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A+E Networks officially kicked off its retooled upfront ad sales efforts with a virtual pitch to ad buyers. The parent company of cable networks like A&E, History Channel and Lifetime, a privately held joint venture between Hearst Corp. and Disney, announced a raft of more than 2,500 hours of new programming. The…

In June, A&E canceled its flagship series Live PD in the wake of the killing of George Floyd and the subsequent protests against police brutality. The cancelation came a month after the network renewed the show for an additional 160 episodes. Live PD, which aired Friday and Saturday nights from 9 PM-12 AM, was one of…

Veteran journalists know that the public mood is quirky, so it's always risky to report “a consensus.” A few days ago, for example, there seemed a “consensus” that Americans had lost confidence in their neighborhood cops. Further, their expectations about cops had been distorted by movies and television. But then…

Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany was finishing up her briefing with reporters on Friday when she criticized so-called “cancel” culture, citing decisions to drop shows like Cops and Live PD in the wake of protests over the death of George Floyd. She also included on the list PAW Patrol, the popular cartoon franchise…

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…