Ghost Hunters (TV Series)

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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Genre'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Paranormal Television|Paranormal]]
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Paranormal Television|Paranormal]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Format'''
 
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Live Action|Live action]]
 
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Starring'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |(See [[Ghost Hunters#personnel|personnel]] below.)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |(See [[Ghost Hunters (TV Series)#Personnel|personnel]] below.)
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Narrated by'''
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Narrated by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Mike Rowe]] (intro only)
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Mike Rowe]] (intro only)
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Country of origin'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Composer(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |Vanacore Music
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Country of origin'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |United States
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |United States
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Language(s)'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |English
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |English
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''No. of Seasons'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''{{tooltip|No.|Number}} of Seasons'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |9
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |12
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''No. of episodes'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''{{tooltip|No.|Number}} of episodes'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |200 + 13 [[TV Special|specials]] (as of Feb 26, 2014) ([[List of Ghost Hunters Episodes|List of episodes]])
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |217 + 13 [[TV Special|specials]] (as of Nov 18, 2015) ([[List of Ghost Hunters Episodes|List of episodes]])
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| bgcolor=#A9A9F5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Production'''
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| bgcolor=#A9A9F5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Production'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Executive producer(s)'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Running time'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |45 minutes
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |46 minutes
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Production company(s)'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Distributor'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[NBC Universal]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[NBC Universal]]
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| bgcolor=#A9A9F5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Broadcast'''
| bgcolor=#A9A9F5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Broadcast'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Original channel'''
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Original channel'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Syfy (Television Network)|Syfy]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Syfy (television network)|Syfy]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Original run'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |October 6, 2004 – present
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |October 6, 2004 – October 26, 2016
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| bgcolor=#A9A9F5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Chronology'''
| bgcolor=#A9A9F5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Chronology'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Followed by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Ghost Hunters International (TV Series)|Ghost Hunters International]] (2008–2012)<br>[[Ghost Hunters Academy (TV Series)|Ghost Hunters Academy]] (2009–2010)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Ghost Hunters International (TV Series)|Ghost Hunters International]]<br>(2008–2012)<br>[[Ghost Hunters Academy (TV Series)|Ghost Hunters Academy]]<br>(2009–2010)<br>[[Kindred Spirits (TV Series)|Kindred Spirits]] (2016–)
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'''''Ghost Hunters''''' is an [[United States of America|American]] [[Paranormal Television|paranormal]] [[Reality TV|reality]] [[Television Series|television series]] that premiered on October 6, 2004, on [[Syfy (Television Network)|Syfy]] (previously the Sci Fi Channel). The program features [[Paranormal Investigators|paranormal investigator]]s [[Jason Hawes]] and [[Grant Wilson]], who investigate places that are reported to be [[Ghosts|haunted]]. The two originally worked as [[Plumbers|plumbers]] for [[Roto-Rooter]] as a day job while investigating locations at night. Since the show's success, the series now takes precedence in their lives, but they are still honorary employees with the company and continue to do jobs for them if time permits.
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'''''Ghost Hunters''''' is an [[United States of America|American]] [[Paranormal Television|paranormal]] [[Reality TV|reality]] [[Television Series|television series]] that premiered on October 6, 2004, on [[Syfy (Television Network)|Syfy]] (previously the Sci Fi Channel). The program features [[Paranormal Investigators|paranormal investigator]]s [[Jason Hawes]] and [[Grant Wilson]], who investigate places that are reported to be [[Ghosts|haunted]]. The two originally worked as [[Plumbers|plumbers]] for [[Roto-Rooter]] as a day job while investigating locations at night. In June 2016, Jason Hawes announced that Ghost Hunters would be ending their relationship with the SyFy channel at the conclusion of its eleventh season, which aired later that year.
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The show is unrelated to the original 1996 Inca Productions show ''[[Ghosthunters]]'' produced for the [[Discovery Channel]]. The format was sold to [[Pilgrim Films & Television]] in the United States to become ''Ghost Hunters''. The only link between the two shows is presenter [[Ian Cashmore]] who anchored the UK/Europe show. Cashmore piloted the U.S. show, but chose not to remain part of the U.S. venture after he filmed the promos.
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The show is unrelated to the original 1996 Inca Productions show ''[[Ghosthunters]]'' produced for the [[Discovery Channel]]. The format was sold to [[Pilgrim Films & Television]] in the United States to become ''Ghost Hunters''. The only link between the two shows is presenter [[Ian Cashmore]] who anchored the European series. Cashmore piloted the U.S. show, but chose not to remain part of the U.S. venture after he filmed the promos.
==Investigative procedures==
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==Criticism==
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===Method===
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==Personnel==
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==Notable investigators==
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===Final (Season 11)===
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;Current investigators (Season 9)
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* [[Jason Hawes]] – lead investigator/producer/TAPS Founder
* [[Jason Hawes]] – lead investigator/producer/TAPS Founder
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* [[Adam Berry]] – investigator/from ''GHA'' (announced departure from show back in May, 2014).
 
