The 2000s sting show is finding millions of new viewers online, and its brand of public humiliation looks awfully modern.

Chris Hansen’s “To Catch a Predator,” which inspired the film “Primetime,” gave rise to online copycats who film their own self-styled sting operations.

To Catch a Predator, hosted by Chris Hansen, made for captivating, skin-crawling TV. The 2006 suicide of a Texas prosecutor targeted in one of the show's stings inspired Robert Pattinson's Primetime.

Screenwriter Ajon Singh talks ‘Primetime,’ Chris Hansen's pushback and why America couldn't stop watching ‘To Catch a ...

In the A24 movie "Primetime," Robert Pattinson plays a fictional version of "To Catch a Predator" host Chris Hansen. The real Hansen isn't happy.

After weeks of sparring with A24 from the sidelines, Hansen graded Pattinson's performance a "D" and called the film a "fever dream." ...

With Primetime coming out, and Hollywood's busiest person, Robert Pattinson, portraying the intense host of to Catch A Predator, Chris Hansen has been firmly placed back in the limelight.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Robert Pattinson's film "Primetime," inspired by Chris Hansen's true crime "To Catch a ...

To Catch a Predator became a ratings hit by confronting suspected child-sex offenders on camera. Its methods, police cooperation and the death of Bill Conradt sparked a lasting debate over journalism ...

Chris Hansen made his name as the force and face behind “To Catch a Predator,” the controversial television show that specialized in having a video crew following law enforcement as they sprung on ...

Robert Pattison’s newest role has him portraying the host of the controversial mid-2000s series To Catch a Predator. “I think we raised awareness and created a dialogue that didn’t exist before,” he ...

Primetime dramatizes the story behind the series To Catch a Predator. It's full of big swings from the director and the actors — but doesn't engage with the most complicated questions the series ...