Best 1 season wonder TV Shows
by alexrider19 | created - 01 Dec 2015 | updated - 17 Feb 2019 | PublicMostly Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Medical & Action TV Shows
All would have deserved a second season, some of them were so epic in my opinion they should still be going strong for many and many seasons. Too bad they got cancelled.
But all are still worth watching, even if they did not last.
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1. Red Band Society (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of teenagers live together as patients at a hospital's pediatric ward and learn how to deal with their illnesses, the experiences that they have, and the people that they meet.
Stars: Octavia Spencer, Dave Annable, Astro, Ciara Bravo
Votes: 10,291
2. Old School (2014)
Comedy, Crime
The eight-part series follows the adventures of the retired criminal Lennie Cahill and the retired cop Ted McCabe.
Stars: Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Sarah Peirse, Hanna Mangan Lawrence
Votes: 575
3. Terriers (2010)
TV-MA | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Ex-cop and recovering alcoholic Hank Dolworth partners with his best friend, former criminal Britt Pollack, in an unlicensed private investigation business.
Stars: Donal Logue, Michael Raymond-James, Laura Allen, Kimberly Quinn
Votes: 11,254
4. Gang Related (2014)
46 min | Action, Crime, Drama
As kid, Ryan Lopez got connected to gang boss Javier Acosta. He's now detective in LAPD's Gang Task Force. While secretly passing info on to Javier, he's a good cop 95% of the time.
Stars: Ramón Rodríguez, Jay Hernandez, RZA, Sung Kang
Votes: 6,363
5. Lights Out (2011)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Sport
A former heavyweight boxing champion struggles to find his identity after retiring from the ring.
Stars: Holt McCallany, Stacy Keach, Catherine McCormack, Pablo Schreiber
Votes: 3,324
6. Off the Map (2011)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A group of doctors from the U.S. travel to work at a remote clinic in the South American tropics in an attempt to discover the true reasons they became doctors.
Stars: Jonathan Castellanos, Valerie Cruz, Caroline Dhavernas, Jason George
Votes: 5,307
7. Detroit 1-8-7 (2010–2011)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The everyday trials and tribulations of Detroit's homicide unit.
Stars: Michael Imperioli, James McDaniel, Aisha Hinds, Jon Michael Hill
Votes: 3,474
8. Rush (2014)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama
Doctor William Rush is not your average on-call professional. He's not attached to any hospital, he's highly discreet -- no matter the ailment, his clients must pay a cash-only premium, and the doctor can party with the best of them.
Stars: Tom Ellis, Larenz Tate, Sarah Habel, Rick Gonzalez
Votes: 6,682
9. Against the Wall (2011)
60 min | Crime, Drama
This Chicago-set family drama follows a policewoman who causes a rift with her three cop brothers when she decides to join the department's Internal Affairs division.
Stars: Rachael Carpani, Kathy Baker, Marisa Ramirez, Brandon Quinn
Votes: 1,945
10. Trauma (2009–2010)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Follows a small group of flight paramedics on the job and in their lives outside of work.
Stars: Derek Luke, Anastasia Griffith, Aimee Garcia, Kevin Rankin
Votes: 2,739
11. Killer Instinct (2005–2006)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
San Francisco detectives handle the city's most bizarre crimes.
Stars: Johnny Messner, Chi McBride, Kristin Lehman, Ramon De Ocampo
Votes: 633
12. Last Resort (I) (2012–2013)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A U.S. sub picks up Navy SEALs and receives an order for a nuke launch. Due to the circumstances of the order, the Captain refuses to fire. After escaping an attack from another U.S. sub, the crew and SEALs take refuge on a small island.
Stars: Andre Braugher, Scott Speedman, Daisy Betts, Camille De Pazzis
Votes: 22,178
13. Mental (2009)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama
The psychiatrist seeking to save his sister as well his patients while using any means necessary.
Stars: Chris Vance, Jacqueline McKenzie, Marisa Ramirez, Derek Webster
Votes: 2,419
14. In the Face of Crime (2010)
479 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The worlds of a young Russo-German cop who investigates within the Berlin Russian mafia milieu and a young Russian woman who is forced into prostitution, intertwine when they meet and fall in love.
