Dateline (TV series)/YMMV


 * Acceptable Ethnic Targets: The majority of predators busted are white men, many of whom are middle class or above. This is in sharp contrast to other reality crime based shows where the majority seems skewed towards low income minorities.
 * Internet Backdraft, Broken Base: Although these tropes likely existed as early as the whole "exploding GM cars" thing, they didn't really kick off until the whole "To Catch a Predator" bit got started.
 * Memetic Badass: No sex offender is safe from Chris Hansen. Ever.
 * Memetic Mutation: "Why don't you have a seat over there?"
 * Narm: The NBC staffers readings verbatim from the chat logs between the decoy and predator, with voices ranging from deadpan or disinterested, all the way to overly excited.
 * Paranoia Fuel: "To Catch A Predator" definitely makes people think twice about soliciting sex online.
 * Or letting their kids use online chatrooms.
 * What an Idiot: The To Catch a Predator series make it a point to highlight predators who come to the traps despite having seen the specials before.