Cops 1989
★ 6.6/10 · 188 votes TV-14 Reality 37 seasons · 1283 eps Returning Series
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What is Cops?
Cops is an American documentary television series that follows real-life law enforcement officers from various regions and departments across the United States. The show features camera crews accompanying police officers, constables, and sheriff's deputies during patrols and other police activities as they perform their daily duties.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1989
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 1,283
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- First aired
- Mar 11, 1989
- Last aired
- Jun 26, 2026
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- FOX, Spike, Paramount Network, Fox Nation
- Genres
- Reality
- Updated
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Cops is an American documentary television series that follows real-life law enforcement officers from various regions and departments across the United States. The show features camera crews accompanying police officers, constables, and sheriff's deputies during patrols and other police activities as they perform their daily duties. Created by John Langley and Malcolm Barbour, the series premiered on the Fox network on March 11, 1989. It is produced by Langley Productions and has become one of the longest-running television programs in the United States. The series originally aired on Fox for many years before moving to other platforms, including Fox Nation, where new episodes are streamed. As of 2025, the show continues to air, currently in its 37th season. The program’s format involves following officers with nothing but cameras to capture their actions as they serve and protect the public.
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“Real police work captured raw and unfiltered.”
Reasons to watch
- Unfiltered look at police work
- Long-running cultural touchstone
- Varied regional perspectives
Keep in mind
- Repetitive format over time
- Ethical concerns about filming arrests
You're curious about real law enforcement in action.
Suitable for mature audiences due to potential violence and adult situations.
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Season 1 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Broward County, FL 1 Mytharc Mar 11, 1989
- E2 Broward County, FL 2 Core Mar 18, 1989
- E3 Broward County, FL 3 Core Mar 25, 1989
- E4 Broward County, FL 4 Core Apr 1, 1989
- E5 Broward County, FL 5 Core Apr 8, 1989
- E6 Broward County, FL 6 Core Apr 15, 1989
- E7 Broward County, FL 7 Core Apr 22, 1989
- E8 Broward County, FL 8 Core Apr 29, 1989
- E9 Broward County, FL 9 Core May 6, 1989
- E10 Broward County, FL 10 Core May 13, 1989
- E11 Broward County, FL 11 Core May 20, 1989
- E12 Broward County, FL 12 Core May 27, 1989
- E13 Broward County, FL 13 Core Jun 3, 1989
- E14 Broward County, FL 14 Core Jun 10, 1989
- E15 Russia 1 Hour Special Mytharc Jun 17, 1989
- E16 COPS in Russia (2) Mytharc Jun 17, 1989
Season 2 · 32 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Portland, OR 1 Mytharc Sep 23, 1989
- E2 Portland, OR 2 Core Sep 30, 1989
- E3 Portland, OR 3 Core Oct 7, 1989
- E4 Portland, OR 4 Core Oct 14, 1989
- E5 Portland, OR 5 Core Oct 21, 1989
- E6 Portland, OR 6 Core Oct 28, 1989
- E7 Portland, OR 7 Core Nov 4, 1989
- E8 Portland, OR 8 Core Nov 11, 1989
- E9 Portland, OR 9 Core Nov 18, 1989
- E10 Portland, OR 10 Core Nov 25, 1989
- E11 Portland, OR 11 Core Dec 2, 1989
