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Paranormal Witness Ratings

Monday, September 12th, 2011

 

Syfy’s new reality series Paranormal Witness scares up 1.26 million total viewers for its September 7 premiere, while Ghost Hunters had 1.44 million.

The powerful paranormal programming block propelled Syfy to #6 in Adults 25-54 among basic cable networks in prime.

Using a mixture of intimate first-hand testimony, actual home video and gritty realistic drama, Paranormal Witness transports viewers into a world turned upside-down by extraordinary, terrifying and sometimes life-threatening paranormal events.

The season premiere episode showcased two stories, beginning with “Emily the Imaginary Friend,” about a young Baltimore family whose life is turned to chaos when they move into a new home and their five-year-old daughter makes friends with an invisible girl named Emily.

The second story was “The Lost Girl,” where a mother and daughter relive an unexplainable encounter along a rural dirt road in Florida with a mysterious girl who carries a shocking secret.

New episodes Wednesday!

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Paranormal Witness

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

 

Syfy New Original Series

 

Starting Wednesday, September 7 at 10 PM et

Paranormal Witness teams with 9 PM lead-in Ghost Hunters to anchor the fall’s Wednesday prime paranormal programming block.

This tense, filmic and high-octane drama-documentary series brings to life the stories of people who have lived through paranormal experiences that defy explanation.

Using a mixture of intimate first-hand testimony, actual home video and gritty realistic drama, Paranormal Witness transports the audience into a world turned upside down by extraordinary and terrifying events.

 

Syfy also announced Ghost Hunters Halloween Live will air for six hours on October 31, 2011.

 

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Ghost Hunters Renewed for an Eighth Season

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

20 All-New Episodes to Debut on Syfy in 2012

Ghost Hunters, Syfy’s longest-running original reality series, has been renewed for an eighth season.

Since its 2004 premiere, Ghost Hunters has spawned two spin-offs (with over 200 episodes among the three series), cementing its place as the #1 paranormal franchise in cable. 20 all-new episodes for season eight are slated to premiere on Syfy in 2012.

On Wednesday nights at 9pm for nearly seven years, Ghost Hunters has set the standard for paranormal series, offering viewers spine-tingling cases from the files of TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) – led by Rhode Island plumbers Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson.

To date, season seven (premiered February 2010) has attracted 1.1 million Adults 25-54 and 1 million Adults 18-49.

Season Seven continues August 24.

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Haunted Collector

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Featuring a Family of Paranormal Investigators Who Hunt Down Haunted Objects

DEBUTS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, AT 9 PM

Special Episode of Ghost Hunters Kicks Off the Night at 8 PM

 

Ghosts and spirits inhabit more than just homes and buildings – they can also possess objects. In the new Syfy reality series Haunted Collector, which will premiere Wednesday, June 1, at 9 PM (ET/PT), a family of paranormal investigators hunt down haunted items bedeviling their owners.

For more than 30 years, eminent paranormal researcher John Zaffis has been a collector. But not of stamps, coins or comic books. He collects objects that have become home to paranormal spirits and/or energy. Each week he and his family help out someone who’s being terrorized by something in their own home. They research the history of objects found in the home and try to identify what is causing the problem.

Along with his son Chris, daughter Aimee, and paranormal investigators Beth Ezzo and Brian Cano, Zaffis, author of the critically acclaimed book “Shadows of the Dark,” tracks down haunted items ranging from Civil War era weapons to strange antiques and unusual toys.

Once identified, the items are collected in his paranormal museum in Stratford, Connecticut, where he displays them for safe keeping, while ensuring they are specially stored to keep their powers at bay. Zaffis has also buried certain items in the foundation of the museum to neutralize the negative energy that can emanate from these haunted objects.

Zaffis and his team employ a number of different hi-tech gear to capture paranormal energy/activity, from video and audio recorders and EMF (Electro-Magnetic Field) meters to FLIR cameras which measure temperature fluctuations to a tenth of a degree.

