High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Academy is a reality television series that provides a behind-the-scenes look at police recruits of the Los Angeles County Sheriff`s Academy as they go through an 18-week training course to become deputies of the Los Angeles County Sheriff`s Department. The program premiered in May 2007 on Fox Reality Channel with class 355. As of fall 2007, the series is also aired on MyNetworkTV. There were 111 recruits to start out and 24 were separated. Separations occur when recruits fail make-up exams, simply decide to resign due to injury or by personal choice, or when the instructors feel the recruit shouldn`t continue with training.