what tv shows are taped in new york city?
Flight of the Conchords
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 The show was originally taped in Studio 4 at NBC Studios in Burbank . Upon NBC 's 1989 cancellation of the network series , production moved to Studio 33 at CBS Television City in Los Angeles , where it remained until 1995 . Since then , the show has occupied Stage 11 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City . Some episodes are also recorded on location , a tradition which began with two weeks of episodes taped at Radio City Music Hall in late 1988 . Recording sessions usually last for five or six episodes in one day . 

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 In 2001 , the show , which was hosted by Rupert Everett , returned to the New York City but at Bryant Park instead of the Plaza . That year , the show made its broadcast debut on ABC , drawing millions of viewers as well as some middle @-@ brow controversy ; the Federal Communications Commission received many complaints about the broadcast every year . The show has continued to be broadcast on network television every year since . 

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 The City is an American reality television series that originally aired on MTV from December 29 , 2008 , until July 13 , 2010 . Developed as the spin @-@ off of The Hills , the series aired two seasons and focused on the personal and professional lives of several young women residing in New York City , New York . Its premise was conceived by Adam DiVello , while Liz Gateley and Sean Travis served as executive producers . 

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 MTV has also broadcast coverage originating from the network 's Times Square studios at One Astor Plaza . For 2011 , MTV also held its own ball drop in Seaside Heights , New Jersey , the setting of its popular reality series Jersey Shore , featuring cast member Snooki lowered inside a giant " hamster ball " . Originally , MTV planned to hold the drop within its studio in Times Square , but the network was asked by city officials to conduct the drop elsewhere . 

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 The research team , in a series of meetings with the writers , also developed " a curriculum sheet " that described the show 's goals and priorities for each season . After receiving the curriculum focus and goals for the season , the writers met to discuss ideas and story arcs for the characters , and an " assignment sheet " was created that suggested how much time was allotted for each goal and topic . When a script was completed , the show 's research team analyzed it to ensure that the goals were met . Then each production department met to determine what each episode needed in terms of costumes , lights , and sets . The writers were present during the show 's taping , which for the first twenty @-@ four years of the show took place in Manhattan , and after 1992 , at the Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens to make last @-@ minute revisions when necessary . 
