

Season - Episode
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1 - 1DEA Sep 07, 1990
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1 - 2Aftermath Sep 14, 1990
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1 - 3Under Presidential Seal Sep 21, 1990
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1 - 4Jumping the Trampoline Sep 28, 1990
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1 - 5Prime Mover Oct 05, 1990
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1 - 6Bloodsport Oct 12, 1990
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1 - 7MethLab Oct 26, 1990
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1 - 8Moving Mary Jane Nov 02, 1990
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1 - 9The Fat Lady Sings Alone Apr 19, 1991
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1 - 10Dance with the Devil Apr 26, 1991
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1 - 11The Connection May 03, 1991
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1 - 12White Lies May 10, 1991
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1 - 13Zero Sum Game May 24, 1991
Overview
D.E.A. is a short-lived television program which was aired by Fox Broadcasting Company as part of its 1990-91 lineup. D.E.A. was based on true stories of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Shot in cinéma vérité style, the program combined recreated scenes using actors with actual surveillance footage and film of actual newscasts covering the stories depicted. Fox apparently had considerable confidence in this concept. When the initial version garnered low ratings and was put on hiatus, before its return the program was retooled into DEA—Special Task Force, which placed more emphasis on the agents' personal lives and showed less graphic violence. The revamped show premiered in April 1991, but also failed to achieve significant ratings and the program was canceled for good in June 1991.