

The program was one of only two remaining first-run prime-time programs airing on Saturday nights on the four major U.S. hour, it was called Primetime Cops in promos for several years. When the show went primetime in 1991, and consisted of two episodes in the 8 p.m. 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.

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.
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It became the longest running live action series on Fox, after America's Most Wanted was canceled after 23 years (that show's host, John Walsh, also appeared many times on Cops). It was one of the longest-running television shows in the United States and, in May 2011, became the longest-running show on Fox (since surpassed by The Simpsons). Each episode typically consisted of three self-contained segments which often ended with one or more arrests. Its formula followed 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. The show assigned television camera crews to accompany them as they performed their duties.

Some episodes also featured federal agencies. The series followed 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 premiered on the Fox network on March 11, 1989. Stereo (1990–present, seasons 3–present, Spanish dubbing available on SAP for post-2000 episodes)Ĭops (stylized as COPS) is an American television documentary reality legal programming television show that is currently in its 33rd season. ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks (seasons 26–32) Paramount Network Original Productions (2018–2020, seasons 30–32)

Langley Productions (1999-present, seasons 12–present)
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Not to be confused with COPS (animated TV series) or Top Cops, a 1990–1993 CBS reality TV series.
