I think Body of Proof is a good one, another crime procedural one.
The leader character is Dr Megan Hunt, who is a medical examiner in Philadelphia. Before that, she was the world's most renowned neurosurgeon, but a car accident left her unable to continue with that. The character is really strong, she doesn't take any nonsense from anyone, particularly men who dare to 'speak down' to her because she's a woman. Don't get me wrong, there are flaws in the back story, mainly that when she was a neurosurgeon her "husband and child took a backseat" to her career. As a result, when they divorced, her husband was awarded custody of her their daughter. However, that was all in the past, you don't see any of that, it's just mentioned here and there (because woven in with the crime, is Dr Hunt rebuilding her relationship with her daughter, and it's really well done).
The positive thing from the whole 'mother putting career before family' thing, is the show writers made the point of highlighting the fact, that a father who puts his career before his family is doing what he needs to for his family, a mother who seemingly does so is vilified. There is an episode in the first season where Dr Hunt does say something like, "If I had been a man, working all those hours for my family, I'd be admired. As I was a woman, I was declared an unfit mother by the judge." It was good to see that the writers included that, rather than just letting it pass.
Also, Dr Hunt's boss is Dr Kate Murphy, the Chief Medical Examiner. In the show she's the first CME in Philadelphia's history. I like the way she's characterized in the show, because sometimes female bosses on TV (and in movies), are shown as being 'ball-breakers' (I hate that term, but it's the best I could think of). However, Dr Murphy is a firm but fair boss, and will always have her team's back. Her and Dr Hunt have disagreements, but underneath all that, there is clear respect for each other. In one of the episodes, it is revealed that Dr Murphy was seduced by her former professor, who has a penchant for 'cute blondes'. He is a suspect in one of the cases, where the victim is a 'cute blonde', and Dr Murphy confronts him about his past.
Another strong female character is Dr Hunt's mom, Joan Hunt, who is one of the area's highest ranking elected judges.
When I was back home in the States last year, I read a magazine interview with Chris Murphey, the show's creator. He said he was inspired to create a show with strong female characters, who had made an impact in field's that traditionally have been male, because his aunt had done just that when she reached a very high rank in the FBI. I've tried to find if the interview was online, but it isn't, which is a shame.