Syfy's 'Ghost Hunters' Scares Up Solid Ratings

By R. Thomas Umstead
published

Syfy's paranormal-tinged reality series Ghost Hunters scared up 2.5 million viewers during its Aug. 19 summer
premiere episode.

The debut episode of the second half of season five for the
series -- which follows the exploits of daytime plumbers Jason Hawes and Grant
Wilson who search for paranormal occurrences by night -- fell just short of the
2.6 million viewers generated by the March 11 season five premiere, according
to the network.

Compared to the season five premiere, Wednesday's episode -
which faced stiff competition from Bravo's Top
Chef and TNT's Leverage -- also
drew a slight 2% audience gain among adults 18-49 and was flat among adults
25-54.

Ghost Hunters is
produced by Craig Piligian's Pilgrim Films and Television.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.