By Michael White
Bloomberg
“America’s Most Wanted” will accompany authorities to Cambodia next month to investigate the country’s child sex trade.
The syndicated show, produced by 20th Century Fox, is broadening its scope beyond U.S. borders, host and executive producer John Walsh said in an interview. The first episode of the fall season dealt with the search for Adnan Shukrijumah, accused of planning terror attacks on New York.
“We really have become ‘The World’s Most Wanted,’” Walsh said in a telephone interview. “We’re sort of becoming the court of last result internationally.”
“America’s Most Wanted” crews will travel to Cambodia with U.S. federal marshals, Interpol officials and representatives of the U.K.’s Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, Walsh said.
The show, which averages 5.3 million viewers per episode, started its 24th season after laying off 17 of about 70 staff members in August. Walsh blamed the cuts on declines in television advertising.
“It was very, very painful to reduce the staff,” Walsh said. “It’s a harsh reality in these economic times.”
To contact the reporter on this story:
Michael White in Los Angeles at mwhite8@bloomberg.net.
The syndicated show, produced by 20th Century Fox, is broadening its scope beyond U.S. borders, host and executive producer John Walsh said in an interview. The first episode of the fall season dealt with the search for Adnan Shukrijumah, accused of planning terror attacks on New York.
“We really have become ‘The World’s Most Wanted,’” Walsh said in a telephone interview. “We’re sort of becoming the court of last result internationally.”
“America’s Most Wanted” crews will travel to Cambodia with U.S. federal marshals, Interpol officials and representatives of the U.K.’s Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, Walsh said.
The show, which averages 5.3 million viewers per episode, started its 24th season after laying off 17 of about 70 staff members in August. Walsh blamed the cuts on declines in television advertising.
“It was very, very painful to reduce the staff,” Walsh said. “It’s a harsh reality in these economic times.”
To contact the reporter on this story:
Michael White in Los Angeles at mwhite8@bloomberg.net.
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