Ranker TVList RulesVote up the best scripted television shows that take place in New York city.
If you love New York then you're in luck because it is a very popular setting for a television series. It's not just that it's one of the biggest, busiest cities in the US, but New York city's boroughs offer unique locations to tell a tale. If you're from New York and are missing home or are curious about how the most recognizable city on the East coast is portrayed on-screen, this list of the best shows set in New York can be your tour guide.
New York City as a setting is a wild thing. You can have a children's show like Sesame Street set in New York, or something as intensely violent as The Punisher - and both can accurately and interestingly depict the unique buildings, neighborhoods, and cultures that define New York. Lots of superheroes seem to work in New York, from Jessica Jones to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. But they're not the only ones patrolling the city as there are plenty of procedural dramas like the Law & Order franchise that take place in New York as well. And, to round things out, sitcoms like Friends and Seinfeld are also uniquely New York.
Which shows about New York should be at the top of the list? Vote up the best TV shows set in New York city, then vote down the shows that don't deserve to be set in such a great place and add any great New York shows that are missing. Then, check out what late night talk shows are filmed in NYC.
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291165Friends
1994Actors: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow
Friends (NBC, 1994) is an American sitcom television series created by David Crane and Marta... more2
16681Sex and the City
1998Actors: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis
Sex and the City (HBO, 1998) is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by... more3
204111Gossip Girl
2007Actors: Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley
Gossip Girl (The CW, 2007) is an American teen drama television series created by Josh... more4
236137Actors: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan
How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 2005) is an American sitcom created by Craig Thomas and Carter... more5
185100Seinfeld
1989Actors: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally ran for nine seasons on NBC from... more6
12053Suits
2011Actors: Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Meghan Markle
Suits (USA, 2011) is an American legal drama created by Aaron Korsh. On the run from a drug... more7
9350Mad Men
2007Actors: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser
Mad Men (AMC, 2007) is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner.... more8
6731Actors: Selena Gomez, David Henrie, Jake T. Austin
Wizards of Waverly Place is an American fantasy teen sitcom which ran from October 12, 2007 to... more9
593230 Rock
2006Actors: Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer
30 Rock (NBC, 2006) is an American satirical sitcom television series created by Tina Fey.... more10
6440Will & Grace
1998Actors: Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally
Will & Grace is an American sitcom, based on the relationship between Will Truman and Grace... more11
4420Broad City
2014Actors: Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer, Hannibal Buress, Paul W. Downs, John Gemberling
Broad City (Comedy Central, 2014) is an American comedy television series, created by Ilana... more12
4724Girls
2012Actors: Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, Adam Driver
Girls (HBO, 2012) is an American comedy-drama television series created by Lena Dunham. Cut... more13
6139Law & Order
1990Actors: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Dennis Farina
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by... more14
5431White Collar
2009Actors: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson
White Collar (USA, 2009) is an American crime comedy-drama series created by Jeff Eastin.... more15
3516Actors: Terry Crews, Tichina Arnold, Tequan Richmond
Everybody Hates Chris is an American sitcom based on the teenage experiences of African... more16
4124I Love Lucy
1951Actors: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance
I Love Lucy is an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance,... more17
3921Taxi
1978Actors: Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito
Taxi is an American sitcom that originally aired from 1978 to 1982 on ABC and from 1982 to... more18
4933Sesame Street
1969Actors: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney
Sesame Street is a long-running American children's television series created by Joan Ganz... more19
5035The Nanny
1993Actors: Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Daniel Davis
The Nanny is an American television sitcom originally aired on CBS from 1993 to 1999, starring... more20
2915Jessie
2011Actors: Debby Ryan, Peyton List, Cameron Boyce
Jessie is an American sitcom which premiered on September 30, 2011 on Disney Channel. The... more21
3623Daredevil
2015Actors: Charlie Cox, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall
Daredevil (Netflix, 2015) is an American web television series created for Netflix by Drew... more22
3319The Odd Couple
1970Actors: Jack Klugman, Tony Randall, Penny Marshall
The Odd Couple, formally titled onscreen Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, is an American... more23
3624The Jeffersons
1975Actors: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Marla Gibbs
The Jeffersons is an American sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, through... more24
44342 Broke Girls
2011Actors: Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs, Garrett Morris
2 Broke Girls (CBS, 2011) is an American television sitcom created by Michael Patrick King and... more25
3322Night Court
1984Actors: Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, Richard Moll
Night Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984,... more
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