"COPS" is filmed on location with the men and women of law enforcement. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law."
Cops (stylized as COPS) is an American documentary/reality television series that follows police officers, constables, and sheriff's deputies during patrols and other police activities. It is one of the longest-running television programs in the United States and in May 2011 became the longest-running show on Fox
Called the original reality show, COPS is a gritty and unfiltered look at the seemier parts of our society as seen through the eyes of the men and women who struggle to keep the peace.
Since 1989, camera crews have traveled across the nation and into other countries providing an intimate look at police officers and the nuts and bolts of their day-to-day work.
The brainchild of creators John Langley and Malcolm Barbour, the idea for COPS was offered to the then new FOX television network along with three other show ideas, including America's Most Wanted. FOX asked for a pilot episode and Langley and crew were off to Broward County, Florida for three months, delivering 6 pilot shows and getting the approval of the FOX executives. The rest is history, creating a new genre of prime time television show.
The show has followed officers in 140 different cities in the United States and in Hong Kong, London, and the former Soviet Union. Each episode is approximately 22 minutes in length and typically consists of three segments, with each segment being one or two self-contained police incidents.
The show's theme song:
Inner Circle - Bad Boys (Circa 1990)
http://youtu.be/yVBB2upbVys
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General Information
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Status: Pending
Premiere: March 11, 1989
Classification: Documentary | Reality-TV
Genre: Crime
Network: FOX (USA)
Airs: Saturdays at 8:00 pm
Runtime: 30 Minutes
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Season 26 -- ?? Episodes
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May 06, 2013, "Cops" was cancelled by Fox, and picked up by Spike TV.
http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/cops-cancelled-by-fox-picked-up-by-spike-tv/
Season 26 will debut in September 2013.
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Season 25 -- 16 Episodes
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25x01 -- Dec 15, 2012 -- Odd Arrests #5
25x02 -- Dec 22, 2012 -- Ho! Ho! Ho! #10
25x03 -- Jan 05, 2012 -- Street Arrests #3
25x04 -- Jan 19, 2013 -- Chases... and Cars #2
25x05 -- Feb 02, 2013 -- Liar Liar #6
25x06 -- Feb 02, 2013 -- Busted #2
25x07 -- Feb 09, 2013 -- Wild and Crazy #2
25x08 -- Feb 09, 2013 -- Caught in a Lie
25x09 -- Feb 23, 2013 -- Street Patrol #3
25x10 -- Mar 02, 2013 -- Dazed and Confused #5! Special Edition
25x11 -- Mar 09, 2013 -- Stupid Behavior #5! Special Edition
25x12 -- Mar 16, 2013 -- Morons on Parade #6
25x13 -- Mar 23, 2013 -- Taken Into Custody #3
25x14 -- Mar 30, 2013 -- Coast to Coast
25x15 -- May 04, 2013 -- Fight Night
25x16 -- May 04, 2013 -- Busted #3
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Date of last review or update: May 07, 2013
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