Detective Academy 2019
What is Detective Academy?
Detective Academy is a television series that premiered in 2019 and is derived from the fifth season of the show Who's the Murderer. The program is a star-led reasoning variety show produced by Mango TV, featuring celebrity guests as detective assistants.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2019
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 227
- Runtime
- 45 minutes
- First aired
- Nov 3, 2019
- Last aired
- Mar 22, 2026
- Original language
- ZH
- Origin
- CN
- Networks
- Mango TV
- Genres
- Reality, Mystery
- Updated
How long to binge?
Estimate the schedule using 227 episodes and an average 45-minute runtime.
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Detective Academy is a television series that premiered in 2019 and is derived from the fifth season of the show Who's the Murderer. The program is a star-led reasoning variety show produced by Mango TV, featuring celebrity guests as detective assistants. In each episode, participants advance on a checkerboard by rolling dice, triggering various challenges that test their logical thinking and problem-solving abilities. The format includes both team and individual competitions designed to challenge the intellectual capabilities of the guests. The contestant who reaches the end first is declared the top performer and gains the opportunity to appear on the scene of the fifth season of Who's the Murderer. The show emphasizes mental agility and deductive reasoning within an entertainment framework. It has continued beyond its initial release and maintains an episodic structure focused on guest participation and puzzle-based gameplay.
Should you watch it?
“Stars compete in logic-based challenges to become top detective assistants.”
- Engaging mix of trivia and deduction games
- Features charismatic celebrity participants
- Unique board-game-meets-crime-show format
- May feel repetitive after multiple episodes
- Relies heavily on guest chemistry
You enjoy puzzle-based game shows with a detective theme.
Suitable for general audiences; light-hearted and family-friendly.
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Episode guide
Season 1 · 17 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Episode 1 Nov 3, 2019
- E2 Episode 2 Nov 10, 2019
- E3 Episode 3 Nov 17, 2019
- E4 Episode 4 Nov 24, 2019
- E5 Episode 5 Dec 1, 2019
- E6 Episode 6 Dec 8, 2019
- E7 Episode 7 Dec 15, 2019
- E8 Episode 8 Dec 22, 2019
- E9 Episode 9 Dec 29, 2019
- E10 Episode 10 Jan 5, 2020
- E11 Episode 11 Jan 12, 2020
- E12 Episode 12 Jan 19, 2020
- E13 Episode 13 Jan 26, 2020
- E14 Episode 14 Feb 2, 2020
- E15 Episode 15 Feb 9, 2020
- E16 Episode 16 Feb 16, 2020
- E17 Episode 17 Feb 23, 2020
Season 2 · 15 episodes
- E1 Trailer Apr 9, 2020
- E2 Episode 1 Apr 23, 2020
- E3 Episode 2 Apr 30, 2020
- E4 Episode 3 May 7, 2020
- E5 Episode 4 May 14, 2020
- E6 Episode 5 May 21, 2020
- E7 Episode 6 May 21, 2020
- E8 Episode 7 May 28, 2020
- E9 Episode 8 Jun 4, 2020
- E10 Episode 9 Jun 11, 2020
- E11 Episode 10 Jun 18, 2020
- E12 Episode 11 Jun 25, 2020
- E13 Episode 12 Jul 2, 2020
- E14 Episode 13 Jul 9, 2020
- E15 Episode 14 Jul 16, 2020
Season 3 · 17 episodes
- E1 Trailer Nov 5, 2020
- E2 Episode 1 Nov 12, 2020
- E3 Episode 2 Nov 19, 2020
- E4 Episode 3 Nov 26, 2020
- E5 Episode 4 Dec 3, 2020
- E6 Episode 5 Dec 10, 2020
- E7 Episode 6 Dec 17, 2020
- E8 Episode 7 Dec 27, 2020
- E9 Episode 8 Jan 1, 2021
- E10 Episode 9 Jan 8, 2021
- E11 Episode 10 Jan 15, 2021
- E12 Episode 11 Jan 22, 2021
- E13 Episode 12 Jan 29, 2021
- E14 Episode 13 Feb 17, 2021
- E15 Episode 14 Feb 18, 2021
- E16 Episode 15 Apr 1, 2021
- E17 Episode 16 Apr 8, 2021
Season 4 · 17 episodes
- E1 Trailer Apr 15, 2021
- E2 Episode 1 Apr 22, 2021
- E3 Episode 2 Apr 29, 2021
- E4 Episode 3 May 5, 2021
- E5 Episode 4 May 12, 2021
- E6 Episode 5 May 19, 2021
- E7 Episode 6 May 26, 2021
- E8 Episode 7 Jun 2, 2021
- E9 Episode 8 Jun 9, 2021
- E10 Episode 9 Jun 16, 2021
- E11 Episode 10 Jun 23, 2021
- E12 Episode 11 Jun 30, 2021
- E13 Episode 12 Jul 7, 2021
- E14 Episode 13 Jul 14, 2021
- E15 Episode 14 Jul 21, 2021
- E16 Episode 15 Jul 28, 2021
- E17 Episode 16 Aug 4, 2021
Season 5 · 45 episodes
- E1 Trailer Nov 25, 2021
- E2 Episode 1 Nov 25, 2021
- E3 Episode 2 Dec 2, 2021
- E4 Episode 3 Dec 9, 2021
- E5 Episode 4 Dec 16, 2021
- E6 Episode 5 Dec 23, 2021
- E7 Episode 6 Dec 30, 2021
- E8 Episode 7 Jan 6, 2022
- E9 Episode 8 Jan 7, 2022
- E10 Episode 9 Jan 13, 2022
- E11 Episode 10 Jan 20, 2022
- E12 Episode 11 Jan 21, 2022
- E13 Episode 12 Jan 27, 2022
- E14 Episode 13 Feb 3, 2022
- E15 Episode 14 Feb 4, 2022
- E16 Episode 15 Feb 10, 2022
- E17 Episode 16 Feb 17, 2022
- E18 Episode 17 Feb 18, 2022
- E19 Episode 19
- E20 Episode 20
- E21 Episode 21
- E22 Episode 22
- E23 Episode 23
- E24 Episode 24
- E25 Episode 25
- E26 Episode 26
- E27 Episode 27
- E28 Episode 28
- E29 Episode 29
- E30 Episode 30
- E31 Episode 31
- E32 Episode 32
- E33 Episode 33
- E34 Episode 34
- E35 Episode 35
- E36 Episode 36
- E37 Episode 37
- E38 Episode 38
- E39 Episode 39
- E40 Episode 40
- E41 Episode 41
- E42 Episode 42
- E43 Episode 43
- E44 Episode 44
- E45 Episode 45
Frequently asked questions
Is prior knowledge of 'Who's the Murderer' required?
No, it's not required, though the show is derived from its fifth season.
How are winners determined?
The first guest to reach the end of the board becomes No. 1.
Are the challenges based on real investigations?
No, they are game-based and designed for entertainment purposes.
Can new viewers start with this series?
Yes, it's accessible to newcomers without needing background context.
Does the winner get a real detective role?
The top performer gets to appear in the fifth season of the original show.