Collider recommends ten detective shows it considers consistently strong, spanning comic mysteries, crime thrillers and amateur sleuth stories. The article highlights how distinctive characters and engaging puzzles can keep viewers invested from the opening episode through a season’s conclusion.

Its examples include *Only Murders in the Building*, led by Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez, and *The Residence*, an eight-episode White House murder mystery starring Uzo Aduba that was not renewed for a second season. It also praises *The Afterparty*, where Tiffany Haddish’s detective investigates a killing through suspects’ accounts presented in different film genres; the article says its second season is weaker than its first but still entertaining.