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

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{{see also|List of films set in Washington, D.C.}}

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

Television shows

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! Title !! Year(s) !! Channel !! | Location

| Fellow Travelers2023ShowtimeMain setting
| 1600 Penn2012–13NBCSet at the White House{{cite news |title=TV shows set in D.C. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/tv-shows-past-and-present-set-in-dc/2012/08/09/71a10642-e257-11e1-ae7f-d2a13e249eb2_gallery.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=17 April 2021}}
| 2271985–90NBCMain setting
| 242001–2010FOXSeason 7 main setting
| 24: Legacy2017FOXMain setting
| The Agency2001–03CBSSet in Langley, Virginia at CIA Headquarters
| Agent X2015TNTMain setting
| All's Fair1976–77CBSMain setting
| Allegiance2015NBCMain setting {{cite web |title=Ranked: A Washington Insider Grades the 10 Best TV Shows About D.C. |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/02/19/ranked-a-washington-insider-grades-the-10-best-tv-shows-about-d-c/ |website=Foreign Policy |author= Rothkopf, David |date=19 February 2015|access-date=17 April 2021}}
| Alpha House2013–14Amazon PrimeMain setting
| American Dad!2005–presentFOX, TBSSet in a fictional DC suburb of Langley Falls, Virginia, a combination of Langley and Great Falls, Virginia
| The Americans2013–18FXMainly set in Falls Church, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
| Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations2009Travel ChannelSeason 5 Episode 3
| Baby, I'm Back1978CBSMain setting
| Ball Four1976CBSMain setting
| The Best Thing I Ever Ate2009Food NetworkSeason 4 Episodes 12 & 14, Season 5 Episodes 4 & 10
| The Blacklist2013–presentNBCMain setting
| Bones2005–17FOXMain setting
| BrainDead2016CBSMain setting {{cite web |title=25 TV shows set in the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court or on the campaign trail |url=https://www.cleveland.com/tvblog/2016/08/25_tv_shows_set_in_the_white_house_congress_the_supreme_court_or_on_the_campaign_trail.html |website=Cleveland.com |author= Dawidziak, Mark |date=11 January 2019|access-date=17 April 2021}}
| Bridges to Cross1986CBSMain setting
| The Brink2015HBOMain setting
| Built to Last1997NBCMain setting
| Capital News1990ABCMain setting
| Capitol1982–87CBSMain setting
| Capitol Critters1992ABCMain setting
| Charlie Lawrence2003CBSMain setting
| Chefs vs. City2010Food NetworkSeason 2 Episode 13
| Clarice2021–presentCBSMain setting
| Commander in Chief2005–2006ABCSet at the White House
| Cory in the House2007–2008Disney ChannelMain setting
| The Court2002ABCMain setting
| Covert Affairs2010–2015USA NetworkMain setting
| Criminal Minds2005–20CBSSet in Quantico, Virginia, just south of DC at the FBI Academy
| Crisis2014NBCMain setting
| Cross2024Amazon PrimeMain setting
| CSI: Cyber2015–16CBSMain setting
| DAG2000–01NBCMain setting
| D.C.2000The WBMain setting
| DC Cupcakes2010–13TLCSet at Georgetown Cupcake
| D.C. Follies1987–89SyndicationMain setting
| Deaf U2020NetflixSet at Gallaudet University
| Designated Survivor2016–19ABCMain setting
| Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives2015Food NetworkSeason 23 Episode 14
| The Diplomat2023Netflix
| The District2000–04CBSMain setting
| Dr. Know2005–06Discovery HealthMain setting
| E-Ring2005–06NBCSet at the Pentagon, in the DC suburb of Arlington County, Virginia
| Earth: Final Conflict1997–2002Syndication
| The Event2010–11NBC
| The F.B.I.1965–74ABCMain setting
| The Falcon and the Winter Soldier2021–presentDisney+
