Paranormal Challenge

Paranormal Challenge
Genre	Paranormal Documentary
Created by	Zak Bagans
Presented by	Zak Bagans
Starring	Zak Bagans
Opening theme	"Down with the Sickness", Disturbed
Country of origin	Template:TVUS
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Executive producer	Zak Bagans
Camera setup	Multiple
Running time	45 minutes
Production company	My Tupelo Entertainment
Original release
Network	Travel Channel
Release	June 17, 2011 (2011-06-17) – present
Related
Ghost Adventures

Paranormal Challenge is an American paranormal competitive reality spinoff television series that premiered on June 17, 2011 on the Travel Channel. The series was created and is hosted by Ghost Adventures lead investigator Zak Bagans, who challenges ghost hunters from all over the country to go head-to-head in a weekly ghost hunting competition to gather paranormal evidence by spending a night in haunted locations in the United States. New episodes air on Fridays at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on the Travel Channel.

Plot summary

"For years people have searched for evidence that ghosts walk among us. The series pits two teams against each other in the world's most haunted locations in a competition to find proof of the paranormal." Then a panel of judges made up of paranormal experts evaluate the two teams after they have collected and analyzed their possible findings to determine a winner.

Cast and crew

Host

• Zak Bagans

Technical Expert

• Billy Tolley

Judges

• Dave Schrader (Regular)
• Gary Galka (Episode 1.1)
• Patrick Burns (Episode 1.1)
• Aaron Sagers (Episode 1.2)
• Alexandra Holzer (Episode 1.2)
• Jeff Belanger (Episode 1.3)
• Beth Brown (Episode 1.3)
• Dr. Andrew Nichols (Episode 1.8)

Episodes

Season 1 (2011)

Ep. #	Title	Location	Winner	Original Airdate
1.1	"Rolling Hills Asylum"	East Bethany, New York, USA	Resident Undead Paranormal	June 17, 2011 (2011-06-17)
In the series premiere, it's the battle of the sexes when Zak pits two teams: Resident Undead Paranormal (boys) versus Paranormal Xpeditions (girls) against each other to find paranormal proof in a haunted asylum the Ghost Adventures Crew (GAC) got locked down in for their invesigation.
1.2	"Eastern State Penitentiary"	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Tri-state Paranormal	June 24, 2011 (2011-06-24)
Two teams: Northampton County Paranormal versus Tri-state Paranormal go against each other to find paranormal proof at the Eastern State Penitentiary.
1.3	"Pennhurst State School"	Spring City, Pennsylvania	Quest Paranormal Society	July 1, 2011 (2011-07-01)
New Jersey Ghost Hunters Society vs. Quest Paranormal Society
1.4	"Ohio State Reformatory"	Mansfield, Ohio	TBD	July 8, 2011 (2011-07-08)
Two teams search for ghosts inside the Ohio State Reformatory, which housed more than 155,000 criminals in the 94 years it was open. Host Zak Bagans says it's one of the most haunted prisons he's ever investigated.
1.5	"West Virginia Penitentiary"	Moundsville, West Virginia	TBD	July 15, 2011 (2011-07-15)
Two teams head to Moundsville, W.V., to search for ghosts inside the abandoned West Virginia Penitentiary, which is said to be haunted by an angry former inmate.

Equipment

All Full Spectrum cameras used on the show were supplied by GhostStop.com and manufactured by Gotcha Ghost Full Spectrum Technology of Salem, Oregon. Other equipment on the show including thermal cameras, full spectrum cams, lighting and more was provided by GhostStop.com, Ghost Hunting Equipment in Orlando, FL.

See also

• Ghost hunting
• List of reportedly haunted locations in the world
  • United States
• Paranormal television

External links

• Official website of Paranormal Challenge
• Paranormal Challenge at IMDb
• Official website of Ghost Adventures
• Official website of the Ghost Adventures Crew (GAC)
• The Paranormal Society