This is a list of television shows set in Washington, D.C.

Television shows

Title Year(s) Channel Location
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

Title Year Channel Location
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

Title Year(s) Channel Location
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

Title Year Channel Location
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

  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.
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