List of television shows set in Washington, D.C.
Appearance
This is a list of television shows set in Washington, D.C.
Television shows
[edit]Title | Year(s) | Channel | Location |
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Fellow Travelers | 2023 | Showtime | Main setting |
1600 Penn | 2012–13 | NBC | Set at the White House[1] |
227 | 1985–90 | NBC | Main setting |
24 | 2001–2010 | FOX | Season 7 main setting [1] |
24: Legacy | 2017 | FOX | Main setting |
The Agency | 2001–03 | CBS | Set in Langley, VA at the CIA Headquarters |
Agent X | 2015 | TNT | Main setting |
All's Fair | 1976–77 | CBS | Main setting |
Allegiance | 2015 | NBC | Main setting [2] |
Alpha House | 2013–14 | Amazon Prime | Main setting [1] |
American Dad! | 2005–present | FOX, TBS | Set in a fictional DC suburb of Langley Falls, VA, a combination of Langley and Great Falls, VA[1] |
The Americans | 2013–18 | FX | Mainly set in Falls Church, VA and Washington, DC[2] |
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations | 2009 | Travel Channel | Season 5 Episode 3 |
Baby, I'm Back | 1978 | CBS | Main setting |
Ball Four | 1976 | CBS | Main setting |
The Best Thing I Ever Ate | 2009 | Food Network | Season 4 Episodes 12 & 14, Season 5 Episodes 4 & 10 |
The Blacklist | 2013–present | NBC | Main setting [2] |
Bones | 2005–17 | FOX | Main setting [2] |
BrainDead | 2016 | CBS | Main setting [3] |
Bridges to Cross | 1986 | CBS | Main setting |
The Brink | 2015 | HBO | Main setting |
Built to Last | 1997 | NBC | Main setting |
Capital News | 1990 | ABC | Main setting |
Capitol | 1982–87 | CBS | Main setting |
Capitol Critters | 1992 | ABC | Main setting |
Charlie Lawrence | 2003 | CBS | Main setting [3] |
Chefs vs. City | 2010 | Food Network | Season 2 Episode 13 |
Clarice | 2021–present | CBS | Main setting |
Commander in Chief | 2005–2006 | ABC | Set at the White House[3] |
Cory in the House | 2007–2008 | Disney Channel | Main setting |
The Court | 2002 | ABC | Main setting [3] |
Covert Affairs | 2010–2015 | USA Network | Main setting [2] |
Criminal Minds | 2005–20 | CBS | Set in Quantico, VA, just south of DC at the FBI Academy[1] |
Crisis | 2014 | NBC | Main setting |
CSI: Cyber | 2015–16 | CBS | Main setting |
DAG | 2000–01 | NBC | Main setting |
D.C. | 2000 | The WB | Main setting |
DC Cupcakes | 2010–13 | TLC | Set at Georgetown Cupcake[1] |
D.C. Follies | 1987–89 | Syndication | Main setting [3] |
Deaf U | 2020 | Netflix | Set at Gallaudet University |
Designated Survivor | 2016–19 | ABC | Main setting |
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives | 2015 | Food Network | Season 23 Episode 14 |
The Diplomat | 2023 | Netflix | |
The District | 2000–04 | CBS | Main setting |
Dr. Know | 2005–06 | Discovery Health | Main setting |
E-Ring | 2005–06 | NBC | Set at the Pentagon, in the DC suburb of Arlington, Virginia |
Earth: Final Conflict | 1997–2002 | Syndication | |
The Event | 2010–11 | NBC | |
The F.B.I. | 1965–74 | ABC | Main setting |
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | 2021–present | Disney+ | |
The Farmer's Daughter | 1963–66 | ABC | Main setting [3] |
The Firm | 2012 | NBC | |
The First Family | 2012–15 | Syndication | Set at the White House[3] |
The First Lady | 2022-present | Showtime | Main setting |
First Monday | 2002 | CBS | Main setting [3] |
FM | 1989–90 | NBC | Main setting |
Freakazoid! | 1995–97 | The WB | Main setting |
Get Smart (1965–70) | 1965–70 | NBC, CBS | Main setting |
