The TV Timeline: TV Series in Chronological Order By Year

The TV Timeline:
TV Series in Chronological Order

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1949

U.S.
The Cases of Eddie Drake (1949)
Man Against Crime (1949-56, CBS/NBC/Dumont)
Martin Kane, Private Eye (1949-54, NBC)
Stand By For Crime (1949)

1950

U.S.
Charlie Wild, Private Detective (1950-52, CBS/ABC/DuMont)
Detective's Wife (1950, CBS)

1951

U.S.
The Amazing Mr. Malone (1951-52, ABC)
Boston Blackie (1951-53, U.S. Syndicated)
Crime Photographer (1951-1952, CBS)
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U.K.
The Inch Man (1951-52, BBC)

1952

U.S.
The Cases of Eddie Drake (1952, U.S. Syndicated)
China Smith (1952-53, Syndicated)
The Files of Jeffrey Jones (1952, U.S. Syndicated)
Hollywood Offbeat (1952-53, DuMont)

1954

U.S.
The Lone Wolf (1954, U.S. Syndicated)
The Mask (1954, ABC; the first hour-long mystery show with recurring characters)

1955

U.S.
The Vise (1955-57, ABC)

1957

U.S.
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957-63, CBS)
Meet McGraw (1957-58, NBC)
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1957-60, U.S. Syndicated)
The New Adventures of Martin Kane (1957-58, ITV/syndicated)
Perry Mason (1957-1966, CBS)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957-60, CBS)
Saber of London (1957-60, NBC)
The Thin Man (1957-59, NBC)
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U.K.
Saber of London (1957-60, ITV)
Shadow Squad (1957-1959, ITV)

1958

U.S.
77 Sunset Strip (1958-64, ABC)
Cool and Lam (1958, CBS)
Man With a Camera (1958-60, ABC)
Peter Gunn (1958-61, NBC/ABC)
The Investigator (1958, NBC)
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U.K.
Private Investigator (1958-59, BBC)

1959

U.S.
Bourbon Street Beat (1959-60, ABC)
Coronado 9 (1959-60, U.S. Syndicated)
The D.A's Man (1959, NBC)
Hawaiian Eye (1959-1963, ABC)
Man from Blackhawk (1959-60, ABC)
Markham (1959-60, CBS)
Philip Marlowe (1959-60, ABC)
Snooper and Blabber (1959-62, syndicated)
Staccato (1959-60, NBC/ABC)
Shotgun Slade (1959-1961, U.S. Syndicated)
21 Beacon Street (1959-60, NBC/ABC)
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U.K.
Dick and the Duchess (1959-60, ITV)
International Detective (1959-61, ITV)

1960

US
The Brothers Brannigan (1960, U.S. Syndicated)
Checkmate (1960-62, CBS)
Hong Kong! (1960-61, ABC)
Johnny Midnight (1960, U.S. Syndicated)
Michael Shayne (1960-61, NBC)
Surfside Six (1960-1962, ABC)
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U.K.
The Cheaters (1960-62, ITV)
Francis Storm Investigates (1960, ITV)

1961

U.S.
Acapulco (1961, NBC)
The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1961)
Follow The Sun (1961)
The Investigators (1961, CBS)
King of Diamonds (1961)
Miami Undercover (1961, U.S. Syndicated)
Shannon (1961, U.S. Syndicated)
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U.K.
Jango (1961, ITV)

1962

U.S.
Kokonut, Private Eye (1962)
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U.K.
Zero One (1962-64, BBC)
The Odd Man (1962-63, ITV)
The Third Man (1962)
Glynis (1962)

1964

U.S.
Miss Adventure (1964, ITV)
Mr. Broadway (1964)

1965

U.S.
Honey West (1965-66, ABC)
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U.K.
Public Eye (1965-68, ITV)

1966

U.S.
T.H.E. Cat (1966-67, NBC)
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U.K.
The Corridor People (1966, ITV)
Take a Pair of Private Eyes (1966, BBC2)

1967

U.S.
Mannix (1967-75, CBS)
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U.K.
Man in a Suitcase (1967-68, ITV)

1968

U.S.
The Outsider (1968-69, NBC)
My Friend Tony (1969, NBC)
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U.K.
My Partner the Ghost (1969-70, ITC)
Paul Temple (1968, BBC)

