Tonight | Crime Night! on ABC: the O.J. Simpson trial and the Beaumont children – Crime Night! asks why real-life crime is so entertaining tonight. Host Julia Zemiro and the panel explore our obsession with ‘crime-tainment’. The episode airs at 9.00pm on ABC and ABC iview.
Joining Zemiro are David Bartlett, Danielle Reynald, Alexei Toliopoulos and Alex Ward, with guest Rachael Brown. It is the second-last episode of season two.
Two cases that gripped audiences
First, the team looks back at the global media spectacle of the O.J. Simpson trial.
Next, they turn closer to home. They examine how the disappearance of the Beaumont children captivated Australia.
How much crime is on the news?
In the Experiment of the Week, Mark Humphries analyses a month of nightly news bulletins. He wants to find out just how much crime makes it onto our screens.
In turn, the experiment tests whether the news is as addicted to crime as the rest of us.
Don’t miss Crime Night!, Wednesday 28 October at 9.00pm on ABC and streaming on ABC iview.
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