List of television shows set in Washington, D.C.

See also: List of films set in Washington, D.C.

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
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]

Title | Year | Channel | Location

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Bill Burr: You People Are All the Same | 2012 | Netflix | Lincoln Theatre
Bill Maher: Live from D.C. | 2014 | HBO | Warner Theatre[4]
Chris Rock: Bring the Pain | 1996 | HBO | Takoma Theater
Chris Rock: Never Scared | 2004 | HBO | DAR Constitution Hall[4]
Craig Ferguson: I'm Here to Help | 2013 | Netflix | Warner Theatre
Dave Attell: Captain Miserable | 2007 | HBO | Lincoln Theatre
Dave Chappelle: Equanimity | 2017 | Netflix | Warner Theatre
Dave Chappelle: Killin’ Them Softly | 2000 | HBO | Lincoln Theatre[4]
Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer | 2023 | Netflix | Lincoln Theatre
Demetri Martin: Live (At The Time) | 2015 | Netflix | Lincoln Theatre
Dennis Miller: Live from Washington, D.C.: They Shoot HBO Specials, Don't They? | 1993 | HBO | Lisner Auditorium
Dennis Miller: Mr. Miller Goes to Washington | 1988 | HBO | Lisner Auditorium
Deon Cole: Cole Blooded Seminar | 2016 | Comedy Central | Lincoln Theatre
Eddie Murphy: Delirious | 1983 | HBO | DAR Constitution Hall[4]
George Lopez: The Wall, Live from Washington | 2017 | HBO | Kennedy Center
Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity | 2007 | Comedy Central | Warner Theatre[4]
Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe | 2012 | Netflix | Warner Theatre
Jim Norton: Monster Rain | 2007 | HBO | Lincoln Theatre
Leslie Jones: Time Machine | 2019 | Netflix | Warner Theatre
Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed | 2006 | HBO | Warner Theatre
Louis C.K: 2017 | 2017 | Netflix | DAR Constitution Hall
Matt Rife: Natural Selection | 2023 | Netflix | DAR Constitution Hall
Martin Lawrence: Runteldat | 2002 | Showtime | DAR Constitution Hall
Maz Jobrani: Immigrant | 2017 | Netflix | Kennedy Center
Mike Epps: Only One Mike | 2019 | Netflix | DAR Constitution Hall
Nick Kroll: Little Big Boy | 2022 | Netflix | Warner Theatre
Patton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong | 2009 | Comedy Central | Lisner Auditorium
Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction | 2009 | HBO | DAR Constitution Hall
Trevor Noah: Lost In Translation | 2015 | Comedy Central | Lincoln Theatre
Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me | 2009 | HBO | Warner Theatre
Whitney Cummings: Can I Touch It? | 2019 | Netflix | Sidney Harmon Hall
Whitney Cummings: Money Shot | 2010 | Comedy Central | Sidney Harmon Hall
Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It! | 2020 | HBO | Howard Theatre

## References[edit]

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ a b c d e "They played here". The Washington Post. Retrieved 1 May 2021.