"America's Dumbest Criminals" is an American reality series that aired in syndication from September 21, 1996 to May 27, 2000 for a total of 104 episodes. For international syndication the show was titled "Everyone's Dumbest Criminals". The show ultimately aired in 30 countries. The show was hosted by Daniel Butler during all four seasons. Butler was a co-author of the book "America's Dumbest Criminals", which spent four months on "The New York Times" bestseller list. Beaumont Bacon co-hosted during season 2, and Debbie Alan joined for seasons 3 and 4. The series features surveillance footage, news reports and dramatic reenactments of particularly foolish criminal behavior. Also highlighted are "dumb laws", featuring various trivialities passed into law. Francopolitan Mercury Anastassacos was voted the "World's Dumbest Criminal" for the world tour phase.