Cops has been canceled, will the interest in fictional police shows wane as well? Could this be the end of the long-running Law & Orders? Of the beloved NCIS and its spinoffs and other shows that never showed signs of ratings slumps? Dick Wolf, creator of Law & Order fired a showrunner last week after the man posed with a gun in a tone-deaf picture on social media, proclaiming that he will defend law enforcement. The man was hired to work on the spinoff of SVU starring Chris Meloni, Mariska Hargitay’s original partner. “I will not tolerate this conduct, especially during our hour of national grief,” said Wolf in a statement. This, however, is unlikely to hurt the new series given the appeal of the original one.

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letter-spacing:.2pt;background:white’>drama watching has increased 30%, news 29%, comedies 18%, reality shows 15% and action and adventure by 15%. That bodes well for crime dramas and medical shows. Rumor has it that at least 6 networks and streamers are furiously working on pandemic series that center around healthcare workers, something that could have been expected given our quest for real-life heroes, even if they are fictionalized.

Ava DuVernay’s nominated The 13th about Lincoln’s 13^th amendment to the constitution that ended slavery but left a loophole, to educate themselves about black history, or John Ridley’s new film Let It Fall: LA 1982-1992. In it, the screenwriter of 12 Years a Slave chronicles the 1992 uprising in Los Angeles after the Rodney King verdict, a topic that could not be more timely right now.

(And Still I Rise) to Congressman and activist John Lewis (John Lewis – Get in the Way), according to data, viewers look to the past to explain the present.