American Greed 2007
- Status
- Returning Series
- First Aired
- June 21, 2007
- Last Aired
- March 1, 2023
- Format
- 15 seasons · 222 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~159.1 hours (43 min/ep)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S4E3 "Raffaello Follieri" (★ 8/10)
- Network
- CNBC
- Where to Stream
- Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, YouTube TV
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★ TMDB users: 7.9/10 from 16 votes TV-PG DocumentaryCrime 15 seasons · 222 eps Returning Series
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What is American Greed?
The television series "American Greed" explores the darker aspects of the American Dream. The show reviews real-life cases involving various forms of criminal activity.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2007
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 222
- Runtime
- 43 minutes
- First aired
- Jun 21, 2007
- Last aired
- Mar 1, 2023
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- CNBC
- Genres
- Documentary, Crime
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.9/10 from 16 votes
- Format
- 15 seasons · 222 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~43 minutes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Network
- CNBC
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The television series "American Greed" explores the darker aspects of the American Dream. The show reviews real-life cases involving various forms of criminal activity. These cases include scams, theft, counterfeiting, and Ponzi schemes. The series delves into the consequences of these actions, not only for the individuals involved but also for those around them. The focus is on the extreme measures people take in pursuit of wealth, often disregarding the costs to themselves and others. By examining these cases, the series offers a glimpse into the more unsavory aspects of human nature and the lengths to which people will go to achieve financial success. The show's approach provides a candid look at the consequences of these actions, without providing explicit details.
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Should you watch it?
“Discover how far people go to become rich, no matter the cost.”
Reasons to watch
- explores real-life financial crimes
- dissects the dark side of the American Dream
Keep in mind
- involves criminal activity and high personal costs
Watch it if you are interested in documentaries about real-life financial crimes.
The tone is documentary-based, focusing on real-life criminal activity and dark themes.
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Season 1 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Hook, Line and Sucker / Maxfield Parish Art Heist Mytharc Jun 21, 2007
- E2 The Imposter: Dr. Barnes / Interstate Bank Mart Bandit Core Jun 28, 2007
- E3 Art Heist: Fine Arts Express / Medical Scams: Dr. Martinez Core Jul 5, 2007
- E4 Meth Identity Thieves / The Wheaton Bandit Core Jul 12, 2007
- E5 Religious Prey: Baptist Foundation of Arizona / Medical Scams: Dr. Mikos Mytharc Jul 19, 2007
- E6 Religious Prey: Greater Ministries Int'l / It Takes a Thief Mytharc Jul 26, 2007
Season 2 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Martin Frankel Case Mytharc Jan 30, 2008
- E2 When Greed and Giving Collide / Confessions of a Con Man Mytharc Feb 6, 2008
- E3 Unsolved: $300 Million Art Heist / Preying on Faith Core Feb 13, 2008
- E4 Stealing $$$ From Scientologists / The Art of Fraud Core Feb 20, 2008
- E5 Deadly RX For Greed Core Feb 27, 2008
- E6 Inside the WorldCom Scam / DHS: Department of Hollywood Scams Core Mar 5, 2008
- E7 The Rise and Fall of Cybernet Mytharc Mar 12, 2008
- E8 Party's Over - Tyco's Kozlowski Core Mar 19, 2008
- E9 Driven By Greed / Conned in the Caribbean Mytharc Mar 26, 2008
- E10 Robbing Hollywood's A-List / Soaking The Rich at Auction Mytharc Mar 30, 2008
