LAPD: Life On the Beat
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| Starring | Los Angeles Police Department |
| Country of origin | United States, Portugal |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
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| Running time | 30 mins |
| Production company(s) | QRZ Media, Inc. MGM/UA Telecommunications Group (1995-1996), MGM Domestic Television Distribution (1996-1999) |
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| Original network | Syndicated |
| Original release | September 11, 1995 – September 10, 1999 |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
LAPD: Life on the Beat (sometimes referred to individually as LAPD or Life on the Beat) is an American reality television series that follows officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, as they respond to various incidents within their precincts' jurisdiction. The program aired in first-run syndication from September 11, 1995 to September 10, 1999 (premiering in 1997 in Portugal). Like its contemporary, COPS, LAPD followed police officers on patrol and during investigations; however unlike COPS, Life on the Beat only featured police officers from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The series was originally titled simply LAPD for its first season in 1995, before adopting the expanded title in 1996, in conjunction with the introduction of an upgraded graphical look.
A typical episode featured four segments, a cold case story and usually a quiz relating to police statistics. Unlike COPS, Life on the Beat featured incidental music and a narrator. At the time of the series, the LAPD still had only 18 stations, so camera crews would cover as many stations as possible and had episodes featuring multiple areas of Los Angeles. Episodes featured routine patrol, vice units, gang units, and even SWAT calls. Many segments also featured the Air Support Division. For a large amount of Patrol-based segments, cameras would flip back and forth between ground and aerial angles.
Throughout the series a large number of officers are seen repeatedly. Officers appearing on LAPD could also be found on TLC's Hollywood COPS and Discovery's On the Inside that featured mostly Pacific division. Four officers made a huge impact on the show and were seen over and over again; they were officers Jeff Alley, Derek O'Donnell and brothers Tim and Sean Colomey who all worked in South LA patrol divisions. These officers can also be seen on an MSNBC special report that focused on problems in South Central Los Angeles.
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