Cops

1989 • FOX
4.6
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Season 23 episodes (22)

1 800th Episode Milestone - Special Edition
9/11/10
Season-only
On the 23rd Season Premiere, COPS celebrates a monumental 800th episode milestone with all the action indicative to the long-running series, including a chase, drug busts and more. An officer from the Boynton Beach Police Department in Florida chases a man fleeing his car by foot only to find what the suspect failed to hide. Another officer from Boynton Beach receives a call about a boa constrictor spotted in a residential area. Meanwhile, officers from the Harris County Sherriff's Office in Texas stop a victim for a routine traffic violation that ends in a drug bust and a charge of grand theft auto.
2 Customs & Border Patrol - Special Edition
9/18/10
Season-only
Officers from the Rio Grande City Customs and Border Protection in Texas engage in a sting operation to catch undocumented aliens crossing the border and wind up busting some for more than anticipated. Later, members of the border patrol in Nogales, AZ, arrest illegal immigrants trying to pass through the city by way of cargo trains.
3 Roadside Crimes - Special Edition
9/25/10
Season-only
Officers of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police break up a fist-fight over a financial discrepancy that leads to a juvenile heading to a detention center. Meanwhile, the Portland Police Bureau in Oregon arrests suspects in a stolen vehicle, and sheriffs in Florida make a drug bust in a strip-mall parking lot.
4 Couples in Crime - Special Edition
10/2/10
Season-only
Officers from the Amarillo Police Department in Texas respond to a domestic-violence call and end up being faced with a challenging detainment. Later, officers with the Portland Police Bureau in Oregon attempt to track down a suspect in a hit-and-run and find a bystander taking the blame. Finally, the Brevard County Sheriff's Department in Florida responds to a battery case involving a roommate, a hammer, a sandwich and a big misunderstanding.
5 Weapons Drawn #2 - Special Edition
10/9/10
Season-only
Officers from the Amarillo Police Department in Texas respond to "shots fired" call and team up to detain a suspect barricaded inside his house with a gun.
6 U.S. Marshals Special Edition
11/6/10
Season-only
A member of the United States Marshals Service, Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, briefs the local police on a kidnapping case involving a 4-year-old boy and two Hispanic men in suspect who demanded $100,000 ransom for the child. Another investigator from the same Task Force recruits the local police to arrest a fugitive suspicious of possession of drugs.
7 Probable Cause Special Edition
11/13/10
Season-only
During a routine traffic stop, officers from the Nye County Sheriff's Office in Pahrump, NV, pull over a vehicle for a missing headlight and end up busting the suspect for possession after the discovery of a marijuana plant and other illegal substances. Meanwhile, officers in Amarillo, TX, report to a major vehicle crash on a busy highway to eventually make an arrest for a DUI.
8 Morons on Parade #3 - Special Edition
11/20/10
Season-only
The Nye County Sheriff's Office in Pahrump, NV, is forced to lay down spikes in the road to detain a suspicious vehicle failing to yield at first siren, while officers of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in Tampa, FL, call for back-up units to help break up a fight between neighbors involving aggravated battery and gunfire.
9 Coast to Coast
12/4/10
Season-only
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in Florida engages in an undercover operation to cease the illegal selling of pills at pain-management clinics. The Amarillo Police Department in Texas responds to a call regarding a major traffic accident between a motorcycle and a vehicle where the driver flees the scene.
10 HO!HO!HO!#8 - Special Edition
12/11/10
Season-only
When an officer from the Amarillo Police Department in Texas approaches a woman on the street about her suspicious late-night behavior, the interaction turns into a chase on foot. Meanwhile, in Hillsborough County, Florida, officers on the late-night patrol team up to respond to a call regarding a hand-to-hand transaction at a local motel.
11 Coast to Coast
12/18/10
Season-only
The Pierce County Sheriff's Department in Washington responds to a call about a belligerent tow-truck operator. Members of the Amarillo Police Department in Texas respond to a call with location information about a subject with a probation violation warrant, who is subsequently arrested for narcotics possession. Officers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department respond to a call for backup on a not-so-routine traffic violation.
12 Taken into Custody Special Edition
1/22/11
Season-only
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department in California chases a speeding silver sedan after the driver refuses to stop after a hit-and-run. An officer of the Amarillo Police Department in Texas responds to a call from a local hotel front desk stating that a belligerent drunk is loitering in the hotel lobby arguing with guests. A deputy with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office in Florida responds to a call about a possible domestic assault.
13 Coast to Coast
1/29/11
Season-only
