Celebrity Ghost Stories is an American paranormal reality television series that debuted on October 3, 2009, with the pilot airing on September 26, 2009. Its first four seasons aired on The Biography Channel with the fifth airing on Lifetime Movie Network. In June 2019, A&E announced the revival of the series with the sixth-season premiere airing in the fall of the same year.[1] Celebrity Ghost Stories interviews various celebrities who talk about paranormal events that have happened in their lives. A spin-off, The Haunting Of, features footage from the series and follows the celebrities as they go back to the places of their haunted experiences to find out the truth.[2]
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Genre | Paranormal |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 6 |
No. of episodes | 98 |
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Running time | 40–42 minutes |
Production company | Jarrett Creative |
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Release | October 3, 2009 May 13, 2020 | –
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The Haunting Of |
On February 18, 2020, it was announced that the sixth season would premiere on April 8, 2020. However, the new series was formatted to follow along the lines of "The Haunting Of" with psychic medium Kim Russo taking celebrities back to the scenes of their encounters, rather than the original series format of different celebrities telling stories of their own paranormal encounters.[3]
Belinda Carlisle, Sammy Hagar, Ernie Hudson and Gina Gershon
In 2011, the UK version of BIO broadcast a series of Celebrity Ghost Stories featuring UK celebrities.[6] The show largely follows the same format as the original US version.