''Fatal Attraction'' is an American

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television program that airs on TV One. The series debuted on June 3, 2013, and is produced by

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. On January 24, 2019, TV One announced it was renewing the program for an eighth season which premiered on January 28, 2019. On January 10, 2020, it was announced that the ninth season would premiere on January 13, 2020.

Overview

The program features non-fiction narratives of crimes committed by a partner in an abusive relationship. The program is edited in a documentary style, using a central voice-over narration by

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, as well as interviews with people who have first-hand knowledge of the case, including law-enforcement officials, lawyers, journalists, friends and family members of both the victims and the accused. The first season was narrated by

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. In 2014, a subject in one of the shows claimed he had been unfairly depicted as a killer, and filed suit for

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against TV One and Jupiter in

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, seeking $650,000 in damages. The lawsuit was dismissed.

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2013 American television series debuts True crime television series TV One (American TV channel) original programming