'Mum'copCranky,old whitemaledetectiveDeadbodyExplosionRain orgloomyweatherToken AfricanAmericancharacter withshady pastRedherringCriminalexplainswhy theydid itYoungmalecriminalGrimycitysettingStrangename oraccentDetectivesfinish eachotherssentencesDimlightingSexualtension orromancePolicechaseFemaleor childvictimGenericpolice carlights inbackgroundShockedsuspectSuitsPoliceinterrogationroomDramatic,tensemusicWittybanterPolicetapeNerdyforensicsperson'Mum'copCranky,old whitemaledetectiveDeadbodyExplosionRain orgloomyweatherToken AfricanAmericancharacter withshady pastRedherringCriminalexplainswhy theydid itYoungmalecriminalGrimycitysettingStrangename oraccentDetectivesfinish eachotherssentencesDimlightingSexualtension orromancePolicechaseFemaleor childvictimGenericpolice carlights inbackgroundShockedsuspectSuitsPoliceinterrogationroomDramatic,tensemusicWittybanterPolicetapeNerdyforensicsperson

TV Crime Drama Tropes - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. 'Mum' cop
  2. Cranky, old white male detective
  3. Dead body
  4. Explosion
  5. Rain or gloomy weather
  6. Token African American character with shady past
  7. Red herring
  8. Criminal explains why they did it
  9. Young male criminal
  10. Grimy city setting
  11. Strange name or accent
  12. Detectives finish each others sentences
  13. Dim lighting
  14. Sexual tension or romance
  15. Police chase
  16. Female or child victim
  17. Generic police car lights in background
  18. Shocked suspect
  19. Suits
  20. Police interrogation room
  21. Dramatic, tense music
  22. Witty banter
  23. Police tape
  24. Nerdy forensics person