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America's Most Wanted
GenreReality legal programming
Created by
Starring
Voices of
Opening theme
Ending theme
  • Michael H. Shamberg (1988–1996)
  • TBD (2021)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No.of seasons28
No.of episodes
  • 1,101
  • Captures
  • 1,192 (as of February 18, 2024)
Production
Executive producers
Running time
  • 30 minutes (1988–1990, 1995–1996)
  • 60 minutes (1990–1995, 1996–2012, 2021–)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseFebruary 7, 1988(1988-02-07)–
June 18, 2011(2011-06-18)
NetworkLifetime
ReleaseDecember 2, 2011(2011-12-02)–
October 12, 2012(2012-10-12)
NetworkFox
ReleaseMarch 15, 2021(2021-03-15)–
present
Related
The Hunt with John Walsh

America's Most Wanted(often abbreviated asAMW) is an American television program[1][2]whose first run was produced by20th Television,and second run is under theFox Alternative Entertainmentdivision ofFox Corporation.At the time of its cancellation by theFox television networkin June 2011, it was the longest-running program in the network's history (24 seasons), a mark since surpassed byThe Simpsons,although the program was revived ten years later. 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 to 30 minutes in 1995, and then back to 60 minutes in 1996. A short-lived syndicated spinoff titledAmerica's Most Wanted: Final Justiceaired during the 1995–96 season.

The September following the initial 2011 cancellation, the show's host,John Walsh,announced that it would resume later that year on the cable networkLifetime,[3]where it ran until its March 28, 2013, cancellation.[4]This was reportedly due to low ratings and the level of royalty payments to Fox which holds the trademark and copyright. It was succeeded byJohn Walsh Investigates,a one-off special on Lifetime.

The show featured reenactments of dangerous fugitives that are portrayed by actors, interspersed with on-camera interviews, with Walsh in a voiceover narration. Each episode also featured photographs of dangerous fugitives, as well as a toll-free hotline number where viewers could give information at 1-800-CRIME-TV (1-800-274-6388), and they were allowed to remain anonymous. On May 2, 2008, the program's website announced its 1,000th capture. 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 inNova Scotiain 1989. With Walsh at the helm,America's Most Wantedbegan to broaden its scope. In addition to the regular segments narrated by Walsh, the show expanded its segments and correspondents.

The first two-hour quarterly special aired on Saturday, October 29, 2011, on Fox.[5]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.

On July 13, 2014, a successor premiered onCNNcalledThe Hunt with John Walsh,which added more international stories to its predecessor.[6]The series ran until the end of its fourth season on November 19, 2017. From 2019 to 2022, Walsh hosted theInvestigation DiscoveryseriesIn Pursuit with John Walsh.[7]

In January 2020, Fox announced plans to reviveAmerica's Most Wanted.[8]The revival premiered on March 15, 2021, and was hosted byElizabeth Vargas.[9][10]In November 2023, Fox announced a second season. The next month, it was announced that Walsh was returning as host, along with his son Callahan. The second season premiered on January 22, 2024.[11]

History[edit]

Conception and early airing[edit]

Logo used for the original Fox run

The concept forAmerica's Most Wantedoriginally came from a German show,Aktenzeichen XY… ungelöst(GermanforFile Reference XY... Unsolved), that first aired in 1967, and the British showCrimewatch,first aired in 1984, with the US version conceived by Fox executiveStephen Chaoand Executive ProducerMichael Linderin the summer of 1987. Even earlier, however,CBSaired a three-month half-hour similar series hosted by Walter McGraw in the 1955–1956 season titledWanted.

