The Division

 ( 2001 American Television Series Debuts ) 

The Division is an American police procedural drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series focuses on a team of female and police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. The series premiered on Lifetime on January 7, 2001 and ended on June 28, 2004 after 88 episodes.

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Overview The show focused on the lives of five policewomen in the felony division headed by Captain Kate McCafferty (Bonnie Bedelia). Storylines revolved around the women's personal and professional lives, and their attempts to balance both. The series tackled such topics as alcoholism, drug addiction, homophobia, and sexual abuse.

The series premiered on January 7, 2001, earning a 3.1 rating and the "largest audience of any basic cable original series" that year. After four seasons, the show was canceled on June 28, 2004. It was the network's second "longest-running scripted series".

After its cancellation, The Division was rebroadcast on the Lifetime network in various timeslots until 2007. In 2007, aired on Lifetime Real Women. Starting in September 2018, the broadcast syndication became available on Start TV.

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Cast and characters

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Main

Bonnie Bedelia	Captain Kaitlyn "Kate" McCafferty	colspan="4"
Lela Rochon	Inspector Angela Reid	colspan="1"	colspan="3"
David Gianopoulos	Inspector Peter Torianno	colspan="1"	colspan="3"
Nancy McKeon	Inspector Jinny Exstead	colspan="4"
Tracey Needham	Inspector Candace "C.D." DeLorenzo	colspan="3"	colspan="1"
Lisa Vidal	Inspector Magdalena "Magda" Ramirez	colspan="4"
Jon Hamm	Inspector Nate Basso	colspan="1"	colspan="3"
Taraji P. Henson	Officer/Inspector Raina Washington	colspan="1"	colspan="3"
Amy Jo Johnson	Officer Stacy Reynolds	colspan="3"	colspan="1"

• Captain Kaitlyn "Kate" McCafferty is the commanding officer of SFPD's Felony Division and mother to a teenage daughter.
• Inspector Jinny Exstead comes from a police family and often bends the rules, which puts her at odds with Captain McCafferty.
• Inspector Candace "C. D." DeLorenzo has some past demons. She resigns in-between seasons 3 and 4 after being shot in the line of duty.
• Inspector Magdalena "Magda" Ramirez is a single mother of a young son. She is close friends with her partner Jinny Exstead.
• Inspector Angela Reid is a sassy no-nonsense investigator. She leaves the Division at the end of the first season.
• Inspector Peter Torianno is DeLorenzo's first partner. He leaves the Division halfway through of the first season.
• Inspector Nate Basso is DeLorenzo's second partner, arriving at the Division in the second season. Following her departure at the end of the third season, Basso is then partnered with Raina Washington.
• Officer/Inspector Raina Washington is a new member of the Division, arriving in the second season after Reid's transfer. In the third season, she is promoted to Inspector, and is later partnered with Basso in the final season.
• Officer Stacy Reynolds, a new officer hired in the final season by McCafferty to be her police services aid.

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Recurring

• Jose Yenque as Gabriel 'Gabe' Herrera (2001–04)
• Jacob Urrutia as Benjamin Ramirez (2001–04)
• Alex Rocco as John Exstead Sr. (2001–04)
• Allen Cutler as Casey Exstead (2001–04)
• Scott Plank as John Exstead Jr. (2001–02)
• Tanya Vidal as Lily Ramirez (2001–03)
• Jay Harrington as Theodore Blumenthal (2001–02)
• Michael MacRae as Steven (2001)
• D. B. Woodside as Daniel Reide (2001)
• Morgan Brayton as Amanda McCafferty (2001)
• James Avery as Charles Haysbert (2002–03)
• Troy Evans as Dusty (2002–03)
• Robin Thomas as Louis Perillo (2002–04)
• Lauren Tom as Nora Chen (2002)
• Dean Cain as Insp. Jack Ellis (2003–2004)
• Linda Gehringer as Dolores (2003–04)
• David Sutcliffe as Dr. Michaelson/Jonah (2003)
• Jon Tenney as Hank Riley (2004)

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Guest

• Peter Coyote as Ross (2002)
• Sara Rue as Amanda McCafferty (2002–03)
• Paige Hurd as Chloe Newland (2003)
• Daniel Morton as Detective Lawson (2003) (uncredited)
• Roma Downey as Reagan Gilancy (2004)
• Kim Fields as Principal Ogden (2004)
• Rebecca Gayheart as Suzanne Richland (2004)
• Nia Peeples as Sandra Prestiss (2004)
• Zachary Levi as Todd (2004)

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Episodes

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Series overview

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Season 1 (2001)

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Season 2 (2002)

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Season 3 (2003)

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Season 4 (2004)

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Home media The DVD set containing all four seasons including the pilot was released by Visual Entertainment in Region 1 on March 19, 2018.

As of 2025, this show isn't available to stream on Paramount+ nor Amazon Prime Video, but is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

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Awards and nominations

Gracie Allen Awards

• Won: Outstanding Entertainment Program Drama (2004, Tied with "Without a Trace")

Imagen Foundation Awards

• Nominated: Best Actress in a Television Drama, Lisa Vidal (2004)

ALMA Awards

• Nominated: Outstanding Actress in a Television Series, Lisa Vidal (2002)

BMI Film & TV Awards

• Won: BMI Cable Award, Jeff Eden Fair (2004)
• Won: BMI Cable Award, Starr Parodi (2004)
• Won: BMI Cable Award, Jeff Eden Fair (2003)
• Won: BMI Cable Award, Starr Parodi (2003)

Young Artist Awards

• Nominated: Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actress, Joy Lauren (2003)
• Nominated: Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actor, Shawn Pyfrom (2002)

PRISM Awards

• Won: TV Drama Series Episode (2002, For the episode "Intervention")
• Nominated: Performance in a Drama Series Episode, Nancy McKeon (2003)
• Nominated: Performance in a Drama Series, Nancy McKeon (2003)
• Nominated: Performance in a Drama Series Multi Episode Storyline, Nancy McKeon (2004)

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See also

• List of police television dramas

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External links

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