Blue lights. Camera. Action.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office will, over the next 10 weeks, be featured on the television show Live PD, according to a joint announcement Tuesday from sheriff’s officials and A&E. The popular television show reaches more than 7 million viewers and the goal is to show how law enforcement is reducing crime and improving the quality of life on a daily basis.

“The objective is to show the public our everyday work. Not just taking people to jail but also how we help people,’’ said Deputy Chief David Agee said. “We’re excited it about it.”

According to A&E, the show “shines a light on the hot-button issue of policing in America by presenting a transparent look at law enforcement on duty. Incorporating dash cams along with fixed rig and handheld cameras, the series captures the work of a mix of urban and rural police forces on typical Friday and Saturday nights.”

The partnership marks the first time Live PD has filmed in Alabama, and the second time an A&E police show has filmed in the Birmingham area. Crews from the network’s “The First 48” followed Birmingham police homicide detectives from 2008 until 2011. The first Birmingham episode aired in February 2009.

The Live PD series will film with Jefferson County beginning Monday and will air on Friday and Saturday nights from 8 p.m. until midnight beginning Oct. 21.

“The people of Jefferson County want to know that we are working hard for them every day,” said Sheriff Mark Pettway. “By showing our citizens on live TV what we do, what we endure and how we care about and serve the people is the best way for us to continue to build viable relationships in the county.”

The show is designed, in part, to help build community relations with the community by raising awareness about what law enforcement does day-in and day-out. The show also airs “Missing” and “Wanted” segments which, according to A&E, have helped departments locate missing children and captured fugitives.

Crews will follow the Sheriff’s Neighborhood Enforcement Team, or SNET.

In addition to the live shows, A&E will film pre-taped segments at the sheriff’s office during the week that will chronicle the challenges deputies face on a daily basis.

Agee said filming includes use of dashcams and handheld and fixed-rig cameras in patrol cars to film what happens on a typical Friday and Saturday night patrol. The style of the show is to take a fly-on-wall approach by following deputies “in-the-moment.” There is no music, script, interviews, narrator or recreations in the show. The show offers a raw and complete view of what it takes to police a community.

Viewers can follow along on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @officiallivepd.

“Our goals with Live PD are to identify any gaps that may exist between our office and the community and to increase recruitment of new deputies,’’ Pettway said. “Along with those goals, we see the show as an additional tool to help us locate fugitives and any missing children.”