Chris Hansen Net Worth 2024

What is Chris Hansen’s Net Worth 2024? Christopher Edward Hansen (born September 13, 1959) is an American television journalist, best known for his specials “To Catch a Predator” on Dateline NBC. A familiar face to any true crime aficionado, he also hosted Killer Instinct on Investigation Discovery and the syndicated show Crime Watch Daily. As of 2024, Hansen has a net worth of $100,000.

Check out the below article to know the complete information regarding Chris Hansen Net Worth, His Annual Salary, Financial Problems, Houses, and Biography.

Chris Hansen’s Salary and Money Issues

Annual Salary: As host of popular syndicated true crime news program, Crime Watch Daily¸ Hansen was earning an estimated $200,000 annually. The show’s last episode aired in June 2018.

In 2019, Chris started his own podcast Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, choosing to distribute it through his own YouTube channel. Because his audience is still low and advertising revenue is considerably less, his estimated earnings are less than $50,000 a year.

Financial Issues: The DailyMail.com obtained Hansen’s 2019 Connecticut court records revealing the former host owes $250,000 in back taxes, $57,931 to American Express, $126,356.35 to TD Bank, over $15,000 to Ally Financial, and $1,078,164.73 to US Bank Trust.

To makes matter worse, Hansen was arrested for writing $13,000 worth of bad checks and was evicted from his New York City home for half a year of unpaid rent.

Chris Hansen House and Cars Collection, Charitable Causes

Home: It is unclear where Chris Hansen now lives after his NYC eviction in 2019.

We will update this section when we find out more information on Chris Hansen’s home, cars, and charitable causes.

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Early Life

Hansen was born on September 13, 1959, in Chicago, Illinois. Hansen grew up in Birmingham, Michigan, and attended Brother Rice High School in Michigan.

Inspired by watching the Jimmy Hoffa investigations, Hansen decided to become a journalist, graduating from the Michigan State University College of Communication Arts and Sciences in 1981 with a bachelor’s degree in Telecommunication.

NBC Career

After reporting at various radio stations and newspapers for a decade, Hansen got his first television break in 1993 as a correspondent at NBC News for the news magazine Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric.

He did notable work for Dateline including coverage of the Oklahoma City bombing, Columbine High School shooting, and the Unabomber. But it was his segments To Catch a Predator that brought him the most fame. Camera crews from NBC followed along as sting operations were set up to capture potential sexual predators looking for underage teens (usually 13-15) on internet chatrooms.

His Post-NBC Career

Capitalizing on his true-crime fame, in 2015, Hansen would become the host of the television series Killer Instinct on Investigation Discovery, chronicling famous homicide cases. He would also anchor the news program Crime Watch Daily in 2016. His introduction in the second season gave the show a ratings boost, but the show ended its 3-year run in 2018.

Taking a break from television, Hansen dives into weekly podcasting with his show Have a Seat with Chris Hansen.

Personal Life

In June 2018, Hansen’s wife Mary Jane filed for divorce after nearly 30 years of marriage. The family has two sons and was living in New York City until his eviction.

Not a stranger to scandals, Hansen was busted by the National Enquirer for cheating on his then-wife with American beauty Krysten Caddell in June 2011. Ironically, he was captured red-handed by cameras, not unlike his famous To Catch a Predator specials.

In January 2019, Hansen was charged with larceny after bouncing a $13,000 check to a vendor for promotional goods rendered. The charges were later dropped.

On February 28, 2020, Hansen was charged with harassment by a “civilian”. He has not yet entered a plea and had a court date for March 24, 2020.

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