Prime Suspect (American TV program)

{{about|the 1992 American syndicated TV program|the American drama that aired on NBC from 2011 to 2012|Prime Suspect (American TV series)}}

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| image = Syndicated Prime Suspect TV Intro (1992).jpg

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| caption = The original logo/intro used for season 1

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| genre = Reality legal programming

| runtime = {{Plainlist|

• 30 minutes

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| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|

• Keith Samples

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| presenter = {{Plainlist|

• Mike Hegedus

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| voices = {{Plainlist|

• Mike Hegedus

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| country = United States

| language = English

| company = {{Plainlist|

• Rysher Entertainment

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• First-run syndication

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| first_aired = {{Start date|1992|}}

| last_aired = {{end date|1995}}

| num_seasons = 3

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Prime Suspect is an American television program that aired in syndication from 1992 to 1995, and was hosted by Mike Hegedus.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-09-13-tv-1122-story.html |title=Preview '92 : Syndicated Hype : There's Whoopi, Cosby and don't forget the return of Kung fu fighting |work=Los Angeles Times |author=Susan King |date=September 13, 1992 |access-date=2018-07-14 |quote="Prime Suspect"--Mike Hegedus hosts an investigative crime series examining unsolved murder cases across the country.}}

The show, which had a similar format to that of the unrelated America's Most Wanted, profiled cases involving the search for and apprehension of fugitives wanted for serious crimes, including murder, rape, kidnapping, child sexual abuse, white-collar crime, organized crime, robbery, gang, and terrorism.