Real Stories of the Highway Patrol | |
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Genre | Police Cars |
Created by | Mark Massari |
Starring | Maury Hannigan |
Opening theme | Real Stories of the Highway Patrol |
Ending theme | Real Stories of the Highway Patrol |
Country of origin | United States |
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Producer(s) | Mark Massari |
Running time | 33 minutes |
Production company(s) | Leap Off Productions Mark Massari Productions |
Distributor | New World Entertainment (1993-1995) Genesis Entertainment (1994-1995) New World/Genesis Distribution (1995-1997) 20th Television (1997-1999) |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | Syndication |
Original run | 1993 – 1999 |
Real Stories of the Highway Patrol (Sometimes referred to as RSHP) was a half hour syndicated television series which ran in the United States for six seasons from 1993 to 1999 for a total of 780 episodes[1], capitalizing on the success of "real-life" police series such as COPS. Reruns were aired on the now-defunct Fox Reality Channel.
Production companies were Mark Massari Productions and Leap Off Productions and was distributed by Genesis Entertainment, New World International, and later New World/Genesis Distribution. The series is currently owned and distributed by 20th Television.
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The series revolved around the stories of highway patrol officers and state troopers from across the country, who would give commentary on a particularly difficult arrest they made. More often than not, the officer's work caused him grievous injury and a subsequent commendation from his police department. Each crime and subsequent arrest was dramatized for the viewing audience. Unlike COPS, not all of the footage in the show is COPS similar camera recorded.
The series was hosted by Maury Hannigan, who at the time was Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.
All episodes are assumed to exist. The first two seasons of episodes were last aired on the now-defunct Fox Reality Channel many times of the day.