Live PDhas been canceled.
And with that, we will be meeting with community and civil rights leaders as well as police departments.
Live PDhost Dan Abrams tweeted that he was “shocked & beyond disappointed” about the cancellation.
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I was convinced the show would go on."
The move comes one day after Paramount Networkcanceled the iconic seriesCopsafter 31 years on the air.
Civil rights advocacy organization Color of Change called on A&E to cancelLive PDas well.
Now its time for other networks to cancel similarly harmful shows.
We call on A&E to cancelLive PDnext.
Live PDwas a successor of sorts toCopsand had a somewhat similar format.
The show, launched in 2016, jumped between real-time police on patrol in various cities.
Just last month, A&E renewed the series for 160 additional episodes.
Just hours ago, A&E issued a statement defending the show’s handling of the issue.
The footage never aired onLive PDper A&Es standards and practices because it involved a fatality."
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