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* Amy Bruni – investigator (announced departure from show back in May, 2014).
 
* Steve Gonsalves – co-lead investigator
* Steve Gonsalves – co-lead investigator
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* Britt Griffith – investigator/from ''GHI''
 
* Dave Tango – tech manager/investigator
* Dave Tango – tech manager/investigator
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* Samantha Hawes – investigator (daughter of Jason Hawes)
 
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* Maddie – investigative canine
 
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;Recent guest investigators
 
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* Michelle Tate – (ep. 901) investigator-in-training/from ''GHA''
 
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;Notable former investigators
 
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* [[Grant Wilson]] – lead investigator/producer/TAPS co-founder
 
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* Brian Harnois – tech manager/investigator/TAPS/moved to ''GHI''
 
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* [[Kris Williams (Investigator)|Kris Williams]] – case manager/investigator/moved to ''GHI''
 
* K.J. McCormick – investigator
* K.J. McCormick – investigator
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* Dustin Pari – investigator
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* Samantha Hawes – investigator
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* Shari Marie (Ventura) DeBenedetti - investigator
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* Traci Boiselle - Case Manager
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===Former===
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* Adam Berry – investigator (2010-2014)
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* Amy Bruni – investigator (2008-2014)
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* Andy Andrews – investigator (2004-2007)
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* Ashley Troub – investigator (2012)
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* [[Barry Fitzgerald (Investigator)|Barry Fitzgerald]] – investigator/''GHI'' lead investigator (2006-2010)
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* Brian Harnois – tech manager/investigator (2004-2007)
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* Britt Griffith – investigator (2008-2014)
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* Carl Johnson – demonologist (2004-2006)
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* Donna LaCroix – case manager/investigator (2004-2007)
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* [[Grant Wilson]] – lead investigator/producer/TAPS co-founder (2004-2012, 2014)
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* Haily Hawes – investigator (2011-2014)
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* Joshua Ovenshire - Tech manager
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* [[Kris Williams (Investigator)|Kris Williams]] – case manager/investigator/moved to ''GHI'' (2007-2011)
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* Lisa Dowaliby – investigator (2006-2007)
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* Michelle Tate – investigator (2013-2014)
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* Mike Dion – investigator (2004-2007)
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* Mike Rowe – narrator (2004-2010)
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* Paula Donovan – investigator (2005-2006)
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* Kristyn Gartland – investigator
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* Joseph "Joe" Chin - investigator
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===Guest celebrity investigators===
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* [[Elijah Burke]] – "2007 Halloween Special" episode
 
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* [[Colin Ferguson (Actor)|Colin Ferguson]] – "USS ''Hornet''" episode
 
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* [[Barry Fitzgerald (Investigator)|Barry Fitzgerald]] – ''GHI'' lead investigator
 
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* [[Josh Gates]] – ''[[Destination Truth]]'' lead investigator
 
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* [[Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files|Ben Hansen]] – "2010 Halloween Special" episode
 
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* [[Kofi Kingston]] – "2010 Halloween Special" episode
 
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* Nene Leakes, Shereé Whitfield, and Kim Zolciak – "TAPS Meets ''[[The Real Housewives of Atlanta]]''" episode
 
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* [[Hollywood Treasure|Joe Maddalena]] – "2010 Halloween Special" episode
 
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* [[Eddie McClintock]] – "Ghost of Buffalo Bill" episode
 
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* [[Meat Loaf]] – "A Bat Out of Hell" episode/"Sloss Furnaces" episode
 
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* [[Mike Mizanin|Mike "The Miz" Mizanin]] – "2008 Halloween Special" episode
 
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* [[CM Punk]] – "2006 Halloween Special" episode
 
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* [[Meaghan Rath]] – "2010 Halloween Special" episode
 
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* [[Allison Scagliotti]] – "2010 Halloween Special" episode
 
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* [[Amanda Tapping]] – "2008 Halloween Special" episode
 
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* [[Steve Valentine]] – "2008 Halloween Special" episode
 
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* [[Meredith Vieira]] – "Murdered Matron" episode
 
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Trivia
 
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''The Walking Dead'' star, Chandler Riggs has stated he would like to guest star in an episode as well as stating ''Ghost Hunters'' is his favorite program.
 
