‘Live PD’ Dropped by A&E on Heels of ‘Cops’ Cancellation

In this image made from a body-worn camera video provided by the Austin Police Department in Texas, Williamson County deputies hold down Javier Ambler as one of them uses a Taser on Ambler’s back during his arrest in Austin, Texas, on March 28, 2019. Austin Police Department via AP

LOS ANGELES—A&E Network has canceled the police reality series “Live PD” following weeks of protests sparked by the death of George Floyd and a report that a crew from the show filmed the arrest of another black man who died after he was restrained by police.

The cable network announced the move June 10, a day after the similar show “Cops,” on the air for 33 seasons, was dropped by the Paramount Network.