Best Television Show Tournament Round 1e: Twin Peaks (31) vs Criminal Minds (98)

[Chris]

Twin Peaks
Plot: An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.
Genres: Serial drama, Surrealism, Mystery, Drama, Horror
Created by: Mark Frost, David Lynch
Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook, Richard Beymer, Lara Flynn Boyle, Sherilyn Fenn, Warren Frost, Peggy Lipton, James Marshall, Everett McGill, Jack Nance, Ray Wise, Joan Chen, Piper Laurie, Kimmy Robertson, Eric Da Re, Harry Goaz, Michael Horse, Sheryl Lee, Russ Tamblyn
On-air: April 8, 1990 –September 3, 2017

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Criminal Minds
Plot: A group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) using behavioral analysis and profiling to help investigate crimes and find the suspect known as the unsub.
Genres: Police procedural, Thriller, Crime drama, Mystery
Created by: Jeff Davis
Starring: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A. J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Paget Brewster, Joe Mantegna, Rachel Nichols, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez, Damon Gupton, Daniel Henney
On-air: September 22, 2005 – present​

 

[Keith]

Where would TV be without Twin Peaks and the genius of David Lynch? The Return was wonderful also, but in a different way to the original. Hope it makes at least the final 4.

 

[Chris]