The Dumpster Fire That Won't Go Out
Just the other day I had a post on the revival of the former A&E Live PD show , now on a new channel, Reelz, as On Patrol: Live . Just a day later, it was an item on regular news : A&E filed a lawsuit seeking to block rival network Reelz from airing “On Patrol: Live,” which it claims is a blatant ripoff of its own show, “Live PD.” Both shows feature live footage from police ride-alongs, both are hosted by Dan Abrams, and both are produced by the same company. A&E canceled “Live PD” — one of its top-rated shows — in June 2020, at the height of protests over the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Reelz debuted its version of the show last month. In the lawsuit, A&E argues that “On Patrol: Live” copies nearly every aspect of its own show’s format, down to specific catchphrases. The Reelz show even occupies “Live PD’s” old time slot. My wife and I resumed watching whatever you want to call the show as soon as we heard about it. The accounts are completely corre...