▁number ▁of ▁hours ▁devoted ▁to ▁news ▁programming , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁fifth - high est ▁local ▁new sc ast ▁output ▁of ▁any ▁television ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁market ▁( be hind ▁K T LA , ▁which ▁runs ▁ 8 2 ▁hours , ▁ 5 ▁minutes ▁of ▁new sc asts ▁each ▁week ; ▁ABC - owned ▁K ABC - TV , ▁which ▁runs ▁ 5 1 ▁hours , ▁ 2 5 ▁minutes ▁each ▁week ; ▁Fox - owned ▁K T TV , ▁which ▁runs ▁ 4 9 ▁hours ▁each ▁week , ▁and ▁N BC - owned ▁K N BC , ▁which ▁runs ▁ 3 9 ▁hours , ▁ 2 5 ▁minutes ▁each ▁week ). ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁news ▁programming ▁on ▁the ▁station , ▁channel ▁ 9 ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁showing ▁the ▁most ▁police ▁ch ases ▁among ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁market ' s ▁news - produ cing ▁stations . ▁O ften ▁regular ▁news ▁programming ▁on ▁K C AL ▁is ▁susp ended ▁to ▁cover ▁a ▁police ▁ch ase , ▁and ▁programs ▁that ▁follow ▁the ▁new sc ast ▁are ▁sometimes ▁pre empt ed ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁ch ase ' s ▁conclusion . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁K C AL ▁reported ▁a ▁quad ru pling ▁of ▁ratings ▁every ▁time ▁a ▁police ▁ch ase ▁was ▁shown , ▁with ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 . 6 ▁million ▁view ers ▁watching ▁at ▁a ▁given ▁time ▁during ▁such ▁events . ▁When ▁ch ases ▁are ▁shown , ▁it ' s ▁often ▁with ▁the ▁voice ▁and ▁in - air