N.Y.C. Sues to Block Adams-Approved Police Reality Show With Dr. Phil [View all]
In the last year of Eric Adams’s tenure as mayor, New York City police officials would occasionally arrive at crime scenes and, to their great surprise, would find a camera crew shooting footage behind the yellow caution tape.
The crew was filming a reality show, “Behind the Badge,” which was greenlit by the mayor and was hosted by the celebrity psychologist Dr. Phil.
“Behind the Badge” was produced by Dr. Phil’s son, Jordan McGraw, and featured top administration officials, including the deputy mayor for public safety, Kaz Daughtry, a close associate of Mr. Adams. It was meant to highlight the Police Department’s work through as many as 17 episodes a year.
But on Wednesday, the city’s Law Department, now overseen by Mr. Adams’s successor, Zohran Mamdani, moved to pull the plug on the show. The city sued Mr. McGraw and his production company, McGraw Media, accusing them of shopping around “extremely problematic” unauthorized episodes that could endanger crime victims, witnesses and undercover officers by revealing their identities and by making public the discussion of “sensitive police operations.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/nyregion/new-york-city-police-reality-show-dr-phil.html
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