Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeLosing “Live PD” will be a tremendous blow to A&E, and yet insiders at the network believe they ultimately had no option but to cancel the show at this moment in time.As the debate swirls over the appropriateness of scripted depictions of law enforcement, the scrutiny has been more intense — even prior to the recent protests against police brutality — for reality shows like “Live PD” and “Cops.”Ultimately, after Paramount Network canceled “Cops” and controversy swirled over the death of Javier Ambler in Austin, which was captured (and later erased) by the A&E show, network execs felt they had no choice but to pull “Live PD” off the air completely.
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