“Cops,” which has been around for almost as long as its parent network, will be back for an 18th season in 2005-06.
Fox also is gearing up for the show’s 600th original episode, which it will celebrate with two hours of arrests, domestic disputes and belligerent suspects on April 30. The episode, true to the show’s roots, will feature officers chasing a fleeing suspect and mediating an incident involving a feuding couple. The rest of the evening will consist of repeats of fan-favorite specials “Caught in the Act” and “Coast to Coast.”
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With the pickup for next season, “Cops,” which premiered March 11, 1989, cements its place as the longest continuously running series in the history of Fox. Fox’s hourlong “Cops” block–usually one new episode and one repeat–averages about 7 million viewers per week on Saturday nights, where it’s aired for virtually its entire run. The show leads its time period in the ad-friendly demographics of adults 18 to 34 and adults 18 to 49.
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