COPS

COPS
Premiere	March 11, 1989
Creator	John Langley & Malcolm Barbour
Network/Provider	FOX (seasons 1-25) Spike (seasons 26-30) Paramount Network (seasons 30-32) Fox Nation (seasons 33-)
Style	30-minute crime reality
Company	Langley Productions, Fox Television Stations Productions (1989–2013), Spike Original Productions (2013-2017), Paramount Network Original Productions (2018-2020)
Distributor	20th Television
Seasons	34
Episodes	1168 (through season 34)
Status	Currently in limbo, has not yet been renewed or cancelled.
Origin	USA
Official Site	COPS Paramount

COPS is a crime reality show that aired on Paramount Network. For the first 25 seasons it aired on FOX.

The series follows the activities of real-life police units in a variety of states. In a typical episode of the series, the COPS film crew rides along with a police officer and film routine arrests like domestic disturbances, driving under the influence and possession of narcotics. Though the series has received criticism from some who believe that the show targets only low income offenders, the show was one of FOX's biggest successes and was the highest rated show on Saturday night.

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
FOX
Season One	March 11, 1989	June 17, 1989				15
Season Two	September 23, 1989	May 5, 1990				31
Season Three	September 15, 1990	August 31, 1991				42
Season Four	August 10, 1991	December 12, 1992				45
Season Five	August 15, 1992	September 4, 1993				46
Season Six	August 7, 1993	September 24, 1994				46
Season Seven	May 14, 1994	July 29, 1995				41
Season Eight	July 29, 1995	July 13, 1996				43
Season Nine	August 31, 1996	July 26, 1997				36
Season Ten	September 6, 1997	August 1, 1998				36
Season Eleven	September 12, 1998	September 18, 1999				36
Season Twelve	September 11, 1999	July 29, 2000				36
Season Thirteen	May 20, 2000	July 7, 2001				40
Season Fourteen	September 1, 2001	September 21, 2002				36
Season Fifteen	May 4, 2002	November 1, 2003				36
Season Sixteen	April 26, 2003	October 2, 2004				41
Season Seventeen	May 15, 2004	August 6, 2005				36
Season Eighteen	September 10, 2005	July 22, 2006				36
Season Nineteen	September 9, 2006	July 28, 2007				36
Season Twenty	September 8, 2007	August 2, 2008				38
Season Twenty-One	September 7, 2008	July 25, 2009				36
Season Twenty-Two	September 12, 2009	July 31, 2010				36
Season Twenty-Three	September 11, 2010	June 18, 2011				22
Season Twenty-Four	September 10, 2011	April 7, 2012				22
Season Twenty-Five	December 15, 2012	May 4, 2013				16
Spike
Season Twenty-Six	September 14, 2013	March 8, 2014				22
Season Twenty-Seven	July 12, 2014	May 9, 2015				34
Season Twenty-Eight	June 20, 2015	April 30, 2016				33
Season Twenty-Nine	June 4, 2016	April 22, 2017				33
Spike / Paramount Network
Season Thirty	June 17, 2017	May 21, 2018				34
Paramount Network
Season Thirty-One	June 4, 2018	May 20, 2019				33
Season Thirty-Two	June 3, 2019	May 11, 2020				33
Fox Nation
Season Thirty-Three	October 1, 2021	July 8, 2022				33
Season Thirty-Four	September 30, 2022	June 30, 2023				30

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

Title			Release			Discs
Episode Collections  (Region 1)
Bad Girls			March 23, 2004	purchase		1
Caught in the Act			March 23, 2004	purchase		1
Shots Fired			March 23, 2004	purchase		1
20th Anniversary Set			February 19, 2008			2

External Sites

• COPS Episodes, TV Listings, News, Photos and More at TVGuide.com