• America's Most Wanted is an American television program produced by 20th Television, and was the longest-running program of any kind in the history of the Fox Television Network until it was announced on May 16, 2011 that the series was canceled after twenty-three years, with the final episode airing on June 18, 2011. The following September, America's Most Wanted's host, John Walsh, announced that the program would resume on the cable network Lifetime later that year. Presented by Walsh, the show's purpose is to profile and assist law enforcement in the apprehension of fugitives wanted for numerous crimes, including murder, rape, kidnapping, child molestation, white-collar crime, organized crime, armed robbery, gang violence, and terrorism, and also many of whom are currently on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. 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...
  • List of Episodes (6)
    • 20. Couples on the Run

      13 Apr '12
      Walsh profiles dangerous duos wanted for fraud, child molestation or murder.
    • 22. Bad Girls

      27 Apr '12
      Female fugitives in America; a dancer proves she will use any weapon to carry out her revenge.
    • 26. Sex Trafficking in America 2

      01 Jun '12
      John Walsh hunts traffickers who hold women and children against their will; an undercover sting rescues a woman from her pimp; the Vancouver, Wash. police attempt to rescue women who are being trafficked.
    • 31. Family Secrets

      13 Jul '12
      Criminals betray loved ones; a husband's murder-for-hire plot; a father shoots his daughters; sexual abuse.
    • 35. Cyber Tracking

      17 Aug '12
      A professional billiards player is killed; a jealous lover is accused of killing a teacher; John Walsh looks into the impact of social media on the search for missing people and the tools used to track down pedophiles.
    • 36. The Bold, the Bad, and the Brazen

      24 Aug '12
      A child rapist and murderer flaunts his crimes in a series of clues targeted toward other children; an alleged killer sends a letter to a newspaper confessing his guilt.