It was a hidden camera show that turned the tables on suspected pedophiles. Did “To Catch a Predator” go too far blurring the lines between justice and entertainment?
Predators
The Peacemaker
A fraternity member offers himself as someone fellow college students can lean on. But time and time again, he’s the last person to see them alive.
All Her Fault
The investigation into a missing child turns into a blame game when it’s revealed the kidnapper is the nanny of another mother.
In the Dark: Blood Relatives
He’s one of Britain's most infamous killers, accused of murdering his whole family. Can overlooked evidence prove he was wrongfully convicted?
Best TV of 2025
This year, the small screen brought us thought‑provoking miniseries, immersive documentaries, and dramatic adaptations of classic true crime stories. We share our list of the best TV we reviewed in 2025.
Best Podcasts of 2025
Hard-hitting investigations, compelling profiles, and a chorus of people who just don’t believe what women tell them—there was something for everyone in our top ten lists. We reveal the best podcasts of 2025!
Hush: Love Thy Neighbor
The unexplained death of an 18-year-old splinters a community, as parents, police, politicians and armchair sleuths blame each other for why the case remains unsolved.
Murdaugh: Death in the Family
The Beast in Me
A famous author is pulled into a twisted mind game with her rich, powerful new neighbor — who might be a murderer.
Model Wars
A self-styled gigolo uses mob money to start a modeling agency, disrupting an industry built on sex, parties, and exploitation.
The Lowdown
A quirky investigative journalist explores a death in a powerful political family. Along the way, he crosses paths with hate groups, antiques dealers, a comely widow, and his own pre-teen daughter.
Scorched Earth
A lawyer won a multibillion-dollar judgement against Big Oil. When the company fought back, he lost everything - including his freedom.
The Preventionist
Authorities in Pennsylvania removed children and made arrests based on findings by a doctor who specialized in identifying child abuse. But critics say she was too eager to diagnose abuse when none had occurred.
The Chinatown Sting
It was one of the country’s biggest drug smuggling operations - involving Chinese gangs, mahjong parlors, and a mastermind named “Onionhead.”
Murder on Music Row season 2
For decades, David "Skull" Schulman ran The Rainbow Room in Nashville, a club known for its edgy mix of country music, burlesque shows, and other illicit activity. But the city was shocked in 1998 when the colorful 81-year-old local icon was murdered in his empty nightclub, his French poodle the only witness to the crime.
Authorities suspected someone was after the wad of cash Skull always kept in the bib of his Hee Haw overalls. Despite questionable witness statements and no evidence connecting him to the scene, prosecutors convicted a 17-year-old for the crime. All this time later, the question remains: is the right man in prison for killing Skull Schulman?
In season two of “Murder on Music Row: The Skull at the End of the Rainbow,” Keith Sharon and Kirsten Fiscus of The Tennessean reopen the famous case, pulling apart the original investigation and looking for new evidence. The podcast takes a deep dive into the stories of the famous and infamous characters who frequented the Rainbow Room, and the eccentric club owner’s place in Nashville history.
The Diplomat season 3
With the sudden death of the President, Ambassador to the UK Kate Wyler is passed over as Vice-President. Grace Penn instead selects Kate’s husband, Hal, to join her in the White House. The move forces Kate to choose between going to Washington with Hal as his Second Lady or staying in London as a diplomat. As the Wyler’s marital relationship dissolves, so does the diplomatic relationship between the nations, as the US’s role in the false flag attack on a British warship goes public. And when the Prime Minister won’t cooperate with the Americans on a crisis involving a missing Russian submarine, Kate realizes Hal’s solution could lead the strained allies to war.
Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell return in season three of Netflix’s “The Diplomat.” Kate is tested as personal and political power dynamics shift. In both affairs of state and of the heart, new alliances are formed, old ones are abandoned, and Kate contemplates what's best for her and the country.
OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "THE DIPLOMAT" SEASON THREE BEGIN IN THE FINAL 12 MINUTES OF THE EPISODE.
In Crime of the Week: fluffy nutters.
Only Murders in the Building season 5
Podcasters Charles, Oliver and Mabel are shocked to find a severed finger in a platter of shrimp cocktail! Is it connected to the suspicious death of their doorman? Or their search for a missing dry-cleaning mobster? The investigation takes a turn when they uncover a secret casino hidden beneath the Arconia. The gaming room contains a card table with a cleaver-shaped gash and is frequented by a trio of billionaires, one who’s missing a finger. But as they dig deeper into the mystery, stories don’t add up, the podcast is muzzled, and the killer remains even more elusive.
Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez return for season five of Hulu’s Emmy-winning “Only Murders in the Building.” Television’s fictional favorite true crime podcast team looks into yet another death - or two - in the Arconia. The cast of suspects includes a mob widow, a crooked politician, the world’s richest people, and a robot. This time the crew learns the residents aren’t the real target - it’s the building itself.
OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING" SEASON FIVE BEGIN IN THE FINAL 11 MINUTES OF THE EPISODE.
Task
Returning to work after a family tragedy, FBI Agent Tom Brandis is put in charge of a task force to find who has been robbing drug stash houses run by the ruthless Darkhearts motorcycle gang. Robbie Prendergrast is out for revenge since the bikers killed his brother for sleeping with a leader’s wife. But when a holdup turns deadly, Robbie leaves with the eight-year-old son of the people they just killed. Now both the bikers and law enforcement are looking for the stolen drugs and the kidnapped boy. Meanwhile, Tom fears someone on the task force is sabotaging the investigation.
Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey star in the HBO Original drama “Task.” As Tom struggles with his shattered family, Robbie searches for a way out of his impossible situation. In addition to its gripping characters and gritty violence, the crime series is rich in themes of loss, vengeance, and redemption
OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "TASK" BEGIN IN THE FINAL NINE MINUTES OF THE EPISODE.
In Crime of the Week: I'm not lovin' it.
Dirtbag Climber
British Columbia police were stumped by the 2017 murder of Jessie James, an avid “dirtbag” rock climber, campground philosopher, and shit-posting online troll who lived out of his truck. After years of dead ends, investigators learned the victim had been using an alias, after walking away from a checkered past in the US. Reporter and local climber Steven Chua dug into the story of this con artist who was among the first to harness the Internet’s power for hate speech, spam advertising, and online fraud. After making a world wide web of enemies, did someone finally locate the shape-shifting provocateur in the Canadian woods and take their revenge?
From CBC Podcasts comes “Dirtbag Climber from Uncover.” Chua crisscrosses North America to learn more about Andrew Britt Greenbaum and his life of cons and contradictions. The host’s search for truth follows the trail he left behind - one alias, one scam, one climb at a time.
OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "DIRTBAG CLIMBER" BEGIN IN THE FINAL EIGHT MINUTES OF THE EPISODE.
The Woman in Cabin 10
Journalist Laura "Lo" Blacklock is invited on a cruise aboard a superyacht filled with Richard and Anne Bullmer’s ultra-wealthy friends to raise money for the terminally ill woman’s charity. On the first night, Lo hears a commotion from the cabin next door and spots a woman floating in the water. Lo believes it was the mysterious blonde she saw taking a shower in cabin 10. But with all of the crew and passengers accounted for, no one believes her sighting. The reporter snoops stem-to-stern looking for clues as to who the woman was and why someone would want to push her overboard.
Based on the bestselling novel, the film “The Woman in Cabin 10” stars Keira Knightley and Guy Pearce and is streaming on Netflix. The nautical closed circle mystery finds its heroine doubting her sanity and sniffing out a murderous plot, as she tries to avoid becoming the killer’s next victim.
OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10" BEGIN IN THE FINAL NINE MINUTES OF THE EPISODE.
In Crime of the Week: terror alert.