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

See also: List of films set in Washington, D.C.. This is a list of television shows set in Washington, D.C.

Television shows

Title Year(s) Channel Location
2023 Main setting
2012–13 Set at the White House[1]
1985–90 Main setting
2001–2010 Season 7 main setting
2017 Main setting
2001–03 Set in Langley, VA at the CIA Headquarters
2015 Main setting
1976–77 Main setting
2015 Main setting [2]
2013–14 Main setting
2005–present Set in a fictional DC suburb of Langley Falls, VA, a combination of Langley and Great Falls, VA
2013–18 Mainly set in Falls Church, VA and Washington, DC
2009Season 5 Episode 3
1978 Main setting
1976 Main setting
2009 Season 4 Episodes 12 & 14, Season 5 Episodes 4 & 10
2013–present Main setting
2005–17 Main setting
2016 Main setting [3]
1986 Main setting
2015 Main setting
1997 Main setting
1990 Main setting
1982–87 Main setting
1992 Main setting
2003 Main setting
2010 Season 2 Episode 13
2021–present Main setting
2005–2006 Set at the White House
2007–2008 Main setting
2002Main setting
2010–2015Main setting
2005–20Set in Quantico, VA, just south of DC at the FBI Academy
2014Main setting
2015–16Main setting
2000–01Main setting
2000Main setting
2010–13Set at Georgetown Cupcake
1987–89Main setting
2020NetflixSet at Gallaudet University
2016–19 Main setting
2015Food NetworkSeason 23 Episode 14
2023Netflix
2000–04Main setting
Dr. Know2005–06Main setting
2005–06Set at the Pentagon, in the DC suburb of Arlington, Virginia
1997–2002 Syndication
2010–11
1965–74Main setting
2021–present
1963–66Main setting
2012
2012–15Set at the White House
2022-presentMain setting
2002Main setting
1989–90Main setting
1995–97Main setting
Get Smart (1965–70) 1965–70Main setting
Get Smart (1995) 1995Main setting
The Girlfriend Experience2016–presentSeason 2 main setting
1980Main setting
1978–79Main setting
1985Main setting
2017–present
1992–95Main setting
2011–20Main setting
2013–14Main setting
2019–presentSeason 2 Main setting
2013–18Main setting
1965–68Main setting
2021–2022
2018–present
1996–2005Main setting
2015–18Main setting
2003Main setting
1975Main setting
2013Main setting
1998–99Main setting
2021–presentMain setting
2009–11Main setting
2007–08Main setting
1998–2000Main setting
2024 Main setting
2003Main setting
2014–19Main setting
2009-10NBCMain setting
1989Main setting
2015-2019
1989–90Main setting
2013–15Set in the suburb of Leesburg, Virginia
2017–19
2015Main setting
1987–88Main setting
1962–63Main setting
2003Main setting
1995Main setting
1988–98, 2018Main setting
1970–71Main setting
2003–presentMain setting
1987 Main setting
2010
2018–present ShowtimeMain setting
2019–present BETSet at the White House
2009–2015 NBCSetting for select episodes starting in Season 5
1982 PBSMain setting
1992–1993 NBCMain setting
2017 Main setting
2015–2018 Set in Quantico, VA, just south of DC at the FBI Academy
2010 Main setting
2016–present Set in the DC suburb of Potomac, MD
2009–2010 Main setting
1992Main setting
2017–2018
2012–2018Main setting
1983–1987
1998Main setting
1970–71Main setting
1997–99Main setting
2014–15Main setting
2019Season 2 Episode 9
1977–78Main setting
1972–74Main setting
2001Main setting
1974–75Main setting
2010Main setting
1989Main setting
2010Main setting
2001–2002Main setting
2012–2019Main setting
2003Main setting
1999–2006Set at the White House
1995Main setting
1975–79Main setting
1993–2002, 2016–2018Main setting

Miniseries

Title Year Channel Location
2014 Main setting
2020 Main setting
2014 Episode 2
1998 Episodes 1, 2, and 4
2022 Main setting
2021 Main setting
2008
2018 Set primarily in Washington, DC and New York City
2011 Main setting
2020 Episodes 3-5
2012 Main setting
1988 Main setting
2023 Main setting

News

Title Year(s) Channel Location
2019–present broadcast from the CBS News Washington bureau
1954–present broadcast from the CBS News Washington bureau
1996–present broadcast from the Fox News Washington bureau
1994–2020 broadcast from DC
1992–present broadcast from CNN Studios Washington
2013–present broadcast from CNN Studios Washington
1947–present broadcast from the NBC News Washington bureau at WRC-TV
2001–presentbroadcast from Atlantic Media
1975–present
2005–present broadcast from CNN Studios Washington
2020–present broadcast from ABC News Washington Bureau
2009–present broadcast from CNN Studios Washington
1981–present select episodes broadcast from the ABC News Washington Bureau
1995–present broadcast from C-SPAN
1967–present

Stand-up comedy

Title Year Channel Location
Bill Burr2012 Lincoln Theatre
Bill Maher2014 Warner Theatre[4]
Chris Rock1996 Takoma Theater
Chris Rock2004 DAR Constitution Hall
Craig Ferguson2013 Warner Theatre
Dave Attell

Captain Miserable

2007 Lincoln Theatre
Dave Chappelle

Equanimity

2017 Warner Theatre
Dave Chappelle2000 Lincoln Theatre
Dave Chappelle2023 Lincoln Theatre
Demetri Martin

Live (At The Time)

2015 Lincoln Theatre
Dennis Miller

Live from Washington, D.C.: They Shoot HBO Specials, Don't They?

1993 Lisner Auditorium
Dennis Miller

Mr. Miller Goes to Washington

1988 Lisner Auditorium
Deon Cole

Cole Blooded Seminar

2016 Lincoln Theatre
Eddie Murphy1983 DAR Constitution Hall
George Lopez

The Wall, Live from Washington

2017 Kennedy Center
Jeff Dunham2007 Warner Theatre
Jim Gaffigan2012 Warner Theatre
Jim Norton

Monster Rain

2007 Lincoln Theatre
Leslie Jones

Time Machine

2019 Warner Theatre
Lewis Black

Red, White & Screwed

2006 Warner Theatre
Louis C.K

2017

2017 DAR Constitution Hall
Matt Rife

Natural Selection

2023 DAR Constitution Hall
Martin Lawrence2002 DAR Constitution Hall
Maz Jobrani

Immigrant

2017 Kennedy Center
Mike Epps2019 DAR Constitution Hall
Nick Kroll

Little Big Boy

2022 Warner Theatre
Patton Oswalt2009 Lisner Auditorium
Robin Williams

Weapons of Self Destruction

2009 DAR Constitution Hall
Trevor Noah

Lost In Translation

2015 Lincoln Theatre
Wanda Sykes2009 Warner Theatre
Whitney Cummings

Can I Touch It?

2019 Sidney Harmon Hall
Whitney Cummings

Money Shot

2010 Sidney Harmon Hall
Yvonne Orji

Momma, I Made It!

2020 Howard Theatre

Notes and References

  1. News: TV shows set in D.C. . The Washington Post . 17 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Ranked: A Washington Insider Grades the 10 Best TV Shows About D.C. . Foreign Policy . Rothkopf, David . 19 February 2015. 17 April 2021.
  3. Web site: 25 TV shows set in the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court or on the campaign trail . Cleveland.com . Dawidziak, Mark . 11 January 2019. 17 April 2021.
  4. News: They played here . The Washington Post . 1 May 2021.

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