Why Was Catch A Predator Cancelled? – Celebrity
Sophia Aguilar The one issue that thankfully hasn’t been politicized, however, is child endangerment, which was the subject of To Catch a Predator. So why did the show get canceled? Why did ‘To Catch a Predator’ end? Many speculate entrapment had something to do with it.
Since the third installment, law enforcement and other officials were also involved, leading to the arrests of most individuals caught. No new episodes have aired since December 2007. NBC affiliates WTMJ in Milwaukee, KSHB in Kansas City and WBRE in Wilkes-Barre have also produced local versions of To Catch a Predator.
To Catch a Predator is an American reality television series featuring hidden camera investigations by the television news magazine program Dateline NBC hosted by Chris Hansen. It was devoted to impersonating underage persons (generally ages 12–15) and detaining male adults who contacted them over the Internet for sexual liaisons.
“Chris Hansen Launches Kickstarter Campaign to Catch Some Predators”. Mediaite. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015. ^ Woodman, Spencer. “Chris Hansen Is Back to Catching Predators”. New Republic Online. New Republic. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
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