''Most Shocking'' is an American
reality television
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series that aired from October 4, 2006, to November 10, 2010, on Court TV (now known as
TruTV
TruTV (stylized as truTV) is an American basic cable Television channel, channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The channel primarily broadcasts reruns of Television comedy, comedy, Reality television, docusoaps and reality shows, with a rec ...
). Two
spin-offs were made: ''
Most Daring'' and ''
Top 20 Countdown: Most Shocking''.
The program held a
TV-14 rating due to extremely violent situations depicted in the videos.
Synopsis
The show generally features narrated video clips of criminal behavior, police pursuits, robberies, daring rescues, riots, and freak accidents caught on camera. The series mostly featured police and crime videos as a Court TV original, but would occasionally air footage or other events unrelated to crime. When the series was moved to TruTV, the show went all in on showing all kinds of shock footage.
International broadcasts
Episodes
Syndication
The series currently reruns on
True Crime Network since October 26, 2015. The series currently air reruns on
Reelz as of July 19, 2022. The series is currently streaming on
Peacock
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as of July 6, 2023.
See also
*''
Street Crime UK'' – a similar show with UK footage, also broadcast on
Bravo.
*''
Police Camera Action!'' – a similar program broadcast on
ITV1
ITV1 (formerly known as ITV) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the British media company ITV plc. It provides the ITV (TV network), Channel 3 ...
,
ITV4, and
Men & Motors.
*''
Traffic Cops'' – sometimes broadcast as ''Car Wars''.
BBC One
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program with similar format, also repeated on
UKTV
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.
*''
Road Wars'' – broadcast on
Sky One
Sky One was a British pay television channel operated and owned by Sky Group (a division of Comcast). Originally launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, it was Europe's first satellite and non- terrestrial channel. From 31 July 1989, ...
,
Sky Two, and
Sky Three.
*''
Street Law'' – also known as ''Street Wars''. Broadcast on Sky One, Sky Two, and Sky Three.
*''
World's Most Amazing Videos'' – a similar show that aired on
NBC and
Spike TV
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.
References
External links
*
truTV's "Most Shocking" Site, with Video Clips*
{{Court TV
2006 American television series debuts
2010 American television series endings
2000s American reality television series
American English-language television shows
TruTV original programming
2000s American video clip television series
2010s American video clip television series
2010s American reality television series