List of television shows set in New York City

This page provides a partial list of television shows set in New York City.

Shows set primarily in the five boroughs

1940s–1960s

TitleStartEndCommentMary Kay and Johnny19471950The Goldbergs19491956The Bronx, moved to fictional Haverville, New York in final season.I Love Lucy19511957Upper East Side, moved to Connecticut in final season.My Little Margie1952Upper Fifth AvenueMeet Millie1956Jackson Heights, QueensTodaypresentRockefeller CenterMake Room for Daddy19531954Willy19541955 Early episodes set in fictional Renfrew, New HampshireThe Honeymooners19551956Bensonhurst, BrooklynIt's Always JanManhattanHey, Jeannie!19561957BrooklynThe Thin Man19571959The Jeannie Carson Show1958Love That JillManhattanMan with a Camera19581960Naked City1963Johnny Staccato19591960My Sister Eileen19601961The Investigators1961ManhattanTop Cat1962Car 54, Where are You?1963The Joey Bishop Show1965The Dick Van Dyke Show1966Workplace scenes in Manhattan; (see below)Dr. KildareThe Patty Duke Show1963Brooklyn HeightsBewitched19641972Workplace scenes in Manhattan; (see below)That Girl19661971Some episodes/scenes also set in Brewster in Putnam CountyFamily AffairSesame Street1969present

1970s TitleStartEndCommentThe Trouble with Tracy19701971Taped in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaThe Odd Couple1975Park Avenue, ManhattanMcCloud1977All in the Family19711979Astoria, QueensThe Electric Company1977Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve1972presentTimes Square, ManhattanThe Super1972Bridget Loves Bernie19721973MadiganKojak19731978Needles and Pins1973Garment District (Manhattan)Rhoda19741978Baretta1975Barney Miller1982Greenwich Village (Manhattan)Ellery Queen1976The Jeffersons1985Upper East SideRyan's Hope1989Welcome Back, Kotter1979BrooklynSaturday Night LivepresentBusting Loose1977Fish19771978Diff'rent Strokes19781986Taxi1983ManhattanThe Ted Knight Show1978Archie Bunker's Place19791983Astoria, QueensEischied1980Flatbush1979Flatbush (Brooklyn)

1980s TitleStartEndCommentBosom Buddies19801982Checking In1981ManhattanGimme a Break19811987final season only, all prior seasons set in fictional Glenlawn, CaliforniaLove, Sidney1983Cagney & Lacey19821988Fame1987Live with Kelly and Ryan1983presentThe Cosby Show19841992Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynDouble Trouble1985second season only; first season set in Des Moines, IowaKate and Allie1989Greenwich VillageNight Court1992ManhattanThe Equalizer19851989Foley Square1986Manhattan (Foley Square and Upper West Side)The Real Ghostbusters (Animated)19861991New York CityThe Bronx Zoo19871988the BronxBeauty and the Beast1990Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles1996Dear John19881992Rego Park, Queens

1990s TitleStartEndCommentWorking Girl1990Seinfeld19891998Upper West Side, ManhattanLaw & Order1990presentDream On1996ManhattanBrooklyn Bridge19911993Bensonhurst, BrooklynHerman's Head19911994Ghostwriter19921995Fort Greene, BrooklynLove & WarMad About You1999 (new episodes 2019)ManhattanThe Real World19921992 and 2001 in Manhattan; 2009 in BrooklynLiving Single19931998Prospect Heights, BrooklynThe Nanny1999Upper East SideNYPD Blue2005704 Hauser1994Astoria, QueensThe George Carlin Show19941995New York UndercoverThe Cosby MysteriesThe CriticGargoyles1997Critically acclaimed Disney animated seriesSpider-Man: The Animated Series1998Friends2004Greenwich Village, ManhattanDr. Katz, Professional Therapist19952002Can't Hurry Love1995Double RushHigh SocietyNew York NewsCaroline in the City19951999NewsRadioManhattanThe Parent 'HoodThe Wayans Bros.Central Park West1996Love and MarriageManhattanWaynehead19961997Cosby2000Greenwich Village, ManhattanSpin City2002Brooklyn South19971998BrooklynFired UpJust Shoot Me!2003Sex and the City2004ManhattanVeronica's Closet2000City Guys2001Felicity19982002Total Request Live2008 Times SquareCousin Skeeter2003Becker2004The BronxSports Night2000ManhattanThat's Life1998Will & Grace19982020First run-1998-2006; Second run-2017–2020The King of Queens2007in Rego Park, QueensLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit1999presentFuturamaSet a thousand years in the future in New New York,built above the ruins of the old.Mike, Lu & Og2002Mike was born in ManhattanDowntown1999Station ZeroThird Watch19992005The Daily Show with Jon Stewart2015Where I Live1993Harlem, Manhattan

