COPS
Cops intertitle.
Format	Reality Documentary
Created by	John Langley
Starring	Harry Newman (announcer)
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English SAP Spanish
No. of seasons	20
No. of episodes	700 (As of Nov 11th, 2007)
Production
Running time	approx. 22 min. (excluding commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	FOX
Picture format	480i (SDTV), 720p (HDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original run	March 11, 1989 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

COPS is an American documentary television series that follows police officers, constables, and sheriff's deputies during patrols and other police activities. It is one of the longest-running television programs in the United States and the second longest-running show on Fox. Created by John Langley and Malcolm Barbour, it premiered on Saturday March 11, 1989, and has aired 700 episodes as of November 10, 2007. It won the American Television Award in 1993, and has earned four Emmy nominations. ^[1] On September 30, 2007, COPS began its 20th season with a highlight episode called "20 Years Caught on Tape". C.O.P.S. (Central Organization of Police Specialists) is an animated series released by DiC Entertainment in association with Paramount Television and distributed by Claster Television Inc. ... Look up cop in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Image File history File links Cops_Logo. ... In motion pictures, an intertitle is a piece of filmed, printed text edited into the midst of (i. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... John Langley, director, writer, and producer of television and film, is best known as the creator and executive producer of the long-running television show COPS, which premiered on FOX in March 1989. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Second[ary] audio program[ming] (SAP) is an auxiliary audio channel for television that can be broadcast or transmitted both over the air and by cable TV. It is often used for an alternate language (hence giving the facetious Spanish audio program expansion to the acronym), or for the Descriptive... This article is about the animal. ... 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode. ... ... JOHN HERMAN SUCKS FAT DICK ... High-definition television (HDTV) means broadcast of television signals with a higher resolution than traditional formats (NTSC, SECAM, PAL) allow. ... This article is about the spacecraft and the mission. ... is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Police officers in South Australia A police officer (or policeman/policewoman) is a warranted worker of a police force. ... For the painter, see John Constable. ... Look up Sheriff in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A television program (US), television programme (UK) or simply television show is a segment of programming in television broadcasting. ... FOX redirects here. ... John Langley, director, writer, and producer of television and film, is best known as the creator and executive producer of the long-running television show COPS, which premiered on FOX in March 1989. ... is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... An Emmy Award. ...

COPS is broadcast by Fox (with repeats from earlier seasons syndicated to other networks, including truTV (formerly CourtTV) and follows the activities of police officers by embedding camera crews with police units. The show's formula follows the Cinéma vérité convention, with no narration or scripted dialog, depending entirely on the commentary of the officers and on the actions of the people with whom they come into contact. FOX redirects here. ... For the Canadian channel, see CourtTV Canada The Courtroom Television Network, more commonly known as Court TV, is an American cable television network owned by Time Warner that launched on July 1, 1991. ... This article is about filmmaking. ...

The show has followed officers in 140 different cities in the United States, and also has filmed in Hong Kong, London, and the former Soviet Union. Each episode is approximately 22 minutes in length, and typically consists of three segments, with each segment being one or two self-contained police incidents. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

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History and Background

COPS was created by John Langley and his producing partner Malcolm Barbour. In 1983 Langley was working on Cocaine Blues, a television series about drugs in which every one seemed to enjoy South Florida. As part of his research he went on a drug raid with drug enforcement officers, and was inspired to create a show focusing on real-life law enforcement. In the late 1980s, after producing a series of live syndicated specials called American Vice: The Doping of a Nation with Geraldo Rivera, Langley and Barbour pitched the COPS show concept to Stephen Chao, a FOX programming executive who would one day become president of the Fox Television Stations Group and later USA Network. Chao liked the concept and pitched it to Barry Diller, then CEO of the FOX Network. As fate would have it, a Writers Guild of America strike was occurring at the time, and the network needed new material. An unscripted show that did not require writers would be ideal for FOX. John Langley, director, writer, and producer of television and film, is best known as the creator and executive producer of the long-running television show COPS, which premiered on FOX in March 1989. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast television programs to multiple television stations, without going through a broadcast network. ... Geraldo redirects here. ... FOX redirects here. ... The Fox Television Stations (FTS) are a group of television stations located throughout the United States which are owned-and-operated by the Fox Broadcasting Company. ... USA Network is a popular American cable television network with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ... Barry Diller at the Web 2. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... The 1988 Writers Guild of America strike was a strike action taken by members of both the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, west (WGAw). ...

