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Paranormal Challenge

7.5 / 10

2011

1 season

12 episodes

Documentary

Paranormal Challenge is an American competitive paranormal reality television series that premiered on June 17, 2011, on the Travel Channel. A spinoff of Ghost Adventures, the series was created and is hosted by lead investigator Zak Bagans, who challenges ghost hunters from around the United States 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 first season of the show ended on September 16, 2011. Lead judge David Schrader announced on Darkness Radio that the show would not be renewed for a second season.

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Zak Bagans

Seasons

Ep 1
1.Rolling Hills Asylum
17-06-201145m
In the series premiere, it's the battle of the sexes when Zak Bagans pits two teams: Resident Undead Paranormal of Philadelphia, PA (boys) versus Paranormal Xpeditions from Massach...
Ep 2
2.Eastern State Penitentiary
24-06-201145m
Two teams: Northampton County Paranormal of Bath, PA versus Tri-state Paranormal of Metuchen, NJ investigate against each other as they learn what causes the hauntings in the decay...
Ep 3
3.Pennhurst State School
01-07-201145m
Two radically different teams investigate Pennhurst State School and Hospital: the methodical investigative approach of the New Jersey Ghost Hunters Society from Hackettstown, NJ v...
Ep 4
4.Ohio State Reformatory
08-07-201145m
Two teams: Steel Town Paranormal from Pittsburgh, PA and Eerie Paranormal from Ohio compete for the best paranormal evidence in the Ohio State Reformatory, which housed more than 1...
Ep 5
5.West Virginia Penitentiary
15-07-201145m
Two teams: Northeastern Spirit Society of Fairmont, WV and West Virginia Paranormal of Morgantown, WV search for ghosts inside the "Sugar Shack", psyc ward, and boiler room in the...
Ep 6
6.Waverly Hills Sanatorium
22-07-201145m
Two teams: E.P.I.C. Investigators (Theresa, Darla, and Cathi) from Cleveland, Ohio and Dark Alley Paranormal (Brian, Alex, and Aaron) from Columbus, Ohio investigate Waverly Hills...
Ep 7
7.Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
29-07-201145m
Two teams from West Virginia go head to head: Tony, Jeff, and Matt of Appalachee Paranormal and Jackie, Mandy, and Stacey of G.A.L.S. Paranormal (Ghosts, Apparitions, and Lost Soul...
Ep 8
8.Old South Pittsburg Hospital
12-08-201145m
An abandoned hospital near Chattanooga, Tennessee is investigated by two teams: Office of Paranormal Studies and Tennessee Wraith Chasers.
Ep 9
9.La Purisima
19-08-201145m
Amateur ghost hunters explore La Purisima Mission in Lomboc, Cal., where a bloody Indian uprising occurred in 1824.
Ep 10
10.Linda Vista Hospital
26-08-201145m
The abandoned Linda Vista Hospital in Los Angeles is investigated by two teams of amateur ghost hunters.
Ep 11
11.USS Hornet
09-09-201145m
Two Paranormal teams: Soul Seekers of Temecula, CA & S.R.I.P(Spirit Realm Investigative Project) of Denver, CO investigate the USS Hornet (WWII United States Navy aircraft carrier)...
Ep 12
12.Jerome Grand Hotel
16-09-201145m

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