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re: A&E Has Lost Half Its Viewers Since Cancelling ‘Live PD’ After BLM Riots

Posted on 7/24/20 at 4:38 pm to
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
44048 posts
Posted on 7/24/20 at 4:38 pm to
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The fact that people were legitimately angry that this show didn’t paint police as the reprehensible lunatics that they want them to be is more alarming than A&E canceling it.


Welcome to America 2020. Feels matter more than facts.

Posted by rt3
now in the piney woods of Pineville
Member since Apr 2011
144255 posts
Posted on 7/24/20 at 4:46 pm to
First 48 is in season right now... new episodes every Thursday night at 8 PM Central

seems like their top departments right now are Mobile, Ala. & Tulsa, Okla.

Court Cam is also in season right now... right after First 48... and you could consider Court Cam a Live PD spin-off that somehow survived the culling as it had Live PD branding prior to George Floyd though it no longer carries that branding
Posted by Yewkindewit
Near Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Apr 2012
21125 posts
Posted on 7/24/20 at 5:13 pm to
Slow clap culminating in thunderous applause! Screw dem!
Posted by supadave3
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2005
31166 posts
Posted on 7/24/20 at 5:28 pm to
Live PD and The First 48 are the only things I watched other than news and sports. Nightwatch was cool when it was in New Orleans, didn't really watch it much once it moved to Tampa and later had some BR scenes too.

Oh, and Intervention. I used to love that show back in the day.

As of this week, I've cancelled my youtube tv. I always hoped they'd eventually add A&E but instead, they added trash and upped the price. Cancelled immediately.

I could still catch Live PD reruns on Amazon Prime but they pulled those off too.

My TV is now a black wall decoration. I go days without turning it on.

This post was edited on 7/24/20 at 5:35 pm
Posted by BRPelican45
Member since Dec 2016
165 posts
Posted on 7/24/20 at 5:31 pm to
It's also worth remembering that A&E stands for "Arts and Entertainment" and their program used to reflect that. Same with The History Channel, who opted to air reality TV about a pawn shop owner and ancient aliens over, you know, history.

Both networks pivoted to broadcasting trash tailored to the lowest common denominator of society and saw their ratings shoot through the roof. It's not surprising to see their ratings suffer when they yank it.
Posted by Hangit
The Green Swamp
Member since Aug 2014
43394 posts
Posted on 7/24/20 at 6:12 pm to
Phil Robertson did not praise homos and A&E wanted to boot him off of the show. The family told A&E that there would be no show without Phil. A&E decided to keep the cash cow.

They learned nothing. They are virtue signaling to the detriment of the bottom line. Disney gets pissed when someone messes with their money.
Posted by rt3
now in the piney woods of Pineville
Member since Apr 2011
144255 posts
Posted on 7/24/20 at 6:25 pm to
FWIW... 1 of the more completely disheartening First 48 cases I've seen over the last couple seasons has to be the murder of Kay Raines... a 68 year old Mobile woman who was last seen alive at the Beau Rivage casino

her body was found in Baldwin County, Alabama

the person charged in her murder... her own son, Clarke Raines

Posted by SPEEDY
2005 Tiger Smack Poster of the Year
Member since Dec 2003
85408 posts
Posted on 7/24/20 at 9:31 pm to
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A&E Has Lost Half Its Viewers Since Cancelling ‘Live PD’



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