About this season
DEA is a 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. 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".
Episodes (8)
1. The Six Million Dollar Heroine Bust
Aired 10 February 2009 • 60 min
2. Showdown With the Colombian Drug Cartel
Aired 17 February 2009 • 60 min
3. DEA vs. The Juarez Cartel
Aired 24 February 2009 • 60 min
4. The Million Dollar Money Drop
Aired 3 March 2009 • 60 min
5. Flip the Stripper
Aired 10 March 2009 • 60 min
6. Drug Dealing Deli
Aired 17 March 2009 • 60 min
7. Two Million Dollar Dead Drop
Aired 24 March 2009 • 60 min
8. The Undercover Cocaine Bust
Aired 31 March 2009 • 60 min