It is a procedural in name only at this point, yes it features a 'case of the week', but they are always worked into the story and there's about 3 big, and very interesting, arcs going on at a time. That's probably a TERRIBLE sales pitch, but there's a reason it gets to much critical love, it's very good. Oh my, I love that scene so much (predictably), it's the bit where she walks through the door and starts up again that gets me every time. She gets ever more fabulous as it goes on, I think they KNOW people are waiting for her one liners, like Dame Maggie in Downton. I cannot recommend it highly enough though, totally aside from Baranski no less!
What US shows are you actually watching, is it just Modern Family?