- E12 Portland, OR 12 Core Dec 9, 1989
- E13 Portland, OR 13 Core Dec 16, 1989
- E14 San Diego, CA 1 Core Dec 23, 1989
- E15 San Diego, CA 2 Core Jan 6, 1990
- E16 San Diego, CA 3 Core Jan 13, 1990
- E17 San Diego, CA 4 Core Jan 20, 1990
- E18 San Diego, CA 5 Core Jan 27, 1990
- E19 Los Angeles, CA 1 Core Feb 3, 1990
- E20 Los Angeles, CA 2 Core Feb 10, 1990
- E21 Los Angeles, CA 3 Core Feb 17, 1990
- E22 Los Angeles, CA 4 Core Feb 24, 1990
- E23 Los Angeles, CA 5 Core Mar 3, 1990
- E24 Los Angeles, CA 6 Core Mar 10, 1990
- E25 Los Angeles, CA 7 Core Mar 17, 1990
- E26 Los Angeles, CA 8 Core Mar 24, 1990
- E27 Los Angeles, CA 9 Core Apr 7, 1990
- E28 Los Angeles, CA 10 Core Apr 14, 1990
- E29 Los Angeles, CA 11 Core Apr 21, 1990
- E30 Los Angeles, CA 12 Core Apr 28, 1990
- E31 New Orleans: Mardi Gras Mytharc May 5, 1990
- E32 New Orleans: Mardi Gras 2 Mytharc May 12, 1990
Season 3 · 42 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Minneapolis, MN 1 Mytharc Sep 15, 1990
- E2 Minneapolis, MN 2 - Rookies Core Sep 22, 1990
- E3 Minneapolis, MN 3 - Women Cops Core Sep 29, 1990
- E4 Minneapolis, MN 4 - On the Home Front Core Oct 6, 1990
- E5 Minneapolis, MN 5 Core Oct 13, 1990
- E6 Minneapolis, MN 6 Core Oct 20, 1990
- E7 Alaska 1 Core Oct 27, 1990
- E8 Alaska 2 Core Nov 3, 1990
- E9 Alaska 3 Core Nov 3, 1990
- E10 Alaska 4 Core Nov 10, 1990
- E11 Las Vegas Special Edition 1 Hour Core Nov 17, 1990
- E12 Las Vegas, NV 2 Core Dec 1, 1990
- E13 Las Vegas, NV 3 Core Dec 8, 1990
- E14 Las Vegas, NV 4 Core Dec 15, 1990
- E15 Las Vegas, NV 5 Core Dec 22, 1990
- E16 Las Vegas, NV 6 Core Jan 12, 1991
- E17 Las Vegas, NV 7 Core Jan 19, 1991
- E18 New Jersey 1 Core Jan 26, 1991
- E19 New Jersey 2 Core Feb 2, 1991
- E20 New Jersey 3 Core Feb 9, 1991
- E21 New Jersey 4 Core Feb 16, 1991
- E22 New Jersey 5 Core Feb 23, 1991
- E23 Pittsburgh, PA 1 Core Mar 2, 1991
- E24 Pittsburgh, PA 2 Core Mar 9, 1991
- E25 Tampa, FL 1 Core Mar 16, 1991
- E26 Tampa, FL 2 Core Apr 6, 1991
- E27 Tucson, AZ 1 Core Apr 13, 1991
- E28 Tucson, AZ 2 Core Apr 20, 1991
- E29 Riverside Co. CA 1 Core Apr 27, 1991
- E30 Riverside Co. CA 2 Core May 4, 1991
- E31 Houston, TX 1 Core May 11, 1991
- E32 Houston, TX 2 Core May 18, 1991
- E33 Houston, TX 3 Core May 25, 1991
- E34 Houston, TX 4 Core Jun 1, 1991
- E35 Houston, TX 5 Core Jun 8, 1991
- E36 Houston, TX 6 Core Jun 15, 1991
- E37 Houston, TX 7 Core Aug 31, 1991
- E38 Houston, TX 8 Core Aug 9, 1991
- E39 London Special Core Jun 22, 1991
- E40 Las Vegas, NV 8 Core Jun 22, 1991
- E41 Best of Cops Volume 1 Mytharc Jun 29, 1991
- E42 Best of Cops Volume 2 Mytharc Jul 6, 1991
Season 4 · 47 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Kansas City 1 Mytharc Aug 10, 1991
- E2 Kansas City 2 Core Aug 17, 1991
- E3 Kansas City 3 Core Aug 24, 1991
- E4 Kansas City 4 Core Dec 7, 1991
- E5 Kansas City 5 Core Sep 13, 1991
- E6 Kansas City 6 Core Oct 19, 1991
- E7 Kansas City 7 Core Oct 12, 1991
- E8 Kansas City 8 Core Oct 5, 1991
- E9 Pittsburgh, PA 3 Core Sep 28, 1991
- E10 Pittsburgh, PA 4 Core Oct 26, 1991
- E11 Pittsburgh, PA 5 Core Dec 21, 1991
- E12 Pittsburgh, PA 6 Core Nov 2, 1991
- E13 Pittsburgh, PA 7 Core Jan 4, 1992
- E14 U.S. Marshal's Service Special Core Feb 7, 1992
- E15 Boston, MA 1 Core Nov 16, 1991
- E16 Boston, MA 2 Core Nov 9, 1991
- E17 Boston, MA 3 Core Nov 23, 1991
- E18 Boston, MA 4 Core Mar 21, 1992
- E19 Boston, MA 5 Core Dec 7, 1991
- E20 Boston, MA 6 Core Dec 14, 1991
- E21 Boston, MA 7 Core Apr 4, 1992
- E22 Memphis, TN 1 Core Jan 11, 1992
- E23 Memphis, TN 2 Core Jan 18, 1992
