''The District'' is an American
crime drama
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and
police procedural
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television series which aired on
CBS
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from October 7, 2000, to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the
chief of
Washington, D.C.
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's
police department
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.
Premise
Former
Newark, New Jersey
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and allies he must fight crime as well as internal corruption and the powers of
Congress
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in order to reorganize and renovate the force.
Production
''The District'' was inspired by the real-life experience of former
New York City
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Deputy Police Commissioner
Jack Maple
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. Along with Police Commissioner
William Bratton
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, he had reorganized the
NYPD
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, and one of the achievements was the
CompStat
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program (comparative statistics), which has its own major role in the TV series. After the success in New York, the CompStat program has been adapted by other cities. However Jack Maple himself chose to publish his experiences—along with Chris Mitchell he wrote a book (''The Crime Fighter'', 2000), and along with
Terry George
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He was nominated fo ...
he prepared a TV series concept. His impact on the storyline after season 1 was limited; he died of colon cancer on August 4, 2001.
Primary filming was in
Los Angeles
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, with some location shooting in Washington, D.C.
Episodes
Cast and characters
Main
Recurring
Cast notes
* In 2001,
Jean Smart
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was nominated for an
Emmy Award
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for "Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series" for her performance as "Sherry Regan".
* On March 12, 2003, Thigpen died of a
cerebral hemorrhage
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in her
Marina del Rey, California
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, home. The show's third-season finale had a tribute to her character.
Ratings
Note: Throughout ''The District's'' entire run it was aired in a Saturday night timeslot and also it was the last U.S. scripted series to air on its Saturday night schedule until ''
Ransom
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When ransom means "payment", the word comes via Old French ''rançon'' from Latin ''red ...
'' debuted in 2017.
International broadcasts
*In Australia, ''The District'' aired on the
Nine Network
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in late night slots throughout its run.
*In
Bulgaria
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, the first two seasons aired on
Nova Television. The whole series was aired on
AXN
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Funded th ...
with subtitles and later on
AXN Crime
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. Later
Fox Crime
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repeated the first two seasons and the dub was rerecorded with the same actors. The third season started in October 2010.
*In
Sweden
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, ''The District'' airs Monday through Thursday at 12:30am on
TV4 TV4 or TV 4 may refer to:
*TV4 (Poland), a private Polish television station
*TV4 (Sweden), a Swedish television network
**TV4 Group, owners of the Swedish television station
*South African Broadcasting Corporation TV4, a channel operated by the st ...
.
*In
Poland
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, ''The District'' aired on the
Universal Channel
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.
*In Germany, ''The District'' airs on
VOX.
*In the United Kingdom, it airs on
CBS Action. It was also previously broadcast in late night slots on ITV1.
*In
Serbia
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, it aired on
Radio Television of Serbia
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.
*In
Slovenia
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, it aired on the now defunct
Prva TV
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Launched on 31 December 2006 at 7&nbs ...
, later it aired on
Fox Life
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The ...
(Bulgaria & Balkans region).
*In
Jamaica
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, ''The District'' airs on CVM TV, every Thursday At approx. 12:00 a.m. as of April 2012.
*In
Romania
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it aired on
TVR1
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and
TVR2
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*In
Italy
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it aired on
Rai 2
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on November 29, 2004 and replayed on
La7
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Signal overspill means that parts of Albania, Croatia, Swi ...
on May 25, 2009.
*In
France
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, ''The District'' airs on
France 2
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Since 3:20 CET on 7 ...
(Washington Police)
Syndication
It ran for a time on
USA Network
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as well as on
The Biography Channel
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after cancellation. On February 7, 2020 it joined the day shift in the Friday slot on
Heroes & Icons
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. Without explanation as of Feb. 20, 2020 the program was pulled and Fridays reverted to
NUMB3RS
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.
Tomorrow, Clock into the Day Shift with The District!
(comments confirm abrupt pulling)
As of mid-2020 it is back on the Heroes and Icons TV schedule weekdays from 1AM to 3AM Eastern Standard Time.
References
External links
*
*
USA Network site
(Archived copy)
CBS Network site
(Archived copy)
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Television shows set in Washington, D.C.
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