

The program premiered on Fox on March 11, 1989. When the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike forced them to find other kinds of programming, the young Fox Television network picked up the low-cost Cops, which had no union writers. Season 35 premiered on April 7, 2023.Ĭops was created by John Langley and Malcolm Barbour, who tried unsuccessfully for several years to get a network to carry the program. The show's 34th season premiered on September 30, 2022. The 33rd season premiered on October 1, 2021. In September 2021, it was announced that Fox Nation picked up the show. The show remains in production for its international and overseas partners, and began to film anew in Spokane County, Washington, with its sheriff's department in October 2020. In June 2020, Paramount Network pulled the show from its schedule in response to George Floyd protests following his death while under arrest by the Minneapolis Police Department, and announced its cancellation days later. In late 2007, during the premiere of its 20th season, episodes of Cops began broadcasting in widescreen, though not in high definition. In 2013, the program moved to Spike TV, now known as Paramount Network. When America's Most Wanted was canceled after 23 years, the show's host John Walsh, made numerous appearances on Cops.
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It also became the longest running live action series on Fox. It is one of the longest-running television shows in the United States and, in May 2011, it became the longest-running show on Fox (since then, its duration has been surpassed by the duration of The Simpsons). Each episode typically consists of three self-contained segments which often end with one or more arrests. The show's formula follows the cinéma vérité convention, which does not consist of any narration, scripted dialogue or incidental music/added sound effects, depending entirely on the commentary of the officers and on the actions of the people with whom they come into contact, giving the audience a fly on the wall point of view. Some episodes have also featured federal agencies. The series, known for chronicling the lives of police officers, follows city police officers and sheriff's deputies, sometimes backed up by state police or other state agencies, during patrol, calls for service, and other police activities including prostitution and narcotic stings, and occasionally the serving of search/ arrest warrants at criminal residences. It is produced by Langley Productions and premiered on the Fox network on March 11, 1989. HDTV 1080i (2013–present, seasons 26–present)Ĭops (stylized as COPS) is an American reality legal television documentary programming series that is currently in its 35th season. Paramount Network Original Productions (2018–2020, seasons 30–32) Langley Productions (1999-present, seasons 12–present)
