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‘To Catch a Predator’ Became a Ratings Sensation By Exposing Internet Sex Predators. A New Sundance Documentary Examines Its Complicated Legacy

Like many Americans in the early aughts, documentary filmmaker David Osit watched “To Catch a Predator,” a hidden camera reality TV show that followed journalist Chris Hansen working in coordination ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Predators’ examines the tactics of a reality TV phenomenon that may have gone too far

It took just 20 episodes for the Dateline NBC program “To Catch a Predator” to leave a mark on the culture. A sting-operation-meets-hidden-camera-prank, the show had a riveting hook: Men engaging in ...

Paramount+ To Begin Streaming Oscar Contender ‘Predators’ Next Month; Documentary Explores Troubling Legacy Of Dateline’s ‘To Catch A Predator’

Paramount+ will begin streaming 'Predators' in December, the documentary that scrutinizes the troubling legacy of Dateline's 'To Catch a Predator.' ...
Variety

How Hours of Unedited ‘To Catch a Predator’ Footage Shaped ‘Predators,’ a Doc That Connects Chris Hansen to America’s True Crime Addiction

“My life may be crappy, but at least I’m not on TV.” That’s one explanation for the mass appeal of “To Catch a Predator” put forth by a subject in “Predators,” a new documentary about the mid-aughts ...
ABC News

Turning the Tables on 'To Catch a Predator'

Veteran former NBC journalist says hit show violates ethical guidelines. June 5, 2007 — -- By the twin measures of ratings success and journalism that gets results, NBC news producer Marsha ...
NPR

A new documentary raises questions about the true crime TV show 'To Catch A Predator'

A new documentary looks at the true crime TV program "To Catch A Predator" and its copycats. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with filmmaker David Osit about some of the uncomfortable questions "Predators" ...