DEA (2008 TV series)

DEA is an American reality television series that ran for fifteen hour-long episodes in two seasons from April 2, 2008, to March 31, 2009, on the Spike television network. DEA follows the jobs of a squad of Drug Enforcement Administration special agents as they track down leads and make narcotics busts on houses suspected of selling, producing, or trafficking drugs. The first season was filmed in Detroit, Michigan, and consisted of six episodes aired from April 2, 2008, to May 7, 2008. The second season in the New York/New Jersey area consisted of nine episodes aired from February 10, 2009, to March 31, 2009, and follows a group of DEA agents and Task Force officers operating out of the DEA's northern New Jersey headquarters located in Newark. The show was produced for Spike TV by Al Roker Entertainment, Inc. in association with Size 12 Productions.

The first season follows DEA Group 14, while the second season follows a team of agents known as "Group 5-6", based at the DEA Newark Field Division office at 80 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey.

The series was narrated by Lance Henriksen.

Reception
A review of show's debut by The New York Times described the series as "an argument that the trend of shows about real people doing their jobs ought to be put out of its misery", while crediting the show as "an extended public service announcement".