Every episode of “Dragnet,” the godfather of TV police procedurals that ran in the 1950s, began with these words. They were a promise that what viewers were about to see was a faithful re ...

The names have been changed to protect the innocent.” Every episode of “Dragnet,” the godfather of TV police procedurals that ran in the 1950s, began with these words.

Cop shows have been part of television since the medium's earliest days. From Dragnet in the 1950s all the way through into the first half of the 21st century police shows, and the detectives that ...

‘Three Little Birds’ exclusive clip shows police discriminating against Jamaican partygoers in 1950s London The six-part series follows two Jamaican sisters who must navigate their new lives ...

From the latter half of the 1950s to the early 1960s, Westerns dominated network television. They hit a peak with 31 Western series on the three networks during the 1958-59 season, according to ...

If similarity scores could be applied to television shows, there’s no doubt which current series would score as most similar to the classic 1950s cop show “Dragnet.” Detective Harry Bosch ...