The long-delayed new segment will feature fan-favorite officer Captain Danny Brown of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.
Sometimes live TV producers plan, and Mother Nature just laughs.
“We had to stand down because of the hurricane,” continues Zito.
Dan Abrams, Sean Larkin, and Curtis Wilson on ‘On Patrol: Live’.Credit: Reelz
“And Captain Danny Brown is also a U.S. Army Reserve officer.
It will be followed by an in-studio debrief with Brown and his civilian passenger on Saturday night’s show.
(Zito declined to comment on the ongoingcopyright infringement lawsuit filed by A&E against ReelzoverOPL.)
JOHN ZITO:[Laughs] It’s not just because people love Danny Brown.
The ride-along participant is named Alexa Dean.
How did she get chosen?
Is there some kind ofOPLlottery or something?
No, it’s absolutelynota lottery system.
The ride along follows the existing protocols of the departments.
There are no rules that are written byOn Patrol: Live.
We do not have any hand in the selection of the person [who does the ride-along].
The county then received all of the requests, and I think close to 3,000 people submitted.
This is very much in keeping with the premise of the show.
And now we are witnessing a ride-along with a member of the community, and we are documenting that.
From 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., there’s a show calledOn Patrol: First Shift.
The majority of that hour is just re-airs of earlier episodes.
That’s probably where we’d see that first.
Our primary concern is always safety.
What can you preview about that?
We’re hoping just to have them come in and share their experiences.
We’re not expecting nor should we want them in any way to be playing to the cameras.
We see “Citizen on Set” as the opportunity to have that debrief.
Normally you would go home and tell your family and their friends come and telluswhat it was like.
Are there any limits to what Alexa can discuss during that segment?
There are no conditions on what she wants to discuss.
Have you thought about what your ideal situation would be and what would terrify you the most?
They’re going to adhere to that if our cameras are there or not.
Captain Brown is going to be operating the same way no matter what.
And some nights may not be quote-unquote exciting necessarily.
It’s going to be what it is and that’s what it is every single weekend.
That will all be at Captain Brown’s discretion.
Can you tell us where you’ll go next?
We’re not sure yet.
All of our departments are interested in it, but we’re not sure yet.
[Laughs] I have to give that a number grade?
My heart was racing.
Absolutely, it was.
We did great numbers that night, by the way.
Even with the technical difficulties.
Yeah, it was nerve-wracking.
But we took it in stride.
