COPS a documentary-style television series that follows police officers and sheriff’s deputies as they go about their jobs, debuts on Fox. COPS goes on to become one of the longest-running shows in TV 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 Barbour’s favor when they pitched the original concept to Fox because at the time, there was a writers’ strike in Hollywood and the network needed new programming that wouldn’t require writers. In 1989, the debut episode of COPS featured the men and women of the Broward County Sheriff’s Department in Florida. The show has aired over 700 episodes, documented over 2,000 arrests and filmed in 140 U.S. cities, as well as international locations including London and Hong Kong. With its widely recognized theme song, “Bad Boys” by the reggae group Inner Circle, COPS had spawned numerous TV imitators in addition to parody shows.
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