''The Division'' is an American

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television series created by

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starring

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. The series focuses on a team of female

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s and police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. The series premiered on Lifetime on January 7, 2001 and ended on June 28, 2004 after 88 episodes.

Overview

The show focused on the lives of five policewomen in the felony division headed by Captain Kate McCafferty (

). Storylines revolved around the women's personal and professional lives, and their attempts to balance both. The series tackled such topics as

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, and

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. The series premiered on January 7, 2001, earning a 3.1 rating and the "largest audience of any basic cable original series" that year. After four seasons, the show was canceled on June 28, 2004. It was the network's second "longest-running scripted series". After its cancellation, ''The Division'' was rebroadcast on the Lifetime network in various timeslots until

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. In 2008,

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s aired on

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. Starting in September 2018, the

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became available on

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Cast and characters

Main

* Captain Kaitlyn "Kate" McCafferty is the commanding officer of SFPD's Felony Division and mother to a teenage daughter. * Inspector Jinny Exstead comes from a police family and often bends the rules, which puts her at odds with Captain McCafferty. * Inspector Candace "C. D." DeLorenzo has some past demons. She resigns in-between seasons 3 and 4 after being shot in the line of duty. * Inspector Magdalena "Magda" Ramirez is a single mother of a young son. She is close friends with her partner Jinny Exstead. * Inspector Angela Reid is a sassy no-nonsense investigator. She leaves the Division at the end of the first season. * Inspector Peter Torianno is DeLorenzo's first partner. He leaves the Division halfway through of the first season. * Inspector Nate Basso is DeLorenzo's second partner, arriving at the Division in the second season. Following her departure at the end of the third season, Basso is then partnered with Raina Washington. * Officer/Inspector Raina Washington is a new member of the Division, arriving in the second season after Reid's transfer. In the third season, she is promoted to Inspector, and is later partnered with Basso in the final season. * Officer Stacy Reynolds, a new officer hired in the final season by McCafferty to be her police services aid.

Recurring

* Jose Yenque as Gabriel 'Gabe' Herrera (2001–04) * Jacob Urrutia as Benjamin Ramirez (2001–04) *

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as John Exstead Sr. (2001–04) * Allen Cutler as Casey Exstead (2001–04) * Scott Plank as John Exstead Jr. (2001–02) *

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as Lily Ramirez (2001–03) *

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as Theodore Blumenthal (2001–02) * Michael MacRae as Steven (2001) *

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as Daniel Reide (2001) * Morgan Brayton as Amanda McCafferty (2001) * James Avery as Charles Haysbert (2002–03) * Troy Evans as Dusty (2002–03) * Robin Thomas as Louis Perillo (2002–04) *

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as Nora Chen (2002) *

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as Insp. Jack Ellis (2003-2004) * Linda Gehringer as Dolores (2003–04) *

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as Dr. Michaelson/Jonah (2003) * Jon Tenney as Hank Riley (2004)

Guest

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as Ross (2002) * Sara Rue as Amanda McCafferty (2002–03) *

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as Chloe Newland (2003) * Daniel Morton as Detective Lawson (2003) (uncredited) *

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as Reagan Gilancy (2004) * Kim Fields as Principal Ogden (2004) *

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as Suzanne Richland (2004) *

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as Sandra Prestiss (2004) *

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as Todd (2004)

Episodes

Season 1 (2001)

Season 2 (2002)

Season 3 (2003)

Season 4 (2004)

Home media

The DVD set containing all four seasons including the pilot was released by Visual Entertainment in Region 1 on March 19, 2018.

Awards and nominations

;Gracie Allen Awards * Won: Outstanding Entertainment Program Drama (2004, Tied with "

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* Nominated: Best Actress in a Television Drama, Lisa Vidal (2004) ;

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* Nominated: Outstanding Actress in a Television Series, Lisa Vidal (2002) ;BMI Film & TV Awards * Won: BMI Cable Award, Jeff Eden Fair (2004) * Won: BMI Cable Award,

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(2004) * Won: BMI Cable Award, Jeff Eden Fair (2003) * Won: BMI Cable Award,

(2003) ;

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* Nominated: Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actress,

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(2003) * Nominated: Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actor,

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(2002) ;PRISM Awards * Won: TV Drama Series Episode (2002, For the episode "Intervention") * Nominated: Performance in a Drama Series Episode,

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(2003) * Nominated: Performance in a Drama Series,

(2003) * Nominated: Performance in a Drama Series Multi Episode Storyline,

(2004)

References

External links

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