World's Wildest Police Videos
| World's Wildest Police Videos | |
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| Created by | Paul Stojanovich |
| Presented by | John Bunnell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons |
Original series: 3+ Revived series: 1 |
| No. of episodes |
Original series: 36+ Revived series: 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 min. |
| Distributor | 20th Television |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Fox (1998–2001) Spike (2012) |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV; Spike run only) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release |
Original series: April 2, 1998 – July 27, 2001 Revival: May 7 – August 13, 2012 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | World's Scariest Police Chases (1997 Pilot) |
World's Wildest Police Videos is an American reality TV series that deals with police videos from across the world. Video footage of car chases, subsequent arrests, robberies, riots and other crimes appear on the show. The series ran on Fox from 1998–2002, and in season 4, the show shortened its name to Police Videos. In 2012, Spike announced that it had commissioned 13 new episodes with the revival of the original name and John Bunnell returning as host, which premiered on May 7, 2012 and ended on August 13, 2012.
World's Wildest Police Videos began in 1998 and ran for four seasons, comprising a total of over 40 episodes before being officially cancelled in 2002. In Season 4 the show shortened its name to Police Videos.
Most of the police videos featured on the show were from various U.S. police departments, but footage from other nations such as Argentina, Russia, Australia, and the United Kingdom also appeared. Video sources included cameras from police cars, helicopters, store security systems, news reporters, and private citizens from around the world. Much of the footage had previously only been seen by law enforcement officials.
The show became popular with viewers. It had the highest ratings of any Fox network television special to that date. It was also featured on Entertainment Tonight and was re-aired later that month. It was the first sweeps-month special ever to run twice during a sweeps period by Fox.
The series began with the series of specials World's Scariest Police Chases, which was broadcast on February 2, 1997. It was narrated by actor Peter Coyote, and featured commentary by Captain C. W. Jensen of the Portland Police Bureau. Five episodes of World's Scariest Police Chases aired, with the second on April 27, 1997, third on November 4, 1997, fourth on February 17, 1998, and the fifth on April 28, 1998.
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