John Walsh presenting a fugitive

While Linder was shooting the pilot episode in Indiana, Chao and Fox attorney Tom Herwitz conducted a hurried search for a host. Chao's first choice was former police officer and best-selling authorJoseph Wambaugh,but Wambaugh refused, saying he didn't believe a national dragnet would work in the United States. Chao also considered asking then-recently resigned U.S. Attorney (and future New York City mayor)Rudolph Giuliani,former Virginia governorChuck Robband former Nebraska governorBob Kerreybefore deciding a politician might use the show as a platform for personal political ambitions. Other potential candidates included formerMarine CorpsCommandant GeneralP. X. Kelly,journalistsLinda EllerbeeandBob Woodward,and victims' advocateTheresa Saldana.Then, during a marathon telephone conference call, Herwitz suggestedJohn Walsh.Walsh had gained publicity after his six-year-old son,Adam,was kidnapped and murdered in 1981. The crime had been the subject of the 1983 television filmAdam,and Walsh's later advocacy had resulted in new legislation to protect missing children, as well as the creation of theNational Center for Missing and Exploited Children.After lengthy discussions, Walsh agreed to host the pilot episode.[12][13]

America's Most Wanteddebuted as a half-hour program on February 7, 1988, on the then-seven Foxowned and operated stations,located inNew York;Los Angeles;Washington, D.C.;Houston;Chicago;Dallas;andBoston.Within four days of the first broadcast,FBI Ten Most Wanted FugitiveDavid James Roberts was captured as a direct result.[14]He was a convicted killer who had recently escaped from prison by digging his way out with a small axe. This demonstrated the effectiveness of the show's "Watch Television, Catch Criminals" premise to skeptical law enforcement agencies. Ten weeks later, the program premiered nationwide on the Fox network and became the fledgling network's first hit series. In 1990, the show's format was changed from 30 minutes to 60 minutes. The show was cut back to 30 minutes in 1995, and back to 60 minutes in 1996. In 1994, an international version of the series aired on various international markets under the titleManhunter.[15]From 1995 to 1996, a short-lived syndicated spinoff titledAmerica's Most Wanted: Final Justiceaired.

The announcer heard on the show from 2004 until his death in 2008 was well-known voice-over artistDon LaFontaine.The first new episode aired after his death was dedicated to him. He was replaced by voice actorWes Johnson,who served in the role until end of the show's run.

Notable writers have includedPeter KoperandGreg Scott.

Logos[edit]

The show's first logo ran from 1988 to 1990, which consisted of aneaglesitting on atree branchin acircle,with lines, stars, and zigzags below, and it has "AMERICA'S MOST WANTED" written on it. The show's second and final logo ran from 1990 to 2012, which would be used for the rest of the show's run. In 1996, the show was retitledAmerica's Most Wanted: America Fights Back,which ran until 2003. The 2021 logo utilizes the popular motif of utilizing the Stars and Stripes of theAmerican flagas the "E" in "America's".

1996 cancellation and revival[edit]

The program was canceled[16]for a month and a half in the fall of 1996, per a decision made the previous spring in the wake of high production costs. In its place, Fox movedMarried... with Children(then entering what soon became its final season) to 9/8c, with the new sitcomLove and Marriagefollowing it at 9:30.Copsremained in its hour-long 8/7c block. However, protests from the public, law enforcement, and government officials, including the governors of 37 states, encouraged Fox to bring the show back, though low ratings forMarried...andLove and Marriageultimately sealed the return ofAMW.Love and Marriagewas canceled, andMarried...was moved back to Sundays. On November 9, 1996, the show was retitledAmerica's Most Wanted: America Fights Back,which ran until 2003.[17]The change was overseen by Fox executivePeter Roth,who promised to bring the show back.[18]For the next 15 years afterward, theAmerica's Most Wanted/COPScombination made Saturday evening Fox's most stable night, along with the longest unchanged primetime schedule on U.S. television as of 2011.