1969

U.K.
Paul Temple (1969-71, BBC1)
Public Eye (1969-75, ITV)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969-71)

1970

U.S.
The Most Deadly Game (1970-71, ABC)

1971

U.S.
Bearcats! (1971, CBS)
Cannon (1971-1976, CBS)
Longstreet (1971-1972, ABC)
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U.K.
The View From Daniel Pike (1971-73, BBC)

1972

U.S.
Banacek (1972-74, NBC)
Banyon (1972-1973, NBC)
Cool Million (1972, NBC)
Jigsaw (1972-73, ABC)
Search (1972-73, NBC)
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U.K.
The Protectors (1972-74, ITV)

1973

U.S.
Barnaby Jones (1973-1980, CBS)
Faraday and Company (1973-74, NBC)
Griff (1973-74, ABC)
Hagen (1973-1974, ABC)
Inch High, Private Eye (1973-74, NBC; cartoon)
The New Adventures of Perry Mason (1973-1974, CBS)
Perry Mason (1973-1974, CBS)
Shaft (1973-1974, CBS)
Tenafly (1973-74, NBC)

1974

U.S.
Harry O (1974-76, CBS)
The Manhunter (1974-75, CBS)
The Nightstalker (1974-75, ABC; AKA Kolchak: The Nightstalker)
The Rockford Files (1974-80, NBC)

1975

U.S.
Archer (1975, NBC)
Khan (1975, CBS)
Matt Helm (1975-76, ABC)
Switch (1975-1978, CBS)

1976

U.S.
Charlie's Angels (1976-1981, ABC)
City of Angels (1976, CBS)

1978

U.S.
Richie Brockelmann, Private Eye (1978, NBC)
Vega$ (1978-81, ABC)
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U.K.
Hazell (1978-80, ITV)

1979

U.S.
Big Shamus, Little Shamus (1979, CBS)
The Duke (1979, NBC)
The Runaways (1979, NBC)
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U.K.
Dick Barton-Special Agent (1979, ITV)
The Racing Game (1979-80, ITV)
Shoestring (1979-1980, BBC1)

1980

U.S.
Magnum P.I. (1980-88, CBS)
Tenspeed and Brownshoe (1980, ABC)
San Berdoo (1980, ABC)
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Spain
Pepe Carvalho(1980, Spain)

1981

U.S.
Joe Dancer (1981-83, NBC)
Nero Wolfe (1981, NBC)
Simon and Simon (1981-1988, CBS)

1982

U.S.
Cassie and Co. (1982, NBC)
The Devlin Connection (1982, NBC)
Matt Houston (1982-85, ABC)
Remington Steele (1982-87, NBC)
Tucker's Witch (1982-83, CBS)

1983

U.S.
Ace Crawford, Private Eye (1983, CBS)
Hardcastle and McCormick (1983-1986, ABC)
High Performance (1983)
Small and Frye (1983, CBS)

1984

U.S.
Crazy Like a Fox (1984-86, , CBS)
Finder of Lost Loves (1984-85, ABC)
Legmen (1984, NBC)
Partners in Crime (1984, NBC)
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1984, London Weekend Television)
Me and Mom (1984-85, ABC)
Riptide (1984-86, NBC)
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1984-85, CBS)
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U.K.
Charlie (1984, ITV)

1985

U.S.
Detective in the House (1985, CBS)
The Equalizer (1985-89, CBS)
Eye to Eye (1985, ABC)
Half Nelson (1985, NBC)
I Had Three Wives (1985, CBS)
Lime Street (1985, ABC)
Moonlighting (1985-89, ABC)
Spenser: For Hire (1985-88, ABC)
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U.K.
Bulman (1985-87, ITV)

1986

U.S.
Blacke's Magic (1986, NBC)
The New Mike Hammer (1986-87, CBS)
Stingray (1986-87, NBC)
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U.K.
Boon (1986-95, ITV)
Dick Spanner, P.I. (1986, Channel Four)
The Singing Detective (1986, BBC1)
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Canada
Hot Shots (1986, CTV)

1987

U.S.
Beverly Hills Buntz (1987-88, NBC)
The Law and Harry McGraw (1987-88, CBS)
J.J. Starbuck (1987-1988, NBC)
Leg Work (1987, CBS)
Jake and the Fatman (1987-??, CBS)
Ohara (1987-88, ABC)
Private Eye (1987-88, NBC)
Sable (1987-88, ABC)
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Canada
Two of Diamonds (1987-88, Global)

