Dan Abrams

And this is a show that is different than any other police show out there because, you know, unlike let's say a cops where it's sort of a highlight reel of crazy moments, we're actually live in eight or nine departments at once. And so we'll go to a department and we'll see someone approaching a vehicle or responding to a call.

And this is a show that is different than any other police show out there because, you know, unlike let's say a cops where it's sort of a highlight reel of crazy moments, we're actually live in eight or nine departments at once. And so we'll go to a department and we'll see someone approaching a vehicle or responding to a call.

And like the officers, the audience doesn't know what's gonna happen next. The officer doesn't know what's gonna happen next. The officer doesn't know who's in that car. The officer doesn't know exactly what's happening at a domestic call. And so the audience joins the officers in that experience. And I think that's part of what makes the show so compelling.

And like the officers, the audience doesn't know what's gonna happen next. The officer doesn't know what's gonna happen next. The officer doesn't know who's in that car. The officer doesn't know exactly what's happening at a domestic call. And so the audience joins the officers in that experience. And I think that's part of what makes the show so compelling.

I think it's that people are interested in policing. I think there is an element of uncertainty throughout the show. And I also think that watching police engage with the community is something people have long been interested in. And I think that there's no other place where they can see it in real time. And as a result, I think that the concept

I think it's that people are interested in policing. I think there is an element of uncertainty throughout the show. And I also think that watching police engage with the community is something people have long been interested in. And I think that there's no other place where they can see it in real time. And as a result, I think that the concept

The kinds of departments that we follow, we try to follow a mix of departments around the country and make this a really compelling show year after year.

The kinds of departments that we follow, we try to follow a mix of departments around the country and make this a really compelling show year after year.

Correct. So it'll be both geographical diversity and also diversity of types of departments, the size of the department. We're in everything from Las Vegas, one of the top 10 biggest police departments in America, to Hazen, Arkansas, where we ride with the chief of the department and the two folks who work in his office. So it's a pretty diverse group of departments.

Correct. So it'll be both geographical diversity and also diversity of types of departments, the size of the department. We're in everything from Las Vegas, one of the top 10 biggest police departments in America, to Hazen, Arkansas, where we ride with the chief of the department and the two folks who work in his office. So it's a pretty diverse group of departments.

And what's interesting is, of course, that the laws are different, sometimes state to state, too. particularly on kind of drug crimes. So, you know, that's part of what makes this interesting is we can compare what's happening around the country with different police departments.

And what's interesting is, of course, that the laws are different, sometimes state to state, too. particularly on kind of drug crimes. So, you know, that's part of what makes this interesting is we can compare what's happening around the country with different police departments.

Well, look, I think there was a backlash against police. You know, it wasn't just police shows. It was against police. And I said at the time when Live PD was canceled, which I hosted as well, I thought it was a vast overreaction to what I said when the show was canceled. And I maintain it to this day. I think that people overreacted.

Well, look, I think there was a backlash against police. You know, it wasn't just police shows. It was against police. And I said at the time when Live PD was canceled, which I hosted as well, I thought it was a vast overreaction to what I said when the show was canceled. And I maintain it to this day. I think that people overreacted.

And the reason it's important to talk about this is there's going to be some other incident. where a cop does something that the cop shouldn't have done. And it might be really bad. And any good cop will tell you that the worst thing for good cops is a bad cop. And so there will be something else that will happen.

And the reason it's important to talk about this is there's going to be some other incident. where a cop does something that the cop shouldn't have done. And it might be really bad. And any good cop will tell you that the worst thing for good cops is a bad cop. And so there will be something else that will happen.

And the reason we need to talk about it now is so that we don't again have the overreaction, which is all cops are bad. See, see, all cops are bad. Hmm. That's not the reaction or shouldn't be the reaction, in my view, to an incident where something happens with police. where a police officer engages in some form of wrongdoing.

And the reason we need to talk about it now is so that we don't again have the overreaction, which is all cops are bad. See, see, all cops are bad. Hmm. That's not the reaction or shouldn't be the reaction, in my view, to an incident where something happens with police. where a police officer engages in some form of wrongdoing.

Because no matter what career you're talking about, considering there are hundreds of thousands of police officers around the country, you are going to have some bad cops. That doesn't mean that the rest of the cops, the vast majority, overwhelming majority of cops who are doing really hard work every day,

Because no matter what career you're talking about, considering there are hundreds of thousands of police officers around the country, you are going to have some bad cops. That doesn't mean that the rest of the cops, the vast majority, overwhelming majority of cops who are doing really hard work every day,