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It is unusual for a writer to recommend a TV show but I will. I have an actor friend who urges me to convert my action/adventure novels to screen scripts. I don't know how to do that and have no interest in taking on that task. That is a different talent altogether and very few authors actually attempt it.
But that is not to say that you cannot learn a good deal about writing from watching a a really good TV series. For instance, I have watched all 12 year's episodes of "NYPD Blue" twice and have never been bored. If you study that program you have to know that it is excellent script writing to sustain what is basically an ensemble show for that long. And there are no "tricks," very little profanity and the word "fuck" is NEVER uttered by any charter for 12 years.
What made that show unique was the script which should give you some hints to aid your writing. There was always CONFLICT going on between characters, between them and the system; every character had personal problems. When court cases the view thought would end in a guilty verdict, the plaintiff always went free. CONFLICT always creates tension and holds the viewer - and readers. Pile it on your "hero." NEVER let your protagonist be content. If he/she is happy, your reader won't be. And then make it all turn out right in the end. That is the secret to good writing.
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