This is a great show... Although Sherlock is in the "boss" position, female Watson completely holds her own as an equally likeable, intelligent and fleshed out character.
But what I like best is that, so far, the relationship between female-Watson and male-Sherlock hasn't been turned into an "unresolved sexual tension" relationship, but instead maintain, yet go no further than, the "bromance" relationship shared by the original Sherlock and Watson, and buddy-movie duos, AND female Watson has never turned into a Damsel in Distress. A Male/Female duo WITHOUT romantic undertones, and where the man isn't constantly "saving" the girl is so refreshing. I can only hope that they manage to continue this rare balance in the next season...
The first test is easily passed if only thanks to the two characters crucial to the show has been cast female (doctor Watson and Moriarty), diverging from the original books.
The second question gets passed too: Joan Watson talks to her female therapist, Ms. Hudson, Irene Adler, her friends, and other female characters quite frequently, although in many cases it is about either the cases, or Sherlock Holmes himself.
However, the third rule gets its check on several occasions, for all I'll mention the time where in the episode Lesser Evils Joan discusses work and patients with her former colleague, or the episode Dirty Laundry, in which she offers help to a daughter of deceased hotel manager, and the girl later on approaches her and seeks her advice.
Even though I'm aware Elementary is not a movie, I noticed someone has uploaded ratings for the show Hannibal, so I hope this one is ok to add, too.