Reality TV show ‘Cops’ canceled, ‘Live PD’ and ‘Body Cam’ shelved in the wake of George Floyd protests – CNBC

After 30 years on the air, the actuality TV existing “Law enforcement officials” has been canceled.

The toddle comes after ViacomCBS determined to pull episodes of the present on June 1 in the wake of protests against police brutality and the demise of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer. Now, the network is shedding the present altogether.

“‘Law enforcement officials’ is no longer on the Paramount Network and we originate no longer have any contemporary or future plans for it to come,” a network spokesperson instructed The Hollywood Reporter.

Same old episodes air on WGN The US and the ViacomCBS-owned streaming carrier Pluto TV. WGN’s commitment to the current expires at the tip of the month, and the cable network would no longer notion to renew it, sources instructed THR.

A&E has also pulled episodes of its actuality police existing “Stay PD,” and Discovery’s “Body Cam” could be off the network’s broadcast schedule. 

Reveals enjoy “Law enforcement officials” have long faced scrutiny for the depiction of police strategies. 

“Crime shows enjoy #Law enforcement officials have a huge impact over the procedure the public thinks about prison justice and by misrepresenting this methodology, these shows turn individuals against slack reform efforts,” the civil rights advocacy neighborhood Shade of Change tweeted after the cancellation announcement.

Unusual streaming carrier HBO Max has temporarily eliminated the legend 1939 movie “Long gone With the Wind” from its schedule, asserting it showed “ethnic and racial prejudices.”