The BEST episodes of To Catch a Predator
Every episode of To Catch a Predator ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of To Catch a Predator!
To Catch a Predator was an American news exposé series that featured hidden camera investigations by the television newsmagazine 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 pretense of sexual contact and then confronted.
#3 - Fortson, Georgia, Part 2
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/22/2006
Chris Hansen presents the second part of his hidden-camera report on alleged Internet predators. His investigation is based in Harris County, Ga.
#5 - Flagler Beach, Florida, Part 2
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/6/2007
The conclusion of Chris Hansen's two-part investigation into alleged Internet predators based in Flagler Beach, Fla.
#6 - Fortson, Georgia, Part 1
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/13/2006
Chris Hansen journeys to Harris County, Ga., to investigate alleged Internet predators.
#7 - Flagler Beach, Florida, Part 1
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/27/2007
Chris Hansen investigates alleged Internet predators in a hidden-camera report from Flagler Beach, Fla.
#8 - Fort Myers, Florida, Part 1
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/10/2006
Chris Hansen's investigation into alleged Internet predators continues.
#10 - Greenville, Ohio, Part 2
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/3/2006
#11 - Petaluma, California, Part 2
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/6/2006
Chris Hansen's hidden-camera investigation into alleged Internet predators continues in Petaluma, Cal.
#12 - Petaluma, California, Part 1
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/29/2006
Chris Hansen journeys to Petaluma, Cal., to continue his hidden-camera investigation into alleged Internet predators.
#17 - Fort Myers, Florida, Part 2
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/17/2006
Correspondent Chris Hansen's “To Catch a Predator” report on Florida raps up.
#18 - Suburban Washington, D.C.
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/4/2005
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.
#19 - Greenville, Ohio, Part 1
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/2006
Chris 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” series.
#20 - Bethpage, Long Island
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/11/2004
The first in the series aired in November 2004 as a Dateline NBC segment called Dangerous Web. 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 an appointment for sex with a minor. One of the men in the investigation was a New York City firefighter, who was later fired by the FDNY.