‘Live PD’ is back as ‘On Patrol: Live’ two years after being canceled

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which was canceled in 2020, returns July 22 on Reelz as “On Patrol: Live” — with Dan Abrams once again anchoring the real-time series that follows police officers on patrol across America. “This show has become a part of my DNA, and I certainly want a partner who feels the same way,” Abrams, 56, told The Post. “Reelz is really excited about this series; they’re committing a lot of their entire network to the series and are going to put their marketing behind it.” “Live PD,” which premiered in 2016, was axed by A&E and producer Big Fish Entertainment in June 2020 in the wake of George Floyd’s death, which spurred national outrage over police brutality.

At the time, it was A&E’s top-rated series and had just received an additional 160-episode order. The long-running series “Cops,” which aired on Fox for 25 seasons before moving to Spike TV — which then morphed into Paramount Network — was canceled the day before “Live PD.” It returned to the streaming service Fox Nation for its 33rd season in October 2021.At the time of “Live PD’s” cancellation, Abrams tweeted that he was “shocked & beyond disappointed” and vowed “More to come …”“I was very clear when the show was taken off that I was disappointed in the decision,” he said. “I understood it, but I felt strongly that the show belonged on the air.

There were a number of times where I said on social media that I felt that by the end of 2021 the show would be back on the air … but it was really important to find the right partner.“We have a lot of people in this community who are into the show and are really invested in it [and] we didn’t want a short-term commitment.