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D.E.A. was a 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 of 1991, but also failed to
achieve significant ratings and the program was canceled for good in June
1991.
References Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime
Time Network and Cable TV
