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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/VanGoghEnjoyer on 2025-07-06 03:19:47+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about a Chinese TV show called “Interviews Before Execution”, which aired from 2006 to 2012, where journalist Ding Yu interviewed convicted murderers just hours before their death sentences, and the program regularly drew up to 40 million viewers in Henan Province