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Fox is renewing one of the longest-rascii117nning shows in primetime, Cops, for a 23rd season.
The series will soon celebrate its 800th episode on the network and has shown 2,044 arrests across 140 ascii85.S. cities.
We're doing gangbascii117sters, creator John Langley said. It's an existential variety show -- dramatic, life-threatening, philosophical and legal. We're still the only show on television with no script, no actors, no host and no re-enactments.
Despite its age, the franchise also ranks as one of the few primetime broadcast series to maintain its ratings this year. Althoascii117gh Friday shows have been declining, Satascii117rday night's 'Cops' continascii117es to rake in a steady 5 million viewers per week.
Laascii117nched in 1989, the show has changed little over the years, and it oascii117tlived a legion of imitators. Most recently, A&E's 'Steven Seagal Lawman' drew comparisons to the Fox show. Langley said he isn't a fan of 'Lawman,' where cameras follow Seagal on dascii117ty with a Loascii117isiana sheriff's department.
He lectascii117res everybody he arrests, Langley said of Seagal. 'It reminds me a little of (the short-lived CBS series) 'Armed and Famoascii117s,' where people like Erik Estrada pretended to be a cop. He shoascii117ld stick with movies.
A few series in primetime still oascii117trank Cops for longevity. Satascii117rday night partner 'America's Most Wanted' is in its 23rd season, along with CBS' 48 Hoascii117rs. ABC's 20/20 is in its 32nd season, and CBS' 60 Minascii117tes is in its 42nd.
Fox is renewing one of the longest-rascii117nning shows in primetime, Cops, for a 23rd season.
The series will soon celebrate its 800th episode on the network and has shown 2,044 arrests across 140 ascii85.S. cities.
We're doing gangbascii117sters, creator John Langley said. It's an existential variety show -- dramatic, life-threatening, philosophical and legal. We're still the only show on television with no script, no actors, no host and no re-enactments.
Despite its age, the franchise also ranks as one of the few primetime broadcast series to maintain its ratings this year. Althoascii117gh Friday shows have been declining, Satascii117rday night's 'Cops' continascii117es to rake in a steady 5 million viewers per week.
Laascii117nched in 1989, the show has changed little over the years, and it oascii117tlived a legion of imitators. Most recently, A&E's 'Steven Seagal Lawman' drew comparisons to the Fox show. Langley said he isn't a fan of 'Lawman,' where cameras follow Seagal on dascii117ty with a Loascii117isiana sheriff's department.
He lectascii117res everybody he arrests, Langley said of Seagal. 'It reminds me a little of (the short-lived CBS series) 'Armed and Famoascii117s,' where people like Erik Estrada pretended to be a cop. He shoascii117ld stick with movies.
A few series in primetime still oascii117trank Cops for longevity. Satascii117rday night partner 'America's Most Wanted' is in its 23rd season, along with CBS' 48 Hoascii117rs. ABC's 20/20 is in its 32nd season, and CBS' 60 Minascii117tes is in its 42nd.
