Police Women of Memphis

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Police Women of Memphis
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GenreDocumentary
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Running time40 to 43 minutes
(excluding commercials)
Release
Original network TLC
Original releaseMay 27 (2010-05-27) 
August 5, 2010 (2010-08-05)
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Police Women of Memphis is the third of TLC's Police Women reality documentary series, which follows four female members of the Memphis Police Department in Memphis, Tennessee. [1]

Contents

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"A Southern Belle With a Badge"May 27, 2010 (2010-05-27)
2"Whose Hair Is This?"June 3, 2010 (2010-06-03)
3"Nothin' but Whitey Tightys"June 10, 2010 (2010-06-10)
4"Pills Poppin' Everywhere"June 17, 2010 (2010-06-17)
5"As Long As You Love Me"June 24, 2010 (2010-06-24)
6"Rock Your Fuscia Hair"July 1, 2010 (2010-07-01)
7"Get Your Grill On"July 8, 2010 (2010-07-08)
8"You Got a Good Beat"July 15, 2010 (2010-07-15)
9"Please Don't Be Dead"July 22, 2010 (2010-07-22)
10"That Mace is No Fun"July 29, 2010 (2010-07-29)
11"You Know You're in the Hood"August 5, 2010 (2010-08-05)
12"Every Dog Has Its Day"August 5, 2010 (2010-08-05)

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References

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  2. "A Quickie with Virginia Awkward - AfterEllen". Archived from the original on 2015-04-17.