The Division Explained

Creator:	Deborah Joy LeVine
Theme Music Composer:	Starr Parodi & Jeff Eden Fair seasons 2-4, Jay Gruska season 1
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	4
Num Episodes:	88
Executive Producer:	Deborah Joy LeVine
Runtime:	60 minutes
Network:	Lifetime

The Division is an American police procedural drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series focuses on a team of female detectives and police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. The series premiered on Lifetime on January 7, 2001^[1] and ended on June 28, 2004 after 88 episodes.^[2]

Overview

The show focused on the lives of five policewomen in the felony division headed by Captain Kate McCafferty (Bonnie Bedelia). Storylines revolved around the women's personal and professional lives, and their attempts to balance both. The series tackled such topics as alcoholism, drug addiction, homophobia, and sexual abuse.

The series premiered on January 7, 2001,^[3] earning a 3.1 rating and the "largest audience of any basic cable original series" that year.^[4] After four seasons, the show was canceled on June 28, 2004. It was the network's second "longest-running scripted series".

After its cancellation, The Division was rebroadcast on the Lifetime network in various timeslots until 2007. In 2007, reruns aired on Lifetime Real Women. Starting in September 2018, the broadcast syndication became available on Start TV.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Cast and characters

Main

Actor	Character	Seasons
		1	2	3	4
Bonnie Bedelia	Captain Kaitlyn "Kate" McCafferty	colspan="4"
Lela Rochon	Inspector Angela Reid	colspan="3"
David Gianopoulos	Inspector Peter Torianno	colspan="3"
Nancy McKeon	Inspector Jinny Exstead	colspan="4"
Tracey Needham	Inspector Candace "C.D." DeLorenzo	colspan="1"
Lisa Vidal	Inspector Magdalena "Magda" Ramirez	colspan="4"
Jon Hamm	Inspector Nate Basso	colspan="3"
Taraji P. Henson	Officer/Inspector Raina Washington	colspan="3"
Amy Jo Johnson	Officer Stacy Reynolds

• Captain Kaitlyn "Kate" McCafferty is the commanding officer of SFPD's Felony Division and mother to a teenage daughter.
• Inspector Jinny Exstead comes from a police family and often bends the rules, which puts her at odds with Captain McCafferty.
• Inspector Candace "C. D." DeLorenzo has some past demons. She resigns in-between seasons 3 and 4 after being shot in the line of duty.
• Inspector Magdalena "Magda" Ramirez is a single mother of a young son. She is close friends with her partner Jinny Exstead.
• Inspector Angela Reid is a sassy no-nonsense investigator. She leaves the Division at the end of the first season.
• Inspector Peter Torianno is DeLorenzo's first partner. He leaves the Division halfway through of the first season.
• Inspector Nate Basso is DeLorenzo's second partner, arriving at the Division in the second season. Following her departure at the end of the third season, Basso is then partnered with Raina Washington.
• Officer/Inspector Raina Washington is a new member of the Division, arriving in the second season after Reid's transfer. In the third season, she is promoted to Inspector, and is later partnered with Basso in the final season.
• Officer Stacy Reynolds, a new officer hired in the final season by McCafferty to be her police services aid.

Recurring

• Jose Yenque as Gabriel 'Gabe' Herrera (2001–04)
• Jacob Urrutia as Benjamin Ramirez (2001–04)
• Alex Rocco as John Exstead Sr. (2001–04)
• Allen Cutler as Casey Exstead (2001–04)
• Scott Plank as John Exstead Jr. (2001–02)
• Tanya Vidal as Lily Ramirez (2001–03)
• Jay Harrington as Theodore Blumenthal (2001–02)
• Michael MacRae as Steven (2001)
• D. B. Woodside as Daniel Reide (2001)
• Morgan Brayton as Amanda McCafferty (2001)
• James Avery as Charles Haysbert (2002–03)
• Troy Evans as Dusty (2002–03)
• Robin Thomas as Louis Perillo (2002–04)
• Lauren Tom as Nora Chen (2002)
• Dean Cain as Insp. Jack Ellis (2003–2004)
• Linda Gehringer as Dolores (2003–04)
• David Sutcliffe as Dr. Michaelson/Jonah (2003)
• Jon Tenney as Hank Riley (2004)

Guest

• Peter Coyote as Ross (2002)
• Sara Rue as Amanda McCafferty (2002–03)
• Paige Hurd as Chloe Newland (2003)
• Daniel Morton as Detective Lawson (2003) (uncredited)
• Roma Downey as Reagan Gilancy (2004)
• Kim Fields as Principal Ogden (2004)
• Rebecca Gayheart as Suzanne Richland (2004)
• Nia Peeples as Sandra Prestiss (2004)
• Zachary Levi as Todd (2004)

Episodes

Season 4 (2004)

Home media

The DVD set containing all four seasons including the pilot was released by Visual Entertainment in Region 1 on March 19, 2018.^{[8] [9]}

Awards and nominations

Gracie Allen Awards

• Won: Outstanding Entertainment Program Drama (2004, Tied with "Without a Trace")

Imagen Foundation Awards

• Nominated: Best Actress in a Television Drama, Lisa Vidal (2004)

ALMA Awards

• Nominated: Outstanding Actress in a Television Series, Lisa Vidal (2002)

BMI Film & TV Awards

• Won: BMI Cable Award, Jeff Eden Fair (2004)
• Won: BMI Cable Award, Starr Parodi (2004)
• Won: BMI Cable Award, Jeff Eden Fair (2003)
• Won: BMI Cable Award, Starr Parodi (2003)

Young Artist Awards

• Nominated: Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actress, Joy Lauren (2003)
• Nominated: Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actor, Shawn Pyfrom (2002)

PRISM Awards

• Won: TV Drama Series Episode (2002, For the episode "Intervention")
• Nominated: Performance in a Drama Series Episode, Nancy McKeon (2003)
• Nominated: Performance in a Drama Series, Nancy McKeon (2003)
• Nominated: Performance in a Drama Series Multi Episode Storyline, Nancy McKeon (2004)

See also

• List of police television dramas

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oxman. Steven. The Division. Variety. January 1, 2001. 14 February 2019.
2. Web site: Dempsey. John. Lifetime cuts 'Division'. Variety. August 3, 2004. 25 August 2013.
3. Web site: McDonald. William. TELEVISION REVIEW; The Good Guys Are Gals, The Bad Ones, Doofuses. The New York Times. January 6, 2001. 14 February 2019.
4. Web site: Lifetime Entertainment Services. Answers.com. 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070810063624/http://www.answers.com/topic/lifetime-entertainment-services?cat=biz-fin. August 10, 2007.
5. Web site: The Division. Start TV. 14 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20180923194648/https://www.starttv.com/shows/the-division. September 23, 2018.
6. Web site: Everything The Division did differently from other cop shows. Start TV. Weigel Broadcasting. September 20, 2018. 14 February 2019.
7. Web site: Ecke. Ray. Weigel Broadcasting Co. to Launch New 'Start TV' Network in Association With CBS Television Stations. Broadcasting & Cable. July 18, 2018. 14 February 2019.
8. Web site: The Division – The Complete Collection #7053. Visual Entertainment. 2018. 14 February 2019.
9. Web site: Lambert. David. The Division - 'The Complete Collection' Starring Bonnie Bedelia, Nancy McKeon, Lisa Vidal, Jon Hamm, and Taraji P. Henson. TV Shows on DVD. March 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180314104333/http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Division-Complete-Collection/24045. March 14, 2018. dead.