HostagesPoliceuniformSadmusicSWATteamDramaticlandscapeshotOlder,wisecolleagueFemaleor childvictimFireToxicalphamaleGunCryingDoorkickDrivearoundat nightAngrywifeTeammatefeud“Hacking”that youknow isfakePolicetapePoliceinterrogationroomWomanizercopPolice datinglegal staff(judge,lawyer, etc.)Thespousedid it(murder)Good cop,bad coproutineCorruptionYoungbrunettefemaledetectiveSavantdetectiveReenactingthe crimeCoffeeHospitalGenericpolice carlights inbackgroundForbiddenromancewithin theteamShockedsuspectA maincharactergets shotand survivesYoungmalecriminalExplosionAngryfemalecopPsychic/mediumGets introublewith bossExteriorshot ofpolicestationArchnemesisstory arcBombthreatRedherringFingergunChasescriminalon footPatronizinghusbandInterdepartmentalrivalryCranky,old whitemaledetectiveDetectivesfinish eachotherssentencesJurisdictionargumentFemale copwas the onlygirl in herfamilyHostagesPoliceuniformSadmusicSWATteamDramaticlandscapeshotOlder,wisecolleagueFemaleor childvictimFireToxicalphamaleGunCryingDoorkickDrivearoundat nightAngrywifeTeammatefeud“Hacking”that youknow isfakePolicetapePoliceinterrogationroomWomanizercopPolice datinglegal staff(judge,lawyer, etc.)Thespousedid it(murder)Good cop,bad coproutineCorruptionYoungbrunettefemaledetectiveSavantdetectiveReenactingthe crimeCoffeeHospitalGenericpolice carlights inbackgroundForbiddenromancewithin theteamShockedsuspectA maincharactergets shotand survivesYoungmalecriminalExplosionAngryfemalecopPsychic/mediumGets introublewith bossExteriorshot ofpolicestationArchnemesisstory arcBombthreatRedherringFingergunChasescriminalon footPatronizinghusbandInterdepartmentalrivalryCranky,old whitemaledetectiveDetectivesfinish eachotherssentencesJurisdictionargumentFemale copwas the onlygirl in herfamily

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. Hostages
  2. Police uniform
  3. Sad music
  4. SWAT team
  5. Dramatic landscape shot
  6. Older, wise colleague
  7. Female or child victim
  8. Fire
  9. Toxic alpha male
  10. Gun
  11. Crying
  12. Door kick
  13. Drive around at night
  14. Angry wife
  15. Teammate feud
  16. “Hacking” that you know is fake
  17. Police tape
  18. Police interrogation room
  19. Womanizer cop
  20. Police dating legal staff (judge, lawyer, etc.)
  21. The spouse did it (murder)
  22. Good cop, bad cop routine
  23. Corruption
  24. Young brunette female detective
  25. Savant detective
  26. Reenacting the crime
  27. Coffee
  28. Hospital
  29. Generic police car lights in background
  30. Forbidden romance within the team
  31. Shocked suspect
  32. A main character gets shot and survives
  33. Young male criminal
  34. Explosion
  35. Angry female cop
  36. Psychic/medium
  37. Gets in trouble with boss
  38. Exterior shot of police station
  39. Archnemesis story arc
  40. Bomb threat
  41. Red herring
  42. Finger gun
  43. Chases criminal on foot
  44. Patronizing husband
  45. Interdepartmental rivalry
  46. Cranky, old white male detective
  47. Detectives finish each others sentences
  48. Jurisdiction argument
  49. Female cop was the only girl in her family