'On Patrol: Live' Premiere Botched, Major Technical Failure Delays Show
'Let us know when you have the Live part straightened out'
Of course this is easy for you as it’s already recorded and you just hitting the replay button. Let us know when you have the Live part straighten out. Hopefully tomorrow it will be way better
— Vic (@Jersey_OG) July 23, 2022
On Patrol is the successor series to A&E's Live PD, which was canceled in 2020 amid the national protests against police brutality and racism. Live PD hosts Abrams and Sean "Sticks" Larkin were reunited with executive producer John Zito for the new series. Deputy Sheriff Curtis Wilson, Division Commander with the Richland County Sheriff's Department in Columbia, South Carolina, also joined Abrams and Larkin in the studio. The series is following seven police and sheriff's departments across the country live from 9 p.m. ET to midnight Friday and Saturday nights.
prevnext'We want to see it live, not recorded'
Naw we want to see it live not recored sorry Dan...
— JoolsNews (@JoolsNews) July 23, 2022
The new show features a segment called Citizen Ride-Alongs, which will see a citizen join police officers. "We are only going to do this with departments that already have ride-along policies in place for members of the public," Zito told Entertainment Weekly. "And we're going to adhere to their standards for safety and security."
prevnext'A sorry doesn't really cut it'
a sorry doesn't really cut it. we have paid money and a lot of people have set up parties and get togethers like myself. now we're sitting around watching a show from the early 2000s.
— Hacker Slankey (@HackerSlankey) July 23, 2022
Live PD co-host Tom Mottis Jr. did not return for On Patrol. Wilson is "going to be fantastic," Zito told EW. "The fact that Tom's not coming back was a tough one – we just couldn't get the schedule to work. But I still hope that we do see Tom on the show in some good capacity as a guest, or a cameo. If there's ever a chance to get him on again, we'd love to do that."
prevnext'I've seen this KISS commercial like 7 times'
Idk, It's already 10 PM and I've seen this KISS commercial like 7 times. I don't see this happening tonight.
— Matt National (@MattNational911) July 23, 2022
Scroll on to see how fans responded to the On Patrol premiere snafu. Many joked about the repeated commercials Reelz aired for its upcoming documentary on KISS.
prevnext'Explain my spinny wheel of death'
Then explain my spinny wheel of death pic.twitter.com/5zlKPKq1xm
— B-Movie Scream Queen (@HorrorPrincess0) July 23, 2022
"Please let the powers that be that I've ordered 3 Microtouch Titanium Max units for stocking stuffers, a walnut medley, dried fruit, and pistachios from Nuts.com, and programmed my DVR for the KISS documentary," one fan jokingly wrote to Abrams.
prevnext'The struggle is reelz'
The struggle is reelz
— Ryan (@hp_ryanw) July 23, 2022
"Eliminating commercials are the least of your issues. I don't think Reelz is capable of handling LPD Nation. Probably need billions invested in their infrastructure," one viewer tweeted.
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