A&E is headed back to the streets. Recently, the network announced season two of Live PD will premiere in October.
The docuseries “showcases the policing of America, following diverse police departments from across the country in real time as they patrol their communities.”
Season two of Live PD premieres on A&E on October 6th at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Read more details below:
New York, NY – September 26, 2017 – A&E Network’s hit documentary series “Live PD,” the #1 unscripted crime series in 2017*, returns for season two on October 6. The new episodes, produced by Big Fish Entertainment, will air every Friday and Saturday night from 9pm-12am ET/PT.
Hosted by Dan Abrams with analysis from Tom Morris Jr., “Live PD” showcases the policing of America, following diverse police departments from across the country in real time as they patrol their communities. Using dash cams along with fixed rig and handheld cameras, the series captures the work of a varied mix of urban and rural police forces on a typical Friday and Saturday night. Abrams and Morris guide viewers over the three-hour timeslot giving insight to what audiences are seeing in real time. “Live PD” also features Sean “Sticks” Larson from the Tulsa Police Department Gang Unit, as well as law enforcement officers from the series who appear in-studio as guest analysts to provide additional commentary.
Among the law enforcement agencies participating in season two are the Richland County Sheriff’s Office (SC), the Jeffersonville Police Department (IN), the Utah Department of Public Safety, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office (WA), the Lake County Sheriff’s Office (IL), the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office (FL), and many more.
A&E recently announced a 100-episode order from Big Fish, taking the series to next summer.
“Live PD” is the top real-life unscripted crime series year-to-date and ranks as the top unscripted program this summer on cable with adults 25-54. Season one premieres of “Live PD” averaged 1.6 million total viewers in Live+7 viewing, with the series hitting high of 2.4 million total viewers on July 15. Viewership increased 136% from launch, and the series more than doubled the A&E year-ago time period.**
A&E experienced its sixth consecutive month of growth in August among total viewers, driven by the success of the original series “Live PD,” “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath,” “60 Days In” and “The Murder of Laci Peterson.” For the month of August, A&E ranked as the #5 network on ad-supported cable amongst adults 25-54; #6 for adults 18-49 and #9 with total viewers. Additionally, A&E is expected to earn audience growth in third quarter across all key adult demos, the second sequential quarter of improvement.***
“People across the country are hungry for transparency with law enforcement and ‘Live PD’ delivers on that promise. The series has truly resonated with our audience and we are thrilled to be returning in October for season two,” said Elaine Frontain Bryant, Executive Vice President & Head of Programming, A&E.
Added Big Fish Entertainment President, Dan Cesareo, “We’ve just scratched the surface of the type of access Live PD can provide. We’re excited to continue offering A&E’s audience a completely new and fresh viewing experience this season.”
“Live PD” is produced for A&E by Big Fish Entertainment. Executive producers for Big Fish Entertainment are Dan Cesareo, David Doss, George McTeague, Kara Kurcz and John Zito. Executive producers for A&E Network are Elaine Frontain Bryant, Shelly Tatro and Sean Gottlieb. A+E Networks holds worldwide distribution rights for “Live PD.”
What do you think? Have you seen Live PD? Will you watch the new season?
What no Arizona for Season 2?
I would love to see an epsiode of Live PD in Augusta, Georgia.
I love this show…it show the truth about policing and the compassion of our law enforcement…looking forward to the next season.
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We are absolutely addicted to this show and are anxiously awaiting its return!
Pasco County Sheriffs office is about a block from my house in Florida!! So excited about season 2!
Completely addictive..I many times end up going to bed later than I planned to because I cant stop watching it…makes for some tired mornings.
I love this show, my children and I are glued to the sofa every Friday and Saturday! This show truly shows how law enforcement puts their lives in danger on a daily bases! Thank you all for your services and hard work at making all states, counties, and cities safe as possible!!!
I love this show and I wish it could be on more than 2 nights a week. It shows the real life stops and the officers show great restraint on some of the individuals they run into. Kudos to them and the producers. BEST REALITY SHOW ON ALL OF TELEVISION. I WOULD WATCH 3 DAYS IF I COULD.
Favorite program. Never miss a live episode.
Great reality program. We need this type of entertainment for our children rather than some of the other stuff on TV . Perhaps we wouldn’t have quite as much crime!
Watch faithfully every Friday and Saturday. Plan my week around this show
I watched the episode where Mark Pini abused his dog Yogi – it was very upsetting to see the officer mistreat the dog to a point to where you could see the dog was trying to paw the package out of his mouth but it looked like maybe it was stuck on his tooth; meanwhile the cop was so abusive to the dog & the dog actually let out a yelp in pain. I didn’t know police dogs are abused by their handlers & will never watch this show again. This was disgusting to watch.
Wow. You are the reason a lot of states won’t go on live pd. The dog wouldn’t drop it. It wasn’t stuck at all. The dog wanted to rip it up. The handler did nothing wrong. He was trying to keep the dog from destroying the victims property! Relax
can’t wait for its return! love this series!
I am a faithful follower, it takes me into how our Police Departments are handling the business of keeping us safe.. I have not missed a minute of the program in fact I record it and play it over and over.. It is well done and Tom Morris and so called ‘Sticks” and Dan Abrams do a super job, we might need from time to time.. I wish them safe and careful shifts as they continue doing what they do best.. Thank you for having this available for us to learn from… Great Entertainment.
Hands down the BEST SHOW on TV!!!
Can’t wait for the new season, I look forward to this show every week. The highlight of my weekend.