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A police badge, a revolver, a set of keys, and a city skyline clustered together.

Gritty Police Drama Trivia That Separates the Detectives from the Desk Jockeys

Crime, Detective & Legal TV Shows

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No clean endings, no easy answers. Gritty police dramas stripped the genre to concrete and consequence. You have seen the lineups, but do you know the shows that rewrote the rules and the cities that became characters? Step into the precinct.

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A patrol car, a police academy cap with a badge, a walkie-talkie, and a training manual.
The Rookie
20 Zaps · Easy
A dinner table set with plates and a pitcher, a courthouse, a police cap, and a picture frame.
Blue Bloods
20 Zaps · Easy
A star-shaped badge, a pair of handcuffs, a brick building, and a steel bridge clustered together.
Chicago PD
20 Zaps · Medium
A detective badge, a steaming coffee mug, a precinct building, and a pair of aviator sunglasses.
NYPD Blue
20 Zaps · Medium
A patrol car with a flashing light, a palm tree, a highway overpass, and a whistle on a lanyard.
Southland
20 Zaps · Hard
A police shield badge, a baton, a surveillance camera, and a banded stack of cash.
The Shield
20 Zaps · Medium
A wiretap headset, a row house, a chess knight piece, and a police radio grouped together.
The Wire
22 Zaps · Medium

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