Season 3 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Bonnie and Clyde of Mortgage Fraud Mytharc Jan 7, 2009
- E2 Boy Band Mogul Mytharc Jan 14, 2009
- E3 A Wall Street Wonder Takes a Fall Mytharc Jan 21, 2009
- E4 Two Brothers, Two Murders Core Jan 28, 2009
- E5 Skin Doctor Takes His Cut / Revolutionary Guru of Greed Core Feb 4, 2009
- E6 Strippers and Insider Trading / Economan: Superthief Mytharc Feb 11, 2009
- E7 The Mustang Ranch: Money, Women and Murder Mytharc Feb 18, 2009
- E8 The Body Snatcher Mytharc Mar 4, 2009
Season 4 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Suicide is Painless Mytharc Feb 3, 2010
- E2 The Black Widows Core Feb 10, 2010
- E3 Raffaello Follieri Core Mar 10, 2010
- E4 "The Mad Max of Wall Street" Core Mar 10, 2010
- E5 Crash and Burn Core Mar 17, 2010
- E6 Sholam Weiss Core Mar 24, 2010
- E7 Funny Money Core Mar 31, 2010
- E8 Flipping Frenzy Scam Core Apr 7, 2010
- E9 Performance Pills & Kirk Wright Core Apr 14, 2010
- E10 Kentucky Fen-Phen Attorneys Core Apr 21, 2010
- E11 Dr Stokes and C and D Distributors Mytharc Apr 28, 2010
- E12 Cybercrime: Max Butler Mytharc May 5, 2010
Season 5 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Bank Robbing Broker Mytharc Jan 19, 2011
- E2 Financial Guru Gone Bad Core Jan 26, 2011
- E3 Fool's Gold Core Feb 2, 2011
- E4 Hackers: Operation Get Rich or Die Tryin' Core Feb 9, 2011
- E5 A More Generous Criminal Core Feb 16, 2011
- E6 $1.2 Billion Scam: Ft. Frauderdale Mytharc Feb 23, 2011
- E7 Bling Ring, The Fraudster, The Ex-Stripper and the Missing Millions Mytharc Mar 9, 2011
- E8 Fraudster of the Opera, Frozen Assets - The Ice Capers Core Mar 16, 2011
- E9 The Slaughterhouse Core Mar 23, 2011
- E10 The Royal Scam: Kings of Counterfeit Core Mar 30, 2011
- E11 The Art of the Steal, The Folsom Felon Core Apr 6, 2011
- E12 Hedge Fund Imposter Core Apr 13, 2011
- E13 The Wizard of Sarasota Mytharc Apr 20, 2011
- E14 Mark Weinberger: Nose No Bounds Mytharc Apr 27, 2011
Season 6 · 17 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Celebrity Scam Artist Mytharc Jan 25, 2012
- E2 Master of Deadly Deceit Core Feb 1, 2012
- E3 Major League Fraud Core Feb 8, 2012
- E4 Baby Broker Scam Core Feb 15, 2012
- E5 Tom Petters Generous With Other Peoples Money Core Feb 22, 2012
- E6 The Insider Core Feb 29, 2012
- E7 Fine Art: Portrait of a Fraud Core Mar 14, 2012
- E8 Loan Scam Money For Nothing Core Mar 21, 2012
- E9 William Erpenbeck Real Estate Home Wrecker Core Apr 4, 2012
- E10 Nicholas Cosmo All Interest No Return Core May 2, 2012
- E11 Michael Lock Pimp Preachers Profiteer Core May 9, 2012
- E12 The Tran Organization Blackjack Cheaters Core May 30, 2012
- E13 The Mormon Madoff Core Jun 20, 2012
- E14 Crash for Cash Core Jun 27, 2012
- E15 Financial Home Invasion Core Jul 11, 2012
- E16 The Jersey Score Mytharc Jul 25, 2012
- E17 Allen Stanford: The Dark Knight Mytharc Aug 1, 2012
Season 7 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Shipwrecked Mytharc Feb 22, 2013
- E2 The Wealth Builder Club Core Feb 28, 2013
- E3 The Prisoner of Wall Street Core Mar 4, 2013
- E4 Deadly Payout Core Mar 11, 2013
- E5 Wild West Rip-Off Core Apr 1, 2013
- E6 Union Bu$ter/The Fool's Gold Core Apr 10, 2013
- E7 Windy City Wipeout/Miami Burn Mytharc Apr 16, 2013
- E8 Dealing in Deceit Core Apr 15, 2013
- E9 Talk Radio Takedown Core May 21, 2013
- E10 Brooklyn's Madoff/ Corrupted Software Core May 29, 2013
- E11 Greedy Groovy Guru/Doomsday Profit Core Jun 14, 2013
- E12 The Lady Killer Mytharc Jul 18, 2013
- E13 Rapper$ Delight/Grapes of Greed Mytharc Jul 31, 2013
Season 8 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Murder in Memphis Mytharc Mar 19, 2014
- E2 Young Lust Gone Bust Core Mar 26, 2014
- E3 The Cunning Cowgirl Crook / Dollars for Dumps Core Apr 2, 2014
- E4 $udden Death / Hip Hop Hustle Core Apr 9, 2014
- E5 Make Me Rich or Die / Kids For Cash Core Apr 16, 2014
- E6 Detroit 'Crime Boss' Mayor Core Apr 23, 2014
