Cold Case Files

Created by	Kurtis Productions, Ltd.
Starring	Bill Kurtis Danny Glover
Template:Pluralize from text of origin	United States
No. of episodes	168
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Executive producerTemplate:Pluralize from text	Laura Fleury Ari Mark Phil Lott Jason Blum James P. Axiotis
Running time	About 45–50 minutes
Production Template:Pluralize from text	Kurtis Productions, Ltd. Blumhouse Television AMPLE Entertainment
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Network	A&E
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Cold Case Files is a reality legal show/documentary on the cable channel A&E Network and a rebooted series. It is hosted by Bill Kurtis and the original series produced by Tom Golden. The show documents the investigation of many long-unsolved murders (referred to as "cold cases" in detectives' parlance) through the use of modern forensic science (especially recent advances in DNA techniques), and criminal psychology, in addition to recent breakthroughs in the case(s) involving previously silent witnesses.

On January 19, 2017, Blumhouse Television, AMPLE Entertainment and A&E revived the series for a ten-episode run. The well received reboot features highly cinematic recreations and music. The new episodes first began airing on February 27, 2017. Actor Danny Glover took over for Kurtis as narrator for this new 10-episode series. Kurtis later returned. On August 20, 2021, after a four-year hiatus, the series returned with a new season on A&E, again with Kurtis as the host.

Overview

According to A&E, the show has been widely praised by law enforcement agencies, and its investigative reports are commonly used in the training of detectives. Cold Case Files first aired as a sub-series of another A&E crime documentary program, Investigative Reports, also hosted by Bill Kurtis, which ran from 1991 to 2011. Reruns of the original 1997 series currently air on broadcast syndication in the United States, usually in lower-profile time slots, and on many RTV stations.

The Blumhouse Television, AMPLE Entertainment reboot aired its first episode on A&E on February 27, 2017. The complete first season was streamed on Hulu on January 1, 2018, and later on Netflix on September 15, 2019. Some episodes of the series have now been adapted into a podcast of the same name, Cold Case Files, hosted by Brooke Gittings and featuring the voice of the original Cold Case Files host, Bill Kurtis. The podcast is part of the PodcastOne podcast network in conjunction with A&E.

Episode list

Season 6 (2017)

No.	Title	Original air date

Season 9 (2024–2025)

The first ten episodes were made available to stream on Hulu on January 11, 2024. The episodes were later broadcast on A&E beginning with "Money Moguls and Murder" on November 15, 2024.

Spin-off series

Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou (2025)

The spin-off series is narrated by Keith David.

Cold Case Files: Dead West (2025)

The spin-off series is narrated by Dude Walker.

Accolades

Emmy Award:

• Outstanding Nonfiction Series (2005) nomination: Michael Harvey (executive producer), Laura Fleury (executive producer), Tania Lindsay (supervising producer), Michael West (supervising producer), Mary Frances O'Conner (producer), Bill Kurtis (host)
• Outstanding Nonfiction Series (2004) nomination: Laura Fleury (executive producer), Michael Harvey (supervising producer), Mike West (producer), Bill Kurtis (host)

Online Film & Television Association Awards:

• Best Informational Program (2007) – nomination

See also

• Solved, USA / ID, 2008 (true cases)
• Cold Justice, USA / TNT, 2013 (true cases)
• To Catch a Killer, CAN / OWN, 2014 (true cases)

External links

• Official website
• Cold Case Files at IMDbTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
• Cold Case Files at epguides.comTemplate:Edit at Wikidata