{"id":3821,"date":"2011-06-01T15:14:07","date_gmt":"2011-06-01T19:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/?p=3821"},"modified":"2011-06-01T15:14:07","modified_gmt":"2011-06-01T19:14:07","slug":"ghost-hunters-gets-renewed-for-an-8th-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/ghost-hunters-gets-renewed-for-an-8th-season\/","title":{"rendered":"GHOST HUNTERS Gets Renewed for an 8th Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here’s the Official Press release:<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW YORK \u2013 June 1, 2011 \u2013 <\/strong>Ghost Hunters<\/em><\/strong> <\/em>, Syfy<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0longest-running original reality series, has been renewed for an eighth season.\u00a0 Since its 2004 premiere, Ghost Hunters<\/em> has spawned two spin-offs (with over 200 episodes among the three series), cementing its place as the #1 paranormal franchise in cable. 20 all-new episodes for season eight are slated to premiere on\u00a0Syfy\u00a0in 2012.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday nights at 9pm for nearly seven years, Ghost Hunters<\/em> has set the standard for paranormal series, offering viewers spine-tingling cases from the files of TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) \u2013 led by Rhode Island plumbers Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson.<\/p>\n

To date, season seven (premiered February 2010) has attracted 1.1 million Adults 25-54 and 1 million Adults 18-49.<\/p>\n

The next episode of Ghost Hunters<\/em> airs at a special night and time: Wednesday, June 1 @ 8pm<\/strong> and features an hour-long case in Hawaii.\u00a0 Guest Josh Gates (Destination Truth<\/em>) joins the team as they investigate paranormal claims at the Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.\u00a0 The museum\u2019s original plane hangars stand as they did on the fateful morning of December 7, 1941, and still bear the bullet holes and bomb craters from the attacks that precipitated U.S. involvement in World War II.\u00a0 Visitors and employees alike have reported several startling experiences at the museum, suggesting that the site\u2019s history has made it a hub for paranormal activity.<\/p>\n

Ghost Hunters\u00a0is produced in association with Craig Piligian\u2019s Pilgrim Films and Television (Dirty Jobs<\/em>, The Ultimate Fighter<\/em>, My Fair Wedding<\/em>).\u00a0 Piligian and Thomas Thayer, along with Rob Katz and Alan David, serve as executive producers.<\/p>\n

About Pilgrim Films and Television<\/p>\n

Pilgrim Films & Television produces a wide variety of non-fiction and reality programming for television.\u00a0Along with the Ghost Hunters<\/em>franchise, long-running series include Dirty Jobs<\/em> (Discovery), The Ultimate Fighter<\/em> (Spike),American Chopper\u00a0(TLC) and My Fair Wedding<\/em>(WEtv), as well as History series Top Shot<\/em> and Only In America<\/em>With Larry the Cable Guy<\/em>, among many others.<\/p>\n

About\u00a0Syfy<\/p>\n

Syfy\u00a0is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With year round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies, classic science fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic Web site (www.Syfy.com), and a portfolio of adjacent business (SyfyVentures),\u00a0Syfy\u00a0is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in more than 99 million homes,\u00a0Syfy\u00a0is a network of NBCUniversal, one of the world\u2019s leading media and entertainment companies. (Syfy. Imagine greater.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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