Heartland was set in Nebraska

Wyoming

No, they went from Texas to Montana

"Walking Tall" was set in Tennessee

That was the mini-series.

Lonesome Dove: The Series and Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years took place in Curtis Wells, Wyoming

Alaska-Men in Trees
Virginia-NCIS
Florida-Dexter

Louisiana- Frank's Place
NJ- The Sopranos

Some current TV shows:

CA - Desperate Housewives, Entourage, Studio 60
TX - Friday Night Lights
MA - Boston Legal (and pretty much any David Kelley show - Practice, etc.)
FL - Nip/Tuck (although it could cover two states now)
DC - Bones, NCIS
MD - My Name is Earl (the fictional Camden Co is supposed to be western MD)
WA - Grey's Anatomy
IL - E.R.
NV - Las Vegas

Yeah it was. Don't know why I confused the two.

In that case, we'll go decades back with My Friend Flicka.

Washington: Life on a Stick, John Doe

Nevada Reno 911

Another for Illinois would be Chicago Hope

Washington-Millenium (the first few years I believe), Dead Like Me

NCIS is set in Virginia. They are at Quantico

So this turned out pretty cool. Also shows that DVDtalkers wipe the floor with Wikipedia. So after a mere day, we are left with Delaware, Idaho & West Virginia*.

Where did NowhereMan take place? I know he was on the run but wasn't the bulk of the show set somewhere? I'm thinking it is one of the smaller states.

*unless that Butterfly Effect show comes through.

This is what confuses me. Isn't Smallville set in Kansas? The gang on there are only, from what I gather, about an hour outside of Metropolis. They are always making a quick trip there. Not to mention in one episode, Lana & Clark get a nice sunset view of Metropolis from atop a windmill.

over 40 shows taking place in Chicago, IL
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...icago#TV_shows

West Virginia - Hawkins - Jimmy Stewart played a homespun attorney.

almost Idaho - Amazing Grace - Patty Duke as a minister. Set in Washington, but shot in Idaho.

Well, in the spirit of home state pride I think we should allow The Pretender to count for Delaware. I think it's literally the only state that's never had a show primarily set there.

Can we just put The Simpsons in Delaware and call it good?

No. I hate that fucking screen door factory joke. :mad:

Mr. Belvedere took place in Pittsburgh, PA.

Heh, I thought I was the only person who remembered that show (and the only reason I did was because I knew someone who was on it).

I was gonna say The Pretender, but you beat me to it. The Centre was located in Blue Cove, Delaware. Even though Jarod was most often not in delaware, every other major character was based from there, so I belive it should count.

At the risk of being called a thread killer, here's a better list than the wiki: http://www.tvacres.com/geographic_settings_usa.htm (Though now, people can kick themselves for missing ones they think they should've recalled and argue over the validity of the rest.)

Delaware
The Pretender/NBC/1996-2000 Blue Cove (Headquarters of The Centre)

Idaho
The Manhunter/CBS/1974-75 Cleary
Young Maverick/CBS/1979-80 Frontier Territory

West Virginia
Hawkins/CBS/1973-74 Beauville
The Real McCoys/ABC/CBS/1957-63 The McCoy Family hails from West Virginia

I'm not sure The Real McCoys should count on their list - the theme song says they moved to California ("From West Vir-gi-nee they came to stay in sunny Cal-i-for-ni-ay ") and I never saw it so I don't know if any of the show was actually set in WV.

American Dreams - Pennsylvania

Screw that list and it's combining of North Dakota and South Dakota into the Dakotas. :)

Designing Women - Atlanta, GA

I just thought of another one.

Arizona- The New Dick Van Dyke show

Kip Wyngarter, Boy Potato Farmer (1953) was set in Idaho.

Chris (Elliot) Peterson delivered newspapers for the St Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press in Get a Life.

A Minute with Stan Hooper took place in the (fictional) town of Waterford Falls, Wisconsin.

The Young And The Restless is set in Genoa, Wisconsin.

The George Wendt Show took place in Madison, Wisconsin.

Life with Louie was set in (fictional) Cedar Gnoll, Wisconsin.

Oklahoma - The Torkelsons

California - Boomtown

Missouri - Grace Under Fire

My Name is Earl isn't necessarily set in MD. They claim to purposely leave the state vague, often alluding to the setting being in the South.

Wagon Train -- uhhh, oh nevermind, . . . they just kept on wagon-training. :p