On March 6, 2010, Fox aired the 1,000th episode ofAmerica's Most Wanted,and Walsh interviewed thenPresidentBarack Obamaat theWhite House.In the interview, they discussed theObama Administration's crime-fighting initiatives, as well as the impact the show has had on law enforcement and crime prevention.[19]

Covering criminals in the War on Terrorism[edit]

The show expanded its focus so it could also cover criminals in theWar on Terrorismwhen, on October 12, 2001, an episode which featured 22 most-wantedal-Qaedaoperatives was aired. The show was put together due to a request by White House aides after the same list of men had been released to the nation two days earlier.[20]However, the first show that focused mainly onterrorismaired after theSeptember 11 attacksand was two hours long.[21]

From Fox to Lifetime[edit]

On May 16, 2011, Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly announced that after 23 years,America's Most Wanted,in its weekly format, would be canceled. The final weekly episode aired on June 18, 2011, though Reilly said four two-hour specials would air on Fox in the fall 2011 television season. However, Walsh said he was looking to other networks to keep the show going, saying he had "many, many offers" from other networks.Fox News Channelconfirmed that its chairmanRoger Aileshad been in preliminary discussions with Walsh about bringing the show to Fox News, but said "nothing has been decided." On the final Fox episode, Walsh promised to continue the show elsewhere and told theAssociated Press:"I want to catch bad guys and find missing children—and we're not done."[22]

During the 2010–2011 season, the show averaged an audience of five million.[22]Within hours of Fox's announcement of the show's cancellation, campaigns to save the show were started by fans throughFacebookandTwitter,among other social networking sites.[23]

In September 2011, it was announced thatLifetimehad picked upAmerica's Most Wantedfrom Fox and it began airing on the former on December 2, 2011.[24]On March 13, 2012, Lifetime ordered an additional 20 episodes.[25]However, on March 28, 2013, it was announced thatLifetimehad cancelledAmerica's Most Wanted.[26]

2021 revival[edit]

In January 2021, Fox announced that it would reviveAmerica's Most Wanted,with a new hostElizabeth Vargas,with the full endorsement of John Walsh, who could appear if contractual requirements withDiscoveryfor his seriesIn Pursuitare relaxed.[9]The revival premiered on March 15, 2021, and includedaugmented realitycomponents to show a person's profile in full, including a full-body render of suspects or missing children, as they were last seen or artificially aged, along with identifying features such as scars and tattoos.[10]The toll-free number for tips changed to 833-3AMWTIP (833-326-9847) & the website changed to AMWTips, as opposed to AMW; though the latter domain has remained under Fox's control since 1997. Tipsters' identities were anonymous and, as always, were eligible for a cash reward for information leading to the apprehension of criminal(s) involved. An extension series hosted byNancy Grace,America's Most Wanted Overtime,was also carried on theFox Nationstreaming service.[27]

It was announced in December 2023 that John Walsh would return as host ofAmerica's Most Wanted,with his son Callahan Walsh serving as co-host.[28]

The second season premiered on January 22, 2024 to 2.16 million viewers.[29]Elizabeth Smart,whose 2002 kidnapping was broadcast on the original show, appeared as a guest to discuss child abduction.[30]

AMWDirty Dozen[edit]

TheAMWDirty Dozen was John Walsh's list of notorious fugitives who had been profiled on the show who were at that time, still at large. It was similar in function, though not identical with, theFBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitiveslist; four of the Dirty Dozen were on the FBI's list.

These are the Dirty Dozen, as of January 8, 2013. Currently, there are 8 fugitives still wanted despite the idea of the list being John Walsh's 12 personal most wanted. The eleventh, Andre Neverson was arrested in 2018. Paul Jackson was arrested in 2015. Resort killerBeacher Ferrel Hackneywas removed after his body was discovered in September 2012.[31]Alleged murderer William Joseph Greer has also been removed from Walsh's Dirty Dozen before despite him seemingly still on the run.

