Michaela Dowd
Director
Primetime: What Would You Do? (2009)
Season 16
An American television news magazine and hidden camera show. Actors act out scenes of conflict or illegal activity in public settings while hidden cameras videotape the scene, and the focus is on whether or not bystanders intervene, and how. Variations are also usually included, such as changing the genders, the races or the clothing of the actors performing the scene, to see if bystanders react differently. Quiñones appears at the end to interview the bystanders about their reactions. As the experiment goes on, psychology professors, teachers, or club members watch and discuss the video with Quiñones, explaining and making inferences on the bystanders' reactions.
Released Feb. 26, 2008
Episode 59 min
10+
Genres: News, Reality, Reality TV
Keywords: tmdb.bullying, tmdb.hidden-camera, tmdb.bigotry, imdb.social-experiment, tmdb.illegal-activity, imdb.reenactment, imdb.ethics + 5 more, imdb.hidden-camera, imdb.docusoap-reality-tv, imdb.question-in-title, imdb.question-mark-in-title, imdb.punctuation-in-title
Watch Providers: Hulu, fuboTV, Disney Plus
Production Companies: ABC News, Lincoln Square Productions
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S16E1 - Episode 1
Bystanders grapple with a teacher's side hustle on an adult-content site, objections to immigrants applying for work, a deli staffer dealing with a rude customer, breastfeeding in public and a man bothering a woman at a gym.
Feb. 18, 2024, midnight
S16E2 - Episode 2
From observing the reactions of fellow diners to a homeless individual in a restaurant to witnessing a man springing a last-minute prenup on his fiance, this tackles sensitive topics that spark discussions about compassion, fairness, and social justice. Additionally, viewers will witness a scenario where an employer asks a Black applicant to change her hairstyle, shedding light on issues of discrimination and workplace diversity. Lastly, a young couple grapples with a significant decision, inviting viewers to empathize with their plight and consider the complexities of relationships.
Feb. 25, 2024, midnight
8.3
S16E3 - Episode 3
What Would You Do? Struggling Pregnant Woman, Sports Safety, Drug Mule, Love Triangle
March 3, 2024, midnight
S16E4 - Episode 4
A white mom is shocked her son is dating a Black woman; Parent unable to afford child’s birthday gift; Ex-boyfriend crashes bachelorette party.
March 17, 2024, midnight
S16E5 - Episode 5
A man drugs a woman's drink; a scam artist in the act; a vasectomy debate; an elderly woman shoplifts; a veteran struggles with mental health.
March 24, 2024, midnight
S16E6 - Episode 6
Bystanders react to cutting a family member off; parents war over their kids' screen time; finding lost cash on the ground; a college student tells her parents she wants to pursue acting; a mother dealing with postpartum depression.
March 31, 2024, midnight
S16E7 - Episode 7
A music producer propositions their singer; an adult struggles to care for a parent with Alzheimer's disease; a man uses his older girlfriend for money; a parent faces objections to raising an adopted child of a different race.
April 7, 2024, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 59 min.
Season Runtime: 5959 min.
Released: Feb. 26, 2008
Last Air Date: Oct. 7, 2024, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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