How Do Court TV Shows Work?
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Narrative
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A typical Court TV show will have a running narrative throughout, which outlines the background of the victim or victims, details of the crime, the investigation process and the court proceedings as well as the outcome. Usually, an aftermath section at the end of the program will tell what happened to the participants in the years following the crime.
Reenactment
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Crimes featured on Court TV are usually reenacted by a professional cast to show how the victim was found, investigators at work, possible suspects, when the criminal was caught and witnesses giving statements to the investigative officers.
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Documentation and Video
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Often a Court TV show will feature actual evidence items, photographs and videos of the crime scene and evidence as documented by law enforcement. Statements by key players at the time of the crime may be heard as well as interrogation videos. Often there will be court proceeding footage from news agencies.
Interviews
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Persons involved in or affected by the featured crime will often be interviewed, as well as law enforcement officials, witnesses and technicians such as EMS and fire responders, evidence processors, crime scene investigators and medical examiners. Scientists involved in the forensics of the case may also be interviewed to explain how they detected or matched evidence from firearms, DNA, or other items found at the scene of the crime. Usually a news writer or book author who has featured the crime will be interviewed in order to give their personal experience in covering the crime.
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