- E24 Memphis, TN 3 Core Jan 25, 1992
- E25 Memphis, TN 4 Core Feb 15, 1992
- E26 Memphis, TN 5 Core May 30, 1992
- E27 Memphis, TN 6 Core Feb 1, 1992
- E28 Miami, FL 1 Core Mar 7, 1992
- E29 Miami, FL 2 Core Feb 22, 1992
- E30 Miami, FL 3 Core Feb 22, 1992
- E31 South Florida 1 Core Mar 14, 1992
- E32 Miami, FL 4 Core Mar 21, 1992
- E33 South Florida 2 Core Apr 11, 1992
- E34 Miami, FL 5 Core May 30, 1992
- E35 Miami, FL 6 Core Apr 25, 1992
- E36 Miami, FL 7 Core May 2, 1992
- E37 Miami, FL 8 Core Jun 13, 1992
- E38 Miami, FL 9 Core May 9, 1992
- E39 Miami, FL 10 Core May 16, 1992
- E40 Miami, FL 11 Core Jun 27, 1992
- E41 Washington State 1 Core Aug 1, 1992
- E42 Washington State 2 Core Dec 12, 1992
- E43 Pierce Co. WA 1 Core Jun 20, 1992
- E44 Pierce Co. WA 2 Core Aug 8, 1992
- E45 Pierce Co. WA 3 Core Aug 15, 1992
- E46 Pittsburgh, PA 6 Mytharc Nov 21, 1991
- E47 Pittsburgh, PA 7 Mytharc Jan 4, 1992
Season 5 · 46 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 philadelphia,pa #3 Mytharc Aug 15, 1992
- E2 philadelphia,pa #1 Core Aug 22, 1992
- E3 philadelphia,pa #2 Core Aug 29, 1992
- E4 philadelphia,pa #4 Core Sep 5, 1992
- E5 philadelphia,pa #5 Core Sep 12, 1992
- E6 pierce county,wa #5 Core Sep 19, 1992
- E7 Pierce County, WA #6 Core Sep 26, 1992
- E8 pierce county,wa #4 Core Oct 3, 1992
- E9 philadelphia,pa #6 Core Oct 10, 1992
- E10 philadelphia,pa #7 Core Oct 24, 1992
- E11 denver,co #1 Core Oct 31, 1992
- E12 Homicide USA Special Edition Core Nov 7, 1992
- E13 denver,co #2 Core Nov 14, 1992
- E14 denver,co #3 Core Nov 21, 1992
- E15 Pierce County, WA #7 Core Dec 5, 1992
- E16 Pierce County, WA #8 Core Dec 19, 1992
- E17 Pierce County, WA #9 Core Jan 2, 1993
- E18 Denver, CO #4 Core Jan 9, 1993
- E19 Denver, CO #5 Core Jan 16, 1993
- E20 Denver, CO #6 Core Jan 23, 1993
- E21 Denver, CO #7 Core Jan 30, 1993
- E22 Fort Worth, TX #1 Core Feb 6, 1993
- E23 Fort Worth, TX #2 Core Feb 13, 1993
- E24 Fort Worth, TX #3 Core Feb 20, 1993
- E25 Fort Worth, TX #4 Core Feb 27, 1993
- E26 Denver, CO #8 Core Mar 6, 1993
- E27 Fort Worth, TX #5 Core Mar 20, 1993
- E28 Fort Worth, TX #6 Core Mar 27, 1993
- E29 Fort Worth, TX #7 Core Apr 3, 1993
- E30 Denver, CO #9 Core Apr 10, 1993
- E31 Fort Worth, TX #8 Core Apr 17, 1993
- E32 Fort Worth, TX #9 Core Apr 24, 1993
- E33 Phoenix, AZ #3 Core May 1, 1993
- E34 Phoenix, AZ #2 Core May 8, 1993
- E35 Fort Worth, TX #10 Core May 15, 1993
- E36 Fort Worth, TX #12 Core May 16, 1993
- E37 Fort Worth, TX #11 Core May 22, 1993
- E38 United States Special Edition Core May 29, 1993
- E39 Phoeniz, AZ #1 Core Jun 5, 1993
- E40 Phoenix, AZ #4 Core Jun 26, 1993
- E41 DEA Special Edition Core Jul 3, 1993
- E42 San Bernardino, CA #2 Core Jul 10, 1993
- E43 San Bernardino, CA #3 Core Jul 17, 1993
- E44 San Bernardino, CA #4 Core Jul 24, 1993
- E45 San Bernardino, CA #5 Mytharc Jul 31, 1993
- E46 San Bernardino, CA #1 Mytharc Sep 4, 1993
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cops based on real events?
Yes, it features actual police officers and real incidents captured on camera.
Where can I watch full episodes?
Full episodes are available on the official COPS YouTube channel and Fox Nation.
Who created the show?
The series was created by John Langley and Malcolm Barbour.
When did Cops first air?
It premiered on March 11, 1989, on the Fox network.
How long has the show been running?
The series is currently in its 37th season, making it one of the longest-running programs in the US.
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