America s Most Wanted revived at Fox with Elizabeth Vargas set to host Lauren Huff
Attention, armchair detectives:
Fox announced Friday that it is reviving the iconic crime show, with Emmy-winning journalist and former ABC News anchor Elizabeth Vargas as host. The revival will debut in March.
According to a news release, Vargas will ask for viewers help each week as she breaks down cases from the show s new headquarters, consulting with a team of experts representing law enforcement units such as the FBI, U.S. Marshalls Office, and Secret Service.
The new series, which builds on its original format, will also take advantage of advanced crime-fighting technology such as augmented reality and life-size 3-D avatars that will illustrate what suspects might look like now. Map-tracking will take viewers hot on the trail of suspects, and social media will be used to connect viewers to the