Networks Pull Police Docuseries, Gone With the Wind Following Racial Injustice Protests
TV becomes latest industry to reexamine itself
Live PD, one of cable's biggest hits, had been off the air since last week, and was canceled Wednesday night by A&E.
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Key insights:
- Police programming, both scripted and unscripted, is among broadcast and cable's most-watched shows.
- The call for change is coming from within the industry, as well.
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.
