By rssfeeds-admin Spanning from Cleveland to Cincinnati, TV shows over the years, including an upcoming sequel to “The Office,” have taken place in just about every corner of Ohio.
Characters like Andy Travis, Rachel Berry, and Alex Keaton all became household names, and while the characters are not real, their fictional worlds may not be that unfamiliar.
The following shows were based in Ohio, and are listed from newest to oldest. This is not an exhaustive list.
The Paper
Setting: Toledo
Aired: Coming September 2025
Stars: Domhnall Gleeson, Sabrina Impacciatore, Chelsea Frei
The documentary crew that filmed the story of Dunder Mifflin (The Office) is in search of a new subject. The crew stumbles across the Toledo Truth Teller and a publisher trying to save the newspaper.
Hot in Cleveland
Setting: Cleveland
Aired: 2010 – 2015
Stars: Betty White, Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick
Created by Suzanne Martin, the show follows three middle-aged women who mistakenly end up in Cleveland after a diverted flight from Los Angeles to Paris. The trio decides that Los Angeles isn’t for them anymore and decides to stay in Cleveland.
Glee
Setting: Lima
Aired: 2009 – 2015
Stars: Lea Michelle, Jane Lynch, Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith
Created by Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy, Glee follows a club at McKinley High that competes in a choir competition circuit. The show has often been compared to High School Musical, but for adults. The show ran for six seasons.
The Drew Carey Show
Setting: Cleveland
Aired: 1995 – 2004
Stars: Drew Carey, Diedrich Bader, Kathy Kinney
In The Drew Carey Show, created by Carey himself and Bruce Helford, Drew has been working at a department store for 10 years. The show ran for nine seasons.
Family Ties
Setting: Columbus
Aired: 1982 – 1989
Stars: Michael J. Fox, Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter
This show, created by Gary David Goldberg, chronicled a family with two ex-hippie parents raising a traditional suburban family in the Reagan era with a conservative son. The show ran for seven seasons.
WKRP in Cincinnati
Setting: Cincinnati
Aired: 1978 – 1982
Stars: Gary Sandy, Gordon Jump, Loni Anderson
Created by Hugh Wilson, this show centers around a program director who tries to bring a struggling AM radio station — WKRP in Cincinnati — back to life. The show ran for four seasons.
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