What is the best Dick Wolf TV series?

Courtroom twists, firehouse rescues and federal manhunts spread over more than three decades of network television. Some ran past twenty seasons, while others built a loyal following and bowed out after a handful.

1. 1
   Law & Order: SVU

   Spin-off launched in 1999 with Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson, which in 2019 became the longest-running live-action primetime series in US television history.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Law & Order

   The NBC procedural that premiered in 1990 and split each episode between police investigation and prosecution, running 20 seasons to 2010 before its 2022 revival.
   928pts
3. 3
   Chicago P.D.

   Chicago Fire spin-off running since 2014 that follows Sergeant Hank Voight, played by Jason Beghe, and the 21st District's Intelligence Unit.
   558pts
4. 4
   Law & Order: Criminal Intent

   Ran from 2001 to 2011 on NBC and later USA Network, built around Vincent D'Onofrio's Detective Robert Goren and the NYPD Major Case Squad.
   500pts
5. 5
   FBI: Most Wanted

   CBS spin-off from 2020 to 2025 about the FBI's Fugitive Task Force, first headed by Julian McMahon and later by Dylan McDermott, across six seasons.
   500pts
6. 6
   Law & Order: Organized Crime

   Brought Christopher Meloni back as Elliot Stabler for five seasons from 2021 to 2025, the last of them streaming on Peacock.
   433pts
7. 7
   New York Undercover

   Fox police drama from 1994 to 1998 starring Malik Yoba and Michael DeLorenzo as Harlem undercover detectives, with live R&B and hip-hop performances in its club scenes.
   433pts
8. 8
   Chicago Fire

   NBC drama about the firefighters and paramedics of Firehouse 51 that premiered in 2012 and launched the One Chicago franchise.
   357pts
9. 9
   Law & Order: UK

   ITV adaptation that ran eight series from 2009 to 2014, reworking original Law & Order scripts for London with Bradley Walsh and Jamie Bamber.
   357pts
10. 10
    FBI

    CBS procedural launched in 2018 that follows agents of the bureau's New York field office, led on screen by Missy Peregrym and Zeeko Zaki.
    167pts
11. 11
    Chicago Med

    Third One Chicago series, on NBC since 2015, set in the emergency department of the fictional Gaffney Chicago Medical Center.
    0pts
12. 12
    FBI: International

    Second FBI spin-off, airing four seasons on CBS from 2021 to 2025, about the Budapest-based Fly Team that pursues threats to Americans abroad.
    0pts

Comments