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OXYGEN TRUE CRIME'S "PROSECUTING EVIL WITH KELLY SIEGLER" RETURNS WITH A SPECIAL TWO-HOUR PREMIERE ON SATURDAY, JAN. 25 AT 8 P.M. ET/PT
Supersized Premiere Focuses on One of Siegler's Most Difficult Cases as She Reveals Her Reflections Publicly for the First Time
NEW YORK - Jan. 17, 2025 - Oxygen, the home for high-quality true-crime programming, returns to the Lone Star state to examine the most harrowing homicides and toughest trials in Texas history - all told with Kelly Siegler's unique insight and unparalleled access.
Season two of "Prosecuting Evil with Kelly Siegler" premieres Saturday, Jan. 25 at 8 p.m. ET/PT exclusively on Oxygen True Crime. The season starts with Kelly setting the record straight about a case that put her career on the line as her competitors challenged her credibility.
The freshman season of "Prosecuting Evil with Kelly Siegler" was a ratings success:
The season averaged 991,000 viewers across all platforms (through 35 days).
"Prosecuting Evil" was Oxygen's most-watched freshman series in six years (since 2018's "Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of Jessica Chambers").
Excluding freshman series centered around a single case, "Prosecuting Evil" was Oxygen's most-watched first-year series in 10 years.
The first four cases in the nine-episode season include:
"LONG ROAD TO JUSTICE" (Jan. 25 at 8 p.m. ET/PT; two-hour episode)
The murder of Belinda Temple and her unborn baby was Kelly's most contentious case. After years of silence, she sets the record straight about what it took to finally get justice for the victims and their family against an unrelenting defense team.
"MURDERED IN THE LINE OF DUTY" (Feb. 1 at 8 p.m. ET/PT)
A deadly crime spree hits rural Kaufman, Texas, taking the lives of two prosecutors. The murders set off fear in the community about who's targeting the protectors of justice. The truth hits much closer to home than expected.
"PROSECUTING THE MASTERMIND" (Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. ET/PT)
Prosecutor Kelly Siegler and her co-counsel unravel the mysterious hit-style murder of young suburban mom Farah Fratta. To prove the suspect masterminded her murder, Kelly demonstrates how the killer used his church and children as an alibi.
"SENIOR CITIZEN SERIAL KILLER" (Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. ET/PT)
When an elderly woman survives an attempted murder, investigators connect the dots on the deaths of other local senior citizens where families reported missing jewelry, leading to the hunt for one of the most prolific serial killers in Texas history.
As Chief of Special Crimes in the busiest courthouse in the Lone Star state, Kelly Siegler battled to get killers into courtrooms and faced off with their formidable defense attorneys. Alongside the case investigators and victims' families, Kelly draws on her own extensive experience, the prowess of her fellow state prosecutors and the expertise of skillful defense attorneys to go beyond the headlines and reveal how perpetrators were brought to justice Texas style.
"Prosecuting Evil with Kelly Siegler" is produced by Wolf Entertainment, Universal Television Alternative Studio and Magical Elves. Executive producers include Dick Wolf, Kelly Siegler, Casey Kriley, Jo Sharon, Adam Kassen, Andrew Nock, Gaylen Gawlowski and Tom Thayer.
ABOUT OXYGEN TRUE CRIME
Oxygen True Crime is a multiplatform crime destination for women. Oxygen True Crime remains one of the fastest-growing cable entertainment networks with popular original programming, including the flagship "Snapped" franchise, "Cold Justice," "Killer Relationship with Faith Jenkins" and breakout event specials such as "The Pike County Murders: A Family Massacre," "Selena & Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them" and "Murdered and Missing in Montana." The network had its best year ever in 2023 in total viewer cable rankings in all day and primetime thanks to one of cable's most-engaged audiences. Oxygen True Crime's over-the-air platform recently launched in select U.S. markets. Oxygen True Crime is part of NBCUniversal's Entertainment portfolio, which includes NBC, Bravo, E!, Oxygen True Crime, SYFY, Universal Kids, USA Network and Peacock. For more information, visit oxygen.com.
ABOUT WOLF ENTERTAINMENT
Wolf Entertainment, led by Emmy Award-winning television producer Dick Wolf, produces scripted and non-scripted content for all platforms. In conjunction with Universal Television (UTV), Wolf Entertainment produces NBC's award-winning "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," the longest-running primetime scripted series on television, which is currently in its 26th season. The company also produces "Law & Order" (S24), "Law & Order: Organized Crime" (S5), "Chicago Fire" (S13), "Chicago PD" (S12) and "Chicago Med" (S10); CBS' "FBI" (S7), "FBI: Most Wanted (S6) and "FBI: International" (S4). Wolf Entertainment's half-hour drama "On Call" for Prime Video hit #1 in over 40 countries and marks the company's first streaming original.
In the non-scripted space, Wolf Entertainment produces CBNC's "Blood and Money," and Oxygen's "Nightwatch," "Cold Justice," "Criminal Confessions" and "Murder for Hire." The company also produced the Academy Award-winning documentary "Twin Towers" and the Grammy Award-winning documentary about the Doors' "When You're Strange."
Wolf Entertainment has also released two scripted drama podcasts, "Hunted" and "Dark Woods," the latter is being developed as a scripted series with Universal Television.
Over the past few years, Wolf Entertainment has accumulated over 1.2 million followers on TikTok and 1.3 billion social video views across platforms. You can find the latest news from Wolf Entertainment at https://wolfentertainment.com/.
ABOUT UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ALTERNATIVE STUDIO
Universal Television Alternative Studio (UTAS), a division of Universal Studio Group, is a global supplier of broad, premium unscripted programming and formats. Led by President Toby Gorman, the studio develops and produces game shows, competition programs, true crime, documentaries and docuseries. The studio is known for series with A-list talent, including the Emmy(R) Award-nominated competition series "Baking It," hosted by Maya Rudolph and Amy Poehler; "The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning," executive produced and narrated by Amy Poehler; and docuseries from Dick Wolf, including "Prosecuting Evil with Kelly Siegler." Additionally, the studio creates hit formats that are replicated worldwide: longtime NBC favorite "Hollywood Game Night," for which Jane Lynch has won two Emmy Awards as host, has been remade in 25 territories; "The Wall" has been sold into 29 territories internationally; and Emmy-nominated music and comedy event series "That's My Jam" has options in over a dozen territories. Upcoming series include "The Americas," a 10-part natural history show narrated by Tom Hanks with music by Hans Zimmer, and "Surviving Earth," a docuseries that will recreate critical mass extinctions in Earth's history.
ABOUT MAGICAL ELVES
Magical Elves is a leading producer of award-winning, non-fiction content for domestic and international television markets. Known for hits like "Top Chef" (Bravo), "Nailed It!" (Netflix), "Sugar Rush" (Netflix), "Cold Justice" (Oxygen) and "Brain Games" reboot (Nat Geo), Magical Elves is a veteran production company with a long track record of consistently delivering the highest quality programming. For more information, visit www.magicalelves.com.
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