“Bringing the new community together is core to our mission at Ring, and Ring Nation gives friends and family a fun new way to enjoy time with one another,” company founder and former Shark Tank contestant Jamie Siminoff said in an announcement. “From the incredible, to the hilarious and uplifting must-see viral moments from around the country every day, Ring Nation offers something for everyone watching at home,” added Barry Poznick, MGM’s president of alternative television. Ring Nation is also being brought to viewers in part thanks to Big Fish Entertainment, the production company largely responsible for Live PD, a modernized version of COPS that ran on A&E from 2016-2020 before being cancelled in the wake of nationwide protests over the police killings of George Floyd and Javier Ambler. At the time of its cancellation, Live PD was the most watched show on primetime Friday nights, which probably is a large reason why Reelz recently rebooted it under the new moniker, On Patrol: Live. The sad, dystopian, aptly named Ring Nation is currently set to premiere in syndication next month on September 26.
