''In Search of Aliens'' is an American television series that premiered on July 25, 2014 on the H2 channel. Produced by

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, the program features Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, a leading contributor to the television show ''

Ancient Aliens ''Ancient Aliens'' is an American television series that explores the pseudohistorical and pseudoarchaeological ancient astronauts hypothesis, past human- extraterrestrial contact, UFOs, government conspiracies and related pseudoscientific topi ...

'' who promotes the

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notion that ancient astronauts visited Earth and influenced human culture. The show has received criticism from critics and organizations such as the

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, who describe the show as promoting "racist pseudo-scholarship".

Episodes

*Episode 1: The Hunt for Atlantis *Episode 2: Nazi Time Travelers *Episode 3: The Mystery of Loch Ness *Episode 4: The Roswell Rock *Episode 5: Searching for Bigfoot *Episode 6: The Mystery of the Cyclops *Episode 7: The Mystery of Puma Punku *Episode 8: The Founding of America *Episode 9: The Mystery of Nazca *Episode 10: The Alien Code

Criticism

According to reviewer

Jason Colavito Jason Colavito (born 1981) is an American author and independent scholar specializing in the study of fringe theories particularly around ancient history and extraterrestrials. Colavito has written a number of books, including ''The Cult of Alien ...

, the information presented in the show "added up to nothing", there was "no overriding thesis or purpose", and Tsoukalos admits "he doesn’t buy into what his interviewees said". Colavito wrote that "''In Search of Aliens'' is an ersatz ''America Unearthed'' that lacks even the dubious expertise of Scott F. Wolter, who, for all his faults, produces more interesting television by having the courage of his convictions and coming to lunatic conclusions from a consistent (if skewed) reading of “evidence” he investigates". Colavito named ancient astronauts as "one of the more elaborate theories in pseudo-history with a racist component”. According to

Alexander Zaitchik Alexander Zaitchik is an American freelance journalist who writes on politics, media, and the environment. He has written for ''The Nation'', ''The New Republic'', the '' Intercept'', ''Rolling Stone'', the '' Guardian'', '' Foreign Policy'', the ...

writing for the

's ''Hatewatch'' blog, shows that promote fringe history like ''In Search of Aliens'' are embraced by the far right because they help in "raising the profile of racist pseudo-scholarship", such as German writer

Jan Udo Holey Jan Udo Holey (born 22 March 1967 in Dinkelsbühl), and often known by his pen name Jan van Helsing, is a controversial German author who embraces conspiracy theories involving subjects such as world domination plots by freemasons, Hitler's cont ...

, whose antisemitic books have been banned across Europe.

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* {{IMDb title, title=In Search of Aliens, id=tt4529820 Ancient astronaut speculation English-language television shows H2 (A&E networks) original programming Paranormal television UFO-related television 2014 American television series debuts

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