FBI
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Cops
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About American documentary/reality television series
Genres docu-soap, documentary
Created by John Langley, Malcolm Barbour
Music Nathan Wang
Length 33 seasons, 1103 episodes, 36 min each
Network Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Nation, Paramount Network
Country United States
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