''Top Cops'' is a documentary program broadcast in the

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on the

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from 1990 to 1993. Reruns aired on the

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in 1996. Each episode of ''Top Cops'' consisted of two to three segments featuring commended

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officers and dramatic recreations of the events leading to their having been honored.

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* CBS original programming 1990 American television series debuts 1993 American television series endings 1990s American crime television series Television series by CBS Studios Television series by 20th Century Fox Television Television series featuring reenactments {{US-nonfiction-tv-prog-stub