| Ghost Adventures | |
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 Title screenshot of the series. |
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| Genre | Paranormal / Documentary / Reality |
| Created by | Zak Bagans Nick Groff |
| Starring | Zak Bagans Nick Groff Aaron Goodwin |
| Narrated by | Zak Bagans |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (excluding specials) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Zak Bagans Nick Groff |
| Producer(s) | My Entertainment Holdings (series) 4Reel Productions (documentary film) |
| Location(s) | United States United Kingdom (2 episodes) Italy (1 episode) |
| Camera setup | Infrared night-vision |
| Running time | 60 minutes (with commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Travel Channel |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original run | October 17, 2008 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Ghost Adventures: The Documentary Film |
| Followed by | Ghost Adventures Live |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Ghost Adventures is a one-hour weekly American paranormal reality television series that premiered on October 17, 2008, on the Travel Channel. The program features ghost hunters Zak Bagans, Nick Groff, and Aaron Goodwin, who investigate places that are reported to be haunted. The show is based on a documentary film filmed in 2004[1] and produced in 2006. The Sci-Fi Channel presented 4Reel Productions' Ghost Adventures: The Documentary Film in 2006. The documentary centers on the three's investigation into alleged paranormal activity in and around Virginia City, Nevada, which the crew returned to on the third season of the series. The film also received several awards, including the 2006 Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival,[2] and will be released on DVD soon.[3]
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Format
Bagans, Groff, and Goodwin investigate allegedly haunted locations, hoping to capture visual or audio evidence of paranormal activity. Each episode begins with the crew touring the investigation site with its owners or caretakers. These introductions typically include Zak's narrations of the "dark history" of the places and interviews with people who claim to have witnessed paranormal phenomena at the location. The team places X's with black or gray tape at the sites of alleged activity and later returns to place static night-vision cameras at these "hot spots." After completing the tour, Bagans, Groff, and Goodwin plan their investigation strategy and then are "locked down" into the investigation site by themselves for a "dusk-until-dawn" investigation. During the investigation, Bagans, Groff, and Goodwin use a variety of equipment, including digital thermometers, EMF detectors, night vision cameras, handheld digital video cameras, digital audio recorders, and infrared cameras in an effort to capture evidence. At the end of each episode, the crew reviews and analyzes the captured audio and video footage (often with the assistance of "paranormal experts") and presents any captured evidence.
Episode list
Season 1
The first season of Ghost Adventures originally aired from October 17, 2008, to December 5, 2008, on the Travel channel. This season consisted of eight new episodes, in addition to the 2006 documentary, which re-aired as the pilot.[4][5]
| Episode # | Original Airdate | Episode Title | Location |
| Pilot/Special | October 17, 2008 | Ghost Adventures: The Documentary Film | Virginia City, Nevada, USA |
| 101 | October 17, 2008 | "Bobby Mackey's Music World" | Wilder, Kentucky, USA |
| 102 | October 24, 2008 | "Houghton Mansion" | North Adams, Massachusetts, USA |
| 103 | October 31, 2008 | "Moundsville Penitentiary" | Moundsville, West Virginia, USA |
| 104 | November 7, 2008 | "The Riddle House" | West Palm Beach, Florida, USA |
| 105 | November 14, 2008 | "Sloss Furnace" | Birmingham, Alabama, USA |
| 106 | November 21, 2008 | "Abandoned Psychiatric Hospital" (officially called the Essex County Hospital Center) | Cedar Grove, New Jersey, USA |
| 107 | November 28, 2008 | "Edinburgh Vaults" | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| 108 | December 5, 2008 | "Idaho State Penitentiary" | Boise, Idaho, USA |
Season 2
On February 9, the Ghost Adventures Crew announced on their blog that the series has signed on for 26 more episodes on the Travel Channel.[6] On April 27, 2009, the Travel Channel officially announced that the second season will premiere on June 5, 2009 and will first air on Friday nights at 9:00 PM Eastern/Pacific Time.[7] When season 2 first ran, each episode aired four times (twice back to back) every Friday at 6:00 to 7:00 PM, 7:00 to 8:00 PM, 10:00 to 11:00 PM, and 11:00 to 12:00 PM.
| Episode # | Original Airdate | Episode Title | Location |
| 201 | June 5, 2009 | "Preston Castle" | Ione, California, USA |
| 202 | June 12, 2009 | "Castillo de San Marcos" | St. Augustine, Florida, USA |
| 203 | June 19, 2009 | "La Purisima Mission" | Lompoc, California, USA |
| 204 | June 26, 2009 | "Magnolia Lane Plantation" | Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA |
| 205 | July 3, 2009 | "Birdcage Theater" | Tombstone, Arizona, USA |
| 206 | July 10, 2009 | "Eastern State Penitentiary" | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 207 | July 17, 2009 | "Moon River Brewing Company" | Savannah, Georgia, USA |
| 208 | July 24, 2009 | "Ram Inn" | Gloucestershire, England, UK |
Season 3
Season 3 premiered on Friday, October 30, 2009[8] on the Travel Channel, starting with the 7-hour live event at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia.[9] Dean Haglund, an actor on The X-Files, hosted the program. An encore presentation of the live show aired for Halloween the next day. A week later, a "post-mortem" highlights the major events of the investigation. When season 3 first ran, each episode aired four times (twice back to back) every Friday at 6:00 to 7:00 PM, 7:00 to 8:00 PM, 10:00 to 11:00 PM, and 11:00 to 12:00 PM.
| Episode # | Original Airdate | Episode Title | Location |
| 301/Special | October 30, 2009 | Ghost Adventures Live – "The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum" | Weston, West Virginia, USA |
| Special | November 6, 2009 | Ghost Adventures Live: Post-Mortem – "The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum" | Weston, West Virginia, USA |
| 302 | November 6, 2009 | "Pennhurst State School" | Spring City, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 303 | November 13, 2009 | "Poveglia Island" | Venetian Lagoon, Italy |
| 304 | November 20, 2009 | "Ohio State Reformatory" | Mansfield, Ohio, USA |
| 305 | November 27, 2009 | "Remington Arms" | Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA |
| 306 | December 4, 2009 | "Old Washoe Club and Chollar Mine" | Virginia City, Nevada, USA |
| 307 | December 11, 2009 | "Linda Vista Hospital" | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 308 | December 18, 2009 | "Execution Rocks Light" | Long Island, New York, USA |
| 309 | January 1, 2010 | "Prospect Place" | Trinway, Ohio, USA |
| 310 | January 8, 2010 | "Wolfe Manor" | Clovis, California, USA |
See also
References
- ^ "Old Washoe Club & Chollar Mine". Ghost Adventures. Travel Channel. 12/4/2009. No. 6, season 3.
- ^ "September 2006 List of New York IIFVF Winners"
- ^ http://www.executiveservers.com/ghostadventures-com/gac-film.php
- ^ http://www.tv_rage.com/shows/id-20338/episode_list/
- ^ http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Ghost_Adventures/More_Haunted_Locations
- ^ http://www.executiveservers.com/ghostadventures-com/gac-series.php
- ^ http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Ghost_Adventures/Episodes?idLink=a995ed5797111210VgnVCM100000698b3a0a____
- ^ http://www.executiveservers.com/ghostadventures-com/gac-series.php
- ^ Travel Channel announcement of live Ghost Adventures event
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