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Starring Harry Newman
Often called "the original" reality show, COPS was a novelty when it first aired on the upstart Fox network in 1989, forever transforming the TV landscape. Over 20 seasons and more than 750 episodes later, the show remains as compelling and unpredictable as ever.
- The First 48
Starring Dion Graham
The First 48 takes viewers behind the scenes of real-life investigations as it follows homicide detectives in the critical first 48 hours of murder investigations, giving viewers unprecedented access to crime scenes, interrogations and forensic processing.
- Cold Case Files
Starring Anthony Green Bill Kurtis
Armed with a mix of tried-and-true police skills and the latest advances in forensic technology, modern criminologists sift through a backlog of unsolved crimes, dissecting cases that have stumped experts for years. Television journalist Bill Kurtis hosts this groundbreaking A&E series that takes...
- America's Most Wanted
Starring John Walsh
Criminals can run. But they can no longer hide, as John Walsh's pioneering series, America's Most Wanted, television's top crime-fighting show, returns with all-new episodes on Lifetime. Once again Walsh will, as he's successfully done for 24 remarkable years, put all criminals on notice and...
- 48 Hours Mystery
Starring Erin Moriarty Troy Roberts Susan Spencer
This newsmagazine takes a 48-hour slice of a single topic and breaks it down into a single broadcast hour. A revolving team of CBS News correspondents offer an in-depth look into a topic or a criminal case, with the emphasis on solving a mystery.
- Forensic Files
Starring Peter Thomas
Forensic Files: science has never been more entertaining. Since its inception in 1996, this groundbreaking show has aired hundreds of smash episodes about the dramatic world of forensic science. Forensic Files follows investigators as they piece together bizarre sets of clues from crime scenes...
- Animal Cops: Houston
Animal Cops: Houston is a television reality show that premiered in 2003 on Animal Planet . It takes place in Houston, Texas , and focuses on the work of the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (HSPCA). The series is the third in a series of
- Unsolved Mysteries
Starring Dennis Farina
Unsolved Mysteries is one of the longest running programs in television and the inspiration for dozens of imitators. It is also the first television series with an audience interactive call-to-action requesting viewer tips to help solve actual cases. Each episode consists of five segments profiling...
- Deadly Women
Deadly Women fuses bone-chilling story-telling, sumptuous period drama and forensic fact in a bid to explore history's most alluring female killers. Each episode profiles four famous cases from the past; killers and their victims are brought to life by elaborate dramatized reconstructions.
- To Catch A Predator
Starring Chris Hansen
To Catch a Predator is a reality television show that features a series of hidden camera investigations by the television news-magazine Dateline NBC. It is devoted to the subject of identifying and detaining those who contact people they believe to be below the age of consent over the Internet for...
- Bait Car
Starring Jason Nash Andy Daly
A criminal walks past an empty car with its engine running. He looks around, but sees no owner. So he steals the vehicle. Unfortunately for him, the police are watching his every move with a hidden video camera they installed on the dashboard. The officers press a button and shut down the...
- I Almost Got Away with It
I (Almost) Got Away With It follows the stories of fugitives doing anything they can to escape prison. With the best and the brightest in law enforcement after them, their tales of life on the run are truly unbelievable. Find out how law enforcement uses all means necessary to discover and capture...
- Las Vegas Jailhouse
Spend a night in the slammer with the cops in this Las Vegas lockup. Go behind-the-scenes with the men and women of law enforcement for all the fights, drunken rampages, terrifying showdowns and hilarious oddballs on the Strip. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas - unless it makes bail.
- Border Wars
Every day thousands of men, women and children attempt to enter the United States illegally -- some looking for work, some seeking a new life and others trying to smuggle drugs or other contraband. Many will do whatever it takes, often risking their lives by crossing Arizona's treacherous Sonoran...
- Wicked Attraction
Starring Travis McHenry Zachary Bradshaw Kyle Durrant
Little is known about the chemistry between two people that sparks a killing rampage. Forensic Psychologists and Criminal Profilers uncover horrifying clues and reveal the true stories of people driven by love to commit murder. Wicked Attraction investigates some of the most terrifying crimes in...
- True Crime with Aphrodite Jones
Starring Aphrodite Jones
Follow New York Times bestselling author Aphrodite Jones as she delves into some of the most heinous crimes of our time. Get the inside story of such notorious cases as Scott Peterson, Skylar Deleon, The Zodiac Killer and Phil Spector. New details and evidence emerge from cases like JonBenet...
- American Gangster
Starring Ving Rhames
AMERICAN GANGSTER chronicles the life and times of some of Black America's most notorious crime figures. The show will explore without glorifying, and investigate without celebrating these criminal-minded men and women. During each episode, the crimes of infamous Black figures, such as Chaz...
- American Greed
CNBC's 'American Greed' examines the dark side of the American Dream. This season will take a look at well-known and high-profile stories including The Black Widows - Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt - two California women who infamously befriended and staged the deaths of homeless men for...
- Vegas Strip
This action-packed drama puts you up close and personal with the tough-as-nails police officers of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, giving you a never-before-seen look at the wildest street in the world. When you mix cops, party animals and a packed, sizzling Las Vegas Boulevard, the...
- Police POV
It's the most intense police series ever. Police POV captures what it's really like to be a cop, with every wild moment caught on TASER'S new AXON camera, from the officer's perspective. All the car chases, drug busts, foot pursuits and struggles with hidden guns, just as the cops see it.






















