America's Most Wanted' canceled after 23 years on the air

[Pardus]

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After 23 years on the air, "America's Most Wanted" has been canceled.

The Fox program, hosted by John Walsh, is responsible for capturing more than 1,000 criminals, including some of the biggest fugitives wanted by the FBI and DEA.

But "AMW" isn't gone for good.

Fox will air four, two-hour specials throughout the year, in addition to repeats.

"We haven’t made money on the show in quite awhile," says Fox Entertainment president, Kevin Reilly. "It wasn’t particularly viable. We wanted to keep the franchise alive."

"America's Most Wanted" has been canceled before, albeit temporarily.

In 1996, Fox decided to air a block of "Married...With Children," "Martin" and two other shows in "AMW"'s timeslot.

But after protests from the public, law enforcement and the governors from 37 states, Fox brought it back.

Walsh was chose to host "AMW" after he gained notoriety for his advocacy for the creation of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. 1981, his six-year-old son Adam was kidnapped and murdered.

 

[Bignate603]

They're doing repeats? Will that really be helpful?

 

[rasczak]

too bad, it was a good show.

 

[CZroe]

They're doing repeats? Will that really be helpful?

As long as they air unresolved cases, sure. Seasonal specials is a good idea as well.

 

[bwoody2016]

Another piece of our television history disappearing. I guess when they took the soap operas of it was only a matter of time.

 

[highland145]

Maybe they caught all the bad guys.


Not.

 

[mrjminer]

Kudos to Fox for foregoing profit and keeping it on as long as they did.

 

[lupi]

Repost, and it's not been cancelled just no longer a weekly show.

 

[TwiceOver]

Guess they needed to make way for more "Reality" television even though AMW is more real than the scripted reality shows out there.

 

[Vic Vega]

Kudos to Fox for foregoing profit and keeping it on as long as they did.

:thumbsup:

 

[JulesMaximus]

That show is still on?

 

[blinblue]

I remember that show giving me nightmares as a kid. It was on at 9, so close to my bedtime, and the murder/rapist guy would also sneak in the back window in a small suburban neighborhood at night. *shudder*

Good show though, and it actually was useful. Can't say that about just about any other show out there.

 

[Kev]

I guess they think they don't need the show anymore, now that we got bin laden

 

[JTsyo]

Guess after OBL was killed none of the others compare.

 

[moshquerade]

The show did a great service. The Four 2 hr specials will still help catch those on the run.

 

[SandEagle]

i remember the story of Adam, it was sad times in America when they announced they found his severed head. I can still remember the made for TV movie on it. John Walsh, stay tough.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walsh

John Walsh generated a great deal of controversy during a
summer press tour in 2006 when he stated to the media he
jokingly told senators to implant "exploding" chips in the
anuses of sex offenders:
"I said implant it in their anus and if they go outside the
radius, explode it, that would send a big message."
Walsh stated it was a "joke," but that "nobody thought it
was funny. Even though most people thought it was really
funny!"[11]

 

[Fingolfin269]

i remember the story of Adam, it was sad times in America when they announced they found his severed head. I can still remember the made for TV movie on it. John Walsh, stay tough.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walsh

I too can remember that movie. The kid was just a year older than me when it happened so i remember it being a pretty frightening event.

 

[Duder1no]

has it been 23 fucking years already?

fuck i'm old