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Tuesday, March 6

Broadcast Dates (part one)

These are the initial broadcast dates of the shows. It includes when they started, how soon after 9/11 they aired (again) and how obvious the representation of September 11 are.

Sex and the City (started in 1998)-
Season 4. Started on 6/3/2001. (June 3)
Was mid season when 9/11 ocured.
Came back with 'The Good Fight' on 1/6/2002. (January 1) (delayed six months)
Aired 'I Heart NY' (effectively a tribute episode to the city) as season finale on 2/10/2002 (Febuary 2)

24 (started in November 2001)
Less than two months after 9/11 (Season one was assasination attempt. NOT Islamic terrorism) (11/6/2001)
Season Two (just over a year after 9/11). Had time to react. About terrorists attempting to blow up a Nuclear bomb. (10/29/2002)

West Wing (started in 1999)
Special 9/11 episode, was an acknowledgement of 9/11. - 'Isaac and Ishmael' 10/3/2001
Season Three, regular episodes, return on 10/10/2001.(Later episodes of series three reflect the political climate of the time, but from a left view point. Had terrorism at center)

Battlestar Galactica (started 2003)
Intial episode was totally 9/11. End of the world feeling.
Season Three, Iraq insurgency (10/6/2006)

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