Before forensic labs, digital tracking, and streaming mega-franchises like CSI or True Detective, television’s sleuths solved crimes with sharp instincts, trench coats, and charm. The 1970s and ’80s ...

The initial 70s run set a gold standard in event television, attracting grand guest stars to play the murderer (Gene Barry, Jack Cassidy, William Shatner, Anne Baxter) and emerging talent to shape its ...

A classic detective series from the 1970s is getting a reboot after two previous attempts in the last 15 years. The Rockford Files originally ran from 1974 to 1980 (with some further TV movies from ...