How paedophile show To Catch a Predator inspired a generation of vigilantes

The voice of a 37-year-old man salivates on the phone. “I’m thinking… I’m wishing I was there with you. If I was, I’d be ...
Yahoo

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 ...
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 ...
TheWrap

‘To Catch a Predator’ Casts a Long Shadow Through Our Culture and Politics

“Predators,” the new documentary about the TV news program “To Catch a Predator,” comes across as painfully, almost uncomfortably conflicted in the view of its subject. Yet those NBC specials that ...
The New Yorker

Why Did We Love “To Catch a Predator”?

In David Osit’s new documentary, “Predators,” the director includes a short clip from a mid-two-thousands episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in which the late-night host—his free-speech tussle with the ...
The Baltimore Sun

Harford Sheriff’s Office teams with ‘To Catch a Predator’ star Chris Hansen

The Harford County Sheriff’s Office will make it to television soon after announcing a collaboration with TV personality Chris Hansen , most well-known for creating “To Catch a Predator.” The ...