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ViacomCBS’ Entertainment & Youth Group is ending the relationship with one of its most prolific suppliers of unscripted series, Big Fish Entertainment, which has been facing scrutiny over its just-canceled A&E series Live PD. "We have decided to end our relationship with Big Fish Entertainment and will be producing…

Dan Abrams, host and exec producer of the just-canceled A&E show Live PD, just spoke his mind about why his show did nothing with footage its crew shot as cops manhandled, tasered and broke the finger of an unarmed black man — Javier Ambler — in March 2019, despite his pleas that he was unable to follow the orders of…

A day after the cancellation of A&E’s Live PD, host and executive producer Dan Abrams is speaking out about the controversy over video footage captured by the show of the death of Javier Ambler in police custody last year and his frustration over the series’ cancellation. Answering questions posed by himself on his Law…

EXCLUSIVE: A&E has canceled its flagship series and one of the highest-rated shows on basic cable. A week after Live PD 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…

Cops‘ six-year run on Paramount Network and its predecessor has come to an end. Pulled last week 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&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…

A&E is doubling down on its hit police series Live PD and has ordered a live treasure format fronted by Jeff Foxworthy and series searching for WWE memorabilia. The cable network is taking the total number of episodes of Live PD to over 450 with the bumper renewal. The three-hour live show hosted by Dan Abrams, which…

A&E’s Live PD topped the rankings of TV shows watched both on DVR or on demand, and Friends, a sitcom that keeps finding new life 15 years after its finale aired on NBC, finished among the top 10 shows watched live. The numbers were reported Thursday by Vizio’s smart-TV data and analytics unit Inscape, which tracks…

Live PD producer Big Fish Entertainment is preparing to do battle in the competition arena with a number of projects including a sports combat series with Sylvester Stallone. This comes ahead of the launch of A&E series America's Top Dog and as the "controlled chaos" of its biggest franchise Live PD returns for a…

The Texas county sheriff isn’t happy that county leaders have given A&E’s Live PD a ticket outta town, saying Commissioners “did not support my decision to maintain a relationship to grant access” to the docuseries. News came this week that Williamson County, Texas, would no longer cooperate with Big Fish…

A&E's flagship series Live PD continues to be a strong ratings performer for the network. Friday’s (June 21) episode hit new series highs, drawing 2.4 million Total Viewers and and 1.2 million Adults 25-54 in Live+Same day ratings, both new records for the live series — as well as 966,000 Adults 18-49. The numbers…

A&E Network has set a four-part special on Garth Brooks under the umbrella of its mainstay Biography franchise and also greenlighted competition series Top Dog, a canine showcase from the team behind Live PD. Garth: The Road I'm On (working title) is slated to air in the fourth quarter of this year. It will highlight…