Cops (1989)

Action · Crime · Reality-TV

Follow real-life law enforcement officers from various regions and departments of the United States armed with nothing but with cameras to capture their actions, performing their daily duty to serve and protect the public.

IMDb rating: 7.0 (7,813 votes)
Seasons: 13
Streaming (US): YouTube TV · The Roku Channel
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1989)

6.63 avg 15 episodes 7.1 → 6.4 31 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Broward Country, Florida 1	7.1	57
2	Broward County, Florida 2	7.0	22
3	Broward County, Florida 3	6.8	19
4	Broward County, Florida 4	6.9	17
5	Broward County, Florida 5	6.6	17
6	Broward County, Florida 6	7.0	17
7	Broward County, Florida 7	6.1	16
8	Broward County, Florida 8	6.3	17
9	Broward County, Florida 9	6.6	16
10	Broward County, Florida 10	6.8	16
11	Broward County, Florida 11	6.4	17
12	Broward County, Florida 12	6.5	15
13	Broward County, Florida 13	6.4	14
14	Broward County, FL 14	6.6	14
15	Cops: In Russia	6.4	20

Season 3 (1990)

5.95 avg 6 episodes 6.2 → 6.0 30 min avg

Front-loaded

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
5	Minneapolis, MN 5	6.2	10
11	Las Vegas, NV 1	6.4	17
14	Las Vegas, NV 4	6.2	10
25	Tampa, FL 1	5.6	10
30	Riverside County, CA 2	5.3	10
32	Houston, TX 2	6.0	10

Season 4 (1992)

6.07 avg 3 episodes 5.6 → 5.6 30 min avg

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
18	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 7	5.6	10
19	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1	7.0	11
23	United States: US Marshals	5.6	10

Season 5 (1992)

6.11 avg 10 episodes 6.8 → 6.8 30 min avg

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1	6.8	11
3	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3	6.2	11
5	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5	5.2	11
6	Washington State 6	5.8	11
8	Washington State 8	6.0	10
9	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6	5.8	10
11	Denver, Colorado 1	5.7	11
22	Fort Worth, Texas 1	6.0	10
44	San Bernardino County, California 1	6.8	10
48	San Bernardino County, California 5	6.8	10

Season 16 (2003)

7.13 avg 3 episodes 8.4 → 6.0 30 min avg

Declining

Season 16 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	New Orleans, Louisiana: Mardi Gras 2003	8.4	11
14	Coast to Coast 53	7.0	17
22	Armed & Dangerous Special Edition	6.0	15

Season 21 (2008)

7.72 avg 6 episodes 7.8 → 8.4 22 min avg

Rebound
Front-loaded

Season 21 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Back to Broward Special Edition	7.8	10
3	Stupid Behavior #3	8.5	14
4	Resisting Arrest 4	8.6	14
15	Coast to Coast 148	6.8	11
22	On the Run	6.2	10
23	750th Milestone: Special Edition	8.4	15

Season 25 (2012)

6.53 avg 15 episodes 6.6 → 6.6 22 min avg

Season 25 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Odd Arrests #5 Special Edition	6.6	13
2	Ho! Ho! Ho! 9 - Special Edition	6.6	13
3	Street Arrests #3	6.2	15
4	Chases, Guns & Cars #2	6.6	14
5	Liar, Liar #6	6.9	17
6	Busted #2 Special Edition	6.8	12
7	Caught in a Lie Special Edition	6.7	11
8	Caught in a Lie	6.9	12
9	Street Patrol #3	6.4	13
10	Dazed and Confused #5: Special Edition	6.7	11
11	Stupid Behavior #5 Special Edition	6.7	13
13	Morons on Parade 6: Special Edition	5.8	10
14	Taken Into Custody #3 Special Edition	6.5	12
15	Coast to Coast	6.0	10
16	Fight Night	6.6	12

Season 26 (2013)

6.47 avg 22 episodes 5.8 → 6.2 21 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 26 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Fight and Flight	5.8	24
2	Who Let the Dogs Out?	7.2	22
3	Dead Man Flushing	6.7	21
4	Pistol Packin' Familys	6.4	21
5	Grown Men Gone Wild	6.7	15
6	Kill 'Em With Kindness	6.5	18
7	The Fighting Kind	6.0	14
8	Cell Phone Secrets	6.4	19
9	Guns, Hash, and Fire Hydrants	6.7	17
10	Get Off My Roof	6.3	18
11	This Man Stabbed Me	6.5	16
12	Blood and Scars, Bro!	6.8	15
13	My Jewelry's Fragile	6.2	15
14	Fast Food Escape	6.0	11
15	Late Night Snacks	6.0	13
16	We Run the Show	6.4	13
17	Doggie Paddle	6.1	14
18	Wrong Place, Wrong Time	5.8	12
19	You Didn't Get Very Far	6.7	13
20	Not My Text Messages	7.5	13
21	Hands Off the Junk	7.4	15
22	Dealt a Bad Hand	6.2	12

