This is list of television shows that take place in the United States. Shows in which the recurring plot takes place in an identifiable location are identified under the particular state, or else in the category unidentified state.
Alaska edit
- Northern Exposure - Cicely (fictional)
Arizona edit
- Alice - Phoenix
- Petrocelli - Tucson
Arkansas edit
- Evening Shade - Evening Shade (fictional)
California edit
For Los Angeles, see List of television shows set in Los Angeles
- 7th Heaven - Glenoak (fictional)
- Amy Prentiss - San Francisco
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Sunnydale (fictional)
- Call to Glory - Edwards Air Force Base
- Charmed - San Francisco
- CPO Sharkey - San Diego
- Dharma and Greg - San Francisco
- Eight is Enough - Sacramento
- Falcon Crest - Napa Valley
- Family - Pasadena
- Fast Times - Ridgemont (fictional)
- Full House - San Francisco
- Gimme a Break! - Glen Lawn (fictional)
- The Greatest American Hero - Palmdale and Saugus (now Santa Clarita)
- Have Gun - Will Travel - San Francisco
- Ironside - San Francisco
- Just the Ten of Us - Eureka
- Knots Landing - Knots Landing (fictional)
- Kung Fu - San Francisco, Sierra Nevada Mountains
- McMillan and Wife - San Francisco
- Monk - San Francisco
- My Three Sons - Orange County
- The O.C. - Newport Beach
- Out of this World - Marlowe, California
- Party of Five - San Francisco
- Phyllis - San Francisco
- Presidio Medical - San Franscisco
- Simon and Simon - San Diego
- The Streets of San Francisco - San Francisco
- Suddenly Susan - San Francisco
- That '80s Show - San Diego
- Too Close for Comfort - San Francisco
- Trapper John, M.D. - San Francisco
Colorado edit
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman - Colorado Springs
- Dynasty - Denver
- Everwood - Everwood (fictional)
- Father Dowling Mysteries - Denver
- Mork and Mindy - Boulder
- South Park - South Park (fictional as a town)
Connecticut edit
- Bewitched - Westport
- Gilmore Girls - Stars Hollow (fictional), New Haven
- I Love Lucy - Westport (1957 season)
- Judging Amy - Hartford
- Who's the Boss?
Delaware edit
- The Pretender - Blue Cove (fictional location of "The Centre")
District of Columbia edit
- 227
- The District
- The F.B.I.
- Murphy Brown
- The West Wing
- The X-Files (FBI headquarters)
Florida edit
- CSI: Miami - Miami
- Empty Nest - Miami Beach
- The Golden Girls - Miami Beach
- Good Morning, Miami - Miami
- I Dream of Jeannie - Cocoa Beach
- Miami Vice - Miami
- Nurses - Miami Beach
Georgia edit
- Carter Country - Clinton Corners (fictional)
- A Different World - Hillman College (fictional)
- Dukes of Hazzard - Hazzard County (fictional)
- Matlock - Atlanta
- Designing Women - Atlanta
Hawaii edit
- Byrds of Paradise
- Hawaii Five-O - Honolulu
- Hawaii (TV Series) - Honolulu
- Magnum P.I. - Maui
- North Shore (TV Series)- Maui
- One West Waikiki - Honolulu
Illinois edit
- According to Jim - Chicago
- The Bob Newhart Show - Chicago
- Chicago Hope - Chicago
- Crime Story - Chicago (also Las Vegas)
- ER - Chicago
- Family Matters - Chicago
- Good Times - Chicago
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker - Chicago
- Married... with Children - Chicago
- Perfect Strangers - Chicago
- Punky Brewster - Chicago
- Roseanne - Lanford (fictional)
- The Steve Harvey Show - Chicago
- Still Standing - Chicago
- The Untouchables - Chicago
- Webster - Chicago
- What About Joan - Chicago
Indiana edit
- Eerie, Indiana - Eerie (fictional)
- One Day at a Time - Indianapolis
Iowa edit
- Apple's Way - Appleton (fictional)
Kansas edit
- Gunsmoke - Dodge City
- Paper Moon - Hays, and surrounding areas
- Smallville - Smallville (fictional)
Kentucky edit
Louisiana edit
- Frank's Place - New Orleans
Maine edit
- Dark Shadows - Collinsport (fictional)
- Murder, She Wrote - Cabot Cove (fictional)
Maryland edit
- Homocide: Life on the Street - Baltimore
- Joan of Arcadia - Arcadia (fictional)
Massachusetts edit
- Ally McBeal - Boston
- Banacek - Boston
- Boston Public - Boston
- Cheers - Boston
- Crossing Jordan - Boston
- Dawson's Creek - Capeside (fictional)
- James at 15 (aka James at 16) - Boston
- The Paper Chase - Cambridge/Boston
- Peyton Place - Peyton Place (fictional)
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch - Boston
- St. Elsewhere - Boston
- Spenser for Hire - Boston
- Wings - Nantucket
Michigan edit
- 8 Simple Rules
- Home Improvement - Detroit
Minnesota edit
- Coach - Mankato, obstensibly (Minnesota State University)
- Mary Tyler Moore - Minneapolis
- Little House on the Prairie - Walnut Grove, Mankato
Missouri edit
- AfterMASH - General Pershing Veterans Hospital (fictional)
- The John Laroquette Show - St. Louis
- Grace Under Fire - Victory (fictional)
- Lucas Tanner - Webster Groves, in suburban St. Louis
Nevada edit
- Bonanza - Ponderosa Ranch (fictional) outside Carson City.