Get Smart (1995) | 1995 | FOX | Main setting |
The Girlfriend Experience | 2016–present | Starz | Season 2 main setting |
Goodtime Girls | 1980 | ABC | Main setting |
Grandpa Goes to Washington | 1978–79 | NBC | Main setting [3] |
Hail to the Chief | 1985 | ABC | Main setting [3] |
The Handmaid's Tale | 2017–present | Hulu | |
Hearts Afire | 1992–95 | CBS | Main setting |
Homeland | 2011–20 | Showtime | Main setting [2] |
Hostages | 2013–14 | CBS | Main setting |
The Hot Zone | 2019–present | National Geographic | Season 2 Main setting |
House of Cards | 2013–18 | Netflix | Main setting [2] |
I Spy | 1965–68 | NBC | Main setting |
Inside Job | 2021–2022 | Netflix | |
Jack Ryan | 2018–present | Amazon Prime | |
JAG | 1996–2005 | NBC, CBS | Main setting |
K.C. Undercover | 2015–18 | Disney Channel | Main setting |
K Street | 2003 | HBO | Main setting |
Karen | 1975 | ABC | Main setting |
King & Maxwell | 2013 | TNT | Main setting |
LateLine | 1998–99 | NBC | Main setting |
Let's Be Real | 2021–present | FOX | Main setting |
Lie to Me | 2009–11 | FOX | Main setting |
Lil' Bush | 2007–08 | Comedy Central | Main setting |
Linc's | 1998–2000 | Showtime | Main setting |
Love Is Blind | 2024 | Netflix | Main setting |
The Lyon's Den | 2003 | NBC | Main setting |
Madam Secretary | 2014–19 | CBS | Main setting [2] |
Más sabe el diablo | 2009-10 | NBC | Main setting |
A Man Called Hawk | 1989 | ABC | Main setting |
The Man in the High Castle | 2015-2019 | Amazon Prime Video | |
Mancuso, F.B.I. | 1989–90 | NBC | Main setting |
The Millers | 2013–15 | CBS | Set in the suburb of Leesburg, Virginia |
Mindhunter | 2017–19 | Netflix | |
Minority Report | 2015 | FOX | Main setting |
Mr. President | 1987–88 | FOX | Main setting [3] |
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | 1962–63 | ABC | Main setting [3] |
Mister Sterling | 2003 | NBC | Main setting |
The Monroes | 1995 | ABC | Main setting |
Murphy Brown | 1988–98, 2018 | CBS | Main setting [1] |
Nancy | 1970–71 | NBC | Main setting |
NCIS | 2003–present | CBS | Main setting [2] |
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter | 1987 | FOX | Main setting |
Outlaw | 2010 | NBC | [3] |
Our Cartoon President | 2018–present | Showtime | Main setting |
The Oval | 2019–present | BET | Set at the White House |
Parks and Recreation | 2009–2015 | NBC | Setting for select episodes starting in Season 5 |
Powerhouse | 1982 | PBS | Main setting |
The Powers That Be | 1992–1993 | NBC | Main setting [3] |
The President Show | 2017 | Comedy Central | Main setting |
Quantico | 2015–2018 | ABC | Set in Quantico, VA, just south of DC at the FBI Academy |
The Real Housewives of D.C. | 2010 | Bravo | Main setting [1] |
The Real Housewives of Potomac | 2016–present | Bravo | Set in the DC suburb of Potomac, MD |
The Real World: Washington, D.C. | 2009–2010 | MTV | Main setting [1] |
The Round Table | 1992 | NBC | Main setting |
Salvation | 2017–2018 | CBS | |
Scandal | 2012–2018 | ABC | Main setting [2] |
Scarecrow and Mrs. King | 1983–1987 | CBS | |
The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer | 1998 | UPN | Main setting |
The Senator | 1970–71 | NBC | Main setting [3] |
Smart Guy | 1997–99 | The WB | Main setting |
State of Affairs | 2014–15 | NBC | Main setting [2] |
Succession | 2019 | HBO | Season 2 Episode 9 |
Szysznyk | 1977–78 | CBS | Main setting |
Temperatures Rising | 1972–74 | ABC | Main setting |
