American Crimes
United States
American Crimes focuses on true crime stories and legal proceedings from across the United States. The channel’s programming draws from actual case files, courtroom footage, and investigative reports, covering homicides, fraud, organized crime, and historical criminal cases. Documentaries and reenactments explore how law enforcement agencies operate, while some segments examine forensic science and the judicial process. The content tends to avoid dramatization, instead presenting facts and interviews with detectives, prosecutors, or survivors. News updates on ongoing trials or recent arrests occasionally appear between scheduled shows.
Viewers can access the channel through cable and satellite providers in the United States. Some episodes are available on demand through participating streaming services, though full schedules vary by region. TV guide listings for American Crimes typically group programs by theme, such as cold cases or white-collar crime, without a fixed daily lineup. The channel does not produce original series or employ on-air hosts, relying instead on licensed content from production companies specializing in crime documentaries.
Schedule
00:02 - 00:52
Lockup: Pendleton: Extended Stay
Everyone's Got Baggage
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
Pendleton Juvenile is the last stop in Indiana for young offenders who have committed serious crimes; the staff there must always be prepared for the unexpected, and is determined to rehabilitate impulsive teens who are often angry and violent.
00:52 - 01:43
Lockup: Pendleton: Extended Stay
Under Pressure
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
A maximum-security prison is responsible for educating and rehabilitating teenage gang members, sex offenders and juveniles with mental health issues; inside the razor wire fences, anything can happen, and some days are more chaotic than others.
01:43 - 02:33
Lockup: Raw
Unraveling the Truth
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
Additional footage from the "Lockup" series.
02:33 - 03:24
Lockup: Sacramento: Extended Stay
352,955 Days to Life
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
One inmate contends that a law could put him away forever; an inmate sentenced to life without parole prays that a new law will set him free.
03:24 - 04:15
Lockup: Sacramento: Extended Stay
Taming Wild
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
A family man gets a decade in jail for manufacturing weapons; a meth addict gives up a prized possession; jail introduces both of these men to a cowboy, some wild horses and the opportunity of a lifetime.
04:15 - 05:06
Lockup: Boston: Extended Stay
Blood Brothers
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
An inmate takes his fights from the street to the halls of the jail and his boyhood friend follows his example; two brothers turn to crime to support their habits and one faces the prospect of hitting the streets again.
05:06 - 05:57
Lockup: Boston: Extended Stay
The Box Life
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
For inmates that reach their boiling point, the jail has a special place: The Box; as one inmate says, "separated from everything so you learn to deal with it. It's called 'The Box Life.'".
05:57 - 06:47
Lockup: Boston: Extended Stay
Baptism by Fire
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
Inside Suffolk County Jail, one inmate finds himself on the wrong end of a vicious attack; another, with a reputation for violence, keeps the staff on constant alert; a young man with a bright future awaits trial for first-degree murder.
06:47 - 07:38
Lockup: Boston: Extended Stay
Bad Rep
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
A man accused of possessing child porn tries to salvage his relationship with his daughter and her children; deputies contend with an inmate on a mission.
07:38 - 08:29
Lockup: Pendleton: Extended Stay
Everyone's Got Baggage
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
Pendleton Juvenile is the last stop in Indiana for young offenders who have committed serious crimes; the staff there must always be prepared for the unexpected, and is determined to rehabilitate impulsive teens who are often angry and violent.
08:29 - 09:19
Lockup: Pendleton: Extended Stay
Under Pressure
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
A maximum-security prison is responsible for educating and rehabilitating teenage gang members, sex offenders and juveniles with mental health issues; inside the razor wire fences, anything can happen, and some days are more chaotic than others.
09:19 - 10:10
Lockup: Raw
Unraveling the Truth
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
Additional footage from the "Lockup" series.
10:10 - 11:01
Lockup: Sacramento: Extended Stay
352,955 Days to Life
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
One inmate contends that a law could put him away forever; an inmate sentenced to life without parole prays that a new law will set him free.
