Cold Case Files vs Crime in Progress

Cold Case Files has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.3/10 for Crime in Progress). Cold Case Files is the older of the two (1999 against 2026). Both are crime, documentary shows, so they suit a similar mood.

Cold Case Files posterCold Case Files1999 VS Crime in Progress posterCrime in Progress2026
Cold Case FilesCrime in Progress
Audience score★ 8.5/10★ 7.3/10
Year19992026
Seasons51
GenresCrime, Documentary, MysteryCrime, Documentary
Country––
Creator / director––
Main castBill Kurtis–

Synopsis

Cold Case Files

Explore compelling cases that have gone cold for years, chronicling the journeys of the detectives who reopened them. The detectives relive the events of the crimes, reveal new twists and startling revelations, relying on breakthroughs in forensic technology and the influence of social media to help crack these cases.

Crime in Progress

The story of each crime is woven together through raw, unfiltered video from the point of view of officer body cam and surveillance footage for a first-hand look at justice in action. Each episode follows the entire arc of an investigation - capturing crimes as they unfold in real time, exactly as they happened, with no reenactments or narration. From the first 911 call to the final verdict, every angle, every split-second decision, and every…

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