The Best TV Shows Set In Las Vegas
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Vote up the best scripted television shows that take place in and around Las Vegas.
- 1Josh Duhamel, James Caan, James LesureLas Vegas is an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the fictional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and restaurant management to casino security. The series originally aired on Monday nights, though NBC later moved the series to Friday nights first to 9 PM Eastern/8 PM Central and then to 10 PM Eastern/9 PM Central. The show ended syndication in the United States in July 2013 and after a long run of weekday back to back episodes it was moved to a graveyard slot of 4 am- then removed totally from TNT's lineup. The series originally centered on Ed Deline, a strict ex-CIA officer who went from being Head of Security to becoming President of Operations of the Montecito, whose job is to run the day-to-day operations of the casino. Following his departure from the series in Season 5, former Marine Danny McCoy, Ed's former protégé, became the Montecito's new President of Operations. The series abruptly ended with a cliffhanger because NBC canceled Las Vegas in the offseason following season five.More Las Vegas
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- 2Ted Danson, Elisabeth Shue, George EadsAn investigation team in Las Vegas scours crime scenes for forensic evidence.
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- 3Dennis Farina, Anthony John Denison, John SantucciA detective targets a gangster leader.More Crime Story
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- 4Robert Urich, Phyllis Davis, Greg MorrisVega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC from 1978 until 1981. It was produced by Aaron Spelling. The series was filmed in its entirety in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is believed to be the first television series produced entirely in Las Vegas. The show stars Robert Urich as private detective Dan Tanna, who drove around the streets of Las Vegas in a red 1957 Ford Thunderbird solving crimes and making Las Vegas a better place for residents and tourists alike.
- 5Paula Newsome, Matt Lauria, Mandeep DhillonA brilliant new team of forensic investigators welcomes back old friends and deploys new techniques.More CSI: Vegas
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- 6Michael Madsen, Eddie Cibrian, Chris BauerTilt is a U.S. TV series set against the backdrop of the World Championship of Poker tournament in Las Vegas, and with the tagline "You're playing poker. They're playing you." The series first aired on January 13, 2005, and is the second original drama series from ESPN, following Playmakers. It was created by Brian Koppelman and David Levien, who co-wrote the poker-themed feature film Rounders. The series title refers to being "on tilt", which is poker jargon for letting frustration or other emotional stress interfere with one's poker-playing judgment. While that term is applicable to any form of poker, only one form of the game—no-limit Texas hold'em—is featured in the series. This was presumably meant to capitalize on the growing popularity of no-limit hold'em in the mid-2000s, which was due in part to ESPN's own coverage of the annual World Series of Poker, the event upon which the "World Championship of Poker" depicted in Tilt is presumably based. Tilt is a nine-episode mini-series and was not renewed beyond that. A DVD set of the entire nine-episode run of the series was released on June 14, 2005, about three months after "The Last Hand" ran on ESPN.
- 7Alison Brie, Betty Gilpin, Marc MaronIn 1980s Los Angeles, a struggling actress tries to make it on a women's wrestling TV show.
- 8Craig Robinson, John Corbett, Dan HedayaLucky is an American dark comedy television series which ran for one season on FX in 2003. The show starred John Corbett as Michael "Lucky" Linkletter, a professional poker player and gambling addict. The series was created by Robb Cullen and Mark Cullen. It was nominated for the 2003 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series.
- 9Dylan McDermott, Kim Matula, Ed WeeksThe crew and regular passengers of a budget airline form an unlikely family.
- 10John Goodman, Carl Reiner, Danielle HarrisFather of the Pride is an American adult animated television series that began broadcasting on NBC on August 31, 2004 and was part of a short-lived trend of CGI series in prime-time network TV. The series, which was produced by Jeffrey Katzenberg and his company DreamWorks Animation, revolves around a family of white lions, the patriarch of which stars in a Siegfried & Roy show in Las Vegas. Despite heavy promotion, the series was unsuccessful and was cancelled after one season. Transmission and production were also delayed by the real-life on-stage injury of Roy Horn in October 2003.
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Buddy Faro
Dennis Farina, Charles Robinson, Frank WhaleyBuddy Faro is an American crime drama starring Dennis Farina that aired from September 25, 1998 to December 4, 1998 on CBS. - 12
The Strip
Stacey Dash, Sean Patrick Flanery, Alexis ArquetteThe Strip is a short-lived American action drama series which aired on the UPN television network during the 1999-2000 season. - 13Dan Hedaya, Mandy Ingber, Jean KasemThe Tortellis is an American sitcom that aired from January to May 1987 on NBC. The first spin-off of the hit series Cheers, The Tortellis stars Dan Hedaya and Jean Kasem.
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Nasty Boys
Dennis Franz, Nia Peeples, Benjamin BrattNasty Boys is a television action drama series based on the real life Narcotics Officers of the North Las Vegas Police Department. It follows the 1989 film Nasty Boys. - 15
Hearts Are Wild
Jon Polito, Catherine Mary Stewart, David BeecroftHearts Are Wild is an American drama series that aired on CBS on Fridays at 10:00 p.m Eastern time from January 10, 1992 to March 13, 1992. The series was filmed on location in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was produced by Aaron Spelling and starred David Beecroft and Catherine Mary Stewart. - 16Scott Baio, Pat Morita, Nancy WalkerBlansky's Beauties is an American sitcom which aired on the ABC network in 1977. The main character of the series was introduced in an episode of Happy Days, and the show is thus a spin-off.
- 17Sir Mix-a-Lot, Bobbie PhillipsThe Watcher is an American anthology drama series that premiered on UPN in January 1995, during the network's inaugural season. The series aired Tuesday night at 9:00 p.m Eastern time.