| The Farmer's Daughter1963–66ABCMain setting
| The Firm2012NBC
| The First Family2012–15SyndicationSet at the White House
| The First Lady2022-presentShowtimeMain setting
| First Monday2002CBSMain setting
| FM1989–90NBCMain setting
| Freakazoid!1995–97The WBMain setting
| Get Smart (1965–70)1965–70NBC, CBSMain setting
| Get Smart (1995)1995FOXMain setting
| The Girlfriend Experience2016–presentStarzSeason 2 main setting
| Goodtime Girls1980ABCMain setting
| Grandpa Goes to Washington1978–79NBCMain setting
| Hail to the Chief1985ABCMain setting
| The Handmaid's Tale2017–presentHulu
| Hearts Afire1992–95CBSMain setting
| Homeland2011–20ShowtimeMain setting
| Hostages2013–14CBSMain setting
| The Hot Zone2019–presentNational GeographicSeason 2 Main setting
| House of Cards2013–18NetflixMain setting
| I Spy1965–68NBCMain setting
| Inside Job2021–2022Netflix
| Jack Ryan2018–presentAmazon Prime
| JAG1996–2005NBC, CBSMain setting
| K.C. Undercover2015–18Disney ChannelMain setting
| K Street2003HBOMain setting
| Karen1975ABCMain setting
| King & Maxwell2013TNTMain setting
| LateLine1998–99NBCMain setting
| Let's Be Real2021–presentFOXMain setting
| Lie to Me2009–11FOXMain setting
| Lil' Bush2007–08Comedy CentralMain setting
| Linc's1998–2000ShowtimeMain setting
| Love Is Blind2024NetflixMain setting
| The Lyon's Den2003NBCMain setting
| Madam Secretary2014–19CBSMain setting
| Más sabe el diablo2009–10NBCMain setting
| A Man Called Hawk1989ABCMain setting
| The Man in the High Castle2015–2019Amazon Prime Video
| Mancuso, F.B.I.1989–90NBCMain setting
| The Millers2013–15CBSSet in the suburb of Leesburg, Virginia
| Mindhunter2017–19Netflix
| Minority Report2015FOXMain setting
| Mr. President1987–88FOXMain setting
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1962–63ABCMain setting
| Mister Sterling2003NBCMain setting
| The Monroes1995ABCMain setting
| Murphy Brown1988–98, 2018CBSMain setting
| Nancy1970–71NBCMain setting
| NCIS2003–presentCBSMain setting
| The New Adventures of Beans Baxter1987FOXMain setting
|The Night Agent2023–presentNetflixMain Setting
| Outlaw2010NBC
| Our Cartoon President2018–presentShowtimeMain setting
| The Oval2019–presentBETSet at the White House
| Parks and Recreation2009–2015NBCSetting for select episodes starting in Season 5
| Powerhouse1982PBSMain setting
| The Powers That Be1992–1993NBCMain setting
| The President Show2017Comedy CentralMain setting
| Quantico2015–2018ABCSet in Quantico, Virginia, just south of Washington, D.C. at the FBI Academy
| The Real Housewives of D.C.2010BravoMain setting
| The Real Housewives of Potomac2016–presentBravoSet in the DC suburb of Potomac, Maryland
| The Real World: Washington, D.C.2009–2010MTVMain setting
| The Round Table1992NBCMain setting
| Salvation2017–2018CBS
| Scandal2012–2018ABCMain setting
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King1983–1987CBS
| The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer1998UPNMain setting
| The Senator1970–71NBCMain setting
| Smart Guy1997–99The WBMain setting
| 'State of Affairs2014–15NBCMain setting
| Succession2019HBOSeason 2 Episode 9
| Szysznyk1977–78CBSMain setting
| Temperatures Rising1972–74ABCMain setting
| That's My Bush!2001Comedy CentralMain setting
| That's My Mama1974–75ABCMain setting
| Top Chef: D.C.2010BravoMain setting
| Top of the Hill1989CBSMain setting
| Unnatural History2010Cartoon NetworkMain setting
| UC: Undercover2001–2002NBCMain setting
| Veep2012–2019HBOMain setting
| Wanda at Large2003FOXMain setting
| The West Wing1999–2006NBCSet at the White House
| Women of the House1995CBSMain setting
| Wonder Woman1975–79ABC, CBSMain setting
| The X-Files''1993–2002, 2016–2018FOXMain setting