  • Jason Derek Brownis wanted for the murder of an armored car driver and robbery of $56,000 in front of a movie theater inPhoenix, Arizona,on November 29, 2004. He is charged in Phoenix with first-degree murder and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. He is believed to be in eitherBritish Columbia,or Mexico. On December 8, 2007, Brown was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List. On September 7, 2022, he was removed from the Ten Most Wanted list without being captured, but he is still wanted.[32]
  • Jose Fernando Coronais wanted out of Lewisville, TX for brutally murdering his wife with a chainsaw on April 26, 2010. The murder has shaken the quiet community to the core, particularly his daughter with whom he was close. Despite nocriminal record,the otherwise mild-mannered father of six had anervous breakdownand carried out this grisly act that was considered atypical of his character. Corona has since been on the run from the law, possibly hiding out with his friends in Friona.[33]
  • Berny Figueroais wanted for the murder of two-year-old Alexia Lopez inBrenham, Texas.On March 11, 2008, Figueroa punched Lopez in the stomach, separating her large and small intestines at the daycare facility where she worked.[34]
  • Robert Fisheris wanted for the murder of his wife, Mary, and his children, Brittany and Bobby Jr. inScottsdale, Arizona,on April 10, 2001, and then burning down their house to try to cover up the crime. He was also on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List (until his removal in November 2021) and is considered to be AMW's Public Enemy Number 1.[35]
  • Alexis Floresis wanted for the kidnapping and murder of five-year-old Iriana DeJesus inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania,in July 2000. The DNA Match returned in March 2007. Flores was also placed on theFBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitiveslist on June 2, 2007.[36]
  • Francisco Javier Lopez Gonzalezis wanted for the murder of his step son.
  • Elby Harswas wanted for sexually abusing young girls inColumbia, South Carolina.He had previously served time for sexually abusing his own daughter, Terri Hars. When he was released, he found young girls to abuse, leading to him going to prison.[37]
  • Daniel Hiersis wanted for the murder of his wife, Ludimila Hiers, inGoose Creek, South Carolina,in March 2005. He is also wanted for sexually abusing a child inCharleston, South Carolina,shortly before. Hiers, a former police officer, is on the U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted List, and they are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to his capture.[38]Hiers was arrested in 2018 in Shanghai, China after being on the run for 13 years.[39]
  • Paul Erven Jacksonand siblingVance Robertswere believed by police to have lured teenage girls to a homemade sex-torture chamber they built in the residence they once shared inHillsboro, Oregon.While Roberts turned himself in and was sentenced to 108 years in prison, Jackson escaped in June 1990 and was on the run until September 2015.[40]On September 28, 2015, he was arrested by immigration officials inGuadalajara,Mexico, where Jackson appeared to have been living for years using an alias.[41][42]He was transported back to the U.S. and is currently awaiting trial on kidnapping charges in Hillsboro.[43]
  • Andre Neversonis wanted for the murders of his sister, Patricia Neverson, and his ex-girlfriend, Donna Davis, both inBrooklyn, New York,in July 2002. He is also on the U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted list.[44]Neverson was captured on September 4, 2018.[45][46]
  • Yaser Abdel Saidwas wanted for shooting his two teenage daughters to death in an "honor killing"on January 1, 2008, inIrving, Texas.He was also wanted for questioning in the girls' sexual abuse nearly a decade prior. He was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List on December 4, 2014.[47]On August 26, 2020, Said was captured inJustin, Texas.[48]

Presumption of innocence[edit]

Given that a significant number of the fugitives onAmerica's Most Wantedhad yet to face trial in a criminal court, the show adhered to thepresumption of innocenceas afforded under the law. For this reason, in the cases where fugitives had not yet been convicted, John Walsh would always precede his narrative of the crime with either the terms "Police say...", "According to police...", or other such similar terms followed by a description of the crime to which the person had allegedly committed.