2000s TitleStartEndCommentThe $treet2000The 10th KingdomSeven Little Monsters2003Welcome to New York2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent20012011Grounded for Life2005on Staten IslandThe Job2002Animal Precinct2008242010only season 8 was set in N.Y.Family Affair20022003Less Than Perfect2006Manhattan and BrooklynWhat I Like About YouWithout a Trace2009America's Next Top Model2003presentseasons 1–3, 10, 12 and 14Tarzan2003Spider-Man: The New Animated SeriesTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles20032009Tru Calling2005The Apprentice20042017all seasons (except season 6)The Jury2004CSI: NY20042013Rescue Me2011Project RunwaypresentLaw & Order: Trial by Jury20052006Blind Justice2005Everybody Hates Chris20052009Bedford-Stuyvesant, BrooklynHow I Met Your Mother2014Upper West SideJake in Progress2006American Dragon: Jake Long2007Related2006The Colbert Report2014The Bedford Diaries2006Conviction30 Rock20062013Ugly Betty2010Manhattan and Jackson Heights, QueensAmerica's Got Talentpresentseasons 8–10Heroes2010Gossip Girl20072012Upper East SideRules of Engagement2013Fast MoneypresentNASDAQ, Times SquareDirty Sexy Money2009Flight of the ConchordsDamages2012Mad Men2015Filmed in Los AngelesWizards of Waverly Place2012Filmed in Hollywood, California, set in Greenwich VillageThe Naked Brothers Band2009The Return of Jezebel James2008New AmsterdamCanterbury's LawCashmere MafiaLife on Mars20082009Three DeliveryThe Spectacular Spider-ManLipstick JungleTrue Jackson, VP2011 Fringe 2013 Set in our universe and a parallel universe The Real Housewives of New York City 2008 presentCastle (TV series)20092016Sherri2009Nurse Jackie20092015The Electric Company2011White Collar2014Mostly Midtown, and upper West side, ManhattanGlee2015Half of the series 4 storyline is set in New YorkBored to Death2011Archer2023 With the exception of S7 in Los Angeles and S8-10 fictional places

2010s TitleStartEndCommentBlue Bloods2010 2024Staten Island, ManhattanHow to Make It in America2011Scrappers2010Oddities20102014Boardwalk EmpireMad Love2011Impractical Jokers2011presentThe Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes20102013Suits20112019Filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada2 Broke Girls2017Williamsburg, BrooklynA Gifted Man2012Louie2015ManhattanJessieManhattanPerson of Interest2016Unforgettable2014Smash20122013I Just Want My Pants Back20112012Girls20122017Marnie and Hannah live in Greenpoint, Brooklyn;Jessa and Shoshanna live in NoLita; Adam lives in Prospect Heights, BrooklynBreakout Kings20112012BrooklynUltimate Spider-Man20122017Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesDon't Trust the B— in Apartment 232013Elementary2019The Mindy Project2017666 Park Ave.2013Baby Daddy2017Made in Jersey2012The Following20132015The Carrie Diaries2014Deception2013Golden BoyInside Amy Schumer20132016Orange Is the New Black2019Hostages2014The Michael J. Fox Show2014Brooklyn Nine-Nine2021Sleepy Hollow2017Takes place in Sleepy Hollow, New York, present and Revolutionary war eraIronside2013Alpha House20132014Amazon Web SeriesLast Week Tonight with John Oliver2014presentBelieve2014The Knick20142017Mozart in the Jungle2018Taxi Brooklyn2014Power20142020Broad City2019Astoria, Queens (Abbi's Apartment), Gowanus, Brooklyn (Ilana's Apartment), ManhattanGirl Meets World2017Greenwich Village, ManhattanManhattan Love Story2014Forever2015Jackson HeightsThe Mysteries of Laura2016The Affair2019The Jim Gaffigan Show20152016Greenwich VillageQuantico 2018Younger 2015 2019The Slap2015Empire20152020Allegiance2015The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore20152016Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt2019Mr. RobotLimitless2016Agent Carter2016Game Shakers2019Master of None2017Blindspot2020Daredevil2018Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanJessica Jones2019Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan3AM2015Horace and Pete2016BrooklynAnimals 2016 2018The Night Of2016Conviction20162017The Get DownBronxFeed the Beast2016The BronxLuke Cage20162018HarlemHigh Maintenance20162020BrooklynIron Fist20172018ManhattanThe Defenders2017The Punisher20172019QueensMarvel's Spider-Man 2020Friends from College2019ManhattanThe DeuceCrashingThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 2023Upper West Side, Manhattan in 1958.The Bold Type2021Banana Fish2018Japanese anime series based on the manga by Akimi YoshidaPose20182021The Last O.G.BrooklynYou present Only season 1 was set in N.Y.; location changed to Los Angeles in Season 2, Set to return to NYC for its 5th and Final SeasonSuccession2023El Barón2019The Boys2019present The Morning ShowSunnyside2019Sunnyside, QueensAlmost Family2019 2020Russian Doll 2022Alphabet City, ManhattanWhat We Do In the Shadows20192024Staten Island

