Crime shows have been a mainstay in the primetime TV circuit for decades.

They often come in the form of procedurals that fans of the genre can watch at leisure.

Some of the best crime shows on television have aired for quite some time.

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In24, each season covers 24 hours of events, in a real-time narrative with a digital clock display.

Butit is essentially an overarching crime thriller about a ruthless criminal and his intentions.

16’Chicago P.D.'

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Running for over 10 seasons and still counting, the action-packed narrative ofChicago P.D.

Fans ofChicago Fireand/orChicago Medmight also enjoy thecrossover episodes ofChicago P.D.

The Emmy-winning series has often been compared toThe X-Filesfor its clever and unusual cases.

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ButHawaii Five-Ohad more episodes overall.

With its initial run, there were 281 episodes compared to about 260 or so for the other series.

That revival ran for almost as long as the original.

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Peter Falk as Frank Columbo in Columbo holding something in his hand and looking inquisitively.

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Jason Beghe and Tracey Spiridakos in Chicago P.D. Season 11

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Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny grin sheepishly standing next to each other in The X-Files.

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Frank Smith (Ben Alexander) and Joe Friday (Jack Webb) reading a note in Dragnet

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Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) and Bobby Simone (Jimmy Smits) in NYPD Blue

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The cast of the original Hawaii Five-O all looking at something.

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