Caught Red Handed

Caught Red Handed is an American reality television series that portrays reenactments of shoplifting crimes on truTV that debuted on February 21, 2012 to January 22, 2013.

Caught Red Handed
Genre	Reality
Starring	Richie Mistone Phillip Borghee Tyson Smith Gary Chan Tami Ferraiuolo Julie Custudio
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Bruce Nash Mike Montgomery Andrew Jebb
Running time	20 to 22 minutes
Production company	Nash Entertainment
Original release
Network	truTV
Release	February 21, 2012 (2012-02-21) – January 22, 2013 (2013-01-22)

Premise

Caught Red Handed takes a close look at the daily life of loss-prevention agents as they apprehend shoplifting suspects.^[1] In May 2012, the producers issued a casting call for actors to portray shoplifters on the show.^[2] At the end of each show, the credits reveal that the show consists of "reenactments inspired by true events."^[3][4]

Episodes

No.	Title	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Flemingtons"	February 21, 2012 (2012-02-21)	N/A
Note: This episode was a pilot for the series.
2	"How's Supermarket"	February 21, 2012 (2012-02-21)	N/A
Note: This episode was a pilot for the series.
3	"DataVision/ Over the Fence"	November 5, 2012 (2012-11-05)	0.67[5]
4	"The Rat Trap"	November 12, 2012 (2012-11-12)	0.91[6]
5	"Yellow Rat Bastard"	November 20, 2012 (2012-11-20)	1.44[7]
6	"Shell Lumber"	November 27, 2012 (2012-11-27)	1.60[8]
7	"Bolting Bandits!"	December 4, 2012 (2012-12-04)	1.40[9]
8	"Surf Style"	December 11, 2012 (2012-12-11)	1.31[10]
9	"Salzers"	December 18, 2012 (2012-12-18)	1.57[11]
10	"Garden State Wholesalers"	January 22, 2013 (2013-01-22)	1.25[12]

Note: Episodes are not broadcast in truTV episode number order.

Lawsuit

truTV was sued on October 30, 2012 for allegedly stealing the idea from Harry Dunn and Steven Bloch. Despite the lawsuit, the series finished its eight-episode run. Thereafter, the show was cancelled.^[13]