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
00:35 - 01:24
American Greed
Raffaello Follieri
Series, Newsmagazine, Docudrama, Crime, Documentary
An Italian real estate developer romances a Hollywood starlet and misappropriates investor funds.
01:24 - 02:13
American Greed: The Fugitives
Phony Phone Calls; Heavy Metal Fraud
Series, Crime, Docudrama
A man is accused of bilking $37 million from thousands of investors by selling investments in payphones that don't exist; a recently paroled telemarketer solicits investments in precious metals.
02:13 - 03:02
American Greed: The Fugitives
Farhad "Fred" Monem: The 'Prison' Escape; Harold Rangel: Living the American Scheme
Series, Crime, Docudrama
A former food services administrator is accused of taking bribes; a man and his son target people facing foreclosure.
03:02 - 03:52
Lockup: Raw
The Ties That Bind
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
The relationships formed between inmates inside and outside of jail often take unexpected turns.
03:52 - 04:43
Lockup: Raw
Predatory Behavior
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
To their victims, they were epitome of terror and the face of their nightmares; five of the most notorious inmates to ever appear on Lockup reveal startling insights into their shocking brands of predatory behavior.
04:43 - 05:34
Lockup Special Investigation
Lake County Juvenile Justice: Rodrick, Morris
Series, Crime, Documentary
More than three thousand kids pass through the juvenile courts in Lake County, Indiana each year; here, consequences can range from a sleepless night in detention to the ultimate punishment for kids who keep coming back: Boys' School.
05:34 - 06:24
Lockup: Raw
A Young People's Guide to Jail
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
An exploration of first-time inmates that look like they should be sitting in classrooms rather than jail cells.
06:24 - 07:15
Lockup: Grand Rapids: Extended Stay
Piece of Cake
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
An inmate with a record dating back to age 14 comes to terms with his past and present; another inmate is left cut and bleeding after he is caught off guard during a vicious assault inside the Kent County Jail.
07:15 - 08:05
Lockup: Grand Rapids: Extended Stay
Outcast
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
Behind the circular walls of Kent County Jail an inmate tries to leave jail the hard way; a female inmate convicted of her fifth drunken driving charge could lose everything; an outcast inmate makes a comment that sparks both violence and panic.
08:05 - 08:56
Lockup: Cincinnati: Extended Stay
Snitch-innati
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
A jail shakedown recovers a huge stash of contraband; a young couple is charged with robbery and murder, but as judgment day approaches, one of their lives might depend on the choices of another.
08:56 - 09:45
American Greed
Raffaello Follieri
Series, Newsmagazine, Docudrama, Crime, Documentary
An Italian real estate developer romances a Hollywood starlet and misappropriates investor funds.
09:45 - 10:34
American Greed: The Fugitives
Phony Phone Calls; Heavy Metal Fraud
Series, Crime, Docudrama
A man is accused of bilking $37 million from thousands of investors by selling investments in payphones that don't exist; a recently paroled telemarketer solicits investments in precious metals.
10:34 - 11:23
American Greed: The Fugitives
Farhad "Fred" Monem: The 'Prison' Escape; Harold Rangel: Living the American Scheme
Series, Crime, Docudrama
A former food services administrator is accused of taking bribes; a man and his son target people facing foreclosure.
11:23 - 12:14
Lockup: Raw
Hardcore
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
Producers offer candid interviews and previously unaired footage of some of the most hardcore prison stories.
12:14 - 13:05
Lockup: San Antonio: Extended Stay
X'd Out
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
In San Antonio, Texas, rival gangs shed blood in a power struggle to control a wide range of criminal activity including drugs, prostitution and human trafficking; this turf war has expanded from the streets to inside the walls of Bexar County Jail.
13:05 - 13:55
Lockup: San Antonio: Extended Stay
Defiance
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
Gang members disrupt a housing unit, and when inmates flood their cells, the Special Emergency Response Team, or SERT, takes action, placing one inmate in special restraints; a female inmate poses a dangerous threat to staff.
13:55 - 14:46
Lockup: Charleston: Extended Stay
Dirt Roads and Trouble
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
A young woman finds love in the jail's one co-ed housing unit; another inmate, charged with a spree of armed robberies, now comes under investigation inside the jail; a father speaks for his son, who if found guilty, could face the death penalty.
14:46 - 15:37
Lockup: Indiana: Extended Stay
For Better or Worse
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
Alcohol is not allowed inside Indiana State Prison; that doesn't stop the inmates from making it, or correctional officers from confiscating it; in past years, the most common forms of contraband were drugs or tobacco; today it's cell phones.
15:37 - 16:28
Lockup: Tulsa: Extended Stay
Shackled Love
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
One inmate's troubled past leads to angry outbursts inside the jail, while another arrives after an alleged crime spree that sounds like it's right out of a movie; a young mother could go to prison if she's found guilty of robbery.
16:28 - 17:18
Lockup: Tulsa: Extended Stay
The Bad Good Friday
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
A murderous shooting spree erupts on a major religious holiday; a new inmate catches the jail staff's attention; a father of five receives haunting news from home.
17:18 - 18:09
Lockup: Tulsa: Extended Stay
Brother Against Brother
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
The arrest of two brothers in the murders of four women.
18:09 - 19:00
Lockup: Tulsa: Extended Stay
No Escape
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
An infamous inmate is booked after a daring prison escape, but faces consequences that go well beyond what a judge could give him; Lockup tells the story of a criminal legend, his family and the devastating consequences of his decisions.
19:00 - 19:51
Lockup: Raw
Hardcore
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
Producers offer candid interviews and previously unaired footage of some of the most hardcore prison stories.
19:51 - 20:42
Lockup: San Antonio: Extended Stay
X'd Out
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
In San Antonio, Texas, rival gangs shed blood in a power struggle to control a wide range of criminal activity including drugs, prostitution and human trafficking; this turf war has expanded from the streets to inside the walls of Bexar County Jail.
20:42 - 21:32
Lockup: San Antonio: Extended Stay
Defiance
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
Gang members disrupt a housing unit, and when inmates flood their cells, the Special Emergency Response Team, or SERT, takes action, placing one inmate in special restraints; a female inmate poses a dangerous threat to staff.
21:32 - 22:23
Lockup: Charleston: Extended Stay
Dirt Roads and Trouble
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
A young woman finds love in the jail's one co-ed housing unit; another inmate, charged with a spree of armed robberies, now comes under investigation inside the jail; a father speaks for his son, who if found guilty, could face the death penalty.
22:23 - 23:14
Lockup: Indiana: Extended Stay
For Better or Worse
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
Alcohol is not allowed inside Indiana State Prison; that doesn't stop the inmates from making it, or correctional officers from confiscating it; in past years, the most common forms of contraband were drugs or tobacco; today it's cell phones.
23:14 - 00:04
Lockup: Tulsa: Extended Stay
Shackled Love
Series, Reality, Documentary, Crime
One inmate's troubled past leads to angry outbursts inside the jail, while another arrives after an alleged crime spree that sounds like it's right out of a movie; a young mother could go to prison if she's found guilty of robbery.