"La Squadra" was a police procedural television series broadcasted on the Rai 3 network from 2000 until 2007. The program originated from a one-off drama, entitled The Bill, which broadcasted in 1984. In its final year on air, "La Squadra" broadcasted once a week, usually on Tuesdays or Thursdays, in a one-hour format. The program focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work.