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.
Palm Beach County Sheriff's witness a speeding car in a drug infested area. Having stopped them in a pursuit, the driver angrily exits his vehicle to ask why he was stopped. He jumps back in his car and speeds off beginning a new chase in which a passenger bails out. The female is the drivers boyfriend which is only discovered after a long inquiry. She reveals he has a vial of crack inside the car. Next, a Spokane Police officer is called to a possible domestic call on the street. Looking up and down the road the officers discover a man standing under a tree in which a female is up in the tree. They find out that the woman often climbs the tree when upset with family problems. Then, a Rialto Police officer spots a drug transaction taking place. The men claim they are construction workers headed to purchase supplies, but a bag of crack on the floor has the officer in doubt.