

What Would You Do?
2008– · ABC · 60 min · 15 seasons
S2025E12 · Holiday Edition
Wed, 3 Dec, 2:00 pm
About
When you think no one is watching… What Would You Do?
Using hidden cameras, What Would You Do? establishes everyday scenarios and then captures people's reactions. Whether people are compelled to act or mind their own business, John Quiñones reports on their split-second and often surprising decision-making process.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Thu, 9 Jan· 60 minBystanders face a child being bullied, domestic abuse, a crying baby on an airplane, a date that goes off the rails, and the premiere of What Would Kids Do.
- E02
Episode 2
Thu, 16 Jan· 60 minBystanders grapple with what to do when someone steals a winning lottery ticket; a father encourages his son to use violence to solve a conflict; and a dangerous prank is set up at a minigolf course.
- E03
Episode 3
Thu, 23 Jan· 60 minBystanders react to a package thief, a deaf cheerleader being cut from the team, ocean littering, and What Would Kids Do returns.
- E04
Episode 4
Thu, 13 Feb· 60 minBystanders face a drunk driver, illegal plastic surgery, a case of elder abuse, and an out-of-line soccer dad.
- E05
Episode 5
Thu, 20 Feb· 60 minBystanders deal with atypical couples being harassed, an unhoused teen seeking shelter, a distracted older sister watching her sibling, and a graffiti artist marking public property.
- E06
Episode 6
Thu, 6 Mar· 60 minA struggling mom takes extra food from a buffet line; a stranger offers children a ride home; body-shaming frenemies; a bartender steals from charity.
- E07
Episode 7
Thu, 13 Mar· 60 minBystanders face a heckler, same-sex PDA, illegal steroid use, and an all-new What Would Kids Do.
- E08
Episode 8
Thu, 27 Mar· 60 minBystanders deal with an online date gone wrong, a confrontation with a transgender person, a vegan requesting accommodations, and a teenager who wants plastic surgery for a confidence boost.
- E09
Episode 9
Thu, 3 Apr· 60 minBystanders are confronted with sexual harassment in the workplace, a mother insisting on traditional gender roles, a man ridiculing a former classmate, and a bride demanding that guests pay to attend her wedding.
- E10
Episode 10
Thu, 10 Apr· 60 minBystanders react to a husband pressuring his wife to post pictures online for money, fraternity hazing, a devout mother's doubts about IVF, and kids taking unhealthy measures to pull an all-nighter.
- E11
Episode 11
Thu, 17 Apr· 60 minBystanders face inappropriate questions at the beauty salon, a couple clashing with a single mom's disruptive children, a laptop thief, and an all-new What Would Kids
- E12
Holiday Edition
Wed, 3 Dec· 60 min
Cast

John Quiñones
Host

Sara Haines
Guest Correspondent

W. Kamau Bell
Guest Correspondent