<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official website </Th> <Td> www.aetv.com/shows/live-pd </Td> </Tr> <P> Live PD is a television show broadcast on the A&E network . The non-fiction program follows police officers in the course of their duties but is unique in the fact that the footage is being broadcast in real - time, nationally . The series premiered on October 28, 2016 with an initial order from A&E of eight two - hour episodes . On February 1, 2017, A&E announced that they had extended season one to 21 episodes . The show has subsequently continued to air episodes past the 21 episodes ordered . The episode scheduled to air on May 13, 2017, was cancelled after a transformer blew at the Midtown, NY studios, which resulted in a power failure . A&E aired a rerun with a crawl message regarding a power failure . The show then took a two week hiatus before resuming live episodes on June 2, 2017 . Season 1 concluded on Aug. 19, 2017, with Abrams announcing Season 2 would premiere in early October 2017 . As of October 2017, the show is hosted by Dan Abrams, Tom Morris Jr. and Sergeant Sean "Sticks" Larkin of the Tulsa PD gang unit . </P> <P> Live PD is presented by Dan Abrams, the chief legal affairs anchor for ABC News . The program features live video feeds from multiple (usually six) law enforcement agencies throughout the United States . </P>

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