In a handful of rare cases,America's Most Wantedprofiled persons who were involved in controversial cases or who had fled to avoid prosecution on what they believed to be unfair or even framed charges. One female fugitive, who had fled to Canada, later had charges against her dismissed even after being profiled on the show. In another case, a judge ordered a change of venue for a suspected child murderer after learning that nearly the entire county had seen the suspect profiled onAmerica's Most Wantedand believed him guilty. During its entire run, Walsh refused to ever issue a retraction, and never updated viewers on any fugitives who were later found not guilty of the crimes to which they had been profiled.[49][50]

Timeline[edit]

  • 1988:America's Most Wanteddebuted as a half-hour program on Fox, withDavid James Robertsas the show's first fugitive. This first year the show made possible the location and capture of Denice Stumpner, one of the killers ofMargaret Anderson.
  • 1989:The show marks its first international capture fromNova Scotia.
  • 1990:The 100th episode ofAmerica's Most Wantedairs. The show moved to Friday nights at 9:00e/8:00c. The show introduced a brand new logo, and the format changed from 30 minutes to 60 minutes. Original executive producerMichael Linderleaves the show, andLance Heflinbecame executive producer.
  • 1992:The 200th episode ofAmerica's Most Wantedairs.
  • 1994:The 300th episode ofAmerica's Most Wantedairs. The show moved to Saturday nights at 9:00e/8:00c.
  • 1995:The show's format changed back to 30 minutes.America's Most Wanted: Final Justicedebuts in first-run syndication.
  • 1996:The 400th episode ofAmerica's Most Wantedairs.America's Most Wanted: Final Justiceends. The show's format changed back to 60 minutes, and was retitledAmerica's Most Wanted: America Fights Back,which stayed until 2003.
  • 1998:The 500th episode ofAmerica's Most Wantedairs.
  • 2000:The 600th episode ofAmerica's Most Wantedairs.
  • 2002:The 700th episode ofAmerica's Most Wantedairs.
  • 2003:The show was reverted toAmerica's Most Wanted,which would be used for the rest of the show's run.
  • 2005:The 800th episode ofAmerica's Most Wantedairs.
  • 2006:The 900th episode ofAmerica's Most Wantedairs.
  • 2010:The 1,000th episode ofAmerica's Most Wantedairs.
  • 2011:The last episode ofAmerica's Most Wantedairs on Fox. The show moved from Fox to Lifetime on Friday nights, which stayed until the end of the series in 2012.
  • 2021:The first episode of the revival series, hosted by investigative journalist Elizabeth Vargas, debuts on Fox.
  • 2024:John Walsh returned as host in the second season of the reboot on Fox andFox Nation,alongside his son, Callahan, joining as co-host.

In popular culture[edit]

The Simpsonsseason 1 finale "Some Enchanted Evening"featured a parody ofAmerica's Most Wantedcalled "America's Most Armed and Dangerous", which featured a profile of Ms. Botz (real name: Lucille Botzcowski), the Simpson's babysitter, who is nicknamed the Babysitter Bandit. In season six ofThe Simpsons,John Walsh appeared as the host ofSpringfield's Most Wanted,a fictitious version ofAmerica's Most Wantedwhich was designed to serve as a lead-in to the resolution to the "Who Shot Mr. Burns?"cliffhanger from the end of season six.[episode needed]It was also referenced during the episode Lisa's Rival, in which the name of the character Millhouse van Houten is mentioned because he is going to be featured on the show. This event is reinforced by armed men who chase him multiple times in the episode.

In season six ofThe Golden Girls,the fictitious mobster The Cheese Man boasts that his most recent appearance onAmerica's Most Wantedwas the highest-rated episode ever.[episode needed]

In the 2019 science fiction action filmTerminator: Dark Fate,Sarah Connorreveals that she was featured in an entire episode ofAmerica's Most Wantedand is wanted in fifty American states, due to escaping Pescadero State Hospital, destroying Cyberdyne Systems and allegedly killingMiles Dyson25 years earlier.

In an episode of the sitcom30 Rock,Liz Lemon mentions that she once appeared on America's Most Wanted, playing a woman who was strangled on the toilet.

See also[edit]

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