Cops
Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 9/10GrittyRaw, unglamorous realism in both look and subject matter.This show: 9/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 9/10Lifestyle realityUnscripted lives, homes and work observed.This show: 8/10NaturalisticUnderstated, lifelike performances and look.This show: 8/10Working classOrdinary people, ordinary money, real stakes.This show: 7/10ProceduralA case or problem of the week, solved by a formula that works.This show: 7/10DocuseriesNonfiction storytelling across episodes.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Ruben Barela
Written by
John LangleyMalcolm Barbour
Starring
Ruben Barela
Written by
John LangleyMalcolm Barbour
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| S1 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S3 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 6.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S4 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 5.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S5 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 7.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S6 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S8 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S10 | 6.0 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S11 | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S13 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 6.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S14 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 4.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S16 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S17 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 6.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S18 | 8.2 | 8.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S19 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 7.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S20 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S21 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 8.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S22 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S23 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S24 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S25 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S26 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 6.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S27 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| S28 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S29 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S30 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S31 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S32 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S33 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 7.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S36 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 8.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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About
"Raw ride-along television that became a cultural lightning rod"
Cops rides along with real police officers as they respond to calls, chase suspects, and talk their way through chaotic, unscripted encounters. There's no host, no scripted narrative, just handheld cameras following patrol shifts across American cities. The appeal is voyeuristic and immediate: real tension, real people at their worst moments, occasional dark humor, and a raw, grainy authenticity that scripted crime shows can't fake. It became a cultural fixture for its theme song and formula as much as its content, and decades later remains a flashpoint in debates about how policing gets depicted on television.
Watch it for
the unscripted tension of real police encounters caught on camera in the moment.
Maybe skip if
you're uncomfortable with the show's now-controversial framing of policing and its subjects.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
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Season 242011
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Season 252012
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Season 262013
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Season 272014
6.44883411h 59m
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Season 282015
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Season 292016
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Season 302017
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Season 312018
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Season 322019
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Season 332021
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Season 342022
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Season 352023
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Season 362024
7.3242110h
Season 36 of Cops began Friday April 5th, 2024
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Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Ruben Barela Deputy Ruben Barela, Sgt. Ruben Barela, Self - Bernalillo County Sheriffs Department
Andrew Fincher Self
Alex Cox Self - Det., Nye County NV Sheriff's Office, Self - Dep., Nye County NV Sheriff's Office
Heather Ashley Chase Self - Training Officer, Self - Officer in Training
Ryan Mann Self - Senior Officer, Des Moines Police Department, Self - Sn. Ofc., DesMoines IA Police Department, Self - Sr. Ofc., Des Moines IA Police Department
Michael Roberts Self - Ofc., Portland Police Bureau, Self - Ofc., Portland OR Police Bureau
Thomas Lynn Self - Det., Sacramento County CA Sheriff's Department, Self - Detective, Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, Self - Detective, Sacramento Sheriff's Department
David Wehlermann Self - Officer, Independence MO Police Dept, Self - Independence MO Police Dept, Self - Officer, Independence MO Police Dept, 1989
Jeff Pittman Self - Ofc., Glendale AZ Police Department, Self - Officer, Glendale Police Department
Mark Lindsey Self - Ofc., Glendale AZ Police Department
Crew
John Langley
Malcolm Barbour
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