==Episodes==
==Episodes==
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* ''Ghost Hunters — Season 8 Part 1'' - (4 DVD set) - (March 19, 2013)
* ''Ghost Hunters — Season 8 Part 1'' - (4 DVD set) - (March 19, 2013)
* ''Ghost Hunters — Season 8 Part 2'' - (4 DVD set) - (06/11/2013)
* ''Ghost Hunters — Season 8 Part 2'' - (4 DVD set) - (06/11/2013)
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* ''Ghost Hunters — Season 9 Part 1'' - (4 DVD set) - (August 12, 2014)
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* ''Ghost Hunters — Season 9 Part 2'' - (2 DVD set) - (October 21, 2014)
===Specials===
===Specials===
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* ''Ghost Hunters — Scary Pack (The Very Best of Ghost Hunters Vol 1/Vol 2)'' - (2 DVD set) - (September 16, 2008)
* ''Ghost Hunters — Scary Pack (The Very Best of Ghost Hunters Vol 1/Vol 2)'' - (2 DVD set) - (September 16, 2008)
* ''Ghost Hunters - The Absolute Best of Ghost Hunters'' - (Blu-ray includes Vol 1/Vol 2 + never before seen "Ghost Hunters Revelations")- (2009)
* ''Ghost Hunters - The Absolute Best of Ghost Hunters'' - (Blu-ray includes Vol 1/Vol 2 + never before seen "Ghost Hunters Revelations")- (2009)
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* ''Ghost Hunters - TheBest of Ghost Hunters'' - (01/05/2010)
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* ''Ghost Hunters - The Best of Ghost Hunters'' - (01/05/2010)
* ''Ghost Hunters - Military Investigations'' - (May 18, 2010)
* ''Ghost Hunters - Military Investigations'' - (May 18, 2010)
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===Spinoffs===
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* ''Ghost Hunting - The Basics & Beyond'' - (10/29/2010)
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* ''Ghost Hunters Academy'' - (4 DVD set and includes season 1&2) - (January 15, 2013)
==See also==
==See also==

Current revision as of 08:37, 14 September 2017

Ghost Hunters
Title screenshot of Ghost Hunters, depicting Race Rock Light, which was investigated during season one.
Genre Paranormal
Starring (See personnel below.)
Narrated by Mike Rowe (intro only)
Composer(s) Vanacore Music
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of Seasons 12
No. of episodes 217 + 13 specials (as of Nov 18, 2015) (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Craig Piligian
Tom Thayer
Alan David
Rob Katz
Running time 46 minutes
Production company(s) Pilgrim Films & Television
Distributor NBC Universal
Broadcast
Original channel Syfy
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original run October 6, 2004 – October 26, 2016
Chronology
Followed by Ghost Hunters International
(2008–2012)
Ghost Hunters Academy
(2009–2010)
Kindred Spirits (2016–)
External links
Official website

Ghost Hunters is an American paranormal reality television series that premiered on October 6, 2004, on Syfy (previously the Sci Fi Channel). The program features paranormal investigators Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, who investigate places that are reported to be haunted. The two originally worked as plumbers for Roto-Rooter as a day job while investigating locations at night. In June 2016, Jason Hawes announced that Ghost Hunters would be ending their relationship with the SyFy channel at the conclusion of its eleventh season, which aired later that year.

The show is unrelated to the original 1996 Inca Productions show Ghosthunters produced for the Discovery Channel. The format was sold to Pilgrim Films & Television in the United States to become Ghost Hunters. The only link between the two shows is presenter Ian Cashmore who anchored the European series. Cashmore piloted the U.S. show, but chose not to remain part of the U.S. venture after he filmed the promos.

