Encounters (TV series)

Encounters
Also known as Encounters: The Hidden Truth
Genre Documentary
Directed by John Jopson
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 18
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Release
Original network Fox
Original release 24 June 1994 – 23 January 1996
Chronology
Related shows Sightings
Unsolved Mysteries

Encounters: The Hidden Truth was an hour-long TV series that featured real-life stories of paranormal phenomena. The format featured a host (John Marshall) and a team of reporters presenting 3 or 4 stories per episode dealing with UFOs, crop circles, exorcism, prophets, psychics, reincarnation, and other supernatural phenomena, in a news/documentary style. The stories unfolded through witness interviews and reenactments of the events. The host and reporters discussed their reactions to some of the stories.[1]

Encounters aired on the Fox network and was used mainly as a summer replacement series and fill-in show for other canceled series. The show first aired Fridays at 8:00 pm during the summer of 1994. The show then aired sporadically with different nights and times. In the final 3 editions of the show, Steven Williams (The X-Files) replaced John Marshall as the host. Two of those episodes aired in November 1995 and the final episode aired on January 23, 1996.[2][3]

Cast

Broadcast history

Season Time
1993–94 Friday at 8:00 pm
1994–95 Sunday at 7:00 pm

Episodes

Special (1994)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
S1"UFO Conspiracy"February 22, 1994 (1994-02-22)7.3
UFO Conspiracy.

Season 1 (1994)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
11"Alien Contact"June 24, 1994 (1994-06-24)5.5
Investigative reports on paranormal phenomena begin with alleged alien contacts. Included: mysterious crop circles; revelations by pilots and air-traffic controllers.
22"Cattle Mutilations"July 1, 1994 (1994-07-01)4.6
Investigations into cattle mutilations; and an allegedly psychic family.
33"Exorcisms"July 8, 1994 (1994-07-08)4.2
Pilot reports UFO, then disappears; events surrounding The Exorcist.
44"The Earthquake Sensitive"July 15, 1994 (1994-07-15)4.9
Talks with people who have seemingly foreseen earthquakes. Also: modern-day prophets with predictions for the future.
55"UFO Home Videos"July 22, 1994 (1994-07-22)5.5
Home videos of alleged UFOs; people who claim to have received implants from aliens; a UFO-investigation organization.

Season 2 (1994-1995)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
61"Mars Formations"October 9, 1994 (1994-10-09)4.9
Near-death experiences; formations on Mars that appear to have been constructed; research indicates an asteroid contains simple forms of life.
72"Bigfoot"October 16, 1994 (1994-10-16)7.2
A search for Bigfoot; a mass UFO sighting by a group of schoolchildren; a haunted murder site.
83"Mars Wants Marilyn"October 23, 1994 (1994-10-23)5.2
Allegations that Marilyn Monroe was killed to cover up her knowledge of extraterrestrials. Also: segments on exorcisms; children who claim to recall past lives; and a pilot who vanished after reporting a UFO sighting.
94"Astronaut UFO Encounters"December 4, 1994 (1994-12-04)5.7
Alleged astronaut encounters with UFOs; a gravesite reported to contain the remains of an alien; a woman who claims to be Camelot's Guinevere reincarnated. Also: interest in the birth of a white buffalo.
105"Ghost Attack"December 18, 1994 (1994-12-18)5.2
Reports of a ghost attack; film of alleged UFOs; a couple who claim to have contacted their murdered son; the continuing quest for the Loch Ness Monster.
116"Swarms of Birds and Bees"January 13, 1995 (1995-01-13)5.6
People who experience constant low-pitched humming sounds; incidents involving swarming birds and bees. Also: a man who built a house shaped like a spaceship.
127"New England Vampires"March 19, 1995 (1995-03-19)4.5
Alleged remains of a vampire; a house reportedly haunted by Elvis Presley; stones said to bring bad luck when removed from a volcano site in Hawaii.
138"Texas Schoolchildren Ghosts"June 2, 1995 (1995-06-02)4.6
Stories about the alleged ghosts of schoolchildren who died in the 1930s; a segment on psychic hotlines; UFOs and aliens.
149"Genetic Hybrids"June 9, 1995 (1995-06-09)4.4
Segments on genetic engineering; a California tourist attraction that's said to be haunted; and alleged clues to the location of Noah's Ark.

Season 3 (1995-1996)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
151"Psychics Among Us"November 11, 1995 (1995-11-11)4.8
Psychics seek the Unabomber; forensic artist uses only skulls and bones to sculpt images; psychics' superhuman feats.
162"Future Fear"November 18, 1995 (1995-11-18)4
Prospects for the next millennium, including technological and military developments. Also: Timothy Leary on cryogenics.
173"Mysteries of the Mind"January 23, 1996 (1996-01-23)4.2
Rituals involving venomous snakes; instances of violent dreams; and the case of a handicapped woman struck by lightning.

Releases

Encounters: The Hidden Truth has yet to be released on DVD or Blu-ray through Fox.

References


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