The Red Line

Las Vegas criminologists use scientific methods to solve grisly murders in this unusually graphic (and hugely popular) drama, which inspired a host of other cop-show 'procedurals.' An immediate ratings smash for CBS, the series adroitly mixes painstaking deduction, gritty subject matter and intriguing characters

A young legal shark works in his father's high-powered firm and at a child-advocacy center. But the latter isn't exactly pro-bono work: it's part of a drug sentence. Still, the experience has changed him. Reluctantly, he's now The Guardian - a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances.

A continuation of the dramatic anthology series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", hosted by the master of suspense and mystery.

A look at the personal and professional lives of the judges, lawyers, clerks, bailiffs and cops who work at an L.A. County courthouse.

An above-average PI series with David Janssen at his sullen best as the shamus. Perhaps the show's best mystery involved his sexy answering-service girl Sam, whose face was never seen, just her shapely legs. Readers of TV Guide learned the answer in 1959 when it was revealed that it was Mary Tyler Moore who provided the sultry voice. The series was retitled 'Call Mr. D' when it ran in syndication.

Mick St. John is a captivating, charming and immortal private investigator from Los Angeles, who defies the traditional blood-sucking norms of his vampire tendencies by using his wit and powerful supernatural abilities to help the living.