A&E Channel is airing brand new episodes of “Ghost Hunters” staring Grant Wilson beginning August 21, 2019 and the paranormal community is going wild!
Things are getting spooky at A&E. One of cable’s premiere unscripted destinations is betting hard on paranormal programming, reviving the long-running Ghost Hunters and ordering four more projects in the space.
“Paranormal worked really well for us in the past,” A&E Network executive VP and head of programming Elaine Frontain Bryant tells THR. “It feels like it’s a time in the country where there’s a trend for people to be spiritual without being overly religious. I think paranormal programming can feed that while being entertainment-forward.”
Ghost Hunters, once the crown jewel of Craig Piligian’s prolific Pilgrim Media Group, produced 230 episodes for Syfy over the course of its 11-season run. As a part of the new deal, A&E will also get access to the series’ formidable library — one that averaged a robust 3 million viewers per episode during its heyday.
As for the new version, series original Grant Wilson is returning on-camera and as an executive producer with a handpicked group of professional ghost hunters to investigate supposed hauntings. By engaging forensic experts, historical records and new technology, the new Ghost Hunters team will assist everyday people struggling with unexplained events. “I don’t chase ghosts,” Wilson says in the first trailer (below). “I chase the truth.”
“We’ve ensured it’s going to please the die-hard fans,” Bryant adds of the update. “The show is about helping people. The original Ghost Hunters could have been on A&E back in the day. A lot of A&E programming is about searching for the truth and emotional closure. And you could say that for a lot of these shows.”
The new Ghost Hunters, which has gotten an initial order of 20 episodes, kicks off Aug. 21.
Other series include reimagined versions of previous A+E Networks properties Psychic Kids and Celebrity Ghost Stories. The former, which will air alongside the new Ghost Hunters this August, finds the now-grown children from the original run spending time with other youngsters who claim to have paranormal abilities. It is produced by A+E Originals. Celebrity Ghost Stories, which is exactly what it sounds like, joins the schedule later in 2019 after a five-year break from TV — previously airing on A+E Network Biography (now FYI). The six-episode order is being produced by Jarrett Creative.
So excited to see Celebrity Ghost Stories coming back as well as Grant Wilson..setting the DVR NOW
Good evening Grant,
Welcome Back.i was a solid fan of Taps for the years the show ran.I am looking foward to it’s return.wishing the show good luck
I think it is a great programming idea
America is interested in the unexplained and unknown .
Travel Channel is loading up on shows like these to a degree and ratings are high !
So excited that it’s returning. It’s hard to find good paranormal shows to watch anymore without a bunch of acting and dramatics….(Ghost Adventures). Those guys have lost me as a viewer bc it just doesn’t seem genuine. Ghost Hunters has always been my #1 simply for the fact they kept it real and didn’t overload me with a bunch of “feelings” that made them act overly dramatic. Zach thinks he’s god of the paranormal world so I’m sure he’s not very happy with this shows return!!!
I an excited about Grant Wilson’s return! Let’s get Amy and Steve to sign up. It will be great.
OMG!!!!I’m SOOO EXCITED!!!!I can’t wait.i will Miss the old gang ,but I’m looking forward to a brand new team an seeing what they do.
Welcome back Grant! You sure were missed, but why no Jason? I hope you decide to bring him back as well. it would be great to see all the old crew come back.
welcome back grant…sure missed this show..was hoping it would be coming back
I can’t wait! Grant is my favorite! So glad to see him and Ghost Hunters return.
I am so excited to see Grant return. I Hope to see Psychic Kids also. Yay
Yay!! Oh how I’ve missed you Grant!
Please, please bring back Kim Russo’s “The Haunting of…”! She still has a huge fan base!
It will be absolutely great to see Grant come back to ghost hunting and for there to be some integrity brought back with him. Too many charlatans out there these days. Welcome back Grant!!!
It will be absolutely great to see Grant come back to ghost hunting and for there to be some integrity brought back with him. Too many charlatans out there these days. Welcome back Grant!!!
Watching Ghost Hunters re-runs on A&E so very excited your back Grant can’t waite fir the new seasons.
I was wondering about the law for driving in Philadelphia while talking on a walkie talkie? Is it different than a cellphone? Each vehicle has a passenger who should be talking on the walkie talkie not the driver. This was on ghost hunters S5:E2.
So awesome Grant is back. I’m sure writing books will keep happening. But yes new team and bigger things to happen.