Since the days of classic cop shows like Dragnet, Columbo and Hawaii Five-O, detective shows and procedurals have been among the most successful in TV history. Often running for more than a decade per ...

Based on the age-old "odd couple" trope, the buddy cop genre takes the concept and applies it to a law enforcement setting. Rising to prominence in the 1980s with movies like 48 Hrs. and Lethal Weapon ...