Saturday, April 11, 2026

The Trick Is Not To Get Caught: Investigation Discovery Premieres Three New Series This October

Villains, adulterers, and criminals are tracked down and exposed this October on Investigation Discovery. The methods and impact of a variety of VILLIANS are detailed in this new true-crime series debuting Oct. 2. Susan Lucci (ALL MY CHILDREN) makes her return to television as the host and narrator of the sexy and sinister seriesDEADLY AFFAIRS (Oct. 11). And CUFF ME IF YOU CAN retells first-person accounts of criminals who went on the run, only to be eventually caught by the law (Oct. 23). 

Susan Lucci tells of secrets and sex in DEADLY AFFAIRS, Oct. 11

October highlights forInvestigation Discoveryinclude:

NEW SERIES

VILLIANS
Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT, beginning Oct. 2
Predators, swindlers and masters of fraud are everywhere, and this 10-part true-crime series exposes them, using accounts by key members of the police, family, friends and the victims themselves. Each one-hour episode details the methods of fraud, bigamy, crimes of passion, murder and the horrendous impact these villains have had on their victim’s lives.

DEADLY AFFAIRS
Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT, beginning Oct. 11
Susan Lucci (ALL MY CHILDREN) is the host and narrator of this much-anticipated Investigation Discovery series. From love triangles that implode, to office romances exposed; from sleeping with the enemy, to bedding the best friend’s husband; and from grooms ditching the ceremony with a bridesmaid in tow to swingers deciding the grass actually is greener; this 10-part series serves up a spectrum of debaucherous and dangerous affairs.

CUFF ME IF YOU CAN
Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PT, beginning Oct. 23
CUFF ME IF YOU CAN recounts the true story of determined and resourceful criminals who go on the run – only to eventually be tracked down by the law. Using professional narrators to deliver the first-person account of the criminal, this six-part series will finally tell their stories.

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