Best Episodes
COPS is one of the first (and only) true and UNSCRIPTED reality shows, it follows the activities of police officers by embedding camera crews with police units.The show’s formula follows the Cinéma vérité convention, with no narration or scripted dialog, depending entirely on the commentary of the officers and on the actions of the people with whom they come into contact.COPS has followed officers in 140 different cities in the United States and also has been shot in Hong Kong, London, and the former Soviet Union. Each episode is approximately 22 minutes in length and typically consists of three segments, with each segment being one or two self-contained police incidents.
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The deputies' investigations include prostitution; a hit-and-run; and a double homicide in a restaurant.
The episode was rated 5.56 from 16 votes.
A melee results when a suspected cocaine dealer is recaptured after his escape from a buy-bust orchestrated by Capt. Ron Cacciatore of the Organized Crime Division of the Broward County (Fla.) Sheriff's Department.
The episode was rated 6.86 from 22 votes.
An undercover officer must separate a child from a mother involved in a crack bust; the approach of Super Bowl weekend brings a crackdown by the deputies of Broward County, Fla.
The episode was rated 6.92 from 38 votes.
Two officers go undercover as prostitutes in a vice bust.
The episode was rated 7.10 from 49 votes.
A fight is stopped; kids are removed from a drug environment; suspected transvestites are warned against soliciting.
The episode was rated 7.27 from 30 votes.
In Florida, Dep. Linda Canada responds to a domestic dispute; Sgt. Robert Deak runs a drug task force; "lost" drivers are found in a drug-trafficking area by Lt. Robert Rios and Dep. Willie Washington.
The episode was rated 7.35 from 81 votes.
Featured: segments on domestic problems, including a sibling brawl and a young mother who lives in a crack house with her child.
The episode was rated 7.44 from 57 votes.
In the pilot, officers from Broward County, Fla., are observed during one weekend. Included: a crack house is busted; suspected drug dealers are arrested. A raid on a home belived to contain drugs. Suspected drug traffickers are arrested at an airport; a body is found floating in a canal; and an officer discusses his relationship with a colleague.
The episode was rated 7.46 from 150 votes.
Cases include an armed man in a church, and a bomb threat in a restaurant.
The episode was rated 7.51 from 45 votes.
A deputy must restrain a husband from injuring himself during a domestic dispute; a suspect has a heart attack during a 3-kilo cocaine bust by the Organized Crime Division.
The episode was rated 7.62 from 13 votes.
From 1989 in Florida: Dep. Jim Fondo tries to help the family of a mother and daughter who are suspected of prostitution; a suspected marijuana dealer is served with a warrant by the Organized Crime Division of the sheriff's department.
The episode was rated 7.80 from 10 votes.
Cases include drunken driving; hit-and-run accidents; and a child's call to 911.
The episode was rated 7.82 from 11 votes.
