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This is a list of TV shows that have been broadcast on TV 2 Direkte in Norway.
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This is a list of TV shows that have been broadcast on TV 2 Direkte in Norway.
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.5 |  USA | Drama | |
| 10-8: Officers on Duty | USA | 10-8 | Police drama |
| 24 | USA | Action | |
| 60 Minutes | USA | Journalism | |
| 7th Heaven | USA | Den syvende himmel | Drama |
| 90210 | USA | Drama |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absolutt underholdning |  NOR | Entertainment news | |
| Accidentally on Purpose | USA | Sitcom | |
| Agurknytt | NOR | Satire | |
| Akvariet | NOR | Documentary | |
| Alias Smith and Jones | USA | Western | |
| All of Us | USA | Alle Som En | Sitcom |
| Ally McBeal | USA | Comedy drama | |
| Alt for Rognan | NOR | Reality TV | |
| Allsang på Grensen | NOR | Music | |
| The Amazing Race Norge | NOR | Reality TV | |
| American Idol | USA | Reality TV | |
| America's Got Talent | USA | Reality TV | |
| Andy Richter Controls the Universe | USA | Comedy | |
| Angel | USA | Supernatural | |
| Angels in America | USA | Sitcom | |
| Anna Pihl |  DEN | Drama | |
| Army Wives | USA | Koneklubben | |
| Arthur | USA  CAN | Animation | |
| Atronautene | NOR | Reality TV |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babar | CAN | Animation | |
| Baby Bob | USA | Sitcom | |
| Babylon 5 | USA | Science fiction | |
| The Backyardigans | USA CAN | Bakgårdsgjengen | Animation |
| Bananas in Pyjamas |  AUS | Bananer i pysjamas | Children |
| The Batman | USA | Animation | |
| Baywatch | USA | Drama | |
| BB2 | NOR | Sports | |
| Becker | USA | Sitcom | |
| Best uten ball | NOR | Contest | |
| Beyblade |  JPN | Animation | |
| Beyond the Break | USA | Drama | |
| The Big C | USA | Comedy-drama | |
| Black Books |  GBR | Sitcom | |
| Blue Bloods | USA | Crime drama | |
| Blue Murder | GBR | Sitcom | |
| Blue Water High | AUS | Drama | |
| Bob the Builder | GBR | Byggmester Bob | Animation |
| Boblins | GBR | Animation | |
| Bonanza | USA | Western | |
| Boomtown | USA | Police procedural | |
| Boston Legal | USA | Legal drama | |
| Bot og bedring | NOR | Sitcom | |
| Brimi og Lian | NOR | Food | |
| The Broker's Man | GBR | Svindlernes fiende | Crime drama |
| Broom | NOR | Motoring | |
| Brothers & Sisters | USA | Drama | |
| Bykampen | NOR | Contest |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ca. Lykkelig | NOR | Sitcom | |
| Californication | USA | Drama | |
| Cane | USA | Drama | |
| Can't Hurry Love | USA | Lykkejakten | Sitcom |
| Caroline in the City | USA | Caroline i Storbyen | Sitcom |
| Cheers | USA | Sitcom | |
| The Chelsea Handler Show | USA | Talk show | |
| The Chicago Code | USA | Chicagokoden | Crime drama |
| Chicago Hope | USA | Medical drama | |
| Chili | NOR | ||
| The Chris Isaak Show | USA | Comedy | |
| City Guys | USA | Sitcom | |
| City of Angels | USA | Medical drama | |
| The Cleaner | USA | Drama | |
| The Cleveland Show | USA | Animation | |
| Comanche Moon | USA | Western | |
| Comedy Inc. | AUS | Sketch show | |
| Conrad Bloom | USA | Sitcom | |
| Crawshaw - A brush with art | USA | Crawshaws male – og tegneskole | Educational |
| Crime Scene Academy | USA | Documentary | |
| Criminal Minds | USA | Crime | |
| Crossing Jordan | USA | Crime |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dag | NOR | Comedy drama | |
| Damages | USA | Legal drama | |
| Dave's World | USA | Daves Verden | Sitcom |
| De 7 drab | DEN | Crime drama | |
| Deadwood | USA | Western | |
| Deal or No Deal (Norwegian version) | NOR | Game show | |
| Deilig er jorden | NOR | Religious | |
| Den som dræber | DEN | Den som dreper | Crime drama |
| Den store fisketuren | NOR | ||
| Desire | USA | Telenovela | |
| Desperate Housewives | USA | Frustrerte fruer | Comedy drama |
| Det er sommer, det er sol og det er torsdag | NOR | Interview | |
