Do you love Illinois, Chicago, television, or TV series? Then check out these TV shows set in Illinois or television series related to Illinois in some other way.
According to Jim — ABC comedy set in Chicago
Aim High — Web high school adventure series set in Fairview
America to Me — Starz documentary set in Oak Park
American Soul — BET drama set in Los Angeles, California. The main character came from Chicago, Illinois.
APB — Fox crime drama set in Chicago
As the World Turns — CBS daytime soap opera set in Oakdale (fictional)
The Bear — FX comedy set in Chicago, Illinois. The key character was originally from New York City.
Becoming Us — ABC Family reality show set in Evanston
Betrayal — ABC crime soap opera set in Chicago
Bob Newhart Show — CBS comedy set in Chicago
Boss — Starz political drama set in Chicago
Crime Shows Chicago: APB, Betrayal, The Chi, The Chicago Code, Chicago PD, Chicago Justice, Due South, The Forgotten, Perception, Full Circle. I Love Chicago! #Chicago Share on XThe Chi — Showtime crime drama set in Chicago
The Chicago Code — Fox crime drama set in Chicago
Chicago Fire — NBC firehouse drama set in Chicago
Chicago Hope — CBS medical drama set in Chicago
Chicago Justice — NBC crime drama set in Chicago
Chicago Med — NBC medical drama set in Chicago
Chicago Party Aunt — Netflix cartoon set in Chicago
Chicago P.D. — NBC crime drama set in Chicago
Chicagolicious — Sytle reality show set in Chicago
City So Real — Nat Geo documentary set in Chicago
College Hill: Interns — BET reality show set in Chicago
The Connors — ABC comedy set in Lanford (fictional).
The Crazy Ones — CBS comedy set in Chicago
Crime Story — NBC crime drama set in Chicago and Las Vegas, Nevada
Cupid — ABC romantic drama set in Chicago
The Dresden Files — SciFi supernatural detective drama set in Chicago, with flashbacks to Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Due South — CTV crime drama set in Chicago and Canada
Early Edition — CBS drama set in Chicago
Empire — Fox musical drama set in Chicago
ER — NBC medical drama set in Chicago
Family Matters — ABC comedy set in Chicago
The Forgotten — ABC crime drama set in Chicago
Friends with Benefits — Comedy set in Chicago
Full Circle — DirecTV crime drama set in Chicago
Giuliana & Bill — Style Network reality show set in Chicago
The Good Fight — CBS legal drama set in Chicago
The Good Wife — CBS legal drama set in Chicago
The Great Indoors — CBS comedy set in Chicago
The Guiding Light — CBS daytime soap opera set in Five Points, Illinois (fictional), then Selby Flats, California (fictional), and finally Springfield, Illinois (fictional)
Happy Endings — ABC comedy set in Chicago
Hardcore Pawn: Chicago — truTV reality show set in Chicago
Jerry Springer Show — syndicated talk show set in Chicago
Luann and Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake — Bravo reality show set in Benton
The League — FX comedy set in Chicago. Kevin’s home is in Winnetka.
A League of Their Own — Amazon sports drama set in Rockford
Life with Bonnie — ABC comedy set in Chicago
M Squad — NBC crime show set in Chicago
Married with Children — Fox comedy set in Chicago. The house shown at the beginning and end of each episode is in Deerfield, Illinois.
Mike & Molly — CBS comedy set in Chicago
Mind Games — ABC dramedy set in Chicago
The Mob Doctor — Fox medical and crime drama set in Chicago
Mob Wives: Chicago — VH1 reality show set in Chicago
The Moodys — Fox comedy set in Chicago
Mr. Robinson — NBC comedy set in Chicago
My Boys — TBS comedy set in Chicago
The N’s Student Body — The N reality show featuring students from rival Illinois high schools
Newhart — CBS comedy set in Vermont but ended with him in bed with his wife in Chicago
Night Sky — Amazon Prime science fiction drama set in Farnsworth (fictional)
Once & Again — ABC drama set in Chicago
A few reality TV shows set in Chicago: The Perfect Fit, Real World: Chicago, Top Chef: Chicago, Wrecked, Mob Wives: Chicago, College Hill: Interns. I Love Chicago! #Chicago Share on XOprah — Syndicated daytime talk show in Chicago
Ozark — Netflix drama set in the Lake of the Ozarks resort area of Missouri. The lead characters were from Chicago, Illinois.
The Passage — Fox thriller set primarily in Telluride, Colorado. Other key locations for episodes of the show included Las Vegas, Nevada; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Houston and Montrose, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Duluth, Minnesota; and Tomah, Wisconsin.
Pearson — USA legal dram set in Chicago
Pepper Dennis — WB drama set in Chicago
Perception — TNT crime drama set in Chicago
The Perfect Fit — People TV reality show set in Chicago
Perfect Strangers — ABC comedy set in Chicago
The Playboy Club — NBC drama set in Chicago
Presumed Innocent — Apple TV legal drama set in Chicago
Pretty. Strong. — Oxygen docuseries set in Chicago
Prison Break — Fox drama set in an Illinois prison; Panama City, Panama; and the area around Miami.
Proven Innocent — Fox legal drama set in Chicago
Real World: Chicago — MTV reality show set in Chicago
Real World: Skeletons — MTV reality show set in Chicago
The Red Line — CBS mini-series set in Chicago
Rel — Fox comedy set in Chicago
Ride-Along — Fox crime drama set in Chicago
Roseanne — ABC comedy set in Lanford (fictional). Exterior shots were of various city streets and buildings in Evansville, Indiana. Roseanne has said that the town is based on Elgin, Illinois.
Revolution — NBC apocalyptic drama set in Chicago and others parts of the U.S.
Shameless — Showtime drama set in Chicago
61st Street — AMC crime drama set in Chicago
Soul Food — Showtime drama set in Chicago
South Side — Comedy Central comedy set in Chicago
Special Unit 2 — UPN paranormal crime show set in Chicago
Still Standing — CBS comedy set in Chicago
Superior Donuts — CBS comedy set in Chicago
CBS comedies set in Chicago, Illinois: Still Standing, Superior Donuts, Mike and Molly, The Crazy Ones, Bob Newhart Show, The Great Indoors. I Love Chicago! #Chicago #Illinois Share on XSwingtown — CBS soap opera set in a suburb of Chicago as well as the city of Chicago
Top Chef: Chicago — Bravo reality show set in Chicago
Trust Me — TNT drama set in Chicago
Truth in Advertising — TNT drama set in Chicago
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage — Fox comedy with a relationship with Milford
Windy City Rehab — HGTV reality show set in Chicago
Winnetka Road — NBC soap opera set in Oak Bluff (fictional)
Work in Progress — Showtime comedy set in Chicago
Wrecked — Speed reality show set in Chicago
Zoe Busiek: Wild Card — Lifetime detective show set in Chicago, Illinois. The main character had been a Las Vegas, Nevada blackjack dealer.
This is a work in progress. As I get time, I’ll add more. If you would like to nominate other TV series locations, comment below. Thanks!