Miniseries

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! Title !! Year !! Channel !! | Location

| The Assets2014ABCMain setting
| The Comey Rule2020ShowtimeMain setting
| Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways2014HBOEpisode 2
| From the Earth to the Moon1998HBOEpisodes 1, 2, and 4
| Gaslit2022StarzMain setting
| Impeachment: American Crime Story2021FXMain setting
| John Adams2008HBO
| The Looming Tower2018HuluSet primarily in Washington, DC and New York City
| The Kennedys2011ReelzMain setting
| The Plot Against America2020HBOEpisodes 3-5
| Political Animals2012USA NetworkMain setting
| Tanner '881988HBOMain setting
| White House Plumbers2023HBOMain setting

News

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! Title !! Year(s) !! Channel !! | Location

| CBS Evening News2019–presentCBSbroadcast from the CBS News Washington bureau
| Face the Nation1954–presentCBSbroadcast from the CBS News Washington bureau
| Fox News Sunday1996–presentFox Newsbroadcast from the Fox News Washington bureau
| Hardball with Chris Matthews1994–2020CNBC, MSNBCbroadcast from DC
| Inside Politics1992–presentCNNbroadcast from CNN Studios Washington
| The Lead with Jake Tapper2013–presentCNNbroadcast from CNN Studios Washington
| Meet the Press1947–presentNBCbroadcast from the NBC News Washington bureau at WRC-TV
| Pardon the Interruption2001–presentESPNbroadcast from Atlantic Media
| PBS NewsHour1975–presentPBSbroadcast from the PBS Washington station WETA-TV
| The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer2005–presentCNNbroadcast from CNN Studios Washington
| SportsCenter with SVP2020–presentESPNbroadcast from ABC News Washington Bureau
| State of the Union2009–presentCNNbroadcast from CNN Studios Washington
| This Week1981–presentABCselect episodes broadcast from the ABC News Washington Bureau
| Washington Journal1995–presentC-SPANbroadcast from C-SPAN
| Washington Week1967–presentPBSbroadcast from the PBS Washington station WETA-TV

Stand-up comedy

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! Title !! Year !! Channel !! | Location

| Bill Burr: You People Are All the Same2012NetflixLincoln Theatre
| Bill Maher: Live from D.C.2014HBOWarner Theatre{{cite news |title=They played here |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/they-played-here/2015/02/26/d59b5514-b926-11e4-9423-f3d0a1ec335c_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=1 May 2021}}
| Chris Rock: Bring the Pain1996HBOTakoma Theater
| Chris Rock: Never Scared2004HBODAR Constitution Hall
| Craig Ferguson: I'm Here to Help2013NetflixWarner Theatre
| Dave Attell: Captain Miserable2007HBOLincoln Theatre
| Dave Chappelle: Equanimity2017NetflixWarner Theatre
| Dave Chappelle: Killin’ Them Softly2000HBOLincoln Theatre
| Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer2023NetflixLincoln Theatre
| Demetri Martin: Live (At The Time)2015NetflixLincoln Theatre
| Dennis Miller: Live from Washington, D.C.: They Shoot HBO Specials, Don't They?1993HBOLisner Auditorium
| Dennis Miller: Mr. Miller Goes to Washington1988HBOLisner Auditorium
| Deon Cole: Cole Blooded Seminar2016Comedy CentralLincoln Theatre
| Eddie Murphy: Delirious1983HBODAR Constitution Hall
| George Lopez: The Wall, Live from Washington2017HBOKennedy Center
| Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity2007Comedy CentralWarner Theatre
| Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe2012NetflixWarner Theatre
| Jim Norton: Monster Rain2007HBOLincoln Theatre
| Leslie Jones: Time Machine2019NetflixWarner Theatre
| Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed2006HBOWarner Theatre
| Louis C.K: 20172017NetflixDAR Constitution Hall
| Matt Rife: Natural Selection2023NetflixDAR Constitution Hall
| Martin Lawrence: Runteldat2002ShowtimeDAR Constitution Hall
| Maz Jobrani: Immigrant2017NetflixKennedy Center
| Mike Epps: Only One Mike2019NetflixDAR Constitution Hall
| Nick Kroll: Little Big Boy2022NetflixWarner Theatre
| Patton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong2009Comedy CentralLisner Auditorium
| Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction2009HBODAR Constitution Hall
| Trevor Noah: Lost In Translation2015Comedy CentralLincoln Theatre
| Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me2009HBOWarner Theatre
| Whitney Cummings: Can I Touch It?2019NetflixSidney Harmon Hall
| Whitney Cummings: Money Shot2010Comedy CentralSidney Harmon Hall
| Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It!2020HBOHoward Theatre

References

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