| Det gode selskap | NOR | Satire | |
| Det store korslaget | NOR | Reality TV | |
| Detroit 1-8-7 | USA | Crime drama | |
| Dharma & Greg | USA | Sitcom | |
| Distraction | GBR | Knus bilen | Game show |
| Distraction | USA | Knus Bilen – USA | Game show |
| The District | USA | Crime | |
| Dorthe &... | NOR | Interview | |
| Downsize Me | AUS | Reality TV | |
| Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | USA | Western | |
| Duel Masters | USA | Animation | |
| Dyrepasserne | NOR | Documentary |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekstreme grenser | NOR | Documentary | |
| Eli Stone | USA | Drama | |
| Elias | NOR | Animation | |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | USA | Talk show | |
| En anelse rødt | NOR | ||
| En vakker dag | NOR | Talk show | |
| Endelig Fredag | NOR | Comedy | |
| Entertainment Now | USA | Entertainment news | |
| Evening Shade | USA | Sitcom | |
| Eventyrlige nordmenn | NOR | Documentary | |
| Everybody Hates Chris | USA | Alle hater Chris | Comedy |
| Everybody Loves Raymond | USA | Alle elsker Raymond | Sitcom |
| Extras | GBR | Comedy |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fagerstrand | NOR | Reality TV | |
| Familieliv | NOR | Documentary | |
| Familiesagaen De syv søstre | NOR | Soap opera | |
| Family Guy | USA | Animation | |
| Far og Sønn | NOR | Sitcom | |
| Fashion House | USA | Telenovela | |
| Filmstjerne | NOR | Reality TV | |
| Filmstriper | NOR | Film criticism | |
| First Wave | CAN | Science fiction | |
| FK Zebra | NOR | Reality TV | |
| Flash | USA | Action | |
| Fra Hollywood til Parkveien | NOR | Documentary | |
| Frasier | USA | Sitcom | |
| Fredag | NOR | Talk show | |
| Fredagsbørsen | NOR | Finance | |
| Freddie | USA | Sitcom | |
| Friends | USA | Venner for livet | Sitcom |
| Frittgående Hope | NOR | Sketch show | |
| Folkemøte | NOR | Political debate | |
| Forsvar | DEN | Drama | |
| FotballXtra | NOR | Sports | |
| Four Kings | USA | Konger på haugen | Sitcom |
| Futurama | USA | Animation | |
| Før Helgen | NOR | Talk show |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Game | USA | Kamp i kulissene | Sitcom |
| Gastineau Girls | USA | Documentary | |
| Geronimo Stilton |  ITA | Animation | |
| Gjett hva jeg gjør! | NOR | Game show | |
| Glitz | USA | Interactive | |
| God Morgen Norge! | NOR | Morning show | |
| God kveld, Dagfinn | NOR | Sketch show | |
| God kveld, Norge! | NOR | Entertainment news | |
| Godt begynt | NOR | ||
| Golden Goal | NOR | Talk show | |
| The Good Wife | USA | Brutte løfter | Drama |
| Green Wing | GBR | Comedy | |
| Grey's Anatomy | USA | Medical drama | |
| Grønt lys | NOR | Automobile | |
| Gudesens Conditori | NOR | Religious | |
| Gutta på Tur | NOR |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hack | USA | Crime drama | |
| Half & Half | USA | Halvsøstre | Sitcom |
| Hamtaro | JPN | Animation | |
| Happy Day | NOR | Makeover | |
| Harper's Island | USA | Horror | |
| Harry and the Hendersons | USA | Sitcom | |
| Hasnaoui | NOR | Talk show | |
| Hawaii Five-O | USA | Police procedural | |
| headLand | AUS | Drama | |
| Hele Historien | NOR | Infotainment | |
| Her blir det liv | NOR | Documentary | |
| Hilde & Brede show | NOR | Sketch show | |
| Himmel og hav | NOR | Documentary | |
| Hjelp, jeg er hypnotisert | NOR | ||
| Holding the Baby | USA | Sitcom | |
| Hollyoaks | GBR | Soap opera | |
| Holmgang | NOR | Debate | |
| Holms | NOR | Sitcom | |
| Home and Away | AUS | Soap opera | |
| Homeland | USA | Drama | |
| Hope and Faith | USA | Sitcom | |
| Hope Island | USA | Drama | |
| Hopkins | USA | Documentary | |
| Horseland | USA | Animation | |
| Hotel Cæsar | NOR | Soap opera | |
| House of Carters | USA | Documentary | |
| The Hughleys | USA | Sitcom | |
| Hustle | GBR | Comedy drama | |
| Hvaler | NOR | Drama | |
| Hyttedrømmen | NOR | Documentary |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Get That a Lot | USA | Hidden camera | |
