Characters occasionally mention having hooked up with someone the night before. On some occasions, characters are depicted in bed with a partner the morning after. A minor plot in the first season involves a character sleeping with a prostitute, unaware of her profession.

Someone gets shot and blood is showing. Someone breaks the window with their hands and they are bleeding.

Shootings occur at least four times during the series. Main characters are put in danger, and some minor characters die. Some blood is seen.

Fistfights break out on two occasions, without any serious injury.

Damn, ass, hell are used somewhat frequently throughout the series. Some instances of "bitch". One character exclaims "motherf---" but the scene cuts away.

Characters are depicted drinking socially on many occasions and in some instances appear drunk or hungover.

A character battles alcoholism and prescription drug abuse, and has a relapse.

The president can be seen smoking cigarettes in a number of episodes, and another character occasionally smokes cigars.

A character is shown having a heart attack, in a scene that may be intense.

Shootings and bombings threaten the lives of many characters throughout the series.

A character is assassinated in a scene that may be disturbing.

Characters the audience has gotten to know are killed at several points throughout the series.

A character suffers from PTSD and punches through a window; blood is visible.