Disappeared (TV program)

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{{Infobox television

| image = Disappeared logo.jpg

| caption = Title card (since season 6)

| genre = {{Plainlist|

• True crime
• Documentary

}}

| creator =

| presenter = Christopher Walker

| composer = David Varga

| opentheme =

| country = United States

| num_seasons = 11

| num_episodes = 143

| list_episodes = List of Disappeared episodes

| runtime = 40–43 minutes

| network = Investigation Discovery

| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|

• Benjamin Ringe
• Diana Sperrazza
• Elizabeth Fischer
• Knute Walker
• Sharon Scott

}}

| producer = {{Collapsible list|title={{nobold|Various}}| {{Plainlist|

• Angela Martenez
• Benjamin Adams Trueheart
• Chris Gidez
• Courtney Engelstein
• Diamaris Welch
• Erika Beck Grothues
• Heather Walsh
• James Cozza
• Joe Bergan
• Jonathan Damour
• Keila Woodard
• Kimberly Weinstein
• Leslie Mattingly
• Lindsay Carswell
• Lloyd Fales
• Sara Burns
• Sarah Gregory
• Stephanie Angelides
• Gavin Octavien

}}}}

| company = Peacock Productions

| first_aired = {{Start date|2009|12|10}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2023|10|29}}

| related =

}}

Disappeared is an American documentary television show on Investigation Discovery that debuted on December 10, 2009.{{cite web|title=Investigation Discovery Debuts New 1st Quarter Slate with Six New Series and the Finale of on the Case with Paula Zahn|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2009/12/16/investigation-discovery-debuts-new-1st-quarter-slate-with-six-new-series-and-the-finale-of-on-the-case-with-paula-zahn-33865/20091216id01/|publisher=The Futon Critic|access-date=December 31, 2012}} The show contains re-enactments and interviews with law enforcement officers, investigators, and relatives connected with cases in which individuals have gone missing.{{cite web|title=Investigation Discovery Enters 2010-11 Upfront Season with Powerful Ratings Momentum|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/04/08/investigation-discovery-enters-2010-11-upfront-season-with-powerful-ratings-momentum-35239/20100408id01/|publisher=The Futon Critic|access-date=December 31, 2012}} Each episode focuses on a single case of either one individual, or sometimes several individuals who disappeared together.

The show's initial run was composed of six seasons that originally aired between December 2009 to April 2013. Following a three-year-long hiatus, on April 11, 2016, the show resumed on the Investigation Discovery network, debuting its seventh season.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/investigation-discovery-disappeared-revival-1201731990/|work=Variety|title=Investigation Discovery Reviving Missing Persons Series 'Disappeared'|author=Sage, Alyssa|date=March 17, 2016|access-date=June 15, 2017}} In 2021, the show was returned as a podcast.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/07/26/investigation-discoverys-hit-series-disappeared-returns-as-a-podcast-266510/20210726id01/|work=The Futon Critic|title=Investigation Discovery's Hit Series "Disappeared" Returns as a Podcast|date=July 26, 2021|access-date=September 6, 2021}} In May 2022, it was announced that the show was being rebooted for the 2022-2023 television season.{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2022/05/disappeared-who-the-bleep-did-i-marry-tv-reboots-9-returning-series-new-specials-podcasts-id-discovery-plus-slate-1235026394/amp/|work=Deadline Hollywood|title='Disappeared', 'Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry?' TV Reboots, 9 Returning Series, New Specials & Podcasts On ID, Discovery+ Latest Slate|date=May 18, 2022|access-date=May 18, 2022}} The tenth season premiered September 7, 2022, with the eleventh premiering August 27, 2023.