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Cops, the great-granddaddy of the contemporary reality show, finally got its walking papers from the Fox broadcast network after 25 seasons, only to get picked up immediately by male-centric cable network Spike TV. The show has been on the air constantly since 1989 and remains ubiquitous in syndication on TruTV, G4 and several other outlets abroad.
It also began life as one of the cheapest shows on broadcast, since it was shot entirely on video and requires only the cooperation of local police departments to make an episode.
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