The Best TV of 2025

Crime Writers On...True Crime Review

Partners in Crime Media

Review, Tv & Film, Documentary, True Crime, Panel, Crime, Author, Society & Culture, Tv Reviews, Writer

4.4 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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This year, the small screen brought us thought‑provoking miniseries, immersive documentaries, and dramatic adaptations of classic true crime stories. We’ll each share our list of the best TV we reviewed in 2025.

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0:00.0	You can support this podcast at patreon.com slash partners in crime media.
0:05.6	I'm Rebecca Levoy, and this is Crime Writers On.
0:25.3	Crime Writers On is the original True Crime Review podcast that digs in a true crime,
0:26.9	pop culture, other podcasts.
0:32.7	And on this episode, in 2025, the small screen brought us thought-provoking miniseries,
0:37.6	immersive documentaries, and dramatic adaptations of classic true crime stories.
0:42.3	We'll each share our list of the best TV we reviewed in 2025.
0:46.3	Joining me to get that done is true crime author, TV journalist, and host of.
0:48.8	These are their stories podcast, my husband and love of my life.
0:49.2	Kevin Flynn.
0:49.8	Hello, Kevin. Hello, Rebecca.
0:51.0	Also with us, private investigator, certified pet detective, resident cat lady, and author of the Piper Green series of Cozy Mysteries, Laura Bricker. Hi, Laura. Hey, Rebecca. And finally, it's our resident doubting Thomas, author of the city trilogy, host of Strange Arrivals, and our Patreon, Deep Dive Book Club podcast host, Toby Ball. Oh Oh la, Toby. Hello, Rebecca.
1:11.9	So, Kevin, this is Thursday's program. It is. What's coming up on our next show? Okay, we're going back to the usual stuff. And that means a podcast we're going to listen to. It's called Blood Relatives. It's the latest from the folks that in the dark. Oh, looking forward to that one. Yeah, a lot of people have been talking about it. That should be fun.
1:26.3	So shall we.
1:27.2	That's right.
1:28.3	All right, Kevin.
1:28.9	You ready to do the thing we're here to do?
1:30.4	Why don't we do that? looking forward to that one. Yeah, a lot of people have been talking about it. That should be fun. So shall we. That's right. All right, Kevin, you ready to do the thing we're here to do?
1:30.4	Why don't we do that? Okay. There was something for everyone on TV in 2025. There were shows that shattered conventions, some that examined true crime classics as dramatic adaptations, and some returning favorites. But which of the TV shows and documentaries we reviewed truly stood out?
1:46.7	We'll hear from all the crime writers on their top 10 picks for 2025.
1:50.9	Before we begin, much thanks again to Linnea Motter for managing our list of reviews on
1:55.3	Crime Riders On for so many years.
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