Cops is een Amerikaans realityprogramma van de zender Paramount Network (voorheen Spike TV). De serie ging in première op 11 maart 1989.
Cops toont wekelijks politieagenten in actie. Er zijn veel achtervolgingen te voet en in de auto te zien. Vaak eindigt de actie in een arrestatie waarbij soms met grof geweld de arrestant op zijn buik op de grond gedwongen wordt en in de handboeien geslagen. Er zijn echter ook operaties te zien waarbij agenten zich uitgeven voor drugshandelaren of (ook mannelijke) prostituees.
(Fort Worth, TX - 9:26 PM Stolen Vehicle) East Division - Officer Chris Leary says the most common misconception about police is they're not human beings and have no feelings and no respect for people. They might have had bad dealings with the police and don't realize they are just like them and put their pants on one leg at a time. He instructs the driver of a stolen vehicle to pull off the road, but when the suspect complies, he and a passenger flee into a residential area. In Des Moines, IA, Officer Frentess stops the driver of a speeding vehicle and although the suspect first claims he had not been drinking, he later admits having consumed two beers and claims he did not know how fast he had been driving. In Chattanooga, TN, Officer Miller responds to an attempted robbery at a local residence. #1421. 1/12/02