'Cops' Canceled at Paramount Network Amid Police Brutality Protests

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorTrevor Noah took on the cancellation of the police docuseries Cops on Wednesday’s The Daily Social Distancing Show. He noted that since the killing of George Floyd, activists and protesters have been rallying around slogans such as “defund the police” and “abolish police,” and while it hasn’t happened yet in communities, it is happening on TV.“I can’t believe that Cops lasted this long,” Noah declared.

filmed the arrest of a black man who died after he was restrained by police. A&E Network has canceled the police reality series “Live PD” after weeks of protests inspired by the death of George Floyd and a report that a crew from the show filmed the death of another black man in police custody.

Also Read: New Episodes of 'Live PD', 'Cops' Pulled Amid George Floyd ProtestsLast week, A&E pulled two episodes of “Live PD” from its schedule in response to the anti-police protests taking place across the nation in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May.

LOS ANGELES -- After 33 seasons on the air, “Cops” has been dropped by the Paramount Network as protests against police proliferate around the world. “Cops is not on the Paramount Network and we don’t have any current or future plans for it to return,” a spokesperson for the cable channel said in a statement Tuesday.

Entertainment Weekly. The true-crime reality show which is aired on Fox, has been dumped after international protests of police brutality and racism began following the death of George Floyd on May 25.

Cops won't be returning to TV anytime soon. Paramount Network has officially canceled the police reality show, according to The Hollywood Reporter. This news comes just days after A&E decided to pull episodes of Live PD and Cops was pulled from Paramount's schedule in the wake of protests against police brutality following the death of George Floyd.

“Bad boys, bad boys, what you gonna do, what you gonna do when they cancel you?”

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVCops‘ six-year run on Paramount Network has come to an end. Pulled earlier this month in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, the series will not be coming back.“Cops is not on the Paramount Network and we don’t have any current or future plans for it to return,” a Paramount Network spokesperson said in a statement to Deadline.The long-running Cops premiered on Fox in 1989 and aired for 25 seasons.

he nephew of Harvey Milk on Thursday expressed his support for those who are protesting against police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death.

Nick Cannon recently spoke to Access Hollywood and revealed his conversation with his kids about racism and police brutality. George Floyd was arrested by four policemen on May 25 in Minneapolis when one of them kneeled down on his neck for over 7 minutes and it resulted in his death.

a recent piece about police-based reality TV on his website, was the first to report Paramount’s decision to pull Monday’s “Cops” premiere.“Cops” was the subject of a recent podcast hosted by Dan Taberski, “Running from Cops,” which chronicled hundreds of episodes of the show.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorA&E has pulled this weekend’s episodes of its hit docuseries Live PD amid continued nationwide protests and outrage over the death of George Floyd at the hands of police, Deadline has confirmed.“Out of respect for the families of George Floyd and others who have lost their lives, in consultation with the departments we follow, and in consideration for the safety of all involved, we have made the decision not to broadcast Live PD this weekend,” A&E said in a

An old, yet sadly timely episode of Black-ish is airing again.

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Kelly Clarkson is demanding answers.

US president Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the military to break up protests sparked by the death of George Floyd.