The Unexplained Files
{{Infobox television
| genre = Documentary
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 19
| runtime = 50 minutes
| network = Science Channel
| first_aired = {{Start date|2013|08|28}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2014|11|02}}
}}
The Unexplained Files is an American television series on Science Channel that investigates paranormal and other unexplained phenomena.
According to a King Features spokesperson, it was the most watched series on the Science Channel during its first season in 2013 and had 8 episodes. The second season began July 29, 2014 and had 12 episodes planned.{{cite news|url=http://downriversundaytimes.com/2014/07/20/celebrity-extra-260/|title=Celebrity Extra|last=Elavsky|first=Cindy|publisher=King Features|date=July 20, 2014|accessdate=August 20, 2014}}
Reception
New York Times critic Neil Genzlinger criticized the show as covering a subject that has "long been overworked, and shows that examine the unexplained tend to focus on the same old esoteric mysteries rather than the practical ones right under our noses."{{cite news|last1=Genzlinger|first1=Neil|title=Red Sea and Aliens Explored, Again 'The Unexpected Files' Comes to Science Channel|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/28/arts/television/the-unexpected-files-comes-to-science-channel.html?_r=0|accessdate=27 November 2014|work=The New York Times|date=August 27, 2013}} In a review for Skeptical Inquirer Stephanie Kemmerer writes that she had expected that a show on The Science Channel would "reflect science, logic, and reason." She was disappointed saying the show "cleverly and sneakily led viewers to a single conclusion." The only expert in the cattle mutilation episode, veterinarian Truman Smith was given 30 seconds to explain that the mutilations were made by predators, most of the show time was given to "outlandish theories". In conclusion Kemmerer writes that the show is biased and sensationalistic.{{cite journal |last1=Kemmerer |first1=Stephanie |title=The Unexplained Files - TV Mystery - Mongering |journal=Skeptical Inquirer |date=2014 |volume=38 |issue=1 |pages=59–61 |quote=With the huge growth spurt in the acceptance, belief, and interest n the paranormal, an unsolved mystery is sure to make for good ratings, but the cost of that is in exponential increase in biased and unscientific ideas and theories. That is the greatest shame of all. Science has no fear of the paranormal community, while much of the paranormal community seemingly avoids and cowers in fear from science.}}
Episode list
=Season 1 (2013 - 2014)=
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| scope="col" style="width:3em;" | Episode
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:12em;" | Original air date {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = Valentich & Texas Blue Dogs | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|08|28}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = Freaky Fires & Ghost Yacht | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|09|04}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = Livestock Mutilation & Curse of the Ice Mummy | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|09|11}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = UFO, Mothman & Morgellon's Disease | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|09|18}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = Alien Rain, Beach Boom & Voynich Manuscript | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|09|25}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = Human Combustion & Carlos de los Santos | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|10|02}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title = The Yeti | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|06|01}} | ShortSummary = }} |
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=Season 2 (2014)=
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| scope="col" style="width:3em;" | Episode
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:12em;" | Original air date {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = The Real Exorcist and Elk Extinction | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|07|29}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = Peruvian Alien Skull and Baltic Sea UFO | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|08|05}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = Paranormal Highway of America | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|08|12}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = Curse of Flannan Lighthouse and Aleshenka: Russian Mummy | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|08|19}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = Death From the Sky and Mexican Chupacabra | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|08|26}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = Siberian Lake Serpent and Mystery of the Bosnian Pyramid | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|09|02}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title = Are Aliens Attacking Our Nuclear Arsenal | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|09|09}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | Title = Lost Giants of Georgia and Bridge of Death | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|09|16}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | Title = Mysteries at 30,000 Feet | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|09|23}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | Title = Voodoo Zombies & Life After Death | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|09|30}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | Title = Shadow People The Sun Miracle | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|10|26}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | Title = Aliens, Monsters, and Demons: The New Evidence | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|11|02}} | ShortSummary = }} |
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References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3141172/ The Unexplained Files] on IMDb
- [http://science.discovery.com/tv-shows/the-unexplained-files The Unexplained Files on the Science channel]
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Category:Paranormal television
Category:2013 American television series debuts