Best Police Dramas, Cop Shows on TV: 'Law & Order: SVU', More

When it comes to must-watch police dramas and cop shows, fans have a lot to choose from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit And Chicago police

The hit dramas are just two powerful series from the creator Dick Wolffor whom he started writing Hill Street Blues in 1980. Law and order: SVUwhich started in 1999, followed the hype of Wolf's 1990 creation Law & authority. SVU is led by a female lead Mariska Hargitay.

Wolf's oeuvre expanded even further in 2012 when he launched the One Chicago universe, consisting of Fire in Chicago, Chicago police And Chicago Med.

Chicago police And Law & Order: Special Victims Unit are just two series documenting life behind the blue wall – and both series wouldn't have been possible without the police dramas that preceded them, including Cagney & Lacey, NYPD blue, Monk and more.

Scroll down to see some of the best cop shows of all time: