police procedural
noun
plural police procedurals
: a mystery story written from the point of view of the police investigating the crime
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Carried out in public — on L.A. freeways in broad daylight — the heists have a brazen quality befitting an action movie, or at least a TV police procedural.
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Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The news comes as the police procedural, which is based on the Karin Slaughter’s Will Trent novels, has aired five episodes of its second season.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
The hit police procedural, also starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Matthew Gray Gubler, Shemar Moore, Mandy Patinkin, and Kirsten Vangsness, aired for 15 seasons between 2005 and 2020 and spawned several spinoffs.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2024
Since debuting in 2018, the ABC police procedural has sustained faithful viewership amid both internal and industrywide obstacles, including the pandemic and most recently, the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2024
The remainder of High and Low is one of the strongest police procedurals of all time.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2024
After a stint on Broadway, Harper made his television debut as Detective Bert Kling on NBC's police procedural 87th Precinct from 1961 to 1962.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
This very bright, colorful, prismatic, mercurial character is dropped down in the middle of the black and white and gray world of New York City police procedurals.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
The actress also seemingly specialized in police procedurals, given her many gigs in Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Numb3rs, Bones, and more.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2023
Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The news comes as the police procedural, which is based on the Karin Slaughter’s Will Trent novels, has aired five episodes of its second season.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
The hit police procedural, also starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Matthew Gray Gubler, Shemar Moore, Mandy Patinkin, and Kirsten Vangsness, aired for 15 seasons between 2005 and 2020 and spawned several spinoffs.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2024
Since debuting in 2018, the ABC police procedural has sustained faithful viewership amid both internal and industrywide obstacles, including the pandemic and most recently, the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2024
The remainder of High and Low is one of the strongest police procedurals of all time.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2024
After a stint on Broadway, Harper made his television debut as Detective Bert Kling on NBC's police procedural 87th Precinct from 1961 to 1962.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
This very bright, colorful, prismatic, mercurial character is dropped down in the middle of the black and white and gray world of New York City police procedurals.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
The actress also seemingly specialized in police procedurals, given her many gigs in Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Numb3rs, Bones, and more.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2023
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“Police procedural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20procedural. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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