Top Ten Private Eye Shows
As chosen by Max Allan Collins and John Javna in their 1998 book, The Best of Crime & Detective TV.

Honestly, this book is a keeper. If you've ever killed an afternoon glued to the tube watching old privae eye shows, this is a must-have. An articulate, passionate (and often hilarious) salute to crime and detective TV, it also includes sections on cop shows, lawyer shows and more.

1. The Rockford Files
2. Harry O
3. Peter Gunn
4. City of Angels
5. Tenspeed and Brownshoe
6. Perry Mason
7. Magnum P.I.
8. Richie Brockelman, Private Eye
9. 77 Sunset Strip
10. Mannix
    

Write-Ins:

• Richard Diamond, Private Detective
• Man In a Suitcase
• Banacek
• Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
• The Outsider
• Philip Marlowe