This is a list of television shows set in the

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The 4400 ''The 4400'' (pronounced "the forty-four hundred") is a science fiction television series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with BSkyB, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network in the United States and Sky On ...

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Almost Live! ''Almost Live!'' is an American sketch comedy television series produced and broadcast by NBC affiliate KING-TV from 1984 to 1999 in Seattle, Washington. A repackaged version of the show also aired on Comedy Central from 1992 to 1993, and epis ...

(1984-1999) (Aired on Comedy Central 1992-1993) *'' Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1'' (series run: 2000–present; years set in Seattle: 2011–present) *

Animal Control An animal control service or animal control agency is an entity charged with responding to requests for help with animals, including wild animals, dangerous animals, and animals in distress. An individual who works for such an entity was once kn ...

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*''Becky and Bender''

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* ''Crowded'' (2016) * ''Colony'' (2016)

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*'' Dark Angel'' (2000–2002, set in an apocalyptic future Seattle after an

electromagnetic pulse An electromagnetic pulse (EMP), also referred to as a transient electromagnetic disturbance (TED), is a brief burst of electromagnetic energy. The origin of an EMP can be natural or artificial, and can occur as an electromagnetic field, as an ...

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Davis Rules ''Davis Rules'' is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC in 1991 and on CBS in 1992. The series was produced by Carsey-Werner Productions. Synopsis The series stars Randy Quaid as Dwight Davis, a widowed elementary school principal outside of Se ...

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Dead Like Me ''Dead Like Me'' is an American comedy-drama television series starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers who reside and work in Seattle, Washington. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, the show was created by Bryan Fuller for ...

'' (2003–2004, almost none of the show was filmed in Seattle or showed recognizable locations) *'' The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer'' (2003 miniseries) * ''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency'' (2016 TV series) * ''Domestic Life'' (1984 Sitcom) *''

Dumb & Dumber ''Dumb and Dumber'' is a 1994 American buddy comedy film directed by Peter Farrelly, who cowrote the screenplay with Bobby Farrelly and Bennett Yellin. It is the first installment in the ''Dumb and Dumber'' franchise. Starring Jim Carrey and ...

'' (A 1995 episode of the short-lived animated series entitled "Senseless in Seattle" took place in the city, most notably in the

Space Needle The Space Needle is an observation tower in Seattle, Washington, United States. Considered to be an icon of the city, it has been designated a List of Seattle landmarks, Seattle landmark. Located in the Lower Queen Anne, Seattle, Lower Queen An ...

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Frasier ''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey (screenwriter), Peter Casey, and David Lee (scr ...

'' (1993–2004, set in contemporary Seattle. One episode shot on location in Seattle.)

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Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series focusing on the personal and professional lives of surgical internship (medicine), interns, residency (medicine), residents, and attending physician, attendings at the fictional ...

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Here Come the Brides ''Here Come the Brides'' is an American comedy Western television series from Screen Gems that aired on the ABC television network from September 25, 1968, to April 3, 1970. It was loosely based on Asa Mercer's efforts in the 1860s to import m ...

'' (1968–1970, set in Seattle in the early years of settlement)

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iCarly ''iCarly'' is an American teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider, which originally aired on Nickelodeon from September 8, 2007, to November 23, 2012. The series tells the story of Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove), a teenager who creates and hosts ...

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'' (2021–2023) * Imposters (2017–2018) *'' Intruders'' (2014) *'' iZombie'' (2015–2019) *''

The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle ''The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle'' is a 2009 American dark comedy written and directed by David Russo (filmmaker), David Russo. It stars Marshall Allman as Dory, an unusually religious young man who, after losing his job as an IT manage ...

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John Doe John Doe (male) and Jane Doe (female) are multiple-use placeholder names that are used in the British, Canadian, and American legal systems, when the true name of a person is unknown or is being intentionally concealed. In the context of law ...

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Kyle XY ''Kyle XY'' is an American science fiction television series created by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber and produced by ABC Signature, ABC Studios. The central character is a teenage boy (Matt Dallas) who awakens naked in a forest outside Seattl ...

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*'' Life As We Know It'' (2004) *'' Loudermilk'' (2017–2020) * Laid (2024)

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Medicine Ball A medicine ball (also known as an exercise ball, a med ball, or a fitness ball) is a weighted ball whose diameter is about a shoulder-width. The size of a medicine ball is approximately , often used for rehabilitation and strength training. T ...

