1 Cheers | Cheers | 1982–1993 | Sitcom | NBC | Beacon Hill bar exterior is real, interior's a soundstage | Streaming (check current platform) | The OG. I've had tourists ask me for directions to the actual bar mid-trivia, no I will not stop explaining the theme song |
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2 Fringe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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3 Ally McBeal | Ally McBeal | 1997–2002 | Comedy-drama | Fox | Financial District law firm vibes, mostly aesthetic | Streaming (check current platform) | Unhinged in the best way, also the dancing baby lives in my brain rent free |
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4 Boston Legal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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5 City on a Hill | City on a Hill | 2019–2022 | Crime drama | Showtime | 90s Boston corruption, shot on actual streets | Streaming (check current platform) | Kevin Bacon doing a Boston accent is a whole personality trait at this point |
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6 Crossing Jordan | Crossing Jordan | 2001–2007 | Crime drama | NBC | Suffolk County ME office, fictionalized but plausible | Streaming (check current platform) | Comfort-watch forensics, very background-noise-while-I-prep-slides energy |
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7 The Practice | The Practice | 1997–2004 | Legal drama | ABC | Scrappy law firm, very lived-in Boston feel | Streaming (check current platform) | The serious older sibling of Boston Legal, less jokes more gavel-banging |
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8 Boston Public | Boston Public | 2000–2004 | Drama | Fox | Fictional public high school, melodrama over realism | Streaming (check current platform) | Pure 2000s chaos, every episode has at least one 'wait what' moment |
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9 Spenser: For Hire | Spenser: For Hire | 1985–1988 | Detective drama | ABC | Based on Robert B. Parker novels, old-school Boston noir | Streaming (check current platform) | My dad's favorite, and honestly the Mustang alone earns it a spot |
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