[9] In Brazil, the TV series was narrated by the Italian-Brazilian announcer and journalist Wilson Versolato.

Anthony Zuiker, the creator of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation got the idea for the show from The New Detectives.

[11] In a talk at the International Mystery Writers Festival in June 2008, Zuiker said that he was working as a tram driver in Las Vegas when he came up with the idea for the series.

He said he was about to go out to play basketball with some friends when his first wife asked him to stay in and watch The New Detectives on the Discovery Channel.

[13] Timeless Media Group has released the first four seasons of The New Detectives on DVD in Region 1.