| I kveld med Per Ståle | NOR | Talk show | |
| Idol – Jakten på en Superstjerne (Norwegian version of Pop Idol ) | NOR | Reality TV | |
| In Justice | USA | Dømt skyldig | Police procedural |
| Inside Schwartz | USA | Sitcom | |
| Intelligence | CAN | Crime drama | |
| Inuyasha | JPN | ||
| Isdans | NOR | Reality TV | |
| The IT Crowd | GBR | IT Gjengen | Sitcom |
| It's All Relative | USA | Liz & Bobby | Sitcom |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake 2.0 | USA | Science fiction | |
| Jakten på det gode liv | NOR | Documentary | |
| Jakten på en cesærstjerne | NOR | Reality TV | |
| Jeg gjør hva som helst | NOR | Contest | |
| Jentepiratene | NOR | Documentary | |
| Jenter på hjul | NOR | Documentary | |
| Jeopardy! (Norwegian version) | NOR | Game show | |
| Jericho | USA | Drama | |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | USA | Jimmy Kimmel | Talk show |
| Joey | USA | Sitcom | |
| Judging Amy | USA | Legal drama | |
| The Julekalender | NOR | Christmas calendar | |
| Just for Laughs | CAN | Bare for moro skyld | Hidden camera |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karl & Co | NOR | Sitcom | |
| The Killing | USA | Crime drama | |
| King of the Hill | USA | Animation | |
| The King of Queens | USA | Kongen av Queens | Sitcom |
| Kjendisjakten | NOR | Game show | |
| Klisterhjerne | NOR | Game show | |
| Klovn | DEN | Comedy | |
| Kollektivet | NOR | Entertainment | |
| Komikameratene | NOR | Documentary | |
| Komiker i Arbeid | NOR | Entertainment | |
| Kongomisjonæren | NOR | Documentary | |
| Kristiansen & Strand | NOR | Debate | |
| Kyle XY | USA | Science fiction |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| L.A. 7 | USA | Music comedy | |
| Ladies Man | USA | Eneste Hane i Kurven | Sitcom |
| Langt hjemmefra | NOR | Documentary | |
| Laredo | USA | Western | |
| Lassie | USA | Drama | |
| LazyTown |  ISL | Children | |
| Lie to Me | USA | Løgner | Drama |
| Life on Mars | USA | Crime drama | |
| Life on a Stick | USA | Sitcom | |
| Linc's | USA | Linc’s bar og grill | Comedy |
| Live from Abbey Road | GBR | Music | |
| Livet på vent | NOR | Documentary | |
| Louie | USA | Comedy | |
| Lunar Jim | CAN | Animation | |
| Lyckliga gatan | NOR | Comedy | |
| The Lyon's Den | USA | I Løvens hule | Legal drama |
| Lønning & Staff | NOR | Talk show | |
| Lønning direkte | NOR | Talk show | |
| Lørdagskommisjonen | NOR |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| M | NOR | ||
| M*A*S*H | USA | Sitcom | |
| MacGyver | USA | Action | |
| Malcolm in the Middle | USA | Malcolm i midten | Sitcom |
| Malibu, CA | USA | Sitcom | |
| The Man Show (Norwegian version) | NOR | Satire | |
| Marienhof |  GER | Soap opera | |
| Medical Investigation | USA | Medical drama | |
| Medium | USA | Drama | |
| Melrose Place | USA | Drama | |
| Mens vi venter på operaen | NOR | Culture | |
| Mestermøtet | NOR | Contest | |
| Miami 7 | USA | Music comedy | |
| Midsomer Murders | GBR | Mord og mysterier | Crime |
| Mine damer og herrer | NOR | Talk show | |
| Miniportrettet | NOR | Interview | |
| A Minute With Stan Hooper | USA | Ett minutt med Stan Hooper | Sitcom |
| Mitt lille land | NOR | ||
| Mitt sanna jag |  SWE | Sitcom | |
| Modern Family | NOR | En moderne familie | Comedy |
| Monk | USA | Crime comedy | |
| Mot i brøstet | NOR | Sitcom | |
| The Muppets | USA | Children | |
| Mysterier fra fortiden | NOR | Documentary |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nabofeiden | NOR | ||
| Naked and Funny | GBR | Hidden camera | |
| Nettopp Nå | NOR | Talk show | |
| The New Adventures of Old Christine | USA | Christine | Sitcom |
| Noddy | GBR | Animation | |
| Norgesmester | NOR | Competition | |
| Norske talenter (Norwegian version of America's Got Talent ) | NOR | Reality TV | |
| Northern Exposure | USA | Det gode liv i Alaska | Medical drama |
| Now and Again | USA | Science fiction | |
