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Ranker.com's: The Best TV Detectives of All Time

I decided to cull those crime solvers who are not actual members of a law enforcement agency. Therefore Jessica Fletcher, Father Brown & Miss Marple didn't get a mention. I did include a couple of Private Investigators who had the of P.I.
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"Pepper" Anderson (Police Woman)
"Pepper" Anderson (Police Woman)
2
Adrian Monk
Adrian Monk
3
Bobby Simone, NYPD Blue
Bobby Simone, NYPD Blue
4
Bodie & Doyle (The Professionals)
Bodie & Doyle (The Professionals)
5
Brenda Johnson (The Closer)
Brenda Johnson (The Closer)
6
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey
7
Columbo
Columbo
8
The Crew From Brooklyn 99
The Crew From Brooklyn 99
9
Dana Scully
Dana Scully
10
Det Garry Butterworth (Underbelly)
Det Garry Butterworth (Underbelly)
11
Det Neal Washington (Hill Street Blues)
Det Neal Washington (Hill Street Blues)
12
Det Sgt Andy Sipowicz (NYPD Blue)
Det Sgt Andy Sipowicz (NYPD Blue)
13
Det Sgt Jim Bergerac (Bergerac)
Det Sgt Jim Bergerac (Bergerac)
14
Det. Michael Belker (Hill Street Blues)
Det. Michael Belker (Hill Street Blues)
15
Fox Mulder - X-Files
Fox Mulder - X-Files
16
Hercule Poirot (Poirot)
Hercule Poirot (Poirot)
17
Inspector Jack Regan & Sgt George Carter (The Sweeney)
Inspector Jack Regan & Sgt George Carter (The Sweeney)
18
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
19
James "Sonny" Crockett and Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs ("Miami Vice")
James "Sonny" Crockett and Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs ("Miami Vice")
20
Jane Rizzoli (Rizzoli & Isles)
Jane Rizzoli (Rizzoli & Isles)
21
Jim Rockford
Jim Rockford
22
Joe Friday ("Dragnet")
Joe Friday ("Dragnet")
23
John Munch - Law & Order SVU
John Munch - Law & Order SVU
24
Kate Beckett ("Castle")
Kate Beckett ("Castle")
25
Kojak
Kojak
26
Lennie Briscoe ("Law & Order")
Lennie Briscoe ("Law & Order")
27
Leroy Jethro Gibbs (NCIS)
Leroy Jethro Gibbs (NCIS)
28
Mike Hammer, Private Eye
Mike Hammer, Private Eye
29
Odafin "Fin" Tutuola (Law & Order: SVU)
Odafin "Fin" Tutuola (Law & Order: SVU)
30
Olivia Benson (Law and Order)
Olivia Benson (Law and Order)
31
Patrick Jane (The Mentalist)
Patrick Jane (The Mentalist)
32
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
33
Richard Castle (Castle)
Richard Castle (Castle)
34
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
35
Spencer Reid
Spencer Reid
36
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
37
Steve McGarrett, Hawaii Five-0
Steve McGarrett, Hawaii Five-0
38
Temperance Brennan (Bones)
Temperance Brennan (Bones)
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Thomas Magnum - Magnum P.I.
Thomas Magnum - Magnum P.I.
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