In Pursuit with John Walsh to Premiere on Investigation Discovery

John Walsh is going to track down some of America’s most wanted criminals in a new series launching on Investigation Discovery in the new year.

In Pursuit with John Walsh, produced by Zero Point Zero, will follow the host in real time as he goes after fugitives on the run and searches for missing children. John Walsh will be joined by his son, Callahan Walsh, in his weekly missions to crack the unsolved crimes. The show, which will air for 12 consecutive weeks, is slated to premiere on Investigation Discovery on Wednesday, January 16, at 10 p.m.

Investigation Discovery has partnered with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) on In Pursuit with John Walsh. Each episode of the series will feature age-progression photos and descriptions of two missing children they hope viewers can help them find.

Henry Schleiff, the group president of Investigation Discovery and Travel Channel, said: “No one better personifies the idea that one person can make a difference in this world than John Walsh—he took unimaginable heartbreak and turned it into his life’s mission to bring criminals to justice and find missing children. This is certainly one of the most important active investigation series we’ve created on ID because just a single break in a case could help law enforcement solve these crimes once and for all and, possibly, prevent further tragedy in the lives of families, across America.”

“If at least one child comes home and one homicide is solved, we will have done our job,” added John Walsh. “Now, with the help the passionate fans at Investigation Discovery and my team, we have a greater chance of catching these bad guys once and for all.”