Hot Pursuit (TV series)
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Hot Pursuit is an American
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 reality television series running on truTV.

Hot Pursuit's current series slogan is "The Chase Is On".

Production

Hot Pursuit first aired on February 1, 2006. In early 2007, the series aired on Thursdays at 8:00pm and 8:30pm ET. New episodes ran from 2006 through 2007 and ran for two seasons with an approximate total of 53 episodes.

On Tuesday October 9, 2007, The show was played for a full hour at 10:00pm ET known as The Best of Hot Pursuit, displaying its previous footage from past episodes.

The 3rd season premiered on October 15, 2007 with the "The Chase Is On" slogan. A fourth season aired on September 7, 2008 at 10:00pm and will air 2 new episodes every Sunday night at 9:00pm–10:00pm.

Clips of some of the footage in the show can be seen on YouTube
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, or on TruTV's RED Player.

Format

It is narrated by Russ Harris and is produced by Bullseye Productions. Its producer is Phil Ward. Hot Pursuit's running time is 30 minutes long

The show features unusual police chases, often with highly dangerous criminals, non-routine traffic stops. Although not all footage is dashboard camera related, it also sometimes features bait car busts, and bad drivers inside the station. Sometimes, the footage shown is not finished. The video and clips seen are always non-fatal, and only in the rare cases will there be a serious incident shown. However, show counterparts such as Most Shocking
Most Shocking
Most Shocking is an American reality television show produced by Nash Entertainment and truTV Original Productions. It generally features narrated video of criminal behavior, police pursuits, robberies, and freak accidents...

 and other truTV programs have routinely displayed fatal footage.

All footage in the show was recorded from the United States and Canada
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.

DVD releases

Season 1 of Hot Pursuit came out in October 2006. In most occurrences, the only available way to purchase it is via online order with stores such as Best Buy
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 and Circuit City, and sold on eBay
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 for $9.98. The first DVD showcases 15 episodes from the show, all including original footage and the same narrator seen on TV.

See also

  • COPS
    COPS (TV series)
    Cops is an American documentary/reality television series that follows police officers, constables, and sheriff's deputies during patrols and other police activities...

  • Video Justice
    Video Justice
    Video Justice is a reality television primetime program produced by John Langley airing on the television cable station truTV, and is part of network's truTV RED lineup. The program focuses on criminals who were captured on camera in the act of the crime...

  • Speeders
    Speeders
    Speeders is a reality television program on truTV that began airing in the summer of 2007.Unlike the more action-packed and felony-oriented show COPS, this show consists of clips of individuals being pulled over for offenses, most commonly speeding, as well as other things such as seat belt...

  • Most Shocking
    Most Shocking
    Most Shocking is an American reality television show produced by Nash Entertainment and truTV Original Productions. It generally features narrated video of criminal behavior, police pursuits, robberies, and freak accidents...

  • Most Daring
    Most Daring
    Most Daring is an American reality television show produced by Nash Entertainment and truTV Original Productions. Initially showing only rescue footage, it later became a companion to the show Most Shocking and like its sister show, it features footage of police chases, daring rescues, auto...


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