via press release:
SYFY’S Destination Truth, HOSTED BY JOSH GATES, SCORES MOST WATCHED SEASON EVER ON-AIR AND ONLINE
Season Three Grows 39% in Total Viewers, 36% in Adults 18-49,
34% in Adults 25-54 and 33% in HH Ratings
New York, NY – November 5, 2009 – Continuing Syfy’s streak of record-setting ratings performances, the third season of Destination Truth established all-time series highs in total viewers (2.2 million), Adults 18-49 (1.3 million), Adults 25-54 (1.3 million) and HH ratings (1.6).
The series increased in total viewers (+39%), Adults 18-49 (+36%), Adults 25-54 (+34%) and HH ratings (+33%) compared to Season 2.
On Destination Truth, world traveler and intrepid explorer Josh Gates takes viewers Off The Map and around the globe in search of the answers to some of the world’s most intriguing unexplained mysteries. This season’s nine episodes are all ranked as the series’ top nine most-watched episodes ever, led by the 1.9 HH rating and 2.5 million total viewers for the September 30 Ghosts of Chernobyl episode.
Online at Syfy.com, Destination Truth rocketed to triple digit increases over Season 2.5 in all key metrics, delivering 2.2 million page views (+141%), 254K uniques (+118%), 353K visits (+130%), and 1.2 million (+177%) video streams.
Season three ran from Wednesday, September 9, through Wednesday, November 4, at 10PM (ET/PT).
Destination Truth is executive produced by Brad Kuhlman for Ping Pong Productions (1000 Places to See Before You Die, Celebrity Rehab, FM Nation). Bechara Gholam serves as co-executive producer.
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I like DT, Josh Gates is pretty entertaining. It reminds me of
“In Search Of”, but with humor.
I have never understood the lure of DT but apparently it is a big money maker for the channel and a lot of people like it. Maybe the could expand the concept and have a spin off cooking show. DT finds the exotic critters and then the have a competition using things like a chupacabra as the main ingredient, a sort of scifi Iron Chef? lol
something has definitely changed from the start of this season, I’ve been a viewer of the program due to their lead-in of GH and this year has been much better organized/edited and the shows have been more informative and entertaining. Doll Island is destined to be a classic DT program with the recent Yeti not far behind.
I love destination truth… it is the best show i’ve watched in a long time. Josh Gates is hilarious and they find some really unexplainable things. Can’t wait for the next episode!!!