Game of Thrones is based on George R.R. Martin's fantasy series, 'A Song of Ice and Fire.' The first book in the series, 'A Game of Thrones,' was published in 1996.

Boardwalk Empire is based on the 2002 nonfiction book, 'Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City' by Nelson Johnson.

Bones is inspired by a series of novels by Kathy Reichs revolving around the character of Temperance Brennan, as well as the life of Kathy Reichs herself. For a fun twist, on Bones, Temperance Brennan writes novels featuring a character named Kathy Reichs. 'Deja Dead' is the first book of the series.

The Finder is loosely based on The Locator series by Richard Greener, the first of which is titled, 'The Knowland Retribution.'

Dexter is derived from the first book in a series by Jeff Lindsay, titled 'Darkly Dreaming Dexter.' The first season follows the first book in the series, but the remaining seasons take a different direction than the novels.

Elementary is a modern take on the classic Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.