When a suspicious suspect on a bike bolts off while being questioned by officers of the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department in California, he falls after being tripped up by his own pants where the sheriffs discover a concealed handgun and drugs. A woman with a warrant out for her arrest risks her own arrest by claiming that her boyfriend assaulted her, her kids and her grandmother and asks officers of the Amarillo, Texas Police Department for help. A deputy of the Pierce County Sheriff's Department in Pierce County, Washington is waved down by a man who claims that he was chased down the street by his knife-wielding neighbor.
14 Street Patrol #2 - Special Edition
2/5/11
Season-only
In California, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department is taken on a foot chase over fences and through a field to catch a suspected cell-phone thief. The Pierce County Sheriff's Department in Washington responds to a call about a road-rage incident where a man allegedly assaults his neighbor.
15 Dazed and Confused #3 - Special Edition
2/19/11
Season-only
Deputies of the Pierce County Sheriff's Department in Pierce County, WA, respond to a suicide threat and end up subduing the suspect after he refuses to follow the officers' commands. During a routine traffic stop, a vehicle's passengers admit to possessing marijuana and are taken into custody by the Cook County Sheriff's Police Department in Illinois. On another routine traffic stop, a deputy of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in Tampa, FL, finds that the suspect has several tickets and a suspended license.
16 Morons on Parade #4 - Special Edition
2/26/11
Season-only
A deputy with the California County Sheriff's Department in Sacramento is forced to unleash his K-9 companion to catch a fleeing motorcyclist who also happens to be carrying drugs. A deputy of the Pierce County Sheriff's Department in Pierce County, WA, responds to a call from a bloodied man who claims that he was attacked by a woman while fighting over the last cigarette in the pack. Lastly, the Cook County Sheriff's Police Department in Illinois investigates three juveniles -- seen throwing rocks from an overpass -- who end up being questioned by the police and their mothers.
17 Coast to Coast
3/5/11
Season-only
A man pulled over by the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department in California for a non-functioning brake light takes officers on a foot chase, and when he is apprehended, he confesses that the car was stolen but not by him. Members of the Pierce County Sheriff's Department in Washington respond to a call about a disturbance involving a man destroying furniture, tossing out his air conditioner and allegedly cutting off his fingers.
18 Odd Arrests #3 Special Edition
3/12/11
Season-only
Officers from the Amarillo Police Department in Texas respond to a domestic-assault call where a woman's husband calls to report that his pregnant wife has been kicked twice in the stomach by their landlord. Deputies from the Cook County Sheriff's Department in Illinois respond to a call involving a woman evicted from her mobile home who left behind a slew of animals, including 52 cats, several rabbits and a snake.
19 Home Assaults Special Edition
3/19/11
Season-only
After being flagged down by victims who claim that several armed suspects arrived at their home and assaulted them, officers of the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department in California find several men standing next to a nearby car and chase down one suspect who flees upon their arrival. Then, deputies of the Pierce County Sheriff's Department in Washington respond to a report of a fight between two brothers that possibly involves knives and guns. Finally, when a man threatens to kill his daughter and son-in-law with a knife, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office in Florida respond to the call and find the suspect as well as drug paraphernalia on the scene.
20 Coast to Coast
4/23/11
Season-only
Officers of the Amarillo Police Department in Texas are forced to wrestle a suspect to the ground and use a Taser to break up a bar fight. Then, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Department in Florida settles an armed dispute between neighbors over a barking dog. Finally, when deputies of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Department in Florida respond to a security alarm at a local high school, they find several suspects attempting to steal digital equipment.
21 Coast to Coast
6/11/11
Season-only
Members of the Pierce County Sheriff's Department in Washington respond to a domestic-violence call where a woman allegedly broke into her ex-boyfriend's apartment, violating a restraining order he had against her. Then, officers with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Department in Florida pursue two repeat offenders: one wanted for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and the other for violation of probation and possession of a controlled substance. Finally, deputies in Palm Beach County, FL, respond to an armed disturbance call involving two neighbors, verbal threats and a brandished weapon.
22 Coast to Coast
6/18/11
Season-only
Officers with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department in California pursue a parolee believed to be armed and dangerous; a deputy of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Department in Florida is dispatched to the scene of an alleged domestic assault in which a woman claims her boyfriend threatened her with a knife; and a deputy of the Pierce County Sheriff's Department in Washington pulls over a vehicle for a missing license plate light and finds a crack pipe in the driver's pocket and heroin in the center console.