The first episode aired in 1989, and featured the Broward County, Florida, Sheriff's Office. The original concept of the show was to follow officers home and tape their home lives along with their work. After a while this concept was deemed too artificial by Langley and was abandoned. Eventually, the format of three self-contained segments with no narrator, no music and no scripts would become the show's formula. The first segment is usually an action segment to hook the viewer, followed by two unrelated segments. Location of county in the state of Florida County Seat Fort Lauderdale, Florida Area  - Total  - Water 3,418 km² (1,320 Population  - Total (2000)  - Density   1,623,018 520/km² (1,346/mi²) Time zone Eastern: UTC_5 Latitude Longitude 26°728 N 80°1458 W External link: Official... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ...

It should also be noted that COPS ends each episode on the credits screen, using the line "132 and Bush, I've got him at gunpoint... Okay, gunpoint, 132 and Bush, coverage code three." This is a sound clip from a conversation between a Portland, OR police officer and the radio dispatcher during the arrest of a suspect in the 13200 block of SE Bush St. Along with Florida, other early episode localities include the Pacific Northwest cities of Portland, OR and Tacoma, WA.^{[citation needed]} Nickname: Location of Portland in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country State Counties Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Type Commission  - Mayor Tom Potter[1]  - Commissioners Sam Adams Randy Leonard Dan Saltzman Erik Sten  - Auditor Gary Blackmer Area  - City 376. ... Nickname: Location of Portland in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country State Counties Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Type Commission  - Mayor Tom Potter[1]  - Commissioners Sam Adams Randy Leonard Dan Saltzman Erik Sten  - Auditor Gary Blackmer Area  - City 376. ... Nickname: Location of Tacoma in Pierce County and Washington State Coordinates: , Country State County Pierce Government  - Mayor Bill Baarsma (D) Area  - City  62. ...

In one episode, the sound mixer, a former EMT, assisted a police officer in performing CPR. In another episode that took place in 1998 in Atlanta, a COPS camera operator, who was coincidentally a Las Vegas Reserve Police Officer, had to drop the camera and assist an Atlanta Police officer in wrestling a suspect into custody. The Police Officer, it turned out, had been severely injured during a foot pursuit; meanwhile, the soundman picked up the camera and continued filming the action which eventually made air. Because the camera crew was dressed in tactical gear, no one noticed the camera man in front of the camera. The Star of Life, a global symbol for medical service EMTs loading an injured skier into an ambulance An Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) is an emergency responder trained to provide emergency medical services to the critically ill and injured. ... CPR redirects here. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ...

All episodes of COPS, with the exception of the first season's worth, begin with the disclaimer "COPS is filmed on location with the men and women of law enforcement. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law." The first season disclaimer was slightly different by stating "COPS is filmed on location as it happens. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law." Presumption of innocence is a legal right that the accused in criminal trials has in many modern nations. ...

DVDs, Books and Syndication

Recently, several themed DVDs have been released, some of which include profanity and sexually explicit footage cut from the network version. They are entitled COPS: Shots Fired, COPS: Bad Girls, and COPS: Caught in the Act. A COPS: 20th Season Anniversary two disc DVD was released in the US and Canada on February 19, 2008,^[2] In 1993, COPS went into syndication on cable and over-the-air channels. As of 2008, it currently appears on cable on truTV and G4. 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Canadian channel, see CourtTV Canada The Courtroom Television Network, more commonly known as Court TV, is an American cable television network owned by Time Warner that launched on July 1, 1991. ... G4 is an American cable and satellite television channel originally geared toward male viewers aged 12–34, devoted to the world of video games and the video game lifestyle. ...

On May 29, 2007, COPS 2.0 premiered on G4, featuring repeats of episodes with trivia, expert commentary, live web-enabled chat and facts about the law enforcement officers featured in each program.^[3] is the 149th day of the year (150th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

In 1999, Hank Barr published The Jump-Out Boys, a book giving a behind the scenes look at the production and taping of COPS.

COPS in Popular Culture

Main article: COPS in popular culture

As one of the longest running shows in the history of television, COPS has many references to it in popular culture, and is a popular subject for parody. The success, longevity, and popularity of COPS has also influenced many different television shows and documentaries on law enforcement (see List of television series influenced by COPS). COPS is one of the longest running shows on television, and has many references to it in popular culture, and is a popular subject for parody. ... COPS is one of the longest running shows on television, and has many references to it in popular culture, and is a popular subject for parody. ... In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... COPS is one of the longest running shows on television, and has many references to it in popular culture, and is a popular subject for parody. ...

References

1. ^ The Official COPS Website
2. ^ Cops 20th Anniversary
3. ^ "Cops 2.0 Press Release", G4. Retrieved on 2007-07-28. 

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