That's My Bush! | 2001 | Comedy Central | Main setting [3] |
That's My Mama | 1974–75 | ABC | Main setting |
Top Chef: D.C. | 2010 | Bravo | Main setting [1] |
Top of the Hill | 1989 | CBS | Main setting |
Unnatural History | 2010 | Cartoon Network | Main setting |
UC: Undercover | 2001–2002 | NBC | Main setting |
Veep | 2012–2019 | HBO | Main setting [2] |
Wanda at Large | 2003 | FOX | Main setting |
The West Wing | 1999–2006 | NBC | Set at the White House[1] |
Women of the House | 1995 | CBS | Main setting [3] |
Wonder Woman | 1975–79 | ABC, CBS | Main setting |
The X-Files | 1993–2002, 2016–2018 | FOX | Main setting [1] |
Miniseries
[edit]Title | Year | Channel | Location |
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The Assets | 2014 | ABC | Main setting |
The Comey Rule | 2020 | Showtime | Main setting |
Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways | 2014 | HBO | Episode 2 |
From the Earth to the Moon | 1998 | HBO | Episodes 1, 2, and 4 |
Gaslit | 2022 | Starz | Main setting |
Impeachment: American Crime Story | 2021 | FX | Main setting |
John Adams | 2008 | HBO | |
The Looming Tower | 2018 | Hulu | Set primarily in Washington, DC and New York City |
The Kennedys | 2011 | Reelz | Main setting |
The Plot Against America | 2020 | HBO | Episodes 3-5 |
Political Animals | 2012 | USA Network | Main setting [1] |
Tanner '88 | 1988 | HBO | Main setting [3] |
White House Plumbers | 2023 | HBO | Main setting |
News
[edit]Title | Year(s) | Channel | Location |
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The CBS Evening News | 2019–present | CBS | broadcast from the CBS News Washington bureau |
Face the Nation | 1954–present | CBS | broadcast from the CBS News Washington bureau |
Fox News Sunday | 1996–present | Fox News | broadcast from the Fox News Washington bureau |
Hardball with Chris Matthews | 1994–2020 | CNBC, MSNBC | broadcast from DC |
Inside Politics | 1992–present | CNN | broadcast from CNN Studios Washington |
The Lead with Jake Tapper | 2013–present | CNN | broadcast from CNN Studios Washington |
Meet the Press | 1947–present | NBC | broadcast from the NBC News Washington bureau at WRC-TV |
Pardon the Interruption | 2001–present | ESPN | broadcast from Atlantic Media |
PBS NewsHour | 1975–present | PBS | broadcast from the PBS Washington station WETA-TV |
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer | 2005–present | CNN | broadcast from CNN Studios Washington |
SportsCenter with SVP | 2020–present | ESPN | broadcast from ABC News Washington Bureau |
State of the Union | 2009–present | CNN | broadcast from CNN Studios Washington |
This Week | 1981–present | ABC | select episodes broadcast from the ABC News Washington Bureau |
Washington Journal | 1995–present | C-SPAN | broadcast from C-SPAN |
Washington Week | 1967–present | PBS | broadcast from the PBS Washington station WETA-TV |
Stand-up comedy
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "TV shows set in D.C." The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Rothkopf, David (19 February 2015). "Ranked: A Washington Insider Grades the 10 Best TV Shows About D.C." Foreign Policy. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Dawidziak, Mark (11 January 2019). "25 TV shows set in the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court or on the campaign trail". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "They played here". The Washington Post. Retrieved 1 May 2021.