Wasnt an early 90s show called "Tropical heat" absurdly popular in the Balkans?
All I remember is that it had a pony-tailed detective called Nick Slaughter, who was solving cases with a red haired woman called Sylvia. The show was very 90s...
How about The X-files? The show was popular everywhere, although it had very un-even writing. Could have a 10/10 episode followed by a 1/10 episode.
The Tropical Heat was indeed so popular that the Canadian actor, Rob Stewart, that played the main character visited Serbia back in 2009, talked to people, was signing autographs, took pictures with fans, etc. Since then he follows the country and has recently supported the ongoing students protests against the autocratic regime.