The Best Police TV Shows on TVision

What it's about: The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.

Where to Watch: 6 episodes (22%) are available to watch free online (FOX). 9 episodes (33%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu, fuboTV & TVision). 1 episodes (4%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (FOX). 27 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 4 services (iTunes, Google Play & 2 others).

What it's about: A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.

Where to Watch: 5 episodes (3%) are available to watch free online (NBC). 145 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu, Peacock Premium, fuboTV & 1 other). 13 episodes (9%) are available to stream on a popular TV everywhere service (TBS & NBC). 142 episodes (98%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.

Where to Watch: 5 episodes (1%) are available to watch free online (CBS). 407 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Netflix, fuboTV, CBS All Access & 1 other). 24 episodes (6%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (USA). 405 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

Where to Watch: 41 episodes (8%) are available to watch free online (Peacock, NBC & USA). 490 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu, Peacock Premium, fuboTV & 1 other). 23 episodes (5%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (NBC & USA). 488 episodes (99%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).

What it's about: A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city's street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.

Where to Watch: 155 episodes (98%) are available to watch free online (Peacock & NBC). 26 episodes (16%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu, fuboTV & TVision). 24 episodes (15%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (Oxygen, NBC & USA). 157 episodes (99%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.

Where to Watch: 5 episodes (2%) are available to watch free online (CBS). 61 episodes (22%) are available to stream on a subscription service (fuboTV, CBS All Access & TVision). 17 episodes (6%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (USA). 271 episodes (99%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).

What it's about: The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. Outside of the Smith family, there are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend turned husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's man-in-a-goldfish-body pet, Klaus; and most notably the family's zany alien, Roger, who is "full of masquerades, brazenness, and shocking antics."

Where to Watch: 5 episodes (2%) are available to watch free online (Adult Swim). 306 episodes (97%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu & TVision). 26 episodes (8%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (Adult Swim). 300 episodes (96%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: A drama about the local field office that investigates criminal cases affecting military personnel in The Big Easy, a city known for its music, entertainment and decadence.

Where to Watch: 5 episodes (3%) are available to watch free online (CBS). 149 episodes (98%) are available to stream on a subscription service (fuboTV, CBS All Access & TVision). 18 episodes (12%) are available to stream on a popular TV everywhere service (TNT). 150 episodes (99%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).

What it's about: Follows a crime (usually a murder), usually adapted from current headlines, from two separate vantage points, the police investigation and the prosecution in court.

Where to Watch: 177 episodes (39%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Peacock Premium, Philo, fuboTV & 1 other). 5 episodes (1%) are available to stream on a popular TV everywhere service (Sundance). 151 episodes (33%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).

What it's about: A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.

Where to Watch: 1 episodes (0%) are available to watch free online (USA). 335 episodes (99%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu, CBS All Access & TVision). 46 episodes (14%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (USA). 336 episodes (99%) are available to rent or buy from $0.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: A gripping coming-of-age story set against the real culture wars and political events of Germany in the 1980s. The drama follows Martin Rauch as the 24 year-old East Germany native is pulled from the world as he knows it and sent to the West as an undercover spy for the Stasi foreign service. Hiding in plain sight in the West German army, he must gather the secrets of NATO military strategy. Everything is new, nothing is quite what it seems and everyone he encounters is harboring secrets, both political and personal.

Where to Watch: 26 episodes (96%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu, fuboTV, Sundance Now & 1 other). 8 episodes (30%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 4 services (iTunes, Google Play & 2 others).

What it's about: Dogged investigator Allegra Dill returns to her border-town Texas home after her sister is murdered. What begins as a search for a killer turns into an all-consuming fight to bring her corrupt hometown to its knees.

Where to Watch: 10 episodes (100%) are available to watch free online (Peacock). 9 episodes (90%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video & TVision). 10 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (USA). 10 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 3 services (Google Play, Vudu & YouTube).

What it's about: Lone-wolf detective Angie Tribeca and a squad of committed LAPD detectives investigate the most serious cases, from the murder of a ventriloquist to a rash of baker suicides.

Where to Watch: 40 episodes (98%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu, Hoopla & TVision). 5 episodes (12%) are available to stream on a popular TV everywhere service (TBS). 40 episodes (98%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).

What it's about: A team of Vancouver investigators, led by homicide detective Angie Flynn, sets out to uncover the motive of each puzzling murder by discovering the killer's connection to the victim. Viewers get a glimpse of the killer before and after the crime is committed.

Where to Watch: 13 episodes (25%) are available to stream on a subscription service (TVision). 13 episodes (25%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (USA). 52 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).

What it's about: When Dr. Claw returns, Inspector Gadget is brought out of retirement to defeat him again, now with Penny and Brain's open participation.

Where to Watch: 41 episodes (35%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Netflix, fuboTV & TVision). 42 episodes (36%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 1 service (iTunes).