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''Paranormal Challenge'' is an American competitive
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reality television Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early ...
series that aired from June 17, 2011 to September 16, 2011 on the
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. A spin-off of ''
Ghost Adventures ''Ghost Adventures'' is an American paranormal and reality television series that premiered on October 17, 2008, on the Travel Channel before moving to Discovery+ in 2021. An independent film of the same name originally aired on the Sci-Fi Cha ...
'', the series was created and hosted by lead investigator
Zak Bagans Zachary Bagans is an American paranormal investigator, actor, television personality, museum operator, and author. He is the principal host of the Travel Channel series ''Ghost Adventures''. Early life Bagans was born in Washington, D.C. and ...
, with each episode featuring him challenging two teams of ghost hunters to go head-to-head in a weekly competition to gather paranormal evidence by spending a night in reportedly haunted locations in the United States. The final episode aired on September 16, 2011 and judge David Schrader announced that the show would not be renewed for a second season.


Judges

* Dave Schrader - regular * Gary Galka - (ep. 1) * Alexandra Holzer - (ep. 2 & 5) *
Jeff Belanger Jeff Belanger (born August 8, 1974) is an American author who focuses on the paranormal. He hosts the Emmy-nominated series ''New England Legends'' and co-hosts, with Ray Auger, the New England Legends podcast. He is a writer and researcher for '' ...
- (ep. 3) * Beth Brown - (ep. 3 & 6) * Mark Constantino - (ep. 4) * Debby Constantino - (ep. 4) * Pamela Rae Heath - (ep. 6 & 9) * Bill Chappell - (ep. 7) * Chris Fleming - (ep. 7 & 12) * Andrew Nichols - (ep. 8 & 11) * Ron Fabiani - (ep. 8) *
Michael Shermer Michael Brant Shermer (born September 8, 1954) is an American science writer, historian of science, executive director of The Skeptics Society, and founding publisher of ''Skeptic'' magazine, a publication focused on investigating pseudoscientifi ...
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Danielle Harris Danielle Andrea Harris (born June 1, 1977) is an American actress and film director. She is known as a " scream queen" for her roles in multiple horror films, including four entries in the ''Halloween'' franchise ('' Halloween 4'' and '' 5''; 19 ...
- (ep. 11) * Patrick Burns - guest * Amber Delly - guest


Series overview


See also

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Ghost Adventures ''Ghost Adventures'' is an American paranormal and reality television series that premiered on October 17, 2008, on the Travel Channel before moving to Discovery+ in 2021. An independent film of the same name originally aired on the Sci-Fi Cha ...
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Ghost hunting Ghost hunting is the process of investigating locations that are reported to be haunted by ghosts. Typically, a ghost-hunting team will attempt to collect evidence supporting the existence of paranormal activity. Ghost hunters use a variety of ...
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List of prizes for evidence of the paranormal Paranormal challenges, often posed by groups or individuals who self-identify as skeptics or rationalists, publicly challenge those who claim to possess paranormal abilities to demonstrate that they in fact possess them, and are not fraudulent o ...
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One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge The One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge was an offer by the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) to pay out one million U.S. dollars to anyone who could demonstrate a supernatural or paranormal ability under agreed-upon scientific testing ...
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Paranormal television Paranormal television is a genre of reality television that purports to document factual investigations of the paranormal rather than fictional representations seen in traditional narrative films and tv. Over the years, the genre has grown to be ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paranormal Challenge 2011 American television series debuts 2011 American television series endings 2010s American documentary television series 2010s American reality television series Paranormal reality television series American television spin-offs Travel Channel original programming Ghost Adventures