Last month, in the response to the death of George Floyd and subsequent protests, A&E caved in and canceled Live PD. And now, the network is suffering for that decision and deservedly so. It has lost 49% its viewership!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rosaescandon/2020/07/24/ae-sees-viewership-drop-49-after-canceling-live-pd/#76a0e9806a85

This is the major reason for the cancellation.
https://www.statesman.com/news/20200608/austin-area-police-chase-ends-in-death-as-lsquolive-pdrsquo-cameras-roll

Just because a series is popular doesn’t mean it is good.

Yeah, well Ambler could've stopped when the officer tried to get him to stop. There's that.