List of television shows set in West Virginia

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This list includes shows that were either made in, or had at least one episode take place in, West Virginia or the surrounding area:

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Shows

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Full series

TitleFirst EpisodeFinal EpisodeLocationNote
The Americans 19611961 Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
Hawkins 19731974Beauville, West Virginia
Mr. Cartoon 19561995 Huntington, West Virginia [1]
Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution 20102011 Huntington, West Virginia [2]
Coal 20112011Westchester, West Virginia
Hatfields & McCoys 20122012 [2] [3]
Buckwild 20132013 Charleston, West Virginia [2] [3]
Appalachian Outlaws 20142015 [2]
Outcast 20162018Rome, West Virginia [2]
Castle Rock 20182019 Moundsville, West Virginia [4]
Clarice 20212021 Clay County, West Virginia
My Brother, My Brother and Me 2010Present Huntington, West Virginia [5]
Barnwood Builders 2013Present [2]
Sawbones 2013Present Huntington, West Virginia [6]
The Adventure Zone 2015Present Huntington, West Virginia [7]
MUkraine 2022Present Huntington, West Virginia [8] [9] [10] [11]

Individual Episodes

TitleEpisodeLocationNote
16 and Pregnant Leah Elkview, West Virginia
Ghost Adventures Moundsville State Prison Moundsville, West Virginia [3]
Ghost Hunters Moundsville State Prison Moundsville, West Virginia
Hoarders MultipleMultiple
It's a Man's World Multiple Parkersburg, West Virginia & Wheeling, West Virginia
Mountain Monsters MultipleMultiple
Teen Mom 2 Leah Messer Elkview, West Virginia
The Andy Griffith Show Multiple Wheeling, West Virginia & Morgantown, West Virginia
The Men Who Built America MultipleMultiple
The World Wars Multiple Martinsburg, West Virginia
The X-Files MultipleMultiple
Viva La Bam MultipleMultiple

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