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I was thinking of how many criminal investigation shows there are on TV these days. and even on the 5 networks we get, it's amazing how many there are. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with watching them(I watch very few of them), but do we need so many of them?

I can't imagine how many people who have cable or satelite get

I might have missed some, but here's a list of what I found on the networks we get here, and all of these are on 4 networks

CBS

48 Hours Mystery
Cold Case
CSI
CSI: Miami
CSI: New York
Without A Trace
NCIS
Criminal Minds
Close To Home
Numb3rs

ABC

Boston Legal
The Evidence
In Justice

NBC

Law & Order
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Conviction
Crossing Jordan
Heist

FOX

24
Bones
Cops

Interesting..
We got some of those shows too
We got:

CSI
CSI: Miami
CSI: New York
FBI Files
24

And some danish shows too..

Cheers Theis

Pretty much as the reality show market is slowly dying. So will this form of TV in the next few years, and it'll be something new to take its place.

I wouldn't categorize 24 as a CI show. More of action/adventure/suspense.

Now you understand why I stopped watching telly

Isn't there a CSI: Las Vegas?

Tis funny that we get most of those programmes on just the one channel. Channel 5.

Can't beat a bit of Agatha Christie for a bit of criminal investigation...

Poirot would run rings round all these modern "detectives", and Miss Marple, well she'd leave them behind as well...

I love how any job on TV is made out to be exciting, and every day is a different adventure!  Like a boy scout excusion!

"Hey bob, watcha got for me today?"
"Another gunshot one."
"Same?"
"Yeah."
[cries for his selected career path]

I'd like to ask a real morgue person or investigator just how exciting and riveting their job is.  Thankfully I don't watch TV, but I've actually heard people cite these shows to back up whatever poorly formed argument they have.

"I saw it on CSI!"
"Yeah, well I saw it on Battlefield 2!"

Isn't there a CSI: Las Vegas?

Aye, thats the original one.

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I'd like to ask a real morgue person or investigator just how exciting and riveting their job is.

Omag, thankfully lost has 7 seasons worth of storylines:)

Omag, thankfully lost has 7 seasons worth of storylines:)

Amazing considering there isn't acually a plot.

That's the genius behind it... they'll never have story-lines that are milked out...  ;D

Amazing considering there isn't acually a plot.

Well, Gilligan's Island didn't either