Stars: Max Riemelt, Ronald Zehrfeld, Marie Bäumer, Alina Levshin
Votes: 1,673
15. Combat Hospital (2011)
42 min | Drama, War
Portrays doctors and nurses from Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and other allied countries saving lives and limbs in a war zone military hospital modeled on a real facility in Afghanistan.
Stars: Michelle Borth, Luke Mably, Terry Chen, Arnold Pinnock
Votes: 2,332
16. Forever (2014–2015)
TV-PG | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Dr Henry Morgan, a medical examiner, works with his partner Detective Jo Martinez, to solve criminal cases. Along the way, he tries to uncover the mystery to his 200-year-old immortality.
Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Alana De La Garza, Joel David Moore, Donnie Keshawarz
Votes: 62,169
17. Golden Boy (2013)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Walter Clark is destined to be the youngest police commissioner in the history of the NYPD. This is the story of how it came to be. It begins 7 years before he became commissioner, when he ... See full summary »
Stars: Theo James, Kevin Alejandro, Bonnie Somerville, Holt McCallany
Votes: 3,982
18. The Beast (2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A veteran F.B.I. agent is assigned a new partner, unaware that the partner was recruited to investigate the veteran's activities.
Stars: Patrick Swayze, Travis Fimmel, Lindsay Pulsipher, Kevin J. O'Connor
Votes: 3,043
19. The Inside (2005–2006)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A rookie FBI agent is recruited as the new violent crimes task force profiler to solve murder cases.
Stars: Rachel Nichols, Adam Baldwin, Katie Finneran, Nelsan Ellis
Votes: 1,235
20. The Kill Point (2007)
TV-MA | Action, Crime, Drama
A group of military veterans, who recently returned home from serving in Iraq, band together to pull off a major bank heist.
Stars: Steve Cirbus, Donnie Wahlberg, Michael Hyatt, John Leguizamo
Votes: 5,324
21. Tilt (2005)
TV-14 | Drama
Young poker players must navigate their past along with the best players in the world to win.
Stars: Michael Madsen, Chris Bauer, Kristin Lehman, Todd Williams
Votes: 819
22. Higher Ground (2000– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Former Wall Street mogul Peter Scarbrow becomes headmaster of Mount Horizon, a progressive school for teens at risk, high in the mountains of the Northwestern United States.
Stars: Joe Lando, Hayden Christensen, A.J. Cook, Kandyse McClure
Votes: 1,620
23. The Defenders (2010–2011)
60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two flashy Las Vegas defense attorneys go to the mat for their clients.
Stars: Jim Belushi, Jerry O'Connell, Jurnee Smollett, Tanya Fischer
Votes: 4,022
24. Endgame (2011)
60 min | Crime, Drama
The death of his fiancee has left chess master Arkady Balagan agoraphobic and unwilling to step outside of his hotel. This debilitation, however, doesn't stop him from solving difficult crimes.
Stars: Shawn Doyle, Patrick Gallagher, Katharine Isabelle, Carmen Aguirre
Votes: 3,749
25. The Chicago Code (2011)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Detective Jarek Wysocki, one of Chicago's toughest cops, struggles to clean up the town's violence and corruption.
Stars: Jason Clarke, Jennifer Beals, Matt Lauria, Devin Kelley
Votes: 8,481
26. Outlaw (2010)
60 min | Drama
A former Supreme Court Justice starts his own law firm.
Stars: Jimmy Smits, Carly Pope, David Ramsey, Jesse Bradford
Votes: 733
27. Young Americans (2000)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Portrays life at Rawley Summer Academy, an elite school in Connecticut where boys with a bright Ivy League future spend the summer industriously in classes and rowing training on the lake.
Stars: Mark Famiglietti, Kate Bosworth, Rodney Scott, Kate Moennig
Votes: 1,642
28. King & Maxwell (2013)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Two Secret Service agents fall out of favor with the service, leave, and decide to partner as private investigators.
Stars: Jon Tenney, Rebecca Romijn, Ryan Hurst, Michael O'Keefe
Votes: 3,884
29. LAX (2004–2005)
60 min | Drama
An aggressive runway chief and a cocky terminal manager compete with each other over running the famous Los Angeles International Airport and the various characters who work for them.