- E7 The Falcon and the Con Man Core Apr 30, 2014
- E8 Extreme Home Ripoffs / 'Greedings' From Florida Core Jun 18, 2014
- E9 Insider Trading Trio / Cocaine Cash Cleaner Core Jun 25, 2014
- E10 Lights! Camera! Fraud! Core Jul 16, 2014
- E11 The Car Con Core Jul 23, 2014
- E12 A Wolf in Priest's Clothing Core Jul 30, 2014
- E13 The Home Invaders / Nashville's Predator Mytharc Aug 6, 2014
- E14 Hail to the Thief Mytharc Aug 13, 2014
Season 9 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 A Con Man's Deadly Revenge Mytharc Jan 15, 2015
- E2 The Playboy of Indiana Core Jan 22, 2015
- E3 Ea$y Being Green / Burglar To The Stars Core Jan 29, 2015
- E4 A Widow's Web Core Feb 5, 2015
- E5 The Cash King Core Feb 12, 2015
- E6 The Dirtiest Con Core Feb 19, 2015
- E7 Charity Begins at Home Core Feb 26, 2015
- E8 The Real Wolf of Wall Street Core Mar 5, 2015
- E9 Kevin Trudeau’s Secrets / Remington Steal Core Jul 10, 2015
- E10 Fake It to Make It / Kill the Witnesses Core Jan 17, 2015
- E11 Vintage Wine Fraud Core Jul 24, 2015
- E12 In Harm’s Way Core Jul 30, 2015
- E13 The Lawyer Lies / Black Gold Bust Core Oct 16, 2015
- E14 Friends Without Benefits Core Oct 23, 2015
- E15 The Spy Who Scammed Me Mytharc Oct 30, 2015
- E16 The Sky's the Limit Mytharc Nov 6, 2015
Season 10 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 Ray Nagin - New Orleans Shakedown Mytharc Mar 31, 2016
- E2 The Surfer Slayer? Core Apr 7, 2016
- E3 A Mother's Costly Revenge Core Apr 14, 2016
- E4 Vanity and Greed: Deadly Beauty Mytharc Apr 28, 2016
- E5 Psychic Fiend’s Network Core May 12, 2016
- E6 The Bar Girls Trap Core May 19, 2016
- E7 Sick Profits / Hollywood Swinging Core May 26, 2016
- E8 Capturing The Fugitives Core Jun 9, 2016
- E9 Six Feet Plunder Core Jun 23, 2016
- E10 Hack Me If You Can / Goodfella Gone Bad Core Aug 25, 2016
- E11 Sticky Fingers; Life in the Fraud Lane Core Aug 23, 2016
- E12 Jamaican Lottery Scam Core Jul 14, 2016
- E13 The Bad Neighbors Core Aug 4, 2016
- E14 The Phantom Fraudster Of Broadway Core Aug 11, 2016
- E15 Medical Gloves With Holes Core Aug 18, 2016
- E16 Hack Me If You Can / Goodfella Gone Bad Core Aug 25, 2016
- E17 Seattle Roasted / The Stealing Socialite Core Sep 8, 2016
- E18 Diagnosis: Blood Money / Chicago Jailbreak Core Sep 15, 2016
- E19 Family Feud Fortune Mytharc Sep 22, 2016
- E20 Silk Road / Digital Drug Dealers Mytharc Sep 29, 2016
Season 11 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 Deadly Gold Digger Mytharc Jan 23, 2017
- E2 The Real 'War Dogs' Core Jan 30, 2017
- E3 Badge of Dishonor Core Feb 6, 2017
- E4 Billionaires Boys Bust Core Feb 13, 2017
- E5 Clean Teeth, Dirty Money/Comic Book Murder Core Feb 27, 2017
- E6 Sticky Fingers; Life in the Fraud Lane Core Mar 4, 2017
- E7 Making A Killing / Doctor Drug Dealer Core Mar 13, 2017
- E8 Rumeal Robinson Core Mar 20, 2017
- E9 Recipe for Murder Core Jun 17, 2017
- E10 Junk In A Box; Been Caught Stealing Core Jun 26, 2017
- E11 From Peanuts to Sick Millions Core Jul 3, 2017
- E12 A Glamorous Showbiz Lie Core Jul 10, 2017
- E13 Deadly Black Gold Riches Core Jul 17, 2017
- E14 Art Schlichter: All-American fraud Core Jul 24, 2017
- E15 Red Carpet Rip-Off Core Jul 31, 2017
- E16 Wine, Women and Fraud Core Aug 7, 2017
- E17 Neighborhood Inferno Core Aug 14, 2017
- E18 Fraud Collectors Core Aug 21, 2017
- E19 Lesson In Greed/Soldier Scam Mytharc Aug 28, 2017
- E20 Top Gun Of Fraud Mytharc Sep 4, 2017
Season 12 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Most Hated Man in America? Mytharc Feb 26, 2018
- E2 Deadly Opioids, Dirty Doctors Core Mar 5, 2018
- E3 Murderous Plot Meets Reality TV Core Mar 12, 2018
- E4 The Polka King Con Core Mar 19, 2018
- E5 Stolen Valor Scam Core Mar 26, 2018
- E6 Conn's Job Core Apr 2, 2018
- E7 Blood Relatives; End of Life Scam Core Apr 9, 2018
- E8 Dangerous Luxury Core Apr 16, 2018
- E9 Billion Dollar Fraud Goes Viral Core Jun 25, 2018
- E10 Florida Rehab Gone Wild Core Jul 2, 2018
