The Truth Behind the TV Show Cops

The longest running prime time show on TV is COPS, which is still running. It's been on for 30 years now! What you might not know is how COPS was born from the idea of producing a TV show without professional writers or actors. It didn't have to be good, as long as it was cheap. But people became obsessed with watching real-life drama go down. And thus, reality TV was born. (via Tastefully Offensive)