America's Top Sleuths |
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| Rank | "Sleuth" | Series |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Magnum [video] | Magnum P.I. (TV Series) |
| 2 | Frank Columbo | Columbo (TV Series & Movies) |
| 3 | Jim Rockford | The Rockford Files (TV Series) |
| 4 | Crockett & Tubbs | Miami Vice (TV Series & Movie) |
| 5 | Dr. Quincy | Quincy, M.E. (TV Series) |
| 6 | Jessica Fletcher | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) |
| 7 | Remington Steele | Remington Steele (TV Series) |
| 8 | Gil Grissom | CSI (TV Series) |
| 9 | Det. Lenny Brisco | Law & Order (TV Series) |
| 10 | Sherlock Holmes | Books, Movies & TV Series |
| 11 | Lt. Theo Kojak | Kojak (TV Series) |
| 12 | Harry Callahan | Dirty Harry (Film Series) |
| 13 | Riggs & Murtaugh | Lethal Weapon (Film Series) |
| 14 | Det. Joe Friday | Dragnet (TV Series) |
| 15 | Mulder & Scully | The X-Files (TV Series & Movie) |
| 16 | Det. Andy Sipowicz | NYPD Blue (TV Series) |
| 17 | Baretta | Baretta (TV Series) |
| 18 | Sabrina, Jill & Kelly | Charlie's Angels (TV Series & Movies) |
| 19 | Dave & Maddie | Moonlighting (TV Series) |
| 20 | Sam Spade | The Maltese Falcon (Book & Movies) |
| 21 | John Shaft | Shaft (Movies & TV Series) |
| 22 | Lt. Frank Drebin | Police Squad & Naked Gun (Film Series) |
| 23 | Irwin Fletcher | Fletch (Books & Movies) |
| 24 | Clarice Starling | The Silence of the Lambs & Hannibal (Books & Film Series) |
| 25 | Marge Gunderson | Fargo (Movie) |
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