To Catch a Predator
An American news exposé series featuring hidden camera investigations by Dateline NBC, devoted to impersonating underage minors and detaining adult men who contacted them over the Internet for sexual liaisons. The men are lured to a sting house to meet with a decoy under the pretence of sexual contact and then confronted by Chris Hansen.
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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Bethpage, Long Island, New York
6.011-11-20041hThe operation was set up in a home in Long Island, NY, to which 18 men came over two-and-a-half days after making a date for sex with a minor. One of the men in the investigation w...
- Ep 2
2.Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia
9.004-11-20051hChris Hansen's report on the dangers of Internet chat rooms for kids includes a hidden-camera investigation and suggestions on how to protect children from online predators.
- Ep 3
3.Mira Loma, Riverside County, California
7.003-02-20061hChris Hansen offers a second update to his investigation into online predators and the hazards of Internet chat rooms for children.
- Ep 4
4.Greenville, Ohio (1)
7.026-04-20061hChris Hansen travels to Ohio and Florida to file the first in a new series of hidden-camera reports on alleged online sexual predators as part of the ongoing “To Catch a Predator”...
- Ep 5
5.Greenville, Ohio (2)
8.003-05-20061hIs this a crime that only happens in and around big cities? Or does it happen everywhere? Seventeen men are arrested over a three day period as Dateline goes to the Heartland.
- Ep 6
6.Fort Meyers, Florida (1)
9.010-05-20061hChris Hansen's investigation into alleged Internet predators continues.
- Ep 7
7.Fort Meyers, Florida (2)
9.017-05-20061hPart two of Chris Hansen's investigation into internet predators in Florida.
- Ep 8
8.Fortson, Georgia (1)
8.013-09-20061h20 men over four and a half days were exposed by the show, arrested, prosecuted, and ultimately sentenced.
- Ep 9
9.Fortson, Georgia (2)
9.022-09-20061hChris Hansen presents the second part of his hidden-camera report on alleged Internet predators. His investigation is based in Harris County, Ga.
- Ep 10
10.Petaluma, California (1)
8.029-09-20061h29 men were netted in three days in a town outside of San Francisco famous for the murder of Polly Klass by a child predator and former residence of JonBenet Ramsey murder suspect...
- Ep 11
11.Petaluma, California (2)
9.006-10-20061hChris Hansen's hidden-camera investigation into alleged Internet predators continues in Petaluma, CA.
- Ep 12
12.Long Beach, California (1)
9.030-01-20071hChris Hansen reports on alleged Internet predators in Long Beach, Cal., in Part 1 of his latest “To Catch a Predator” series.
- Ep 13
13.Long Beach, California (2)
9.006-02-20071hChris Hansen presents Part 2 of his hidden-camera report on alleged Internet predators in Long Beach, Cal.
- Ep 14
14.Murphy, Texas (1)
9.013-02-20071hChris Hansen presents a hidden-camera report on alleged Internet predators based in Murphy, Texas.
- Ep 15
15.Murphy, Texas (2)
9.020-02-20071hThe conclusion of correspondent Chris Hansen's two-part investigation into alleged Internet predators based in Murphy, Texas.
- Ep 16
16.Flagler Beach, Florida (1)
10.027-02-20071hChris Hansen investigates alleged Internet predators in a hidden-camera report from Flagler Beach, Fla.
- Ep 17
17.Flagler Beach, Florida (2)
9.006-03-20071hThe conclusion of Chris Hansen's two-part investigation into alleged Internet predators based in Flagler Beach, Fla.
- Ep 18
18.Ocean County, New Jersey (1)
10.018-07-20071hChris Hansen investigates alleged Internet predators in a hidden-camera report from Ocean County, N.J.
- Ep 19
19.Ocean County, New Jersey (2)
9.025-07-20071hThe conclusion of Chris Hansen's investigation of alleged Internet predators in Ocean County, N.J.
- Ep 20
20.Bowling Green, Kentucky
9.028-12-20071hChris Hansen corners alleged Internet stalkers in Bowling Green, Ky., in the 12th edition of "To Catch a Predator.
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