I don't have cable now but I did when The Wire was current. Like a lot of people The Wire is the best drama ever but I'll separate it because it can do a lot more being on HBO I'm a huge Law And Order guy. I think it has an advantage over everything else because of the prosecution angle. It helps keep it fresh.. I really didn't watch cop shows till the mid nineties with Law And Order. I started watching NYPD Blue about ten years ago when a station ran reruns. When it was current for some stupid reason I didn't watch it because it was associated with the disaster of a show Cop Rock. The way Cop Rock was made fun of by critics I was like I'm not watching any of those shows. NYPD Blue ended up being pretty good. I watched Hill Street Blues reruns. Good show, very eighties. Lastly I watch Chicago PD. It's good but it's over the top . Not outlandish storylines but outlandish violence. It's what made me think Law And Order has an unfair advantage with the prosecution angle
Meant to add Law And Order has an unfair advantage because another show can't copy the format with the half investigation half prosecution. Everyone would say it's a ripoff
