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Ghost Hunters Summons More Than 2.4 MIllion Viewers During Live Season Six Premiere

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March 4th, 2010

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Ghost Hunters SUMMONS MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS DURING LIVE SEASON SIX PREMIERE

#1 Cable Entertainment Program Among Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54

During 9-10PM Time Period

Syfy #2 in Primetime Among Females 18-49 and Females 25-54

New York, NY -- March 4, 2010 -- Coming off its most successful year ever, Ghost Hunters summoned 2.4 million total viewers, 1.44 million Adults 25-54, 1.35 million Adults 18-49 along with a 1.7 household rating during its live season six premiere on Wednesday, March 3, from 9-11PM.

Ghost Hunters ranked #1 in the 9-10PM time period among Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54 and #2 from 10pm-11pm in the same demographics. Ghost Hunters also continues to be a hit with female viewers -- Syfy was #2 in 8-11pm prime for both Female 18-49 and Female 25-54 viewers.

At syfy.com:

    • Ghost Hunters season six premiere delivered 179K page views, 46K uniques, 51K visits, 2.4 minutes per visit and 102K video streams.
    • This was the best premiere ever for Ghost Hunters in video streams.
    • Ghost Hunters ranked as the #1 show site in page views and video streams for the day.
    • The premiere of Ghost Hunters and the live event on March 3rd boosted Syfy.com traffic to 1.5 million page views, 244K uniques, 281K visits and 224K video streams.

Ghost Hunters celebrated the sixth season launch with their 100th episode before a live audience from the legendary Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center, where they presented their first-ever investigation at Alcatraz as well as a look back at the most shocking and spine-chilling moments the hit series has caught on tape over the past five seasons.

Josh Gates (Destination Truth) hosted the event, which featured investigators from all three Ghost Hunters teams gathered together for the very first time: Jason Hawes, Grant Wilson, Steve Gonsalves, Dave Tango, Amy Bruni, Kris Williams (Ghost Hunters), Barry FitzGerald, Robb Demarest, Dustin Pari (Ghost Hunters International), Susan Slaughter and Karl Pfeiffer (Ghost Hunters Academy).

New episodes of Ghost Hunters International and Ghost Hunters Academy will premiere this summer.  On Ghost Hunters Academy, expert instructors Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango will once again train a group of recruits to become the newest team member, but this time, one hopeful will be voted off each week by one of the ultimate judges of paranormal investigating:  Ghost Hunters’ Jason Hawes.

In October 2004, Syfy introduced Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson -- plumbers by day, Ghost Hunters by night! The success of its spin-off series,Ghost Hunters International and Ghost Hunters Academy, cemented the Ghost Hunters brand as the top paranormal franchise in cable.  Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International and Ghost Hunters Academy are produced in association with Craig Piligian's Pilgrim Films and Television (Dirty Jobs, The Ultimate Fighter, My Fair Wedding).  Piligian and Thomas Thayer, along with Rob Katz and Alan David, serve as executive producers.

Syfy is 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 (Syfy Ventures), Syfy is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as Sci Fi Channel, and currently in 96 million homes, Syfy is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. (Syfy. Imagine greater.)

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  1. Marc

    Wow even Ghost Hunters is down in ratings.

  2. Marc

    Wow even Ghost Hunters is down in ratings.

  3. Cimmer

    2.4? That’s not very good for GH. I thought they’d do much better for the premier. Although it is getting a little long in the tooth. Maybe it’ll pick up as it goes.

  4. Cimmer

    2.4? That’s not very good for GH. I thought they’d do much better for the premier. Although it is getting a little long in the tooth. Maybe it’ll pick up as it goes.

  5. ron

    Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International, Scare Tactics, are the worst shows on the syfy channel,, I can’t believe anyone would watch this junk… And as long as people watch these shows then syfy will not produce any good scifi programs when they can put junk on tv…

    Stop watching this junk!… Good scifi = Stargate SG1, StarGate Atlantis, Star Trek Enterprise, Battle Star Gallactica, Firefly, Dr Who

  6. ron

    Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International, Scare Tactics, are the worst shows on the syfy channel,, I can’t believe anyone would watch this junk… And as long as people watch these shows then syfy will not produce any good scifi programs when they can put junk on tv…

    Stop watching this junk!… Good scifi = Stargate SG1, StarGate Atlantis, Star Trek Enterprise, Battle Star Gallactica, Firefly, Dr Who

  7. Leslie

    Ron-
    Get over it! Ghost Hunters is a great show and I’m happy for them. It’s very entertaining and I love it. I hope it’s on for another 200 episodes!!

  8. Leslie

    Ron-
    Get over it! Ghost Hunters is a great show and I’m happy for them. It’s very entertaining and I love it. I hope it’s on for another 200 episodes!!

  9. Rob Trosino

    I still watch GHI and GH, but I am a bigger fan of Ghost Adventures. The guys are a bit annoying On Ghost Adventures, but their evidence “if you believe” is pretty significant. Long live Taps though!

  10. Rob Trosino

    I still watch GHI and GH, but I am a bigger fan of Ghost Adventures. The guys are a bit annoying On Ghost Adventures, but their evidence “if you believe” is pretty significant. Long live Taps though!

  11. zenfishing

    Ghost hunters is crap. There is nothing real about it. It is built on the same script as the Blair Witch Project. Crap taking advantage of stupid people. It is so fake I am insulted that it is on the syfy channel. Lose this piece of junk. If you believe that anyone watches this crap I challange you to find them. I have asked every person I know between the ages of 18-60 and cannot find even one fan. 2.4 million viewers. Please this is a lie. The original Star Trek would get more viewers than this crap.

  12. zenfishing

    Ghost hunters is crap. There is nothing real about it. It is built on the same script as the Blair Witch Project. Crap taking advantage of stupid people. It is so fake I am insulted that it is on the syfy channel. Lose this piece of junk. If you believe that anyone watches this crap I challange you to find them. I have asked every person I know between the ages of 18-60 and cannot find even one fan. 2.4 million viewers. Please this is a lie. The original Star Trek would get more viewers than this crap.

  13. Rick

    Ratings down???
    Umm I don’t know what you guys are talking about.
    Maybe if you quit bashing the show for a sec. you’d realize
    this was a HUGE rating for GH.
    Do you guys even know their ratings history??
    Or even what Syfy shows draw in ratings??
    2.4 is BIG for Ghost Hunters AND for SyFy.
    The ratings aren’t down….you bash the show and make an
    ass out of yourself at the same time.
    If you don’t like it…DON’T WATCH IT.
    Pretty simple common sense.
    Why comment on something to trash it….what’s the point?

  14. Rick

    Ratings down???
    Umm I don’t know what you guys are talking about.
    Maybe if you quit bashing the show for a sec. you’d realize
    this was a HUGE rating for GH.
    Do you guys even know their ratings history??
    Or even what Syfy shows draw in ratings??
    2.4 is BIG for Ghost Hunters AND for SyFy.
    The ratings aren’t down….you bash the show and make an
    ass out of yourself at the same time.
    If you don’t like it…DON’T WATCH IT.
    Pretty simple common sense.
    Why comment on something to trash it….what’s the point?

  15. Erik

    Zenfishing and Ron are most likely the same person.

  16. Erik

    Zenfishing and Ron are most likely the same person.

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