| Numb3rs | USA | Police procedural | |
| Numme & Gunstrøm | NOR | Variety | |
| NYPD Blue | USA | Police procedural | |
| Nå eller aldri | NOR | ||
| Nåde den som tror | NOR | Religion |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Girl | AUS | Science fiction | |
| October Road | USA | Drama | |
| The Octonauts | GBR | Oktonautene | Animation |
| Og ikke nok med det | NOR | Talk show | |
| Oh, Grow Up | USA | Bli voksen | Sitcom |
| Olsenbandens første kupp | NOR | Children | |
| OP7 | SWE | Medical drama | |
| Oppdraget | |||
| Oskyldigt dömd | SWE | Uskyldig dømt | Drama |
| Ozie Boo! |  FRA | Animation |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Blue | USA | Police procedural | |
| Paradise Hotel | USA | Reality TV | |
| Party of Five | USA | Drama | |
| Passions | USA | Soap opera | |
| Pastor på prøve | NOR | Religion | |
| Penn & Teller: Bullshit! | USA | Infotainment | |
| Pensacola: Wings of Gold | USA | Pensacola | Drama |
| Philly | USA | Drama | |
| Piano Piano | USA | Variety | |
| Pokémon | JPN | Animation | |
| Prank Patrol | CAN | Hidden camera | |
| Prinsesse Gullhår og de tre omreisende trubadurer | NOR | Comedy | |
| Profiler | USA | Police procedural | |
| PS | NOR | ||
| Punk'd | USA | Hidden camera | |
| På innsiden med Thomas Giertsen | NOR | ||
| På tangenten | NOR | Music | |
| På tråden med Synnøve | NOR | Variety |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum Leap | USA | Tidsmaskinen | Science fiction |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raballder | NOR | Documentary | |
| Radio 2 | NOR | Sitcom | |
| Rugrats | USA | Children | |
| Ran | NOR | Drama | |
| Rebusløpet | NOR | ||
| Redd ferien min | NOR | Consumer affairs | |
| Rejseholdet | DEN | Mordkommisjonen | Crime drama |
| Rikets Røst | NOR | Satire | |
| Rikets tilstand | NOR | Journalism | |
| RiksDan | NOR | Talk show | |
| Roseanne | USA | Sitcom | |
| The Rockford Files | USA | Mystery | |
| Roswell | USA | Science fiction | |
| Rules of Engagement | USA | Mang Slags Kjærlighet | Sitcom |
| Rush | AUS | Police drama |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| S Club 7 in Hollywood | USA | Music comedy | |
| Sara & Selma | NOR | Sitcom | |
| Sarahs fornemmelse for kultur | NOR | Culture | |
| Scene 2 | NOR | Culture | |
| Scooter: Secret Agent | AUS | Hemmelig agent på moped | Comedy |
| Segemyhr | SWE | Sitcom | |
| Seinfeld | USA | Sitcom | |
| Senkveld med HC og Tommy | NOR | Talk show | |
| Senkveld med Thomas og Harald | NOR | Talk show | |
| Sentrum | NOR | ||
| Sett på maken | NOR | ||
| She Spies | USA | Trippelagentene | Action-Adventure |
| Silk Stalkings | USA | Silke | Action drama |
| Skilda världar | SWE | En annen verden | Soap opera |
| Skippy the Bush Kangaroo | AUS | Skippy | Adventure |
| Sledge Hammer! | USA | Satirical police sitcom | |
| Slottet | NOR | Documentary | |
| Solsidan | SWE | Comedy | |
| Something in the Air | AUS | På Bølgelengde | Drama |
| Sommeren med Guggen | NOR | Comedy | |
| Sommerfugl | NOR | Drama | |
| Sommerpraten | NOR | Interview | |
| Sommerredaksjonen | NOR | ||
| Sommerøya | NOR | ||
| Son of the Beach | USA | Comedy | |
| Sone 2 | NOR | Youth | |
| Sonic X | JPN | Animation | |
| Sophias erotiske astroguide | NOR | Erotic | |
| South Park | USA | Animation | |
| Space: Above and Beyond | USA | Skvadron 58 | Science fiction |
| Special Unit 2 | USA | Spesialenhet 2 | Horror comedy |
| Spillmagasinet | NOR | Gaming | |
| Sporløs | NOR | Documentary | |
| Sport & Spill | NOR | Sports | |
| Sportsmagasinet | NOR | Sports | |
| SportsXtra | NOR | Sports | |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | USA | Science fiction | |
| Star Trek: Voyager | USA | Science fiction | |
| Stark Raving Mad | USA | Splitter pine gal | Sitcom |
| Stjerner i sikte | NOR | Contest | |
| Stol aldri på en kjendis | NOR | Hidden camera | |
| Style Star | USA | Documentary | |
| Summerland | USA | Drama | |
