''Is It Real?'' is an American

television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed be ...

that originally aired from April 25, 2005 to August 14, 2007 on the National Geographic Channel. The program examines popular or persistent mysteries to determine whether the featured cryptozoological creature ( cryptid) or supernatural phenomenon is real or not. The show typically includes interviews with believers or proponents of the featured

paranormal Paranormal events are purported phenomena described in popular culture, folk, and other non-scientific bodies of knowledge, whose existence within these contexts is described as being beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding. Not ...

claims, and then with scientists and

skeptics Skepticism, also spelled scepticism, is a questioning attitude or doubt toward knowledge claims that are seen as mere belief or dogma. For example, if a person is skeptical about claims made by their government about an ongoing war then the pe ...

who attempt to find rational explanations for such phenomena using a scientific approach.

Reception

On June 23, 2008, the

Independent Investigations Group The Center for Inquiry (CFI) is a US nonprofit organization that works to mitigate belief in pseudoscience and the paranormal, as well as to fight the influence of religion in government. History The Center for Inquiry was established in ...

(IIG) recognised ''Is It Real?'' as one of those rare shows in the media that encourage science and critical thinking.

Episodes

Season 1 (2005)

Season 2 (2005–2007)

References

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