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{{Short description|American reality television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = Most Shocking.png
| genre                = {{plainlist|
* [[Reality television]] 
* [[Clip show]]
}}
| runtime              = 42 minutes
| editor               = 
| narrated             = [[Brian Cummings]]<br />Tyler Derek
| executive_producer   = Andrew Jebb<br />Matt Harris<br />[[Bruce Nash]]<br />Robyn Nash (for season 1)<br />[[Debra Weeks]]
| producer             = 
| country              = United States
| network              = [[Court TV]]<br>[[truTV]]
| theme_music_composer = Shawn K. Clement
| opentheme            = 
| composer             = Shawn K. Clement
| language             = English
| company              = [[Nash Entertainment]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2006|10|04}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2010|11|10}}
| num_seasons          = 7
| num_episodes         = 89
| related              = ''[[Most Daring]]''<br />''[[Top 20 Countdown: Most Shocking]]''
| list_episodes        = List of Most Shocking episodes
}}
'''''Most Shocking''''' is an American [[reality television]] series that aired from October 4, 2006, to November 10, 2010, on [[Court TV]], and later on, [[TruTV]]. Two [[Spin-off (media)|spin-offs]] were made: ''[[Most Daring]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nash Entertainment - Most Daring |url=https://www.nashentertainment.com/television/mostdaring/ |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=[[Nash Entertainment]]}}</ref> and ''[[Top 20 Countdown: Most Shocking]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nashentertainment.com/news/top20-092509.html|title=The Countdown Begins in October On truTV's New Series Top 20 Most Shocking|publisher=Nash Entertainment|accessdate=August 14, 2016}}</ref>

The program held a [[TV-14]] rating due to extremely violent situations depicted in the videos.

==Synopsis==
The show generally features narrated video clips of criminal behavior, police pursuits, robberies, daring rescues, riots, and freak accidents caught on camera. The series mostly featured police and crime videos as a Court TV original, but would occasionally air footage or other events unrelated to crime. When the series was moved to TruTV, the show went all in on showing all kinds of shock footage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nash Entertainment - Most Shocking |url=https://www.nashentertainment.com/television/mostshocking/ |access-date=July 17, 2024 |website=Nash Entertainment}}</ref>

==International broadcasts==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Country !! TV Network(s) !! Series Premiere !! Weekly Schedule !! Status
|-
|{{MAS}} || [[TV3 (Malaysian TV network)|TV3]] || January  2023 || Sunday 11:00 pm || Currently airing
|-
|{{AUS}} || [[Seven Network]], [[Fox8]] || August 8, 2007 || Wednesday 7:30 pm || Fox8 Currently airing
|-
|{{GRE}} || [[Skai TV]] || Unknown || Weekends & Mondays 2:00 am || Currently airing
|-
|{{IDN}} || [[Trans7]] || 21 February 2016 || Monday - Friday 02:00 am || Currently airing
|-
|{{ITA}} || [[AXN Italy]] || Unknown || Variable || Currently airing
|-
|{{POL}} || [[Polsat Play]] || December 1, 2012 || Variable || Varied
|-
|{{KSA}} || [[MBC Action]] || 2010 || Variable || Currently airing
|-
|{{UK}} || [[Pick TV]] || 2006 || Everyday 2:00 am || ended 2010
|-
| [[Latin América]] || [[truTV Latin America]] || April 1, 2009 || Monday to Friday 9:00 am || Currently airing
|}

==Episodes==
{{Main|List of Most Shocking episodes}}

==Syndication==
The series currently reruns on [[True Crime Network]] since October 26, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most Shocking |url=https://www.truecrimenetworktv.com/shows/most-shocking |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=[[True Crime Network]]}}</ref> The series currently air reruns on [[Reelz]] as of July 19, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most Shocking - Reelz |url=https://www.reelz.com/show/most-shocking |accessdate=November 15, 2024 |publisher=[[Reelz]]}}</ref> The series is currently streaming on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] as of July 6, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most Shocking - Peacock |url=https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/tv/most-shocking/5468639885512208112 |accessdate=November 15, 2024 |publisher=[[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]]}}</ref>

== See also ==
*''[[Street Crime UK]]'' – a similar show with UK footage, also broadcast on [[Bravo (British TV channel)|Bravo]].
*''[[Police Camera Action!]]'' – a similar program broadcast on [[ITV1]], [[ITV4]], and [[Men & Motors]].
*''[[Traffic Cops]]'' – sometimes broadcast as ''Car Wars''. [[BBC One]] program with similar format, also repeated on [[UKTV]].
*''[[Road Wars (TV series)|Road Wars]]'' – broadcast on [[Sky1|Sky One]], [[Sky2|Sky Two]], and [[Sky3|Sky Three]].
*''[[Street Wars (TV series)|Street Law]]'' – also known as ''Street Wars''. Broadcast on Sky One, Sky Two, and Sky Three.
*''[[World's Most Amazing Videos]]'' – a similar show that aired on [[NBC]] and [[Paramount Network|Spike TV]].

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.mostshocking.tv/}}
*[http://www.trutv.com/shows/most_shocking/index.html truTV's "Most Shocking" Site, with Video Clips]
*{{IMDb title|944181}}

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