Since I’ve worked around COPS - I’d bet on them before I’d ever bet on anybody in the media.
Yes, it’s a “reality” show .. but it is a good sample of what a police officer really has to do on the job. Never having been a police officer (for most people), at least they can get a sense of what the COP’s life is like.
If you’re convinced it’s fake .. well good luck with that.
It’s as fake as the evening news.