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06-08-2022, 08:36 PM
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/live-pd-revived-reelz-on-patrol-live-1235161208/
Exactly two years after A&E abruptly canceled Live PD in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd and nationwide protests over police brutality, Live PD is being revived with a new name, a tweaked format and a new television home. On Patrol: Live will air on the independent cable and satellite TV channel Reelz with the same producers (Big Fish Entertainment) and host and executive producer: Dan Abrams. “I have been advocating for the show to return or two years now, and it was just a question of finding the right partner,” Abrams tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I have had a number of inquiries from a number of networks about the show, and what I would typically do is have a conversation and then pass it on to the Big Fish folks, and then we would talk about whether it made sense. There had been a couple of other interesting discussions, but this one ended up making the most sense for everyone.” Abrams adds that two years later, “I do think the environment has changed (since Live PD was canceled), but I don’t think that should have determined whether Live PD, or a show like it, what is now being called On Patrol: Live, should be on the air. I think the more we talk about policing, the more we should want to watch police officers doing what they do. There was a conversation then about policing, there is a conversation now about policing, and as a result I think it is a good thing to have a lens on police departments.”
Exactly two years after A&E abruptly canceled Live PD in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd and nationwide protests over police brutality, Live PD is being revived with a new name, a tweaked format and a new television home. On Patrol: Live will air on the independent cable and satellite TV channel Reelz with the same producers (Big Fish Entertainment) and host and executive producer: Dan Abrams. “I have been advocating for the show to return or two years now, and it was just a question of finding the right partner,” Abrams tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I have had a number of inquiries from a number of networks about the show, and what I would typically do is have a conversation and then pass it on to the Big Fish folks, and then we would talk about whether it made sense. There had been a couple of other interesting discussions, but this one ended up making the most sense for everyone.” Abrams adds that two years later, “I do think the environment has changed (since Live PD was canceled), but I don’t think that should have determined whether Live PD, or a show like it, what is now being called On Patrol: Live, should be on the air. I think the more we talk about policing, the more we should want to watch police officers doing what they do. There was a conversation then about policing, there is a conversation now about policing, and as a result I think it is a good thing to have a lens on police departments.”