America's Most Wanted
| America's Most Wanted | |
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| Genre | Reality legal programming |
| Created by | Michael Linder, Stephen Chao |
| Presented by | John Walsh |
| Narrated by |
John Walsh (1988-1990) Ron David (1990-1996) Don LaFontaine (1996–2008) Wes Johnson (2008–2012) |
| Opening theme | Michael Shamberg (1988-1996) |
| Ending theme | Michael Shamberg (1988-1996) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 25 |
| No. of episodes |
1,186 (as of October 12, 2012[update]) Captures1,200 (as of October 12, 2012[update]) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
John Walsh Michael Linder (1988-1990) Lance Heflin (1990-2012) |
| Running time |
30 minutes (1988-1990, 1995-1996), 60 minutes (1990-1995, 1996-2012) |
| Production company(s) | 20th Century Fox Television, Walsh Productions |
| Distributor | 20th Television |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Fox (1988–2012) Lifetime (2011–2012) |
| Picture format | 480i SD, 1020i HDTV |
| Original release | February 7, 1988 – April 21, 2012 (Fox) Revived series: December 2, 2011 – October 12, 2012 (Lifetime) |
1,186 (as of October 12, 2012[update])
30 minutes (1988-1990, 1995-1996),
America's Most Wanted was an American television program that was produced by 20th Television. At the time of its cancellation by the Fox television network, it was the longest-running program in the network's history (24 years), a mark since surpassed by the long-running animated sitcom, The Simpsons. The show started off as a half-hour program on February 7, 1988. In 1990, the show's format was changed from 30 minutes to 60 minutes. The show's format was reverted back to 30 minutes in 1995, and then, to 60 minutes in 1996.
The following September, the show's host, John Walsh, announced that it would resume later that year on the cable network Lifetime. After a brief run on Lifetime, however, on March 28, 2013 the show was canceled again. This was reportedly due to low ratings and the level of royalty payments to Fox which holds the trademark and copyright. It was succeeded by John Walsh Investigates, a one-off special on Lifetime.
The show featured actors portraying the crimes of dangerous fugitives, interspersed with on-camera interviews, and was narrated by Walsh himself. There was a toll-free hotline number where viewers could give information at 1-800-CRIME-TV. On May 2, 2008, the program's website announced its 1,000th capture; as of March 30, 2013, 1,202 people have been captured because of AMW. Many of the series' cases have some connection outside the United States or have not taken place in the United States at all. The series' first international capture was in Nova Scotia in 1989. With Walsh at the helm, America's Most Wanted began to broaden its scope. In addition to the regular segments narrated by Walsh, the show began to make room for more segments and correspondents.
The first two-hour quarterly special aired on Saturday, October 29, 2011 on FOX. The second two-hour special aired on Saturday, December 17, 2011, the third two-hour special aired on Saturday, February 11, 2012, and the fourth and final two-hour special aired on Saturday, April 21, 2012.
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