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Cop shows make up half of the drama series on NBC, Fox, CBS and ABC combined
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A Quartz analysis found that of the 69 scripted dramas on the Big 4 networks, 35 revolved around law enforcement. "CBS was responsible for 16 of those on its own," explains Quartz's Adam Epstein. "About 70% of the network’s dramatic programming from 2019-2020 were about cops. Quartz defined cop shows as any scripted TV drama in which the main characters are law enforcement officers or their allies—including the FBI, private detectives, and military police—and their jobs are integral to the story (think CSI, Blue Bloods, or Chicago PD). The few ongoing cop comedies, like NBC’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine, were not included. Neither were reality shows, such as Cops or Live PD."
TOPICS: Black Lives Matter, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, George Floyd
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