Paramount Pulls 'Cops'<br />Series in Wake of Protests Paramount Network recently<br />confirmed their decision<br />to cancel the long-running<br />reality show, 'Cops.' In a statement to ‘The Hollywood Reporter,’<br />a network spokesperson said they had no <br />“current or future plans” to continue with the show. Paramount Network, via<br />‘Hollywood Reporter’ The show was slated to begin<br />airing its 33rd season on June 1. However, Paramount pulled it from<br />the network's schedule due to nationwide<br />protests over the killing of George Floyd. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man,<br />was killed by a white police<br />officer in Minneapolis on May 25. ‘Cops’ began airing on Paramount<br />Network’s forerunner, Spike TV,<br />in 2013, following Fox’s decision<br />to drop the series. It was the longest-running reality show<br />on TV, having premiered on Fox in 1989.