| Sunset Beach | USA | Drama | |
| Supernanny | GBR | Reality TV | |
| Svendsen om Hansen og Jensen | NOR | Documentary | |
| Svenskehandel | NOR | Documentary | |
| Svigerdatter søkes | NOR | Reality TV | |
| Swingtown | USA | Drama | |
| Switched! | USA | Rollebytte | Reality TV |
| Synnøves duell | NOR | Contest | |
| Sønner av Norge | USA | Reality TV | |
| Søppelkongen | NOR | Reality TV | |
| Sånn er det bare | NOR |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tabloid | NOR | Debate | |
| Takk skal du ha | NOR | ||
| Teletubbies | GBR | Teleteubbiene | Children |
| Tett på tre | NOR | Comedy | |
| That '70s Show | USA | Sitcom | |
| The Simpsons | USA | Simpsons | Animated |
| This American Life | USA | Documentary | |
| Threshold | USA | Science fiction | |
| Tid for hage | NOR | Home renovation | |
| Tid for hjem | NOR | Home renovation | |
| Tid for mat | NOR | Food | |
| Tid for reise | NOR | Travel | |
| Titus | USA | Sitcom | |
| Tommys Popshow | NOR | Music | |
| Tonight med Timothy Dahle | NOR | Talk show | |
| Tonje Steinsland møter... | NOR | Interview | |
| Toot & Puddle | USA | Animation | |
| Torpedo | NOR | Thriller | |
| Torsdag kveld fra Nydalen | NOR | Sketch show | |
| Torsdagsklubben | NOR | Satire | |
| Total Security | USA | Crime | |
| Tracey Takes On... | USA | Sketch show | |
| Traffic Light | USA | Mixed Signals | Comedy |
| Travel Girls | USA | Reality TV | |
| Travel Sick | GBR | Travel | |
| Tribunefeber | NOR | Sports | |
| Tropicaliente |  BRA | Forbudt kjærlighet | Soap opera |
| Trude/ | NOR | Journalism | |
| Try my Life | USA | Reality TV | |
| TV2 hjelper deg | NOR | Consumer | |
| TV2000 | NOR | ||
| Twin Peaks | USA | Drama | |
| Two Guys and a Girl | USA | Pizzagjengen | Sitcom |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultraviolett | NOR | ||
| Undeclared | USA | Collegeliv | Comedy |
| Unsolved Mysteries | USA | Uløste Gåter | Mystery |
| Utspørringen | NOR | Political debate |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valgfritt | NOR | Political debate | |
| Vazelina Hjulkalender | NOR | Christmas calendar | |
| Veien til paradis | NOR | Documentary | |
| Vennebyen | NOR | Animation | |
| The Vice | GBR | Crime drama | |
| Villmarksliv | NOR | Nature | |
| Virre Virre Vapp | NOR | ||
| The Visitor | USA | Gjesten | Science fiction |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanted | USA | Police drama | |
| Waschera | NOR | Youth | |
| Water Rats | AUS | Drama | |
| We Bare Bears | USA | Animation | |
| Weird & Dangerous | GBR | ||
| Welcome to New York | USA | Velkommen til New York | Sitcom |
| What About Brian | USA | Drama | |
| White Collar | USA | Crime drama | |
| White Collar Blue | AUS | Drama | |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Norwegian version, Vil du bli millionær?) | NOR | Vil du bli millionær? | Game show |
| Wild Card | CAN | Mystery | |
| Winx Club | ITA | Animation | |
| W.I.T.C.H. | USA | Animation | |
| Wolf | USA | Drama |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| The X-Files | USA | Science fiction |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, Dear | USA | Ja, kjære | Sitcom |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zorro | USA | Adventure |
| Original title | Country | Norwegian title | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ønskedrømmen | NOR | Entertainment | |
| Øyenvitne | NOR | Crime |
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Once Upon a Time is an American fantasy adventure drama television series that aired for seven seasons on ABC from October 23, 2011, to May 18, 2018. The action alternates between two main settings: a fantastical world where fairy tales happen, and a fictional seaside town in Maine called Storybrooke. The "real-world" part of the story unfolds with the characters of Emma Swan and her 10-year-old son, Henry Mills. Henry discovers the other people of the town are fairy-tale characters. The audience is shown the backstory of the town's people as fairy-tale characters, in conjunction with their unfolding stories in the "real-world". In the seventh and final season, the "real-world" portion of the story takes place in Seattle, Washington, in the fictitious neighborhood of "Hyperion Heights", with a new main narrative led by adult Henry, and his wife and daughter.
