''The District'' is an American

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and police procedural television series which aired on

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from October 7, 2000, to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of

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's police department.

Premise

Former

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and allies he must fight crime as well as internal corruption and the powers of

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in order to reorganize and renovate the force.

Production

''The District'' was inspired by the real-life experience of former

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Deputy Police Commissioner Jack Maple. Along with Police Commissioner

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, he had reorganized the

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, and one of the achievements was the

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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

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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

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, with some location shooting in Washington, D.C.

Episodes

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Cast notes

* In 2001,

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was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series" for her performance as "Sherry Regan". * On March 12, 2003, Thigpen died of a cerebral hemorrhage in her Marina del Rey, California, 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'' debuted in 2017.

International broadcasts

*In Australia, ''The District'' aired on the Nine Network in late night slots throughout its run. *In

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, the first two seasons aired on Nova Television. The whole series was aired on

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with subtitles and later on

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. Later

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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, ''The District'' airs Monday through Thursday at 12:30am on

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. *In

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, ''The District'' aired on the

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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

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, it aired on Radio Television of Serbia. *In

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, it aired on the now defunct Prva TV, later it aired on

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(Bulgaria & Balkans region). *In

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, ''The District'' airs on CVM TV, every Thursday At approx. 12:00 a.m. as of April 2012. *In

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it aired on

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and

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*In

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it aired on

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on November 29, 2004 and replayed on

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on May 25, 2009. *In

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, ''The District'' airs on

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(Washington Police)

Syndication

It ran for a time on

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as well as on

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after cancellation. On February 7, 2020 it joined the day shift in the Friday slot on

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. Without explanation as of Feb. 20, 2020 the program was pulled and Fridays reverted to

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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

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USA Network site
(Archived copy)
CBS Network site
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