Where was “The Naked City” in the TV series? July 12, 2020January 12, 2012 by Pamela Landy “The Naked City” was New York City, where the ABC police drama was set and shot from 1958 to 1963. Related Answers Where does the term Stark Naked come from? What is meant by the title of William Burroughs’s novel Naked Lunch (1959)? Which U.S. city is known as the Pittsburgh of the South? Was the TV series “Dragnet” really based on real cases? In what city was the TV series “Hill Street Blues” (NBC, 1981-87) set? How long is the boardwalk in Atlantic City?