Additionally, they use a variety of “low-tech” methods for their investigations such as talcum powder, wheeled toys and ropes to detect movement of suspected supernatural objects.

 

Syfy will first present a special episode of Ghost Hunters, featuring a case from the team’s very first trip to Hawaii.

Special guest Josh Gates (Destination Truth) joins the team as they investigate paranormal claims at the Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

The museum’s original plane hangars stand as they did on the fateful morning of December 7, 1941, and still bear the bullet holes and bomb craters from the attacks that precipitated U.S. involvement in World War II.

Visitors and employees alike have reported several startling experiences at the museum, suggesting that the site’s history has made it a hub for paranormal activity.

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Lissa Coffey interviews Britt Griffith

Sunday, April 10th, 2011

Lissa Coffey interviews Britt Griffith, from Ghost Hunters and Ghost Hunters International.

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Taps Filming in Hawaii when Tsunami Warnings Hit

Saturday, March 12th, 2011

Tweets Before..

“They’ve evacuated my area. Scary scary night ahead.” – Jason

“Check off the bucket list, experience a tsunami in Hawaii. HOLY CRAP warning sirens going off now…” – Britt Griffith

“Getting to higher ground, Tsunami sirens are going off. Thanks for the concerned tweets…so sad to hear of the devastation in Japan.” – Amy

“Filming has put us through blizzards, flooding, hurricanes, tornados, fires, explosions and now, tsunamis. Not much left on that list…” – Grant

Jason did a couple of phone interviews.

Tweets After..

“Back in my room. Tsunami hasn’t been as bad as predicted so far, thank goodness. Safe and snug on the 18th floor though…” – Amy

“So, first week in Hawaii, a volcano goes off, our hotel catches fire and tsunami hits the island. I can’t wait for week two….” – Britt

“Survived the tsunami. It wasn’t as bad as they predicted. All is well. Thank you for the prayers and well wishes!” – Grant

(Grant is also urging all that can to donate to the Japan earthquake and tsunami relief)

“All is well in Hawaii. Just woke up after a needed rest. What a night! Looking forward to the rest of the stay and praying for those in Japan.” – Adam Berry

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Ghost Hunters help Hasbro Children’s Hospital

Saturday, November 20th, 2010

Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson  presented Hasbro Children’s Hospital with a check for $61,100, which they won while playing to benefit the hospital on a recent episode of “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.”

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Ghost Hunters Halloween Live 2010

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

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SYFY’S GHOST HUNTERS HALLOWEEN LIVE PREMIERES ON OCTOBER 31 @ 7 PM

Josh Gates (Destination Truth) To Host Six-Hour Live Broadcast

Allison Scagliotti (Warehouse 13) Joins as Co-Host

Featuring Team Members From the Entire Hit ‘Ghost Hunters’ Franchise And More Syfy Stars!

On Sunday, October 31 from 7pm-1am, join Syfy for the biggest Ghost Hunters Halloween Live event ever! This year’s broadcast, featuring a live six-hour investigation at the Buffalo Central Terminal in Buffalo, NY, will mark the TAPS team’s biggest live investigation: 18 cameras, plus four exclusive camera feeds on Syfy.com, will be stationed to capture haunts throughout the massive terminal.

Josh Gates (Destination Truth) will host the event, and for the first time will be joined by a co-host: Allison Scagliotti (Warehouse 13). Team members from the entire Ghost Hunters franchise, along with some special guests, will head into the dark depths of the abandoned building to take on the myriad of paranormal occurrences within its walls.

