Picket Fences is an American
television drama about the residents of the town of Rome,
Wisconsin, created and produced by
David E. Kelley. The show initially ran from September 18, 1992, to June 26, 1996, on the
CBS television network in the United States. It sometimes struggled to maintain a stable prime-time audience and had fluctuating ratings, due in part to its
Friday night time slot. In its first season on the air it placed 80th in the prime-time
Nielsen ratings and in its second season it moved to 66th. The show's exteriors were shot in the L.A. suburb of
Monrovia, California, with many of the townspeople appearing in the background of episodes.