List of television shows set in New Jersey

Live format

• The Real Housewives of New Jersey^[1]
• Jersey Shore (TV series)
• Miss America Pageant (1954–2005), held in Atlantic City starting in 1921, first televised in 1954, moved to Las Vegas in 2006
• MTV's Shore Thing (2002), live programming originated from the Seaside Heights Boardwalk and beach
• MTV's Summer Share (1998), live programming originated from the Seaside Heights Boardwalk and beach
• The Richard Bey Show (1987–1996), also known as People are Talking and 9 Broadcast Plaza; originated from Secaucus
• Brick City^[2]

Comedy, drama, and reality

• The Apprentice (2004–present), frequent tasks at Trump Organization properties in New Jersey
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force (series run: 2000–present; years set in New Jersey: 2000-2010), near the southern Jersey Shore
• Boardwalk Empire (2010–present), new drama set in Atlantic City during the Prohibition Era
• Cake Boss (2009–present), reality show set at Carlo's Bake Shop in Hoboken^[3]
• Charles in Charge (1984–1990), near the fictional Copeland College in New Brunswick
• Down the Shore (1992–1993), Belmar, New Jersey on the Jersey Shore
• House (2004–present), fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital (presumably in Plainsboro)
• Hudson Street (1995-1996), short-lived sitcom starring Tony Danza & Lori Loughlin took place at a fictional newspaper in Hoboken
• Jersey Couture (2010-present) - features Diane & Co., a dress shop in Freehold, NJ
• Megas XLR (2004–2005) set in Jersey City
• Method & Red (2004), unspecified New Jersey suburb (presumably near New York City)
• The Sopranos (1999–2007), various parts of Essex County (with occasional scenes in Manhattan)
• Stand By Your Man (1992), set in "Franklin Heights"
• That's Life (2000–2002), fictitious "Bellefield" (obstensibly Belleville or Bloomfield)
• JONAS (2009-TBA) starring The Jonas Brothers, who originate in New Jersey.
• Jerseylicious (2010) reality show set at the Gastby Salon in Green Brook
• Akkara Kazhchakal popular Malayalam sitcom series

Game shows

• Trump Card (1990–1991), filmed at Trump Castle (now Trump Marina) in Atlantic City

News

• CNBC – most of its in-studio programming originates from Fort Lee
• MSNBC – most of its in-studio programming originates from Secaucus
• New Jersey Network – most of its in-studio programming originates from Trenton or Newark
• News 12 New Jersey – central studio-office complex in Edison; with remote newsrooms in Newark, Trenton, Madison, Oakland and Wall Township

See also

• Television and film in New Jersey
• List of movies based on location
• List of people from New Jersey
• Thomas Edison
• Kevin Smith

References