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1968·7 seasons·174 eps·Created by Jack Webb, Robert A. Cinader·NBC·7.7
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Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12.

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Dragnet

Dragnet

1967·S4 · 98 episodes·7.7
PERFECT

Jack Webb's other LAPD procedural — same creator, same documentary-style realism, same era

Emergency!

Emergency!

1972·S7 · 128 episodes·7.9
PERFECT

Same creators (Jack Webb & Robert A. Cinader), same LA setting, same procedural format

CHiPs

CHiPs

1977·S6 · 139 episodes·6.5
PEER

LA-set patrol-officer procedural with two-partner format and lighthearted tone

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

1982·S5 · 91 episodes·6.1
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Veteran officer trains rookies on patrol — direct spiritual successor to Adam-12's mentor/rookie dynamic

Police Woman

Police Woman

1974·S4 · 92 episodes·6.6
PEER

Contemporary LAPD procedural from the same era and city

Baretta

Baretta

1975·S4 · 83 episodes·6.7
PEER

1970s American police drama in the same procedural tradition

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1968·S5 · 124 episodes·7.0
PEER

Same launch year, undercover-cop format with young officers on the LA streets

The Rookie

The Rookie

2018·S8 · 144 episodes·8.0
PEER

Modern LAPD patrol procedural with veteran-trains-rookie dynamic that mirrors Malloy & Reed

Hunter

Hunter

1984·S7 · 152 episodes·6.9
ADJACENT

LAPD procedural with partnered officers, leans more detective than patrol

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

1981·S7 · 146 episodes·8.2
ADJACENT

Realistic urban-station police drama — evolved the procedural style Adam-12 helped establish

21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street

1987·S5 · 103 episodes·7.2
ADJACENT

Young-cops procedural in the post-Adam-12 patrol-officer tradition

The Bill

The Bill

1984·S26 · 2372 episodes·6.7
ADJACENT

Long-running uniformed-patrol procedural, British counterpart to Adam-12's beat-cop focus

Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon

2016·S3 · 55 episodes·7.8
ADJACENT

LAPD buddy-cop procedural, more action-oriented but shares the partnered-officers core

The Closer

The Closer

2005·S7 · 109 episodes·7.8
ADJACENT

LAPD procedural focused on detectives rather than patrol officers

Major Crimes

Major Crimes

2012·S6 · 105 episodes·7.8
ADJACENT

LAPD procedural continuing The Closer's detective-unit format

Law & Order: LA

Law & Order: LA

2010·S1 · 22 episodes·6.7
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LAPD-set procedural, but emphasis is on prosecution rather than street patrol

L.A.'s Finest

L.A.'s Finest

2019·S2 · 26 episodes·6.2
COUSIN

LAPD-set series, glossier and more action-driven than Adam-12's grounded realism

Ballard

Ballard

2025·S2 · 10 episodes·7.5
COUSIN

Modern LAPD detective drama, darker and serialized but shares the LA police-world setting

Countdown

Countdown

2025·S1 · 13 episodes·6.8
COUSIN

LAPD-set thriller with task-force focus, far from Adam-12's everyday-patrol tone

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