A&E Network is expanding its slate of original series, having greenlit two new projects spanning across live and nonfiction genres.<\/p>\n
A&E\u2019s hit series Live PD<\/em> has been renewed for an additional 160 episodes. From MGM\u2019s Big Fish Entertainment, the three-hour live show\u2014hosted by Dan Abrams, with analysis from Tom Morris Jr. and Sgt. Sean \u2018Sticks\u2019 Larkin\u2014follows law enforcement agencies from across the country for an inside look at policing in America.<\/p>\n Building on the network\u2019s dedication to live programming, the new series What\u2019s It Worth? Live<\/em>, hosted by comedian and collector Jeff Foxworthy, will incorporate on-air and online components to bring hidden personal treasures to consumers nationwide. Broadcast live from Atlanta, each episode will give viewers from coast to coast the opportunity to bid on and purchase an array of extremely rare, intriguing and valuable personal treasures, sold by everyday Americans in a real-time marketplace. The series is produced by ITV America’s Thinkfactory Media.<\/p>\n The network is also expanding its partnership with WWE Studios for the new series The Quest for Lost WWE Treasures<\/em> (working title). The series takes viewers on the ultimate hunt to find some of WWE\u2019s most iconic, lost memorabilia. In each episode, WWE\u2019s Stephanie McMahon and Paul \u201cTriple H\u201d Levesque, will lead a team of collectors, WWE Superstars and Legends as they investigate, negotiate, bid and travel across the country to hunt down and reclaim some of the most elusive WWE collectibles.<\/p>\n “A&E has always been on the forefront in bringing new nonfiction formats to television, most recently evidenced in the live space,” said Elaine Frontain Bryant, executive VP and head of programming for A&E. “We are proud to not only continue this success with additional episodes of the groundbreaking live documentary series Live PD<\/em> but to also expand into new horizons with a never-before-attempted live television auction with What’s It Worth? Live<\/em>. These must-see live series coupled with our growing partnership with WWE and the evolution of the premium Biography<\/em> brand position A&E for continued growth in the year to come.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A&E Network is expanding its slate of original series, having greenlit two new projects spanning across live and nonfiction genres.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":14526,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[428],"class_list":["post-14525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-ae-network","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n