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What Are The Best Television Shows Set In Virginia?
Given the Old Dominion’s proximity to Washington D.C. and the region’s longstanding connection with all forms of federal governmental activity, it’s not surprising that those subjects are often the center of TV shows filmed or set inside Virginia.
What might surprise some is that the favorite show set in the home of Virginia sports betting, at least according to our scoring system, was unrelated to any of those things.
World Television Day is Nov. 21. To celebrate, BetVirginia.com wanted to find the best shows set in the state. We created a weighted scoring system that uses iMDB ratings, Rotten Tomatoes Audience score, Rotten Tomatoes Critic score, and awards recognition. Each category was worth points.
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Top 10 TV Shows Set in Virginia
Rank | Show | Total Points |
1 | The Walking Dead | 351 |
2 | Homeland | 270 |
3 | The Vampire Diaries | 130 |
4 | Hannibal | 99 |
5 | Twin Peaks | 85 |
6 | Criminal Minds | 83 |
7 | The 100 | 76 |
8 | Millenium | 56 |
9 | American Dad! | 49 |
10 | Quantico | 44 |
Which VA TV Show Do Locals Love Most?
The long running zombie series “The Walking Dead,” which ran on AMC from 2010 to 2022 and spawned numerous spinoffs, beat out those government-related shows to win the BetVirginia title for best series set in the state.
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With a total search interest score of 351 points, “The Walking Dead” finished well ahead of the next closest show, which was Showtime’s “Homeland” (270 points), for the top spot statewide. “The Vampire Diaries” was a distant third, with 130 points.
Throw in NBC crime thriller “Hannibal” (99 points), HBO throwback favorite “Twin Peaks” (85) and “Criminal Minds” (83) and you have the next closest contenders when it came to Virginia’s favorite shows that were set in the Commonwealth. Shows such as “The 100” (76 points), “Millenium” (56), “American Dad!” (49) and “Quantico” (44) rounded out the top 10 in our latest rankings.
Most of those 10 have something to do with that tie between the Old Dominion and the federal government, but “The Walking Dead” swooped in and score a victory that might be considered an upset if it were available at Virginia sports betting apps. This list shows once and for all how much Americans love zombie films and TV shows, even though Halloween has come and gone in Virginia.
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