I guess MV is a procedural - I just didn't really think of it as such. i think of it as an action show. Like Starsky & Hutch.

"Did You See the Sunrise?" was particularly memorable.

OMG yes! I can picture that final scene perfectly. It caused a bit of a stir when it first aired.

One of my local PBS stations shows old Perry Masons, and I've come to the conclusion that Perry is kind of sleazy. Plus I always get distracted by trying to figure out of Paul Drake is really doing Della Street or just wants to and if Della's limiting herself to Perry.

Earliest I can think of, besides Perry Mason, is Highway Patrol with Brodrick Crawford. And I watched everything else mentioned. My favorite before Homicide was Hill Street Blues, oh and Barney Miller!

"Did You See the Sunrise?" was particularly memorable

what was the story? I never remember titles.

what was the story? I never remember titles.

A recurring character, a pleasant geeky type, is killed in a trap meant for Magnum. The killer is jovial, charming and ruthless. In the final scene, Magnum says to the killer, quoting the guy who was killed, "Did you see the sunrise this morning?" The killer says, a little confused but courteously, "Yes, I did. Why?" Magnum (white fonted, 'cause why not) pulls his gun, turns, and shoots him. Freeze frame, credits.

My very first HSQ moment.

I did not see that. Hmmm.

runs to see if netflix has magnum.

What was the first procedural you really followed?

Probably I Spy, but in terms of police detectives, it's a tossup between Columbo and Ironside. I definitely think Columbo was my favorite, because you KNEW who did it (with one or two exceptions, where they kept it a mystery) and you got to watch Columbo unravel their "perfect" crime. The Patrick MacGoohan episode (Identity Crisis) where he tweaked Danger Man & The Prisoner (and featured Leslie Nielsen as the victim!) was an absolute favorite.

Mad, MAD props to Connie for mentioning Tenspeed and Bronwshoe. Loved that show. One of my earliest cases of painful sudden cancellation (Quark would have been the absolute first).

My very first HSQ moment.

I remember that very well. I think I've heard ita reference that epsiode many times.

My very first HSQ moment.

Mine too. I think it still has the highest HSQ for me.

Boy, my mom loved mysteries - we watched Ironsides, the Mod Squad, I recall Dragnet (in repeats). We also watched those Sunday Night Mystery Movies: McMillan and Wife, McCloud, Columbo.

Also, Chips, Adam-12, Emergency (on repeats, I think.)

Was Julia a procedural? Or more of a straight drama?

My very first HSQ moment.

That really did freak me out when I saw it. They did a good job of keeping Magnum relatively dark for a while, until they got goofy. They also had really good standalone eps--my favorite was the one where Magnum wants to spend July 4th alone, starting with some surfboarding, and ends up in the middle of the ocean without his board, treading water and hoping he doesn't get swept out to sea. All while he's thinking about his father, who taught him to tread water.

My earliest cop show must-watches were the CBS Murder Movie shows, with McCloud, McMillan & Wife, and Columbo, Columbo being my favorite. As a kid, I loved what Frank pointed out, that I didn't have to figure out whodunit, but only watch to find how the criminal trips him/herself up.