Masterminds is a true crime documentary television series produced in Canada with truTV (formerly Court TV).
Each 30 minute episode features one true property crime story.
The profiled property crimes generally involve large sums of cash or merchandise and, more important, extremely unusual and/or elaborate methods of criminal operation which were never before (and sometimes never since) seen by law enforcement agencies.
With a few notable exceptions, most criminals profiled in this series were caught within a couple of years of committing their crime(s).
As of February 2011[update], the program is broadcast on History Television and Global TV in Canada, and on truTV in the United States.