Tonight | Crime Night! on ABC: false confessions put evidence under the microscope – Crime Night! airs on ABC on Wednesday 30 September 2026 at 9:00pm.
The season opener asks a disturbing question: why would an innocent person confess to a crime they did not commit? Two cases give the panel a starting point for examining the psychological pressure behind false confessions.
Crime Night on ABC: Julia Zemiro
Julia Zemiro hosts the second season of Crime Night!, bringing expert criminologists and comedians together to explore crime through science, psychology and curiosity.
In the opening episode, Professor Danielle Reynald and Dr David Bartlett join comedians Rhys Nicholson and Zoe Coombs Marr. The panel turns its attention to false confessions.
The discussion examines the pressures that can lead an innocent person to admit to an offence. It uses the cases of the Central Park Five and John Button to consider how those circumstances develop.
The combination of criminological expertise and comedy provides the format for unpacking an unsettling subject. The focus remains on understanding behaviour and the forces operating within criminal investigations.
This is episode one of the six-part second season.
When to watch
Watch Crime Night! on ABC on Wednesday 30 September 2026 at 9:00pm. The programme is also available through ABC iview.
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