To Catch a Predator

To Catch a Predator

To Catch a Predator is an American reality television series that features hidden camera investigations by the television news magazine program Dateline NBC. It was devoted to impersonating underage people (generally ages 12 - 15) and detaining male adults who contacted them over the Internet for sexual liaisons. People were lured to meet with a decoy under the preten... Read all

Genre: ComedyCrimeDrama

Cast:Chris HansenStone PhillipsDel HarveyDennis KerrAnn CurryDan SchrackEmily BicksDavid KayeMichael SeibertBrian LindseyTeri SchroederJoe WunderlerJohn KennellyThomas BodnarHilton DanielsJeffrey CoutureThomas CoffenRochelle Therrien


1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Bethpage, Long Island

Thu, Nov 11, 2004

The 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 was a New York City firefighter, who was later fired.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Fairfax County, Virginia

Fri, Nov 4, 2005

Chris 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.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Riverside County, California

Fri, Feb 3, 2006

Chris Hansen offers a second update to his investigation into online predators and the hazards of Internet chat rooms for children.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Greenville, Ohio: Part 1

Wed, Apr 26, 2006

Chris Hansen travels to Ohio 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" series.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Greenville, Ohio: Part 2

Wed, May 3, 2006

Is 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.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Fort Meyers, Florida: Part 1

Wed, May 10, 2006

Tonight: the strangest parade of suspects you've ever seen.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Fort Meyers, Florida: Part 2

Wed, May 17, 2006

Part two of Chris Hansen's investigation into internet predators in Florida.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Fortson, Georgia: Part 1

Wed, Sep 13, 2006

20 men over four and a half days were exposed by the show, arrested, prosecuted, and ultimately sentenced.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Fortson, Georgia: Part 2

Fri, Sep 22, 2006

Potential predators continue to show up at Chris Hansen's bait house in Georgia.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Petaluma, California: Part 1

Fri, Sep 29, 2006

29 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 John Mark Karr.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Petaluma, California: Part 2

Fri, Oct 6, 2006

Chris Hansen's hidden-camera investigation into alleged Internet predators continues in Petaluma, CA.