Jail: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Shot on location in cities across the U.S., Jail renamed Jail: Big Texas follows prison inmates from their initial booking through their first moments behind bars. Each episode captures the harsh and sometimes humorous reality of what happens to criminals after they're caught.

Series details

• Title: Jail
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2007-09-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-07-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Paramount Network
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 2645

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-09-04; final listed air date 2009-04-28; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 2009-05-05; final listed air date 2010-08-05; episode order: 18.
• Season 3: premiered 2012-10-11; final listed air date 2014-04-18; episode order: 18.
• Season 4: premiered 2015-01-10; final listed air date 2015-11-21; episode order: 22.
• Season 5: premiered 2016-07-09; final listed air date 2017-07-15; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from Jail on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.