The Live PD franchise is gone for good. According to NextTV, Sony Pictures Television has cancelled the A&E TV show’s syndicated spin-off series Live PD Police Patrol.
The weekly series focused on the daily work of police forces throughout the United States. “Every episode highlights the daily life-and-death situations faced by Sheriff’s Departments, Highway Patrols and local Police Departments in a diverse range of jurisdictions from Connecticut to Arizona, ” via the show’s website.
Sony Pictures Television cancelled Live PD Police Patrol after A&E ended Live PD in the wake of international protests against police brutality. Live PD Police Patrol is being pulled off the air this week.
What do you think? Do you watch Live PD Police Patrol? Do you think Sony made the right call?
I have been a fan of the franchise since it first aired and think that the decision to cancel everything is extremely short sighted. Yes, institutional racism in law enforcement and militarization are giant issues, but I don’t think that the network handled this well. Up until George Floyd’s senseless murder Live PD was one of the most popular series on cable. What made it well liked was that, unlike COPS, it was entirely unscripted and followed average patrol officers going about their day. It seems to me that this popularity could’ve been seized upon to address the issues we… Read more »
I enjoyed LivePD. I think it was wrong to take this off TV. It is a sad day when any race can control what I watch. There is a reason we have a remote tv channel changer. Please don’t be
bullied into believing that we, as americans, will let someone or some race tell me what I can or
cannot watch on my tv.
Worst decision ever A&E. Live PD got the best ratings, it showed the police in a better light, explained why police do what they do. I won’t waste my time on your station, you didn’t waste your time considering how the majority of your viewers enjoyed the show.
I am so disappointed that TV stations are not supporting the police that shows you where this station supports because of one to officers out of hundreds of thousands across this nation you’re going to just end shows give in to peoples demands terrorist groups setting fires to buildings and towns because they don’t get their way and now this I will never watchThis station again and I will be supporting all police officers and I will be putting this out about the station
I watched this show and many on the show new the cops were on live PD. This showed how cops interacted with people black and white. Why did the decision have to be political,bad executive decision.
This is getting out of hand Live PD shows live events and what goes on in the field of police. Is Sony now saying that the show was not real? By taking away the show the good side of officers are not shown. The way the did some community policing. Not all police are bad. By canceling the show it gives the feeling that no one is good or supports them. It should have never been canceled allowing the country to discuss issues. Not just cancel it. Craziness that we can’t show the good in people however we can show… Read more »
Brilliant answer! It really does, it is saying all cops are bad and that is wrong.
Love the show please try to bring back
What are the stations afraid of? Many pay the price for the actions of a few. Live PD, Police Patrol and Cops have a large following and yet a knee jerk decision to pull these shows is telling. I proudly support the police.
This is all too ridiculous. It is a show . Live PD should not have been cancer. It was the highest rated show . What do they replace it? Live Rescue. Sorry don’t watch it and won’t watch it. A&E will only lose viewers.
Not just Live Rescue, but reruns of Live Rescue. They’ll see their errors real quick.
I tried live rescue too. NOPE. Not the same. Please bring Live PD back or sell it to a company with some real balls.
Just sad love the show’s if u don’t turn the channel most people who criticized it have not even been watching it just sad A&E is losing a lot of viewers just sad
Ridiculous but stopped watching A&E after they cancelled Live PD anyway. I hope they will return to a better network.
A&E, Sony and there sponsors are painting a broad brush narrative on law enforcement in support of groups that claimed they were victims of a broad brush narrative. The hypocrisy is sickening and will only create further division instead of constructive dialogue.
Couldn’t agree more!!!! Nothing but a bunch of political hacks and hypocrites! I hope another network will stand up to this crap and broadcast Live PD. It depicts “real” life without any agenda
I love the live shows, it shows the true dealings that police, fire, and EMS go through daily. They have many cameras on at all times so I don’t see the problems with airing these shows.
I’m very unhappy with these cancellations
I think a few people are scaring many people to panic- removing a series of shows that are showing the police in a good way is ridiculous and kowtowing to the few-
Worse decision A&E has made.my husband and I have never ever missed one of LIVE PD SHOWS!..Please get this show on the air
Again Taking it off was absolutely foolish!
Wondering why the picture doesn’t even show the real hosts except for Dan Abrams