Collider presents a compilation of CBS detective shows that maintain quality throughout their entire runs, featuring acclaimed procedurals from the 1980s to the present day that are perfect for extended viewing.

– CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – A groundbreaking forensic-focused procedural centring on Dr. Gil Grissom and Catherine Willows, which popularised laboratory science on television and spawned multiple spin-offs.
– Elementary – A modern, gender-swapped reimagining of Sherlock Holmes set in New York, starring Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu, which ran for seven seasons with 154 episodes.
– Criminal Minds – An FBI procedural exploring criminal profiling through the Behavioral Analysis Unit, offering psychological depth with 364 total episodes across 19 seasons (15 on CBS, continuing on Paramount+).
– Cold Case – A Philadelphia Police Department procedural investigating decades-old unsolved crimes with fresh evidence and perspectives, spanning seven seasons.