A&E canceled «Live PD» Wednesday, one day after Paramount Network took similar action against «Cops,» another reality series that follows on-duty police. Both …
A&E canceled «Live PD» Wednesday, one day after Paramount Network took similar action against «Cops,» another reality series that follows on-duty police. Both decisions were madein the aftermath of protests over George Floyd’s killing while in police custody on May 25.
A&E’s move comes one day after it acknowledged «Live PD,» which premiered in 2016 and was in its fourth season, had destroyed video of a black man’s death during a 2019 Texas police stop.
A&E issued a statement to USA TODAY explaining its decision to pull the show, while leaving the door open to future programming that involves police .
«This is a critical time in our nation’s history and we have made the decision to cease production on ‘Live PD,'» the statement said. «Going forward, we will determine if there is a clear pathway to tell the stories of both the community and the police officers whose role it is to serve them. And with that, we will be meeting with community and civil rights leaders as well as police departments.
