Chris Hansen

Chris Hansen

Canada Canadatelevision hostMaleb. 19595.3Global Dominance: 0.03%

Chris Hansen is an American television journalist and anchor, best known for his work on the NBC news magazine 'Dateline NBC.' He gained widespread recognition through the controversial reality series 'To Catch a Predator,' which aired from 2004 and aimed to expose online sexual predators. Hansen's confrontational interviewing style, particularly his iconic catchphrase, 'Why don't you have a seat?' became a cultural phenomenon and internet meme. His work has sparked discussions about internet safety and the moral implications of vigilante justice, influencing a generation of individuals who engage in similar online investigations.

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Chris Hansen is the host of the controversial program 'To Catch a Predator' which aimed to expose pedophiles.

el controvertido programa que exponía a pedófilos y que fascinó a la TV de EE.UU.
El Observador·UruguayUruguay· 2026-09-27
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Chris Hansen is known for his role in the television show To Catch a Predator, where he confronted men soliciting minors.

‘In our deepest hearts we are voyeurs’: the paedophile-hunting show that inspired Robert Pattinson’s new film | Crime films
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-09-25
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Chris Hansen became famous in the mid-2000s with the reality TV show 'To Catch a Predator'.

Interview mit Robert Pattinson zu „Primetime“: „Früher bin ich jeden Abend durchgedreht“ - Kultur
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2026-09-25
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Robert Pattinson
Robert Pattinson

Chris Hansen is the journalist known for his work on the show 'To Catch a Predator', which is the subject of Pattinson's film 'Primetime'.

"לפני הבכורה בוונציה הקאתי מרוב לחץ, חשבתי שזו טעות"
ידיעות אחרונות (Yedioth Ahronoth / ynet)·IsraelIsrael· 2026-09-25
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Chris Hansen is an American television host known for his work on the reality TV show How To Catch a Predator.

"Primetime": Auf Pädophilenjagd in den Untiefen des Reality-TVs - Film
Der Standard·AustriaAustria· 2026-09-23
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Skyler Gisondo

Chris Hansen was the de facto ringleader of the controversial reality series To Catch a Predator.

‘This goes way beyond Chris Hansen’: How Primetime’s Lance Oppenheim turned the tables on trash TV
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2026-09-23
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Chris Hansen is portrayed as a complex character in Primetime, reflecting on his controversial career.

Primetime’s Robert Pattinson delivers the performance of the year in sharp, sickening media satire
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2026-09-22
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Chris Hansen’s reality-television series To Catch a Predator orchestrated sting operations to catch adult men looking for sex with minors.

Ten new movies that will make the odyssey to the theatre worth it this fall
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2026-09-18
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Chris Hansen is a TV journalist known for his role in NBC’s To Catch a Predator, where he confronts alleged predators.

Reality bites: why the wildest TV shows of the 2000s are haunting us now | Reality TV
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-02-26
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Chris Hansen is an award-winning broadcast journalist known for his work on Dateline’s To Catch a Predator.

‘Abject horror’: the troubling history of paedophile-hunting TV shows | Documentary films
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-20
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Chris Hansen is known for his iconic introduction in the show 'To Catch a Predator'.

Reality-serien «To Catch a Predator» fra 2004 er inspirasjonskilde for tusenvis som jakter pedofile på internett.
Aftenposten·NorwayNorway· 2025-03-14
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