'Cops,' Long-Running Reality Show That Glorified Police, Is Canceled

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‘Cops,’ Long-Running Reality Show That Glorified Police, Is Canceled

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/business/media/cops-canceled-paramount-tv-show.html

By Nicole Sperling

June 9, 2020
Updated 9:21 p.m. ET

“Cops” is no longer.

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Spike TV, the predecessor to the Paramount Network, picked up “Cops” in 2013 after the show was canceled by Fox, its network home for 25 years. The show’s 33rd season was expected to premiere on Paramount on June 15.

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The civil rights group Color of Change began a campaign in 2013 urging Fox not to renew the unscripted law-enforcement show and called on advertisers to withdraw support. Since “Cops” made its debut in 1989, the group said, the network, the show’s producers and the advertisers “have built a profit model around distorted and dehumanizing portrayals of black Americans and the criminal justice system.”

The organization argued that although “Cops” was marketed as unbiased, the show “offers a highly filtered version of crime and the criminal justice system — a ‘reality’ where the police are always competent, crime-solving heroes and where the bad boys always get caught.”

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He added, “These cop reality shows that glorify police but will never show the deep level of police violence are not reality, they are P.R. arms for law enforcement. Law enforcement doesn’t need P.R. They need accountability in this country.”

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About time. The show taught me one important thing: cops need to have 'police' printed on their jackets to tell that they weren't the criminals. What a crap show.

[Hotler]

1. Good! nt

[jrthin]

2. About time. nt

[BigmanPigman]

3. Shows like this magnify and distort the amount of real danger

in the US. Local news, advertisements, etc are all money makers for capitalists to profit off of peoples' fear of the unknown. We do not actually have all the violence and crime that these propaganda for profit shows portray as reality to America. Oh...got to go and buy a gun, buy some alarms, buy some more, more, more to "feel" safe. Most people are a lot safer than they realize. They have been sold a load of BS for over 50 years. Watch Bowling for Columbine, it was bad in the 80s and is far worse now. We do not need more glorified violence and false reporting so media and corporations can profit off of our unjustified fear.

[larwdem]

4. good news

[House of Roberts]

5. Cops always reminded me of fishing shows.

They go out and fish until they get enough catches for several thirty minute shows. There's no telling how many hours on the lake that may take.

[fescuerescue]

10. haha yea

Imagine if it was just 30 minutes of watching the Speed radar looking for someone driving to fast!

[Solomon]

6. As a lawyer I always hated these shows and refused to watch them.

They program and condition the public to accept police abuse and violation of rights.

[Nevilledog]

22. Ditto.

Plus my hubby was always afraid I'd go past merely yelling "They can't do that!" at the tv and move on to throwing things.

[procon]

7. Long overdue! It was nothing but a cop infomercial. nt

[herding cats]

8. Cancel live PD next!

Vile propaganda show that's cost at least one life I know of, possibly more I'm not aware of.

[The_REAL_Ecumenist]

15. I agree with 200 million %! I REFUSE to watch that nonsense, along with that 60 Day's in & all the

rest of that claptrap. DON'T GET ME STARTED on the kardashians, "The Human Mole Rat, her 300 ankle biters & Counting" & it's spinoff, "Sibling Molestation & Rape's Wrong BUT the Money's Worth It...NONE of it! The ONLY "Reality shows I've watched is "Face Off" & "Project Runway".

[herding cats]

16. Zero dissent from me on any of this!

[The_REAL_Ecumenist]

21. Great minds think alike!

[lpbk2713]

9. Hell, I thought it was cancelled a long time ago.

I would see it in the TV listings on something other than Faux and I thought
they were showing syndicated reruns. I never watched a full episode.

[pecosbob]

11. Good...now do away with ridiculous shows that perpetuate the preposterous myth

of the lone cop battling an overwhelmed justice system that simply will not let him do his job. From the Lone Ranger to Lone Wolf McQuade to the Untouchables, this sick meme has warped generations of American's minds. All of them reinforce the idea that the end justifies the means, a tenet that is majorly responsible IMO for the current screwed up state of our nation. It is the current guiding ideology of the Republican Party. Anything they can think of doing is okay as long as it is for the greater good in their minds. I contend that it it not and it never will be right.

[Jamastiene]

25. I wish most of the police shows would go, honestly.

I'm sick of every single drama at the 10 o'clock at night time slot being another cop show. Enough is enough. There are plenty of other interesting topics and ideas they could be putting in that time slot.

[yaesu]

12. but there will be reruns going for decades on all sorts of channels, networks. nt

[liberalmuse]

13. I've never liked that show.

I tried to watch it, but there was something about the way law enforcement officers behaved that made me sick to my stomach. And this is considering the ones filmed for the tv show were on their best behavior. I'm glad this show is gone.

[Demovictory9]

14. good

[lame54]

17. There goes Andy Warhol's theory

[Cha]

18. KR!

[TlalocW]

19. I think my favorite episode

Was when they pulled the really skinny white dude with the scraggly beard out from under the bed.

TlalocW

[zak247]

20. nt? and more

Btw, I was wondering what nt meant.

It means nutty trump right?

ha ha

To the issue at hand.
I have never once watched any of the many cop series on TV. Only Columbo would I watch about the police.


I do want to say, although I am happy for the consciousness-raising over the unfortunate murder of brother Floyd and the protests, I am not AT ALL convinced cops in this country will reform any time soon.


I know there were incidents reported where the cops were doing some good but there were as many reports of cops, in spite of the Floyd incident, we're still playing the police state card.

Btw, I know nt means no text

[DeminPennswoods]

28. nt

no text

[RANDYWILDMAN]

23. I felt bad for John Walsh at the beginning

and somebody else did as well or this show wouldn't have been created.

But this show just purpetuated what white people wanted to see.

This show a a great prop piece for the war on drugs and Prison Inc.

Michael moore did an awesome satire, called "corporate cops" it was only like 30 seconds but it showed what a joke the cops show was.

is live/PD a parallel show ?? never watched it, but we should just get rid of it as well....

[Raine]

27. Jhn Walsh's show is America's Most Wanted not Cops. nt

[Jamastiene]

24. Halle-fucking-lujah.

I hated that show from the very beginning. I hated even flipping past it on the way to other channels. So glad it is gone. Took way too long.

[Judi Lynn]

26. Thank goodness. It spread hatred, contempt, disrespect.

What a shame it was ever on, at all.

[Wounded Bear]

29. Never really cared for it...no loss for me Nt

[scarletlib]

30. Never liked it.

Pointed out to my husband that you never saw the cops in upscale neighborhoods. They only hassled poor people.