Investigation's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of Investigation? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best Investigation titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 2021 25 great titles Best: Mare of Easttown
  2. #2 2022 25 great titles Best: Big Mouth
  3. #3 2020 25 great titles Best: Flower of Evil
  4. #4 2019 25 great titles Best: Unbelievable
  5. #5 2017 25 great titles Best: Dark
  6. #6 2018 23 great titles Best: FBI
  7. #7 2023 21 great titles Best: The Worst of Evil
  8. #8 2016 18 great titles Best: Signal
  9. #9 2025 18 great titles Best: All Her Fault
  10. #10 2015 18 great titles Best: Unforgotten
  11. #11 2013 12 great titles Best: Prisoners
  12. #12 2014 12 great titles Best: True Detective
  13. #13 2009 12 great titles Best: The Secret in Their Eyes
  14. #14 2024 9 great titles Best: Miss Night and Day
  15. #15 2007 9 great titles Best: Zodiac
  16. #16 2012 8 great titles Best: Elementary
  17. #17 2010 7 great titles Best: Sherlock
  18. #18 2006 8 great titles Best: Brick
  19. #19 1988 7 great titles Best: The Thin Blue Line
  20. #20 1996 7 great titles Best: Millennium
  21. #21 2026 6 great titles Best: Lee Cronin's The Mummy
  22. #22 1998 7 great titles Best: Brimstone
  23. #23 1994 6 great titles Best: Quiz Show
  24. #24 2001 6 great titles Best: K-PAX
  25. #25 2000 6 great titles Best: Frequency
  26. #26 1997 5 great titles Best: Gattaca
  27. #27 1995 5 great titles Best: Se7en
  28. #28 2002 5 great titles Best: Insomnia
  29. #29 2005 5 great titles Best: Human Trafficking
  30. #30 1999 5 great titles Best: The Limey
  31. #31 2004 5 great titles Best: New Police Story
  32. #32 1990 5 great titles Best: Presumed Innocent