- Crime Story - Las Vegas (also Chicago)
- Vega$ - Las Vegas
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Las Vegas
- Las Vegas - Las Vegas
New Hampshire edit
- The Brotherhood of Poland, N.H. - Poland (fictional)
New Jersey edit
- Big Shamus, Little Shamus - Atlantic City
- Makin' It - Passaic
- Charles in Charge - New Brunswick
- House M.D. - Princeton (at Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital)
- The Sopranos - Verona, and surrounding areas
- That's Life - Bellefield (fictional, obstensibly Belleville or Bloomfield)
New Mexico edit
New York edit
For New York City, see List of television shows set in New York City
- Dear John - New Rochelle
- The Dick Van Dyke Show - New Rochelle
- The Don Rickles Show - Long Island
- Everybody Loves Raymond - Long Island
- The Facts of Life - Peekskill
- Growing Pains - Long Island
- Jesse - Buffalo
- Maude - Tuckahoe
North Carolina edit
- The Andy Griffith Show - Mayberry (fictional)
- One Tree Hill - Tree Hill (fictional)
Ohio edit
- 3rd Rock from the Sun - Rutherford (fictional)
- The Drew Carey Show - Cleveland
- Family Ties - Columbus
- Normal, Ohio - Normal (fictional)
- WKRP in Cincinnati - Cincinnati
Oklahoma edit
- Hec Ramsey - New Prospect (fictional)
Oregon edit
- Hello, Larry - Portland
Pennsylvania edit
- Amen - Philadelphia
- American Dreams - Philadelphia
- Angie - Philadelphia
- Cold Case - Philadelphia
- Ed - Stuckeyville (fictional)
- Grand - Grand (fictional)
- The Guardian - Pittsburgh
- Hack - Philadelphia
- Hill Street Blues - Pittsburgh, obstensibly
Rhode Island edit
- Family Guy - Quahog (fictional)
- Providence - Providence
South Dakota edit
- Deadwood - Deadwood
Texas edit
- Dallas - Dallas
- Houston Medical - Houston
- King of the Hill - Arlen (fictional)
- Reba - Houston
- Texas Wheelers
- Walker, Texas Ranger - Fort Worth
Vermont edit
Virginia edit
- The Agency - Langley (CIA Heaquarters)
- The Waltons - Walton's Mountain (fictional)
Washington edit
- Frasier - Seattle
- Millennium - Seattle
- Twin Peaks - Twin Peaks (fictional)
Wisconsin edit
- Happy Days - Milwaukee
- Laverne and Shirley - Milwaukee
- A Minute With Stan Hooper - Waterford Falls (fictional)
- Picket Fences - Rome (fictional)
- That 70's Show - Point Place (fictional)
Undisclosed State edit
- Batman - Gotham City
- Batman: The Animated Series - Gotham City
- Father Knows Best - Springfield
- Green Acres - Hooterville
- Leave it to Beaver - Mayfield
- Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - Metropolis
- Mama's Family - Raytown
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis - Central City
- Petticoat Junction - Hooterville
- The Simpsons - Springfield
- Superman: The Animated Series - Metropolis
- The Wonder Years - possibly in California