Judge Blocks McGraw from Selling NYPD Docuseries Footage

A Manhattan judge issued a restraining order on Wednesday blocking Jordan McGraw, son of television personality Dr. Phil, from selling or distributing footage from an NYPD documentary series, hours after New York City's administration filed a lawsuit alleging the material poses life-threatening risks to officers and compromises ongoing investigations.

The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan Supreme Court by the office of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, targets McGraw Media and accuses the company of breaching a contract signed in April 2025 under McGraw's predecessor, former Mayor Eric Adams. That agreement granted McGraw's production company exclusive access to NYPD operations for an 18-episode docuseries tentatively titled "Behind the Badge," intended to showcase the department's work. In exchange, the city retained discretionary authority to review rough cuts and prohibit content deemed inaccurate, confidential, or harmful to public safety, officers, or the department's reputation.

City attorneys claim McGraw Media submitted rough cuts of only four episodes in December 2025 and ignored repeated requests to edit sensitive material. The remaining episodes were described in court documents as...