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The Midnight Club ''The Midnight Club'' is an American horror mystery-thriller television series created by Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong, with Flanagan serving as showrunner, lead writer and executive producer. The series is set in a hospice and follows eight ...

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Millennium A millennium () is a period of one thousand years, one hundred decades, or ten centuries, sometimes called a kiloannum (ka), or kiloyear (ky). Normally, the word is used specifically for periods of a thousand years that begin at the starting ...

'' (1996–1999) *'' Mr. & Mrs. Smith'' (1996)

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Night Stalker (TV series) ''Night Stalker'' is a television series that ran for six weeks in 2005 on American Broadcasting Company, ABC in the United States. The series starred Stuart Townsend as Carl Kolchak, an investigative reporter whose wife was murdered. Kolchak s ...

'' (2005) *'' The Night Strangler'' (1973, TV movie) * No Tomorrow (2016)

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Once Upon a Time "Once upon a time" is a stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events, typically in fairy tales and folk tales. It has been used in some form since at least 1380 in storytelling in the English language and has started many narrative ...

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Once Upon a Time (season 7) The seventh and final season of the American ABC fantasy-drama series ''Once Upon a Time'' was ordered on May 11, 2017. It premiered on October 6, 2017, and consisted of 22 episodes, having aired on Fridays instead of Sundays in prior seasons. T ...

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Postcards from Buster ''Postcards from Buster'' is an American animated children's television series that originally aired on PBS. It is a spin-off of the ''Arthur'' TV series. The show features Buster Baxter, an 8-year-old anthropomorphic rabbit and Arthur's best ...

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Reaper A reaper is a farm implement that reaps (cuts and often also gathers) crops at harvest when they are ripe. Usually the crop involved is a cereal grass, especially wheat. The first documented reaping machines were Gallic reapers that were used ...

'' (2007–2009) *'' Rose Red'' (2002 miniseries)

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Second Chance (2016 TV series) ''Second Chance'' is an American science fiction crime drama television series created by Rand Ravich. It is inspired by the 1818 novel '' Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus '' by Mary Shelley; ''Frankenstein'' was an early title. The show ...

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Shooter Shooter may refer to: People * Rod Beck (1968–2007), American baseball pitcher nicknamed "Shooter" * Shooter Jennings (born 1979), country music singer * Evan McPherson (born 1999), American football placekicker nicknamed "Shooter" * Adrian Sh ...

'' (2016-2018) *'' Six Feet Under'' (2001–2005), episode ''"Driving Mr Mossback"'' *''

Station 19 ''Station 19'' is an American action and procedural drama television series created by Stacy McKee that premiered on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on March 22, 2018. It is the second spin-off of ''Grey's Anatomy'' (after '' Private Pr ...

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Traffic Traffic is the movement of vehicles and pedestrians along land routes. Traffic laws govern and regulate traffic, while rules of the road include traffic laws and informal rules that may have developed over time to facilitate the orderly an ...

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Travelers Traveler(s), traveller(s), The Traveler, or The Traveller may refer to: People *Anyone engaged in travel Groups * Romani people, or Roma, or Gypsies, and their subgroups in various countries * Indigenous Norwegian Travellers * Irish Travellers ...

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True Justice ''True Justice'' is an American television action series created by and starring Steven Seagal that ran for two seasons in 2011 and 2012. Seagal stars as Elijah Kane, the head of the "Special Investigation Unit", an undercover police task force, ...

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*'' Under One Roof'' (1995)

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Van Helsing Professor Abraham Van Helsing () is a fictional character from the 1897 gothic horror novel ''Dracula'' written by Bram Stoker. Van Helsing is a Dutch polymath doctor with a wide range of interests and accomplishments, partly attested by the P ...

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Weeds A weed is an unwanted plant of any species. Weed or weeds may also refer to: Places * Weed, Arkansas, an unincorporated community in the United States * Weed, California, a city in the United States * Weed, Kentucky, an unincorporated communit ...

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A Year in the Life ''A Year in the Life'' is an American television drama series that began as a three-part miniseries which was first broadcast in December 1986 and later ran as a weekly series on NBC from September 16, 1987 to April 13, 1988. It was created by ...

'' (1986–87) *'' Your Family or Mine'' (2015)

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Phineas and Ferb ''Phineas and Ferb'' is an American animated series, animated Musical film, musical-television comedy, comedy television series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series originally aired on t ...

'' **"Phineas and Ferb Summer Belongs to You!" **"Phineas And Ferb: The Chronicles Of Meap: Meapless In Seattle"

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