Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Reelz has given another 90-episode order to “On Patrol: Live,” which will keep the weekend franchise on the network through January 2025.
The series, hosted and executive produced by Dan Abrams, has been a hit for the small cabler — as Variety recently noted in its ranker of 2023’s top-rated broadcast and cable networks. “Since picking up the series, which was essentially a revival of A&E’s canceled ‘Live PD,’ Reelz has seen its average ratings shoot up dramatically,” Variety wrote last month. “In 2023, Reelz shot up 34% in total viewers — the most of any network in the top 50.
But a hefty caveat: A+E Networks has been given the go-ahead to continue its quest to seek claims of copyright and trademark infringement against Reelz and producer Big Fish.” Big Fish Entertainment subsidiary Half Moon Pictures produces “On Patrol: Live,” which airs Fridays and Saturdays on Reelz.
The channel made a similar 90-episode pickup around this time last year. “We are thrilled to renew the program for another year and to see viewers come together on Friday and Saturday nights as On Patrol: Live chronicles police on patrol in communities across America,” said Reelz CEO Stan E.
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