Destination Truth

Destination Truth
Title screenshot of Season 3
Also known asThe Monster Hunter (UK)
Genre
Developed by
Presented byJosh Gates
StarringJosh Gates
Narrated by
  • Josh Gates
  • Jerry Bishop (intro only)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes55 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Michael Mandt (S1–S5)
  • Neil Mandt (S1–S5)
  • Lucia Gervino (S1)
  • Rob Swartz (S1)
  • Casey Brummels (S2)
  • Brad Kuhlman (S2–S5)
  • Bischa Gholam (S3)
  • Bobby Pura (S3.5–S5)
  • Josh Gates (S5)
Running time45 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkSyfy
ReleaseJune 6, 2007 (2007-06-06) –
August 14, 2012 (2012-08-14)
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Destination Truth is an American paranormal reality television series that premiered on June 6, 2007, on Syfy. Produced by Mandt Bros. Productions and Ping Pong Productions, the program follows paranormal researcher Josh Gates around the world to investigate claims of the supernatural, mainly in the field of cryptozoology. The third season concluded on April 21, 2010, and holds the highest ratings ever for the series, which continued with a fourth season, beginning on Thursday, September 9, 2010, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.[1] The fifth season began July 10, 2012.[2] On March 27, 2014, Gates confirmed via his Facebook account that Destination Truth had ended its run and would not be returning for a sixth season.

  1. ^ "Syfy's Destination Truth season premiere hits series high with 2.1 million viewers". TVbytheNumbers.com. 2009-09-10. Archived from the original on 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
  2. ^ "Destination Truth". Syfy. Archived from the original on 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2009-11-23.