Chris Hansen, To Catch a Predator and the True Story Behind Primetime

. I think people should remember that it is a work of fiction, only based on real-life events.” * Body Paragraph 4: Oppenheim explained that *Primetime* intentionally blends reality and fiction, reflecting how *To Catch a Predator* combined "artifice—actors, fake houses—with very real stakes." Oppenheim described the original show as feeling "like a circus, with