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

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 |
| 227 | 1985–90 | NBC | Main setting |
| 24 | 2001–2010 | FOX | Season 7 main setting |
| 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 |
| Alpha House | 2013–14 | Amazon Prime | Main setting |
| American Dad! | 2005–present | FOX, TBS | Set in a fictional DC suburb of Langley Falls, VA, a combination of Langley and Great Falls, VA |
| The Americans | 2013–18 | FX | Mainly set in Falls Church, VA and Washington, DC |
| 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 |
| Bones | 2005–17 | FOX | Main setting |
| BrainDead | 2016 | CBS | Main setting |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Cory in the House | 2007–2008 | Disney Channel | Main setting |
| The Court | 2002 | ABC | Main setting |
| Covert Affairs | 2010–2015 | USA Network | Main setting |
| Criminal Minds | 2005–20 | CBS | Set in Quantico, VA, just south of DC at the FBI Academy |
| Crisis | 2014 | NBC | Main setting |
| Cross | 2024 | Amazon Prime | 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 |
| D.C. Follies | 1987–89 | Syndication | Main setting |
| 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 |
| The Firm | 2012 | NBC | |
| The First Family | 2012–15 | Syndication | Set at the White House |
| The First Lady | 2022-present | Showtime | Main setting |
| First Monday | 2002 | CBS | Main setting |
| 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 |
| Hail to the Chief | 1985 | ABC | Main setting |
| The Handmaid's Tale | 2017–present | Hulu | |
| Hearts Afire | 1992–95 | CBS | Main setting |
| Homeland | 2011–20 | Showtime | Main setting |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Love Is Blind | 2024 | Netflix | Main setting |
| The Lyon's Den | 2003 | NBC | Main setting |
| Madam Secretary | 2014–19 | CBS | Main setting |
| 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 |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | 1962–63 | ABC | Main setting |
| Mister Sterling | 2003 | NBC | Main setting |
| The Monroes | 1995 | ABC | Main setting |
| Murphy Brown | 1988–98, 2018 | CBS | Main setting |
| Nancy | 1970–71 | NBC | Main setting |
| NCIS | 2003–present | CBS | Main setting |
| The New Adventures of Beans Baxter | 1987 | FOX | Main setting |
| Outlaw | 2010 | NBC | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The Round Table | 1992 | NBC | Main setting |
| Salvation | 2017–2018 | CBS | |
| Scandal | 2012–2018 | ABC | Main setting |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King | 1983–1987 | CBS | |
| The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer | 1998 | UPN | Main setting |
| The Senator | 1970–71 | NBC | Main setting |
| Smart Guy | 1997–99 | The WB | Main setting |
| State of Affairs | 2014–15 | NBC | Main setting |
| 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 |
| That's My Mama | 1974–75 | ABC | Main setting |
| Top Chef: D.C. | 2010 | Bravo | Main setting |
| 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 |
| Wanda at Large | 2003 | FOX | Main setting |
| The West Wing | 1999–2006 | NBC | Set at the White House |
| Women of the House | 1995 | CBS | Main setting |
| Wonder Woman | 1975–79 | ABC, CBS | Main setting |
| The X-Files | 1993–2002, 2016–2018 | FOX | Main setting |

## 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 |
| Tanner '88 | 1988 | HBO | Main setting |
| 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 |
| Chris Rock: Bring the Pain | 1996 | HBO | Takoma Theater |
| Chris Rock: Never Scared | 2004 | HBO | DAR Constitution Hall |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| George Lopez: The Wall, Live from Washington | 2017 | HBO | Kennedy Center |
| Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity | 2007 | Comedy Central | Warner Theatre |
| 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 |