Programming & Performance

Networks Pull Police Docuseries, Gone With the Wind Following Racial Injustice Protests

TV becomes latest industry to reexamine itself

live pd hosts
Live PD, one of cable's biggest hits, had been off the air since last week, and was canceled Wednesday night by A&E.Courtesy A&E
By Jason Lynch

June 10, 2020

Television has become the latest industry to reexamine itself in light of the national protests against police brutality and racial injustice following the May 25 death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man killed in Minneapolis police custody.

Jason Lynch

Jason Lynch is TV Editor at Adweek, overseeing trends, technology, personalities and programming across broadcast, cable and streaming video.

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