American Greed
TVPG
Newsmagazine
Docudrama
Crime
A dissection of the dark side of the American Dream, a survey of how far some people go to become rich, no matter the cost to themselves and those around them.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Saturday, May 11
Neighborhood Inferno
Season 11 • Episode 17
Scammers blow up a house for insurance money, but end up engulfing dozens of homes in flames.
Saturday, May 11
Scams on Film; God and Gold
Season 12 • Episode 18
Fraudster John Rogers builds a photo archive; Larry Bates' clients invest in "fool's gold."
Saturday, May 11
Black Market Dirty Gold
Season 13 • Episode 5
Miami salesmen import billions of dollars' worth of gold from South America.
Saturday, May 11
How WeWork Went Wild
Season 15 • Episode 3
Inside the rise and near-collapse of WeWork, the startup co-founded by Adam Neumann.
Saturday, May 11
Preaching Pyramid Schemes
Season 15 • Episode 21
Marlon and LaShonda Moore are accused of exploiting vulnerable people during the pandemic.
Saturday, May 11
Burned by Greed
Season 14 • Episode 11
How multibillion-dollar company Pacific Gas & Electric comes to repeatedly kill its customers.
Sunday, May 12
The College Admissions Scandal
Season 13 • Episode 1
College admissions coach Rick Singer accepts money from parents for college admission.
Sunday, May 12
The Most Hated Man in America
Season 12 • Episode 1
Businessman Martin Shkreli raises the price of a life-saving drug 5,000 percent.
Saturday, May 18
Scams on Film; God and Gold
Season 12 • Episode 18
Fraudster John Rogers builds a photo archive; Larry Bates' clients invest in "fool's gold."
Saturday, May 18
A Father's Fraud
Season 14 • Episode 12
Karl Karlsen is a hardworking man with what seems to be a terrible streak of bad luck.
Saturday, May 18
Chasing Tesla
Season 15 • Episode 8
Serial entrepreneur Trevor Milton founds the electric vehicle company Nikola.
Saturday, May 18
COVID Cons
Season 15 • Episode 9
An estimated $100 billion in COVID relief funds is stolen by fraudsters.
Sunday, May 19
Social Media Scam Artists
Season 14 • Episode 6
Crowdfunded charities are supposed raise funds for good causes, but some are actually scams.
Sunday, May 19
Six Feet Plunder
Season 10 • Episode 9
Doug Cassity sells fake prearranged funeral contracts with the help of sexy saleswomen.
Sunday, May 19
Baby-Faced Drug Lords
Season 12 • Episode 19
Florida teenagers cash in on the opioid crisis, then they expand their operation.
Sunday, May 19
From Bouncer to Millionaire Fraudster
Season 12 • Episode 20
Bars, strip clubs and nightclubs shell out millions to an insurance company founded by a bouncer.
Monday, May 20
The College Admissions Scandal
Season 13 • Episode 1
College admissions coach Rick Singer accepts money from parents for college admission.
