RedHerrings:Misdirectionfor audiencePartial visionshots tocreateenigmasBinaryOppositesnon-diegeticmusic to buildsuspense orcreateexcitementPolicestationsSubjectspecificvocab, i.e.policeproceduresUrbanLocationsForensicworkConflictwithauthorityfiguresCrimeScenesClose-upson importantcharacters oritems ofsignificancePoliceofficersweaponsCluesDetectivesFlawed leaddetectivewithpersonalproblemsSciencelabs/postmortemroomsLoyalProfessionalPartner/SidekickCrimebeingcommittedSurveillanceCriminals:Villains orhenchmenVictimofcrimeEccentricormaverickprotagonistPoliceequipmentRedHerrings:Misdirectionfor audiencePartial visionshots tocreateenigmasBinaryOppositesnon-diegeticmusic to buildsuspense orcreateexcitementPolicestationsSubjectspecificvocab, i.e.policeproceduresUrbanLocationsForensicworkConflictwithauthorityfiguresCrimeScenesClose-upson importantcharacters oritems ofsignificancePoliceofficersweaponsCluesDetectivesFlawed leaddetectivewithpersonalproblemsSciencelabs/postmortemroomsLoyalProfessionalPartner/SidekickCrimebeingcommittedSurveillanceCriminals:Villains orhenchmenVictimofcrimeEccentricormaverickprotagonistPoliceequipment

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