Season 27 (2014)

6.46 avg 33 episodes 5.8 → 6.7 21 min avg

Slow burn
Rollercoaster
Mid-peak

Season 27 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mohawked Cleaning Service	5.8	19
2	Batter Up	5.9	18
3	The Runaways	5.8	16
4	Perfume Takedown	6.0	17
5	Put Your Clothes Back On	5.8	17
6	Tazed and Confused #2	5.5	16
7	Cruisin' the Neighborhood	6.4	15
8	Step Away from the Cutlery	6.3	11
10	Love Bites	6.7	15
11	Running in Traffic	6.6	19
12	Taser Proof	6.1	16
13	You'll Shoot Your Eye Out	5.8	14
14	I'll Raise My Voice Right Back!	6.7	14
15	We Know Who You Are	5.9	16
16	Lady Bit My Finger	6.8	17
17	Familiar Faces	5.5	12
18	Facebook Fury	8.0	14
19	Without a Paddle	6.2	10
20	Strange Encounters	6.6	11
21	Sucker Punch	5.9	17
22	On Thin Ice	6.3	14
23	Turbo Charged	7.0	13
24	Pass the Rock	6.3	16
25	Not My Crack	7.0	16
26	Scary Monsters	6.8	13
27	Eye in the Sky	6.8	14
28	Drunk in Love	6.8	12
29	Tell It to My Wife	7.4	20
30	Crash Landing	6.9	11
31	The One Dollar Shoe	6.9	11
32	Getting Funcky	7.1	11
33	Hit and Run	6.8	10
34	Be Careful What You Ask For	6.7	11

Season 29 (2016)

7.06 avg 23 episodes 7.8 → 7.2 20 min avg

Season 29 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	From Sixty to Zero	7.8	15
4	Mixed Emotions	7.0	12
7	Pants Down, Hit the Ground	7.5	13
8	British Invasion	7.6	12
9	One, Two, Tree	7.7	13
11	Just Hanging Out	7.2	12
12	Bail Me Out, Boss	6.0	13
13	Thanks for Nothing, Mom	7.1	14
14	Clueless	6.8	13
15	Organized Crime	7.0	14
16	Out of Sight, Out of Mind	6.8	13
17	Two Doors Down	6.9	13
18	One Headlight	6.6	15
19	Between a Bush and a Hard Place	6.8	12
21	Gun in the Front, Rifle in the Back	6.8	11
22	Heat of the Moment	7.0	11
23	Cookies and Contraband	7.0	11
25	Bikini Brawl	6.7	13
28	Mother Knows Best	6.6	11
30	Rock Star	7.3	12
31	Window of Opportunity	7.8	16
32	Mommy's Tears	7.2	13
33	Running Scared	7.2	15

Season 30 (2017)

6.94 avg 17 episodes 7.0 → 7.7 20 min avg

Big finale
Rebound
Rollercoaster

Season 30 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	On the Dean's List	7.0	19
2	Dog Treats and Delinquents	6.7	14
3	Surprise Guest	7.6	14
4	On the Fence	6.8	12
5	Do Not Pass Go	7.2	13
6	Pants on Fire	6.3	14
7	Dirty Laundry	6.9	15
8	Jumping the Gun	5.9	15
9	Wrong Way Home	7.2	14
10	Bad Business	7.2	14
11	I Used to Use My Brain	6.2	14
12	Crawl Space Catnap	7.3	14
13	Set in His Ways	6.4	13
14	Wedding Car Crasher	7.3	14
15	Fake Friends	7.0	14
23	Just Desserts	7.2	13
33	Up in Smoke	7.7	14

Season 31 (2018)

5.99 avg 7 episodes 5.5 → 6.6 26 min avg

Slow burn
Big finale

Season 31 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Feel the Heat	5.5	10
3	Keys to Success	5.2	12
5	Bathroom Blitz	6.4	10
7	Three's Company	5.6	11
28	Glazed and Confused	6.3	15
30	Triple Threat	6.3	15
31	Lost and Found	6.6	14

Season 32 (2019)

5.74 avg 5 episodes 5.5 → 5.8 22 min avg

Season 32 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Track of my Tears	5.5	15
2	Ounce of Confidence	5.6	14
3	Father Figure	5.8	14
10	Front Seat Fumble	6.0	15
11	Salt and Dash	5.8	13