The definitive ranking · TV
Crime TV shows
Built from 295 forced-choice rankings by 38 Tāstmakers.
The highest-ranked crime show on Tāst is The Wire, at 8.6 from 4 rankings.
| Show | Score | Rankings | Range of opinion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
The Wire2002 | 8.6 | 4 | Consensus |
| 16 |  |
Breaking Bad2008 | 8.2 | 7 | Mixed |
| 21 |  |
The Jinx2015 | 8.2 | 3 | Mixed |
| 22 |  |
Narcos2015 | 8.2 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 24 |  |
The Night Of2016 | 8.2 | 2 | Too few to say |
| 26 |  |
Mr. Robot2015 | 8.2 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 32 |  |
The Sopranos1999 | 8.1 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 48 |  |
Weeds2005 | 8.0 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 52 |  |
Dexter2006 | 8.0 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 53 |  |
You2018 | 8.0 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 54 |  |
The Rookie2018 | 8.0 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 61 |  |
Murder, She Wrote1984 | 8.0 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 65 |  |
Ozark2017 | 8.0 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 73 |  |
Your Friends & Neighbors2025 | 7.9 | 2 | Too few to say |
| 79 |  |
Furious2026 | 7.9 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 87 |  |
Better Call Saul2015 | 7.9 | 3 | Divisive |
| 90 |  |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 | 7.9 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 94 |  |
Reacher2022 | 7.8 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 99 |  |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine2013 | 7.8 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 102 |  |
MINDHUNTER2017 | 7.8 | 2 | Too few to say |
| 104 |  |
Making a Murderer2015 | 7.8 | 2 | Too few to say |
| 111 |  |
Slow Horses2022 | 7.7 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 132 |  |
Cape Fear2026 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say |
| 133 |  |
How to Get Away with Murder2014 | 6.9 | 1 | Too few to say |