''Urban Cops'' () is a South Korean
reality show
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broadcast on
MBC every1, where celebrities team up with real life police to experience their work and solve crimes within the city. The show is the second
spin-off
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of ''
Rural Police'' after ''
Sea Police,'' which feature the same premise but in the countryside and coastal region respectively. Like the first two series, the cast are appointed as entry-level police officers () and work alongside a team of mentor officers.
Season 1 aired on Mondays at 20:30 (
KST) from January 14 to March 18, 2019.
Jo Jae-yoon from ''Sea Police'' joined the cast alongside three new faces. They were appointed entry-level police officers in the Intellectual Crime Investigation Team at
Yongsan Police Station in
Seoul, shadowing them on their open cases.
Season 2, ''Urban Cops: KCSI'', aired on Mondays at 20:30 (
KST) from July 29 to September 30, 2019, with the same cast returning except
Jang Hyuk, who was replaced by
Chun Jung-myung
Chun Jung-myung (, born November 29, 1980) is a South Korean actor. Chun made his break into the entertainment industry in the KBS teen drama ''School 2'' (1999). He is best known for his leading roles in TV dramas such as ''Fashion 70's'' (2005) ...
. In this season, the cast joined the Korean Crime Scene Investigation's (KCSI) Forensic Investigation Unit at
Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.
Following the popularity of Seasons 1 and 2, the production crew stated in September 2019 that they were discussing the possibility of Season 3.
Cast
Main cast
Police officers
Season 1 — Intellectual Crime Investigation Team ''(
Yongsan Police Station,
Seoul)''
* Team Leader:
* Investigators: Lee Yoo-shin, Lee Woo-ho, Jo Kyeong-jun, Yoo Seung-ryeol and Choi Woo-cheol
Season 2 — Forensic Investigation Unit ''(KCSI,
Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency)''
* Unit Chief: Lee Sang-bae
* Team Captain: Kim Jeong-yong
* Team 1: Park Seong-woo (Leader), Jo Yeong-hun
* Team 2: Choi Pyeong-yeop (Leader), Jang Dae-yeong
* Team 3: Na Je-seong (Leader), Hwang Seong-yeong
List of episodes
Season 1
Season 2
Ratings
* Ratings listed below are the individual corner ratings of ''Urban Cops''. (Note: Individual corner ratings do not include commercial time, which regular ratings include.)
* In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in and the lowest rating for the show will be in each season.
Season 1
Season 2
References
External links
Season 1
Season 2{{in lang, ko
South Korean reality television series
Korean-language television shows
2019 South Korean television series debuts
South Korean crime television series