Last night we told you that COPS had been cancelled by Paramount in the wake of the protests and riots regarding the murder of George Floyd. It was reported that Live P.D. was simply taken off the schedule. Well tonight Live P.D. has been officially cancelled:
DEADLINE – A&E has canceled its flagship series and one of the highest-rated shows on basic cable. A week after Live P.D. was pulled in the wake of George Floyd’s death, the reality series’ hiatus has been made permanent.
The decision was made jointly by A&E and MGM’s Big Fish Entertainment, which produces the show.
“This is a critical time in our nation’s history and we have made the decision to cease production on Live PD,” the network said in a statement to Deadline. “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.”
Ultimately, both the network and the production company on Wednesday came to the conclusion that there was currently no path forward for the show in its current form as protesters and politicians are calling for a police reform following the death of Floyd while restrained by a cop during arrest.
Dan Abrams, who said last night the show would be coming back, is crushed:
Shocked & beyond disappointed about this. To the loyal #LivePDNation please know I, we, did everything we could to fight for you, and for our continuing effort at transparency in policing. I was convinced the show would go on. . More to come. . .https://t.co/WWh7fDrig2
— Dan Abrams (@danabrams) June 11, 2020
As I said last night, “these networks are run by cowards. Instead of defending cops they run and stand with the cop-haters.” They are appeasing the mob and smearing brave police officers who do wonderful work every day as racists.