Bad tourists, bad gamblers, whatcha gonna do? TruTV’s take on COPS, “Vegas Strip,” aired its third season premiere Monday night. The reality show follows Las Vegas police officers as they patrol the seediest street west of the Mississippi, the Las Vegas Strip. Between long-shots of glamorous casino fountains and facades, officers confront invariably inebriated law-breakers about illegal activity. This episode featured an underage drinker who fled police custody while being handcuffed and ran shirtless through crowds of tourists, eventually getting tackled by officers at the bottom of an escalator. Prostitution, drug use and disorderly conduct are commonly encountered infractions on the show. “Vegas Strip” follows the formula applied to most TruTV programming: capture conflicts – especially physical altercations and verbal assaults.

Grade: C+