a high school student who is secretly a spy |
| 32% | WEB | 3 | "___ Therapy," a series starring former Friends actress Lisa Kudrow as a psychiatrist |
| 32% | ALIAS | 5 | An American TV series that stars Jennifer Garner as a double agent |