11:01 - 11:49
American Greed: Deadly Rich
Love on the Rocks
Series, Docudrama, Crime
Toni Henthorn, M.D. is a brilliant surgeon and mother with a seemingly perfect home life; when a romantic getaway weekend turns tragic, is she the victim of an unfortunate accident or the target of a black-hearted master plan worth millions?
11:49 - 12:38
American Greed
Artistic License to Steal
Series, Newsmagazine, Docudrama, Crime, Documentary
A wannabe art dealer sells fake works by American masters of Abstract Expressionism in an $80 million scam, fooling rich collectors and pocketing millions.
12:38 - 13:27
American Greed
The Royal Scam: Kings of Counterfeit
Series, Newsmagazine, Docudrama, Crime, Documentary
The $10 million king of counterfeit money lives it up.
13:27 - 14:16
American Greed
Cutting Profits: Necessary Surgeries; Government Contractors Steal Millions
Series, Newsmagazine, Docudrama, Crime, Documentary
Government contractors steal millions; dermatologist performs unsanitary and unnecessary procedures.
14:16 - 15:06
American Greed
Stephen Trantel: Bank Robbing Broker
Series, Newsmagazine, Docudrama, Crime, Documentary
The story of Wall Street whiz, Stephen Trantel, a one-time successful commodities broker who turns to bank robbing to support his greedy lifestyle.
15:06 - 15:55
American Greed
Funny Money
Series, Newsmagazine, Docudrama, Crime, Documentary
Albert Talton puts a modern twist on one of the nation's oldest crimes - making counterfeit money.
15:55 - 16:44
American Greed
Credit Card Billing Scam; NFL Stars Ripped Off
Series, Newsmagazine, Docudrama, Crime, Documentary
A salesman racks up illegal credit card charges on thousands of customers; an investment manager takes on tough clients and steals their money.
16:44 - 17:33
American Greed
Kenneth Starr: Naked Greed: Celebrity Scam Artist
Series, Newsmagazine, Docudrama, Crime, Documentary
An accountant to stars mismanages clients' money, pockets millions and marries an exotic dancer.
17:33 - 18:22
American Greed
Carlos Perez-Olivo: Master of Deadly Deceit
Series, Newsmagazine, Docudrama, Crime, Documentary
Attorney Carlos Perez-Olivo burns clients; he is disbarred; he is convicted of murdering his wife.
18:22 - 19:11
American Greed
Hack Me if You Can; Goodfella Gone Bad
Series, Newsmagazine, Docudrama, Crime, Documentary
A 28-year-old hacker named Daniel Rigmaiden allegedly steals millions of dollars from the U.S. government; a wise-guy wannabe, in witness protection creates a mortgage fraud scam.
19:11 - 20:00
American Greed: Deadly Rich
Love on the Rocks
Series, Docudrama, Crime
Toni Henthorn, M.D. is a brilliant surgeon and mother with a seemingly perfect home life; when a romantic getaway weekend turns tragic, is she the victim of an unfortunate accident or the target of a black-hearted master plan worth millions?
20:00 - 20:49
American Greed
Artistic License to Steal
Series, Newsmagazine, Docudrama, Crime, Documentary
A wannabe art dealer sells fake works by American masters of Abstract Expressionism in an $80 million scam, fooling rich collectors and pocketing millions.
20:49 - 21:38
American Greed
The Royal Scam: Kings of Counterfeit
Series, Newsmagazine, Docudrama, Crime, Documentary
The $10 million king of counterfeit money lives it up.
21:38 - 22:27
American Greed
Cutting Profits: Necessary Surgeries; Government Contractors Steal Millions
Series, Newsmagazine, Docudrama, Crime, Documentary
Government contractors steal millions; dermatologist performs unsanitary and unnecessary procedures.
22:27 - 23:16
American Greed
Stephen Trantel: Bank Robbing Broker
Series, Newsmagazine, Docudrama, Crime, Documentary
The story of Wall Street whiz, Stephen Trantel, a one-time successful commodities broker who turns to bank robbing to support his greedy lifestyle.
23:16 - 00:05
American Greed
Funny Money
Series, Newsmagazine, Docudrama, Crime, Documentary
Albert Talton puts a modern twist on one of the nation's oldest crimes - making counterfeit money.