Stars: Heather Locklear, Blair Underwood, Paul Leyden, Frank John Hughes
Votes: 442
30. The Ropes (2011– )
Drama
The Ropes is an inside look into the hilarious, yet explosive world of nightclub bouncing. The series follows the charismatic young Martin, who hustles his way into a job as a bouncer only ... See full summary »
Stars: Gonzalo Menendez, Malea Rose, Michael B. Silver, Nicole Zeoli
Votes: 585
31. UC: Undercover (2001–2002)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Action
As a federal team, the group responds to emergencies all over the country: taking down elite bank robbers, drug kingpins, domestic terrorists, spies, jewel thieves, and corrupt cops. The ... See full summary »
Stars: Oded Fehr, Jon Seda, Vera Farmiga, Bruklin Harris
Votes: 312
32. Twisted (2013–2014)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A teen with a troubled past reconnects with his two female best friends from childhood. He becomes the prime suspect when a fellow student is surprisingly found dead in her home.
Stars: Avan Jogia, Maddie Hasson, Ashton Moio, Kimberly Quinn
Votes: 10,206
33. Three Times Manon (2014– )
174 min | Drama
The fate of Manon, 15 years, before her final judgment, after trying to stab her mother. During six months, the life of the adolescent, locked up in a specialized center, can switch to the encounters.
Stars: Alba Gaïa Bellugi, Oulaya Amamra, Léa Rougeron, Maryne Cayon
Votes: 262
34. Standoff (2006–2007)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A pair of hostage negotiators try to resist their budding attraction to each other.
Stars: Ron Livingston, Rosemarie DeWitt, Gina Torres, Michael Cudlitz
Votes: 2,164
35. The Ghost Squad (2005)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Ghost Squad is an unofficial top secret Internal Affairs unit that recruits former police officers who've proved their honesty during their service and sends them undercover to investigate and root out corruption within the police.
Stars: Elaine Cassidy, Emma Fielding, Jonas Armstrong, James Weber Brown
Votes: 492
36. Wanted (2005)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
An elite team of crime fighters from various federal and local law enforcement agencies track down the city's 100 most wanted fugitives.
Stars: Gary Cole, Ryan Hurst, Rashida Jones, Benjamín Benítez
Votes: 621
37. Happyland (2014)
21 min | Comedy, Drama
Lucy, a cynical teenage girl whose mother works as a fairy tale princess in a popular theme park. Lucy explores the reality of growing up and falling in love whilst living in their fictional world of fantasy vs. reality.
Stars: Bianca A. Santos, Camille Guaty, Shane Harper, Katherine McNamara
Votes: 1,254
38. 3 lbs. (2006)
Drama
An arrogant neurosurgeon takes on a new partner.
Stars: Ken Wharton, Mark Feuerstein, Armando Riesco, Stanley Tucci
Votes: 446
39. Played (2013–2014)
43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A special police unit goes undercover to infiltrate criminal organizations.
Stars: Lisa Marcos, Vincent Walsh, Chandra West, Dwain Murphy
Votes: 355
40. Angela's Eyes (2006)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Angela Henson is a straight-A student with a loving family and dreams of becoming a doctor.
Stars: Abigail Spencer, Lyriq Bent, Joe Cobden, Rick Roberts
Votes: 398
41. François Kléber (1995– )
90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Stars: Gérard Lanvin, Élisabeth Vitali, Steve Kalfa, Yves Afonso
Votes: 8
42. Stalker (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A team of detectives investigates stalkers in Los Angeles.
Stars: Dylan McDermott, Maggie Q, Victor Rasuk, Mariana Klaveno
Votes: 17,873
43. Chase (2010–2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A team tracks down fugitive criminals.
Stars: Kelli Giddish, Cole Hauser, Jesse Metcalfe, Amaury Nolasco
Votes: 7,425
44. Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
On the streets of San Francisco a team of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Behavioral Analysis Unit use profiling to catch some of the most horrific serial killers and unidentifiable subjects.
Stars: Forest Whitaker, Janeane Garofalo, Michael Kelly, Beau Garrett
Votes: 5,788
45. Monday Mornings (2013)
Drama
Follows the lives of five surgeons as they push the limits of their personal and professional feelings.
Stars: Ving Rhames, Jamie Bamber, Jennifer Finnigan, Bill Irwin
Votes: 2,871
46. Common Law (2012)
43 min | Comedy, Crime
Centers on cops Wes Mitchell and Travis Marks, who have a problem -- each other -- so their captain sends them to couples therapy.