Investigators Jason Hawes, Grant Wilson, Steve Gonsalves, Dave Tango, Amy Bruni, Kris Williams, Barry FitzGerald and Adam Berry (winner of Ghost Hunters Academy) will be joined by a cavalcade of Syfy stars brave enough to assume the role of paranormal investigator for the evening:

Meaghan Rath (Being Human)

Ben Hansen (Fact or Faked)

WWE Superstar Kofi Kingston

Special appearance by Joe Maddalena (Hollywood Treasure)

As always, syfy.com/ghosthunterslive will serve as the evening’s online companion to the live hunt. This year, viewers will be able to interact with the team in more ways than ever, including:

Live chats with members of the Ghost Hunters team from Syfy.com’s interactive center

Access to four live camera feeds inside the Terminal, exclusive to Syfy.com

The return of the popular “Panic Button,” where viewers can alert the team to something they see on the live broadcast

Photos and live updates throughout the evening’s broadcast on Syfy.com and on Twitter (@ghosthunters)

In addition, Ghost Hunters Halloween Live will feature a partnership with the Dodge brand, who will serve as the presenting sponsor of the popular special. As part of the title partnership, the Dodge Grand Caravan will have a significant presence both on-air and online, all month long. On Halloween night, the Grand Caravan will play an integral role throughout the event, as the minivan’s technology will be used to enhance the TAPS team’s hunt throughout the six hours.

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Kris Williams Chats Ghost Hunters

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Kris Williams Interview with Accidental Sexiness

Neal for AS: The big Halloween live episode is coming up soon. What can we expect this year?

Kris: We are going back to the old format of actual investigation instead of just replaying old episodes. It will be six hours at the Buffalo Central Terminal and Josh Gates (host of Destination Truth, also on SyFy) will be hosting again this year.

Neal for AS: Josh is great.

Kris: Yeah, he’s a good guy and he’s funny as hell. We will also have the chat line open again this year so you can log on and ask questions and we will answer them online. We are going to have the panic button again. There is going to be a live video feed so that people can watch and alert us if they see anything. It’s going back to the investigations that people keep asking us to do. We are looking forward to it.

Neal for AS: That’s great! I really enjoy the investigation part of if over seeing the old episodes. You guys caught some really good footage there the first time you investigated at the terminal.

Kris: We did! And everyone there had some sort of experience. It should be a good one.

Neal for AS: You mentioned that you were doing the panic button again. Does that ever get out of hand with people going in and clicking it over and over again just to drive you nuts?

Kris: Oh my God. They get hundreds of thousands of panic button hits. I am glad that I don’t have the job of sorting through those.

Neal for AS: That has to be a nightmare

Kris: I know! Somebody goes through them and they let us know, like on this camera someone is reporting activity, go check it out, and that is what we do. I can’t imagine being the person sifting through all of them, trying to figure out where to send us.

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Ghost Hunters Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Just in time for Halloween, the ghosts will say ‘Who’ not ‘Boo’ on a special episode of “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” airing October 29, featuring Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, the lead paranormal investigators and stars of the Syfy series “Ghost Hunters.”  Viewers looking for a scarily good time should check their local listings (nationally syndicated, find listings at www.millionairetv.com).

Hawes and Wilson will appear together as contestants on the Halloween-themed episode of Millionaire and will be able to discuss the questions and possible answers with each other, before giving their “Final Answer” to host Meredith Vieira.

The duo will have to correctly answer 14 trivia questions in order to take home the show’s top prize of $1-million.  New for this season, the first ten questions and the money values attached to those questions are both now randomly shuffled, adding to the excitement and unpredictability of game play.  Hawes and Wilson will have three lifelines – “Ask The Audience” and two “Jump The Question” lifelines, which will enable them to jump over a question, but require them to forfeit the dollar amount attached to the question.

Hawes and Wilson will donate all of their team’s winnings to the Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence, RI, an organization that provides a network of pediatric services and is located near the Ghost Hunters home base in Warwick, RI.

The Ghost Hunters duo said, “Kids are so important to us. They are the future. The stronger we make them, the stronger the future will be for them.  Hasbro Children’s Hospital is blazing the trail in how to treat chronically ill children and is making these kids feel comfortable, important, loved and strong.  They are the model for true compassionate care.”

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