While police procedurals are some of the longest-running and most beloved shows on TV, their history didn't start with Law & Order like some may think, with 20th-century cop dramas only getting better ...

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 ...