Stars: Michael Ealy, Warren Kole, Sonya Walger, Jack McGee
Votes: 6,414
47. Mind Games (2014)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery
Centers on the complicated relationship between the Edwards brothers: Clark, a bipolar genius in human psychology, and Ross, a slick ex-con, who solve their clients' problems using the real science of human motivation and manipulation.
Stars: Christian Slater, Steve Zahn, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Gregory Marcel
Votes: 1,627
48. Backstrom (2015)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The Portland Police Bureau's Elite Special Crimes Unit is led by Det. Lt. Everett Backstrom, an alcoholic smoker whose health is failing, but he takes on cases in special circumstances.
Stars: Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Kristoffer Polaha, Page Kennedy
Votes: 9,876
49. Fastlane (2002–2003)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two hotshot undercover cops and their equally tough female handler take down the highest and lowest criminals in L.A. in this pop-culture-heavy, dark, flashy, over-the-top action crime dramedy inspired by Bad Boys and Miami Vice.
Stars: Peter Facinelli, Bill Bellamy, Tiffani Thiessen, Big Boy
Votes: 3,724
50. Women's Murder Club (2007–2008)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A homicide detective, a medical examiner, a newspaper reporter and a young assistant district attorney work together to solve homicide investigations.
Stars: Angie Harmon, Laura Harris, Paula Newsome, Aubrey Dollar
Votes: 2,899
51. Ironside (2013)
TV-14 | 380 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Centers on Robert T. Ironside, a tough, sexy and acerbic police detective relegated to a wheelchair after a shooting who is hardly limited by his disability as he pushes and prods his hand-picked team to solve the most difficult cases.
Stars: Blair Underwood, Pablo Schreiber, Spencer Grammer, Neal Bledsoe
Votes: 1,601
52. Kojak (2005)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A bald fedora-wearing police lieutenant with a righteous attitude who enjoys lollipops battles crime and injustice in a big city with the help of his police squad.
Stars: Ving Rhames, Michael Kelly, Chuck Shamata, Sybil Darrow
Votes: 459
53. Charlie Grace (1995)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Charlie Grace is a Los Angeles private eye with a daughter named Jenny, works along with other cops, including his partner - Crawford - to solve different multiple mystery cases in each episode
Stars: Mark Harmon, Cindy Katz, Leelee Sobieski, Robert Costanzo
Votes: 111
54. Winter (2015)
Not Rated | 42 min | Crime
Sydney homicide detective Eve Winter (Rebecca Gibney) solves tough, high profile cases with cool intelligence, fighting bureaucracts, criminals and plenty of advances - unwanted and wanted - to catch her prey.
Stars: Rebecca Gibney, Peter O'Brien, Matt Nable, Antonia Prebble
Votes: 1,465
55. The Girlfriend Experience (2016–2021)
TV-MA | 30 min | Drama
Explores the relationships between exclusive escorts and their clients, for whom they provide far more than just sex. Known as GFEs, they are women who provide emotional and sexual relationships at a very high price.
Stars: Riley Keough, Paul Sparks, Julia Goldani Telles, Mary Lynn Rajskub
Votes: 11,858
56. Prime Suspect (2011–2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jane Timoney, an iconoclastic female detective, must make her bones in a tough New York precinct that is dominated by men.
Stars: Maria Bello, Brían F. O'Byrne, Kirk Acevedo, Peter Gerety
Votes: 4,083
57. Easy Money (2008–2009)
Comedy, Drama
Dramedy about a family that runs a high-interest loan business.
Stars: Laurie Metcalf, Jeff Hephner, Jay R. Ferguson, Katie Lowes
Votes: 239
58. Our Girl (2013–2020)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Drama following the extraordinary adventures of female medics in the British Army.
Stars: Michelle Keegan, Sean Ward, Ben Aldridge, Rolan Bell
Votes: 4,857
59. Pitch (2016–2017)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Sport
A young pitcher becomes the first woman to play in the Major Leagues.
Stars: Kylie Bunbury, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mark Consuelos, Mo McRae
Votes: 6,278
60. Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Drama
A high school mathlete starts hanging out with a group of burnouts while her younger brother navigates his freshman year.
Stars: Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine
Votes: 153,236
61. Conviction (I) (2016–2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
A brilliant attorney and former First Daughter is blackmailed to heading a unit that investigates cases of wrongful conviction.