Amazon Prime Video, or simply Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming and rental service of Amazon offered as a standalone service or as part of Amazon's Prime subscription. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced by Amazon MGM Studios or licensed to Amazon, as Amazon Originals, with the service also hosting content from other providers, content add-ons, live sporting events, and video rental and purchasing services.
The Big Bang Theory is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom served as executive producers and head writers on the series, along with Steven Molaro. It aired on CBS from September 24, 2007, to May 16, 2019, running for 12 seasons and 279 episodes.
Survivor is the American version of the international Survivor reality competition television franchise, itself derived from the Swedish television series Expedition Robinson created by Charlie Parsons which premiered in 1997. The American series premiered on May 31, 2000, on CBS. It is hosted by Jeff Probst, who is also an executive producer along with Mark Burnett and the original creator, Parsons.
Castle is an American crime mystery/comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC for a total of eight seasons from March 9, 2009, to May 16, 2016. The series was produced jointly by Beacon Pictures and ABC Studios.
Modern Family is an American sitcom television series, created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan for ABC. It ran for 12 seasons, from September 23, 2009, to April 8, 2020. The show follows the lives of three diverse family set-ups living in suburban Los Angeles, who are interrelated through their patriarch, Jay Pritchett.
Blue Bloods is an American police procedural drama television series that has been airing on CBS since September 24, 2010. Its main characters are members of the fictional Reagan family, an American, Irish Catholic family in New York City with a history of work in law enforcement. Blue Bloods stars Tom Selleck as New York City Police Commissioner Frank Reagan; other main cast members include Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes and Len Cariou for all 13 seasons, plus Amy Carlson, and Sami Gayle.
NCIS is an American military police procedural television series and the first installment in the NCIS media franchise. The series revolves around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, combining elements of the military drama and police procedural genres with comedy. The concept and characters were initially introduced in two episodes of the CBS series JAG. A spin-off from JAG, the series premiered on September 23, 2003, on CBS. To date, it has entered into the 20th full season and has gone into broadcast syndication on the USA Network. Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill are co-creators and executive producers of the premiere member of the NCIS franchise. As of 2022, NCIS is the third-longest-running scripted, live-action U.S. prime-time TV series currently airing, surpassed only by Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–present) and Law & Order ; it is the seventh-longest-running scripted U.S. prime-time TV series overall.
Shameless is an American comedy drama television series developed by John Wells that aired on Showtime from January 9, 2011, to April 11, 2021. It is an adaptation of Paul Abbott's British series of the same name and features an ensemble cast led by William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum. The series is set on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois.