This day in history: March 11, 1989--COPS makes TV debut. On this - TopicsExpress



          

This day in history: March 11, 1989--COPS makes TV debut. On this day in 1989, COPS, a documentary-style television series that follows police officers and sheriffs deputies as they go about their jobs, debuts on Fox. COPS went on to become one of the longest-running shows in television history. The show, which was created by John Langley and Malcolm Barbour, was a pioneer in reality television. Crews with camcorders followed law enforcement officers on patrol, tracking down suspects and making arrests. The show was unscripted, which worked in Langley and Barbours favor when they pitched the original concept to Fox: At the time, there was a writers strike in Hollywood, and the network needed new programming that wouldnt require writers.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:20:34 +0000

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