Contents

[edit] Investigative procedures

[edit] Equipment used

[edit] Success and growth

[edit] Criticism

[edit] Method

[edit] Accusations of staging evidence

[edit] Spin-off series

[edit] Ghost Hunters International

Main article: Ghost Hunters International

[edit] UFO Hunters

[edit] Ghost Hunters Academy

Main article: Ghost Hunters Academy

[edit] Notable investigators

[edit] Final (Season 11)

  • Jason Hawes – lead investigator/producer/TAPS Founder
  • Steve Gonsalves – co-lead investigator
  • Dave Tango – tech manager/investigator
  • K.J. McCormick – investigator
  • Dustin Pari – investigator
  • Samantha Hawes – investigator
  • Shari Marie (Ventura) DeBenedetti - investigator
  • Traci Boiselle - Case Manager

[edit] Former

  • Adam Berry – investigator (2010-2014)
  • Amy Bruni – investigator (2008-2014)
  • Andy Andrews – investigator (2004-2007)
  • Ashley Troub – investigator (2012)
  • Barry Fitzgerald – investigator/GHI lead investigator (2006-2010)
  • Brian Harnois – tech manager/investigator (2004-2007)
  • Britt Griffith – investigator (2008-2014)
  • Carl Johnson – demonologist (2004-2006)
  • Donna LaCroix – case manager/investigator (2004-2007)
  • Grant Wilson – lead investigator/producer/TAPS co-founder (2004-2012, 2014)
  • Haily Hawes – investigator (2011-2014)
  • Joshua Ovenshire - Tech manager
  • Kris Williams – case manager/investigator/moved to GHI (2007-2011)
  • Lisa Dowaliby – investigator (2006-2007)
  • Michelle Tate – investigator (2013-2014)
  • Mike Dion – investigator (2004-2007)
  • Mike Rowe – narrator (2004-2010)
  • Paula Donovan – investigator (2005-2006)
  • Kristyn Gartland – investigator
  • Joseph "Joe" Chin - investigator

[edit] Guest celebrity investigators

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of Ghost Hunters episodes

[edit] DVD releases

[edit] Seasons

  • Ghost Hunters — Season 1 (The Complete) - (3 DVD set) - (October 18, 2005)
  • Ghost Hunters — Season 2 Part 1 - (4 DVD set) - (September 19, 2006)
  • Ghost Hunters — Season 2 Part 2 - (4 DVD set) - (September 19, 2006)
  • Ghost Hunters — Season 3 Part 1 - (3 DVD set) - (10/09/2007)
  • Ghost Hunters — Season 3 Part 2 - (3 DVD set) - (February 26, 2008)
  • Ghost Hunters — Season 4 Part 1 - (4 DVD set) - (10/07/2008)
  • Ghost Hunters — Season 4 Part 2 - (4 DVD set) - (March 17, 2009)
  • Ghost Hunters — Season 5 Part 1 - (3 DVD set) - (February 23, 2010)
  • Ghost Hunters — Season 5 Part 2 - (3 DVD set) - (April 27, 2010)
  • Ghost Hunters — Season 6 Part 1 - (3 DVD set, 3 Blu-ray set) - (September 13, 2011)
  • Ghost Hunters — Season 6 Part 2 - (3 DVD set, 3 Blu-ray set) - (10/11/2011)
  • Ghost Hunters — Season 7 Part 1 - (4 DVD set) - (August 14, 2012)
  • Ghost Hunters — Season 7 Part 2 - (4 DVD set) - (10/02/2012)
  • Ghost Hunters — Season 8 Part 1 - (4 DVD set) - (March 19, 2013)
  • Ghost Hunters — Season 8 Part 2 - (4 DVD set) - (06/11/2013)
  • Ghost Hunters — Season 9 Part 1 - (4 DVD set) - (August 12, 2014)
  • Ghost Hunters — Season 9 Part 2 - (2 DVD set) - (October 21, 2014)

[edit] Specials

  • The Very Best of Ghost Hunters Vol 1 (October 18, 2005)
  • The Very Best of Ghost Hunters Vol 2/Season 2 (September 19, 2006 & August 14, 2008)
  • Ghost Hunters — Live From The Shining Hotel- 2006 Halloween Special - (10/09/2007)
  • Ghost Hunters — Stanley Hotel - 2006 Halloween Special UNCUT' - (2 DVD set) - (2007)
  • Ghost Hunters — Live From The Waverly Hills Sanatorium - 2007 Halloween Special - (09/02/2008)
  • Ghost Hunters — Scary Pack (The Very Best of Ghost Hunters Vol 1/Vol 2) - (2 DVD set) - (September 16, 2008)
  • Ghost Hunters - The Absolute Best of Ghost Hunters - (Blu-ray includes Vol 1/Vol 2 + never before seen "Ghost Hunters Revelations")- (2009)
  • Ghost Hunters - The Best of Ghost Hunters - (01/05/2010)
  • Ghost Hunters - Military Investigations - (May 18, 2010)

[edit] Spinoffs

  • Ghost Hunting - The Basics & Beyond - (10/29/2010)
  • Ghost Hunters Academy - (4 DVD set and includes season 1&2) - (January 15, 2013)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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