Stars: Hayley Atwell, Eddie Cahill, Shawn Ashmore, Merrin Dungey
Votes: 7,708
62. Burnside (2000)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Having built his reputation on good detective work, combined with his unique approaches, Burnside is back on familiar form heading a crack unit in the National Crime Squad, Britain's equivalent of the FBI.
Stars: Christopher Ellison, Zoë Eeles, Justin Pierre, Andrew Readman
Votes: 71
63. The Bridge (2010)
R | 60 min | Crime, Drama
A cop becomes a union leader for the police force. He has to balance between protecting the police force as well as take out the dirty cops in the force.
Stars: Aaron Douglas, Paul Popowich, Ona Grauer, Michael Murphy
Votes: 474
64. Bordertown (2016–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Quirky police detective, in Finland, delves into his memory palace to solve despicable crimes all the while trying to keep his family together. If Sherlock was based in Finland this would be it.
Stars: Ville Virtanen, Matleena Kuusniemi, Anu Sinisalo, Lenita Susi
Votes: 12,401
65. Three Girls (2017)
TV-14 | 59 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Three young girls were groomed, sexually abused, and trafficked by a group of men in Rochdale, as well as the authorities failed to do anything about it.
Stars: Molly Windsor, Ria Zmitrowicz, Liv Hill, Paul Kaye
Votes: 5,199
66. New Amsterdam (2008)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
A New York homicide detective is cursed with immortality.
Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Zuleikha Robinson, Alexie Gilmore, Stephen McKinley Henderson
Votes: 7,433
67. Valor (2017–2018)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
A United States Army base serves as home to an elite unit of helicopter pilots trained to perform clandestine international and domestic missions.
Stars: Christina Ochoa, Matt Barr, Charlie Barnett, Nigel Thatch
Votes: 3,465
68. Hidden (2018–2022)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Police investigate when the body of a girl is found in a lake.
Stars: Sian Reese-Williams, Sion Alun Davies, Victoria Pugh, Sarah Tempest
Votes: 5,569
69. On My Block (2018–2021)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A coming-of-age story about four bright, street-savvy friends navigating their way through high school in gritty South Central Los Angeles, trying to get their friend out of a gang, and having friendship turn into something more.
Stars: Sierra Capri, Jason Genao, Brett Gray, Diego Tinoco
Votes: 19,540
70. Fugueuse (2018– )
45 min | Drama
Fanny falls deeply in love with a hip-hop producer. This dangerous love turns out to be the beginning of a bigger human trafficking network.
Stars: Ludivine Reding, Kimberly Laferriere, Sebastien Beaulac, Karen Elkin
Votes: 745
71. La Derape (2018– )
22 min | Drama
The carting season is just over and Julia is already dreaming about next summer and the prestigious elite circuit.
Stars: Sébastien Delorme, Marie Turgeon, Maxime Gibeault, Romane Denis
Votes: 36
72. Allegiance (2015)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Thriller
A rookie CIA analyst doesn't know that members of his family are part of a Russian sleeper cell.
Stars: Hope Davis, Scott Cohen, Margarita Levieva, Morgan Spector
Votes: 4,316
73. Mystery Road (2018– )
Not Rated | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Jay Swan is assigned to investigate a mysterious disappearance on an outback cattle station. Soon, Jay's investigation uncovers a past injustice that threatens the fabric of the whole community.
Stars: Aaron Pedersen, Tasia Zalar, Tasma Walton, Judy Davis
Votes: 4,860
74. Welcome to the Family (2013)
22 min | Comedy
Chronicles how cultures collide when a white family and a Latino family are bonded together by their children who fall in love followed quickly by an unplanned pregnancy.
Stars: Mike O'Malley, Mary McCormack, Justina Machado, Ella Rae Peck
Votes: 1,103
75. Bite Club (I) (2018)
Not Rated | 44 min | Crime, Thriller
Follows a group of shark attack survivors, who are being targeted by a serial killer.
Stars: Todd Lasance, Ash Ricardo, Damian Walshe-Howling, Deborah Mailman
Votes: 767
76. Dark Heart (2016–2018)
Not Rated | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
DI Will Wagstaffe and his team investigate horrifying and brutal attacks.
Stars: Tom Riley, Joseph Teague, Anjli Mohindra, Charlotte Riley
Votes: 1,716
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