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That was one important cop show

Primetime viewership for A&E Network has halved since the cable channel canceled “Live PD” last month, bowing to pressure from groups who said the show glorified police. The scrapping of “Live PD” came days after Paramount Network axed “Cops,” a cancellation that itself came days after George Floyd was killed by then-Minneapolis police office Derek Chauvin.

A&E canceled “Live PD” on June 10. From June 11 through July 19, a time period first looked into and reported on by the Wall Street Journal, A&E’s primetime viewership averaged 498,000 audience members, according to Nielsen. That was down a whopping 49% from the same weeks last year.

“When you take one of the top series in cable off the network in the middle of a pandemic and only air mostly non-premiere programming, you’re obviously going to take a temporary hit in the ratings. It’s to be expected, but what has always set A&E apart is the brand’s ability to find new hits and reinvent ourselves,” an A&E spokesperson said in a statement to TheWrap. “We always maintain a robust pipeline, and will begin airing new premieres in August, including the upcoming new series ‘What’s it Worth?’ with Jeff Foxworthy and ‘Extreme Unboxing.’ In the meantime, we are continuing to listen to both community leaders and Live PD fans to find a way to serve both moving forward.”

Also Read: Inside A&E’s ‘Live PD’ Cancellation – and Could the Show Ever Come Back?

Before this all went down, A&E was one of the few networks that had been slightly up (+4%) in primetime viewership , year over year.

Among adults 25-54, the age range A&E bases the majority of its ad sales on, the average primetime viewership across all nights declined 53% from the prior year.

In terms of total-day averages, the declines are still quite hefty, but they are watered down due to the inclusion of more hours.

Also Read: ‘Live PD’ Host Dan Abrams Regrets Footage of In-Custody Death Was Destroyed: ‘I Wish This Had Been Aired’

“Live PD” aired on Friday and Saturday nights for three hours apiece and averaged about 1.9 million total viewers.

Despite going through two-thirds of June without its No. 1 show, A&E still finished in 12th place in the 25-54 demo among all of ad-supported cable last month.

Also removed from A&E’s airwaves following the main series’ cancellation were direct police-show spinoffs, “Wanted” and “PD Cam” (“Live Rescue,” the channel’s fire and E.M.T. version of “Live PD,” is not canceled — it’s just not currently on air) and the “Live PD” recap and recut series, like “Rewind” and “Police Patrol.”

Also Read: ‘Live PD’ Was A&E’s Top-Rated Show Before Abrupt Cancellation

In ongoing conversations with TheWrap, an A&E Network insider has maintained the possibility that “Live PD” could return in the future in some revamped form. Such a comeback would likely require a culture shift and/or the blessing and participation of a civil rights group(s).

“This is a critical time in our nation’s history and we have made the decision to cease production on ‘Live PD,’” the network said in a statement on June 10. “Going forward, we will determine if there is a clear pathway to tell the stories of both the community and the police officers whose role it is to serve them. And with that, we will be meeting with community and civil rights leaders as well as police departments.”

The decision to send the show into retirement came two days after the Austin American-Statesman and KVUE-TV  broke the story that during a shoot in 2019, “Live PD” cameras recorded sheriff’s deputies tasing 40-year-old Javier Ambler while he begged for his life. The man died. The show later destroyed the footage, which was its longstanding policy.

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For a TV show, the only thing more important than having solid Nielsen ratings, is staying on the air. One generally goes hand in hand with the other, but as we find out each spring, that’s not always the case.

Scroll through the TheWrap’s gallery to see the 10 highest-rated scripted TV shows of the 2019-2020 season that have been canceled or came to a plotted conclusion at Fox, ABC, CBS, and NBC. All ratings in this story come from Nielsen’s “most current” data, which includes a week’s worth of delayed viewing where available. Lowest-rated is first, highest-rated last, and, yes, there are ties. Readers can see the complete list of all the broadcast TV shows that have been renewed, canceled and ordered here.

Also Read: 2020-2021 TV Season: Every Broadcast Show Canceled, Renewed and Ordered – So Far (Updating)

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