1988

U.S.
Murphy's Law (1988-89, ABC)
South of the Border (1988, BBC1)
Sonny Spoon (1988, NBC)

1989

U.S.
B.L. Stryker (1989-90, ABC)
Booker (1989-90, Fox)
A Man Called Hawk (1989, ABC)
Wolf (1989-90, CBS)

1990

U.S.
Gabriel's Fire (1990-91, ABC)
Grand Slam (1990)
Hollywood Detective (1990-91, A&E)
Sydney (1990, CBS)
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Canada
Mom P.I. (1990-92, CBC)
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U.K.
Blood Rights (1990, BBC2)
TECX (1990, ITV)
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Portugal
Claxon (1990, Portugal)
Germany
Blaues Blut (1990, Germany)

1991

U.S.
Palace Guard (1991, CBS)
Pros and Cons (1991-92, ABC)
Veronica Clare (1991, Lifetime)
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U.K.
The Diamond Brothers (1991, ITV)
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U.S./Canada
Sweating Bullets (1991-1992, Mexican/Canadian Syndicated)
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France
Nestor Burma (1991-2000, France)

1992

U.S.
Dog City (1992-93, Fox, cartoon)
The Human Target (1992, ABC)

1993

U.S.
Black Tie Affair (1993, NBC)
Fallen Angels (1993-95, Showtime)
Moon Over Miami (1993, ABC)
South of Sunset (1993, CBS)
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U.K.
Anna Lee (1993-1994, ITV)
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Sweden
Snoken (1993-1997, SVT 1)

1994

U.S.
The Cosby Mysteries (1994, CBS)

1995

U.S.
Baywatch Nights (1995-97, U.S. Syndicated)
Charlie Grace (1995, ABC)
Land's End (1995-96, U.S. Syndicated)
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Canada
Taking the Falls (1995-96, CTV)
TekWar (1995, CTV/syndicated)

1996

U.S.
Lawless (1996, Fox)
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U.K.
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996-1999, BBC1)
Sharman (1996, ITV)

1997

U.S.
Dellaventura (1997, CBS)
Mike Hammer-Private Eye (1997, syndicated series)
Total Security (1997, ABC)
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U.K.
An Unsuitable Job For a Woman (1997-99, ITV/PBS)

1998

U.S.
Brimstone (1998, Fox)
Buddy Faro (1998, CBS)
Sins of the City (1998, USA Network)
Vengeance Unlimited (1998, ABC)
V.I.P. (1998-2000, syndicated)
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JAPAN
Cowboy Bebop (1998, Bandai Visual/Sunrise)

1999

U.S.
Angel (1999, WB)
Snoops (1999, ABC)
Sons of Thunder (1999, CBS)
The Strip (1999-2000, UPN)

2000

U.S.
The Huntress (2000-01, USA Network)
The Michael Richards Show (2000, NBC)
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U.K.
Dirty Work (2000, BBC1)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000, BBC1)

2001

2002

U.S.
Hack (2002-03, CBS)
Haunted (2002, UPN)
Monk (2002-09, USA Network)
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Canada
Tom Stone (2002, CBC)
U.K.
Nice Guy Eddie (2002, BBC-1)
JAPAN
Mike Hama, Private Detective (2002, Yomiuri Television)

2003

U.S.
Las Vegas (2003-07, NBC)
P.I. (2003, F/X)
Wild Card (2003-05, Lifetime)

2004

U.S.
Veronica Mars (2004-07, UPN)

2005

U.S.
Eyes (2005, Eyes)
Johnny Zero (2005, Fox)

2006

U.S.
Kidnapped (2006, NBC)
Murder 101 (2006, HallMark)
Psych (2006--, USA Network)

2007

U.S.
Andy Barker P.I (2007, NBC)
The Dresden Files (2007, Sci-Fi Channel)
Burn Notice (2007--, USA Network)

2008

2009

U.S.
Bored to Death (2009--, HBO)
The Good Wife (2009 --, CBS)
Lie to Me (2009-11, FX)

2010

U.S.
Human Target (2010, Fox-TV)
Terriers (2010, FX)
Canada
Republic of Doyle (2010--, CBC)
Ireland
Jack Taylor (2010-11, TV3)

2011

U.K.
Case Histories (2011, BBC)

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