About this show

In its milestone 25th season, the four-time Emmy®-nominated COPS once again takes viewers across the United States, profiling some of the country's finest law enforcement professionals and most interesting suspects. The trailblazing series was the first reality show to introduce the cinema vérité style to network television and has gone on to become a cultural phenomenon.

Celebrating its landmark 850th episode this season, COPS remains one of the longest-running primetime series currently airing on broadcast television.

COPS has profiled law enforcement agencies in over 140 U.S. cities and has filmed in Europe, Asia and Central and South America. It was the first American television program to follow police in the former Soviet Union. In the upcoming season, COPS will cover the U.S. from coast to coast, filming with police and sheriff's departments in California, Florida, New Jersey, Ohio and Virginia. After a long absence, the show will revisit Broward County, FL, Kansas City, MO, and Sacramento, CA, and for the first time in the series' history, COPS will visit Newport News, VA, and Toledo, OH. Additionally, the 25th season of COPS will feature another unforgettable edition of the holiday special, "Ho! Ho! Ho!"

Created by John Langley, COPS is produced by Langley Productions, Inc. and Fox Television Studios. John Langley and Morgan Langley are executive producers. Doug Waterman serves as supervising producer and Zach Ragsdale as producer. "Like" COPS on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Copstv. Follow the series on Twitter @COPStv and join the discussion at #cops.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
1.76K reviews
Christina Rand
March 4, 2015
Love the Show.. What would our world truly be like if we didn't have cops. everyone would be killing each other and innocent people would be getting hurt. don't get me wrong I don't dislike cops in any way..but some things I don't agree with on how they handle certain situations.. but I'm very great full to have Law Enforcement on our side. Amen.I want to thank them for getting the drugs rapeist, ect off the streets.
46 people found this review helpful
Ezra Henry
March 27, 2021
For those of you who feel bad for the criminals, here’s a tip... IF YOU DONT BREAK THE LAW YOU DONT HAVE TO DEAL WITH COPS. It’s people like you who defend criminals that are ruining the world and society we live in. These men and women risk their lives every day so you and I can be safe. SHOW SOME DAMN RESPECT! If you are going to act like all cops are bad then I guess all dentists, doctors, teachers, bankers, and waitresses are all bad too huh? See that theory? There’s no logic to it. That’s no different than a racist saying all whites are trash or all blacks are thugs. It’s the same mindset. There is bad in every walk of life, that will never change but don’t lump all people into one group. This was a great show on the air for nearly 40 years and you woke tard morons had to ruin it. Just like you tried trying flipping Paw Patrol. For real, if Cops makes you mad you need a life. Criminals are criminals and deserve to be treated as such. The only thing that matters is the officers safety and the innocent public’s safety, the criminals safety is at the bottom of the list. They put themselves in their situation no one else.
Nycole B. (Nikki)
May 8, 2015
Now heres a little msg to the ppl posting rude comments about our American Officers; Shame on all of u.!! My father dedicated his life to serving and protecting the community and hes one of the kindest, most supportive ppl i kno. He became a cop to help others and thats exactly what he did everyday he got up and went into work. The amount of ignorance so many ppl are expressing with all these riots rly baffle me. Black ppl for instance, dont wanna be judged as a whole for things a few do. Especially when it comes to being looked down on as a bunch of criminals. That being said, what sense does it make for them to accuse all cops of being corrupt & untrustworthy, simply bcuz of the actions of a select few who never even deserved the honor of wearing a badge? When ppl go out & loot & do other things that effect innocent ppls safety & livelihood, their msg gets lost to me. We live in a time where we as a society KNOW BETTER than to judge an entire group of ppl based on individual actions. Im ashamed of what this nations coming to. :(
203 people found this review helpful