2020s TitleStartEndCommentHigh Fidelity2020Crown Heights, BrooklynKaty KeeneAlphabet City, ManhattanThe UndoingGrand ArmyDash & LilyAwkwafina is Nora from Queens2020 2023QueensLove Life 2021Central Park2022How To with John Wilson 2023Betty 2021The Equalizer2021I Heart ArloGossip GirlOnly Murders in the BuildingHow I Met Your Father2022The Gilded AgeThe Boys Presents: DiabolicalBarbie: It Takes TwoUncoupledPartner TrackThe Walking Dead: Dead City2023The Horror of Dolores RoachThe Other Black GirlElsbeth 2024Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 2025Daredevil: Born Again 2025 Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan Ratu Ratu Queens: The Series 2025 QueensAdults 2025Dexter: Resurrection 2025

Shows set primarily in other parts of the New York metropolitan area The Goldbergs (see above: moved to Haverville, New York, in final season) I Love Lucy (see above: moved to Westport, Connecticut, in 1957 season) The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966, New Rochelle in Westchester County, with workplace scenes in Manhattan) The Facts of Life 1979–1988, Peekskill, New York Bewitched (1964–1972, Westport, Connecticut, with workplace scenes in Manhattan) The Don Rickles Show (1972, Long Island) Maude (1972–1978, Tuckahoe in Westchester County) Who's the Boss? (1984–1992, Connecticut) Growing Pains (1985–1992, Huntington in Long Island) Dear John (1988–1992, New Rochelle in Westchester County) Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005, Lynbrook on Long Island) The Sopranos (1999–2007, North Caldwell, New Jersey, with occasional scenes in Manhattan) As Told by Ginger (2000-2006, based on Larchmont, New York, set in Western Connecticut) Gilmore Girls (2000–2007); in Western Connecticut, some episodes in New York City That's Life (2000–2002, fictional Bellefield, New Jersey, ostensibly Belleville or Bloomfield) My Wife and Kids (2001–2005, Stamford, Connecticut) Megas XLR (2004–2005, New Jersey) House (2004–2012, fictional "Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital" in New Jersey; Princeton and Plainsboro are two adjacent towns within the New York metropolitan area.) Animal House (2005–2006 in Port Washington, part of Long Island) The Book of Daniel (2006), fictional Newbury in Westchester Kevin Can Wait (2016–2018, Massapequa, Long Island)

See: The Five Boroughs, New York metropolitan area, Tri-State Region

Miniseries, specials or individual episodes Xiaolin Showdown "My Homey Omi" Ben 10 "Kevin 11" Doctor Who "Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks" "The Angels Take Manhattan" "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything "The Big City" iCarly "iShock America" Modern Family "A Tale of Three Cities" Pretty Little Liars 'A' Is for Answers" "Escape from New York" Totally Spies! "Green with N.V." "Dog Show Showdown" "Zooney World" James Bond Jr. "The Eiffel Missile" "A Deranged Mind" Suits "Pilot" The Office (U.S. TV series) "Valentine's Day (The Office)" "Night Out (The Office)" "The Deposition (The Office)" "Crime Aid" Leah Remini: It's All Relative New York City Part 1 New York City Part 2 Transformers: The Headmasters "Terror! The Six Shadows" Postcards from Buster "Postcards from Buster" (Arthur Episode) "A City View"