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''World's Wildest Police Videos'' (sometimes abbreviated to '''''WWPV''''') is a 2007 . PRODUCTION ''World's Wildest Police Videos'' began in 1998 and ran for three seasons, comprising a total of 36 episodes. Despite being officially cancelled in 2002, new episodes were only aired until 2001.Brown, Matt "World's Wildest Police Videos a Titles & Air Dates Guide" - EP Guides 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2007 . Most of the police videos featured the show were from various 2007 . The show became popular with viewers. It had the highest ratings of any FOX network television special to that date. It was also featured on '' Entertainment Tonight '' and was re-aired later that month. It was the first sweeps-month special ever to run twice during a sweeps period by FOX. FORMAT The series began with the special ''World's Scariest Police Chases'', which was broadcast in February 1997. It was narrated by actor Peter Coyote , and featured commentary by Captain C.W. Jensen of the Portland Police Bureau. The show was hosted by John Bunnell , a retired Police officer and former Sheriff of Multnomah County, Oregon . Each episode opened with Bunnell warning viewers "Due to the graphic nature of this program, viewer discretion is advised". Bunnell's commentary was often characterized by dramatic descriptions of the struggle between good and evil, the police and criminals, victims and abusers, etc. Although Bunnell hosted and commentated on most of the show, some police video segments were sometimes dubbed with the actual law enforcement officials acting in the situation presented. Originally, a typical episode included sections entitled: " Pit Maneuver ", "Car Thieves", "Rainy Chase", " Big Rig Road Block ", "Jumping Off Bridge", and " Drunk Drivers ." This was soon dropped, and replaced with a string of clips, each commentated on by Bunnell. After a few videos, a small clip of Bunnell would be shown, often describing the police mentality behind the videos about to appear. Tire screeching noises and horn beeps were added to almost every video even though a helicopter's microphone would not be sensitive to capture those sounds from such a high altitude with the helicopter blades spinning. A Video Game based on the series was released for the PlayStation in 2001 , entitled ''World's Scariest Police Chases''. It featured the Voice of Bunnell. The game began in a similar way to the show, with Bunnell warning "Due to the graphic nature of this game, player discretion is advised." WORLDWIDE SYNDICATION ''World's Wildest Police Videos'' is syndicated worldwide, being broadcast in the following countries in order of date of first broadcast:
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