- E11 Operation Crook, Line and Stinker Core Aug 13, 2018
- E12 Artistic License to Steal Core Aug 20, 2018
- E13 The Fake Housewife of Orange County Core Aug 27, 2018
- E14 Online Dating Trap Core Sep 3, 2018
- E15 An Ungodly Scammer Core Sep 10, 2018
- E16 Just a Dollar and a Scheme; Lousy Landlord Core Sep 17, 2018
- E17 Something's Fishy: The Codfather Core Sep 24, 2018
- E18 Scams on Film; God and Gold Core Oct 1, 2018
- E19 Baby-Faced Drug Lords Mytharc Oct 8, 2018
- E20 From Bouncer to Millionaire Fraudster Mytharc Oct 15, 2018
Season 13 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 13 guide & lore primer →- E1 The College Admissions Scandal Mytharc Aug 12, 2019
- E2 The Fyre Festival Core Aug 19, 2019
- E3 Paul Manafort Core Aug 26, 2019
- E4 Prophets of Greed Core Sep 2, 2019
- E5 Black Market Dirty Gold Core Sep 9, 2019
- E6 The House Flipping Reality Star Fraudster Core Sep 16, 2019
- E7 The Fake Prince's Royal Scam Core Jan 6, 2020
- E8 Diagnosis: Temptress Health Scam Core Jan 13, 2020
- E9 The Fast and the Fraudulent Mytharc Jan 20, 2020
- E10 Painful Greed Turns Deadly Core Jan 27, 2020
- E11 Starstruck Studio Swindle Core Feb 3, 2020
- E12 The Luxury Curse Scam Core Feb 10, 2020
- E13 Mike “the Situation” Sorrentino Core Feb 17, 2020
- E14 Fake Heiress Cons High Society Core Feb 24, 2020
- E15 All-Star Sports Scam Mytharc Mar 2, 2020
- E16 Judgment of Terror Mytharc Mar 9, 2020
Season 14 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 14 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Trials of Michael Avenatti Mytharc Jan 18, 2021
- E2 Nightmare at NXIVM Core Jan 25, 2021
- E3 The Real Dr. Death Core Feb 1, 2021
- E4 The Fall Of An Opioid Mogul Mytharc Feb 8, 2021
- E5 A Family Vanishes Core Feb 15, 2021
- E6 Social Media Scam Artists Core Feb 22, 2021
- E7 Inside El Chapo's Empire Core Jun 7, 2021
- E8 The "Con" In Congress Core Jun 14, 2021
- E9 Confessions of a Scam Artist Core Jun 21, 2021
- E10 The Imposter Core Jun 28, 2021
- E11 Burned by Greed Mytharc Jul 5, 2021
- E12 A Father's Fraud Mytharc Jul 19, 2021
Season 15 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 15 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Life & Crimes of Joel Greenberg Mytharc Jan 5, 2022
- E2 Theranos CEO on Trial Core Jan 12, 2022
- E3 How WeWork Went Wild Core Jan 19, 2022
- E4 Boeing’s Deadly Design Core Jan 26, 2022
- E5 The Biggest Theft of All Time? Mytharc Feb 2, 2022
- E6 The Kingpin Next Door Core Feb 9, 2022
- E7 The Polygamist & The Bio Fuel Baron Mytharc Sep 27, 2022
- E8 Chasing Tesla Core Oct 4, 2022
- E9 COVID Cons Core Oct 11, 2022
- E10 The Accused Crypto Couple Mytharc Oct 18, 2022
- E11 Financial Infidelity Core Oct 25, 2022
- E12 The Spy Who Conned Me Core Nov 1, 2022
- E13 Million Dollar Prison Kickback Core Nov 15, 2022
- E14 California Schemin’ Core Nov 22, 2022
- E15 Streaming and Scheming Core Nov 29, 2022
- E16 The Decline of a Dynasty Mytharc Dec 6, 2022
- E17 A Legacy of Fraud Mytharc Dec 13, 2022
- E18 The Busted Mogul Core Dec 20, 2022
- E19 Follow the Juul Money Core Jan 24, 2023
- E20 VIP Schemers Core Jan 30, 2023
- E21 Preaching Pyramid Schemes Core Feb 7, 2023
- E22 Drunk with Power Core Feb 21, 2023
- E23 Fame, Fortune & Fraud Mytharc Feb 28, 2023
- E24 Lawyers, Lies, and a Housewife Mytharc Mar 1, 2023
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Frequently asked questions
What is American Greed about?
It is a dissection of the dark side of the American Dream and how far some people go to become rich.
What types of cases are reviewed?
Real-life cases involving criminal activity such as credit card scams, identity theft, counterfeiting, and Ponzi schemes are reviewed.
When did American Greed premiere?
The series premiered in 2007.
What genre is the show?
It is a documentary and crime series.
What is the content rating?
The television rating is TV-PG.
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