PolicestationsLoyalProfessionalPartner/SidekickUrbanLocationsPoliceofficersEccentricormaverickprotagonistConflictwithauthorityfiguresDetectivesSubjectspecificvocab, i.e.policeproceduresFlawed leaddetectivewithpersonalproblemsPartial visionshots tocreateenigmasSciencelabs/postmortemroomsSurveillanceBinaryOppositesCrimebeingcommittedForensicworkClose-upson importantcharacters oritems ofsignificancePoliceequipmentCluesweaponsnon-diegeticmusic to buildsuspense orcreateexcitementVictimofcrimeRedHerrings:Misdirectionfor audienceCriminals:Villains orhenchmenCrimeScenesPolicestationsLoyalProfessionalPartner/SidekickUrbanLocationsPoliceofficersEccentricormaverickprotagonistConflictwithauthorityfiguresDetectivesSubjectspecificvocab, i.e.policeproceduresFlawed leaddetectivewithpersonalproblemsPartial visionshots tocreateenigmasSciencelabs/postmortemroomsSurveillanceBinaryOppositesCrimebeingcommittedForensicworkClose-upson importantcharacters oritems ofsignificancePoliceequipmentCluesweaponsnon-diegeticmusic to buildsuspense orcreateexcitementVictimofcrimeRedHerrings:Misdirectionfor audienceCriminals:Villains orhenchmenCrimeScenes

TV Crime Drama Conventions - 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. Police stations
  2. Loyal Professional Partner/Sidekick
  3. Urban Locations
  4. Police officers
  5. Eccentric or maverick protagonist
  6. Conflict with authority figures
  7. Detectives
  8. Subject specific vocab, i.e. police procedures
  9. Flawed lead detective with personal problems
  10. Partial vision shots to create enigmas
  11. Science labs/post mortem rooms
  12. Surveillance
  13. Binary Opposites
  14. Crime being committed
  15. Forensic work
  16. Close-ups on important characters or items of significance
  17. Police equipment
  18. Clues
  19. weapons
  20. non-diegetic music to build suspense or create excitement
  21. Victim of crime
  22. Red Herrings: Misdirection for audience
  23. Criminals: Villains or henchmen
  24. Crime Scenes