Cheaters | |
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Genre | Reality |
Created by | Bobby Goldstein |
Written by | Bobby Goldstein |
Directed by | Tim Wilkins |
Presented by |
Tommy Habeeb (2000–2002) Joey Greco (2002–2012) Clark James Gable (2012–2017) |
Theme music composer | Bobby Goldstein |
Opening theme | "Broken Hearted" by Bill Mason and Bobby Goldstein |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 15 |
No. of episodes | 290 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Bobby Goldstein |
Producer(s) | Bobby Goldstein Tim Wilkins |
Location(s) | Various, but mostly in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. |
Editor(s) | Jeremy Hechler Israel Cavazos Tim Wilkins Matt Phillips Andrew Phillips |
Running time | 60 mins. (weekly episodes) 30 mins. (strip version) |
Release | |
Picture format |
480i SDTV (1999–2012) 1080i HDTV (2012–present) |
Original release | October 21, 2000 – present |
External links | |
Website |
Cheaters is a weekly syndicated American hidden camera reality television series about people suspected of committing adultery, or cheating, on their partners. Investigations are headed by the "Cheaters Detective Agency". It began airing in 2000, and has aired 15 seasons so far. It was previously hosted by Tommy Habeeb and Joey Greco, and is formerly hosted by Clark James Gable.
Cheaters airs on Saturday nights on The CW Plus. It also aired on G4TV from 2006–2012. The CW Plus airs two episodes: a one-hour-long episode followed by a 30-minute episode. A 10-minute version of the show called Cheaters: Amazing Confrontations is available through on-demand services. Actor Joey Greco was the show's longest-running host, hosting from late 2002 to mid-2012. On season 13, he was replaced by Clark James Gable, grandson of Clark Gable.
Cheaters has been rated TV-14 due to strong language, and sexual and potentially violent situations. All uncensored pay-per-view episodes of Cheaters are rated TV-MA as they contain nudity and explicit language.
The show's complainants can be either married or long-term significant others, and have included both opposite-sex and same-sex couples.
Each episode begins with a brief interview of the complainant, detailing how the complainant met their partner and what has led them to believe that the partner is cheating. Next, the narrator (originally Robert Magruder, then Ken Eaken since 2015) describes the progress of the investigation of the partner (referred to as "the suspect"), including surveillance footage of the suspect's actions with their alleged (dubbed "the companion") recorded by the show's private investigators.