There’s a lot of exciting paranormal programming premiering on discovery+ and Travel Channel from Mar. 14-27, 2022. For one, Expedition Bigfoot is back. It kicks off its season with a special pre-show episode that includes an interview with legendary primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall.
There’s also the premiere of a new series, The Ghost Town Terror, and Dustin Pari and the Ghost Brothers join the TAPS team on the season finale Ghost Hunters.
But that’s just highlights of the highlights. Let’s check out everything else that’s happening.
discovery+ Premieres
Ghost Adventures
New Episodes, Now Streaming on discovery+
The Ghost Adventures crew is back! Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Billy Tolley and Jay Wasley continue their travels to haunted destinations where they meet with locals, eyewitnesses and experts in an attempt to piece together the haunted history of each site. They then begin their “lockdown” investigation, using the latest scientific gadgets and technology in an effort to obtain physical evidence of the paranormal and uncover the truth behind each haunted mystery. [Hour-long episodes]
“Mountain Oaks Mayhem” – Begins Streaming Thursday, March 17 on discovery+
Zak Bagans and the Ghost Adventures team gather in La Crescenta, California, to investigate an abandoned home that has been infected with evil. The dark forces that dwell there tore a family apart, and anyone who dares step inside the house is left fearing for their life.
“Pacific Grove Nightmare” – Begins Streaming Thursday, March 24 on discovery+
The Ghost Adventures team arrive in Pacific Grove, California, to investigate a doll shop overwhelmed by dark energy. Shelves of dolls and puppets appear to offer up disturbing clues as the search for evidence leaves the team drained and disoriented.
Ghost Hunters
New Season Reboot, Now Streaming on discovery+
The renowned TAPS team return to the paranormal show that started it all. Original Ghost Hunters members Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango, along with Shari DeBenedetti, reunite to revisit their most chilling cases and investigate disturbing new hauntings. Armed with state-of-the-art technology, their proven methodology and special guest investigators, TAPS tackle disturbing paranormal activity head-on, leaving no stone unturned to reach the dead among the living. The reboot follows the team as they crisscross the country searching for answers in the nation’s most haunted locations. Joining the core team are a host of experts from different paranormal backgrounds that add their own points of view and prowess to each unique case. [Hour-long episodes]
SEASON FINALE: “Tortured Souls of Cresson” – Begins streaming Saturday, March 19 on discovery+
Left to right: Dustin Pari, Steve Gonsalves, Jason Hawes, Dave Tango, Shari DeBenedetti and the Ghost Brothers,
Juwan Mass, Dalen Spratt, Marcus Harvey.
The Ghost Brothers and Dustin Pari join TAPS to investigate an abandoned sanatorium in rural Pennsylvania. Once notorious for its horrific treatment of the mentally ill and inmates, the historic property is now plagued by unnerving activity.
Concurrent Premieres: discovery+ and Travel Channel
Expedition Bigfoot
NEW SEASON – Begins Streaming Sunday, March 20 on discovery+ and Airing on Travel Channel
A year after devastating wildfires forced them to evacuate the Olympic Peninsula, the Expedition Bigfoot team – acclaimed primatologist Dr. Mireya Mayor and Bigfoot experts Bryce Johnson, Ronny LeBlanc and Russell Acord – return to Washington State. Encouraged by an incredible discovery from the previous expedition, the team devises a new plan to rouse a Bigfoot from hiding and prove these elusive creatures are not a myth but a reality. [Hour-long episodes]
SPECIAL PRE-SHOW: “New Evidence” – Begins Streaming Sunday, March 20 on discovery+
New Episode Also Premieres Same Day Sunday, March 20 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel
Nearly a year after being forced out of Washington State by wildfires, the team reviews their previous investigation into the existence of Bigfoot. They reveal startling new evidence and get insight from legendary primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall.
SEASON PREMIERE: “Strange Returns” – Begins Streaming Sunday, March 20 on discovery+
New Episode Also Premieres Same Day Sunday, March 20 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel
The team returns to the Olympic Peninsula with a plan to lure out a Bigfoot by releasing primate pheromones. But after Ronny and Mireya see something watching them, and Russell is blindsided, it becomes clear – the hunters are now the hunted.
“Shadow Stalker” – Begins Streaming Sunday, March 27 on discovery+
New Episode Also Premieres Same Day Sunday, March 27 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel
Russell tracks a massive creature to a box river canyon but finds he can’t escape a shadowy figure on the prowl. Bryce discovers Bigfoot is lured in by whistling, while Ronny and Mireya realize something is watching them from across their base camp.
The Ghost Town Terror
New Series, Now Streaming on discovery+ and Airing Fridays on Travel Channel
On the outskirts of Anaconda, Montana, sits Gunslinger Gulch – a sprawling ghost town and guest ranch made up of historic abandoned buildings salvaged from across the state. When a Seattle family answered the beckoning call of a new life in Big Sky Country, they got anything but the serene lifestyle they were seeking. Relentless, menacing supernatural activity has plagued the family since day one. Terrified and fearful that this will derail plans to operate a guest ranch, paranormal investigators Tim Wood and Sapphire Sandalo come to their aid to try and uncover the source of the haunting, along with help from psychic medium Sarah Lemos and fellow investigator Scott Di Lalla. [Hour-long episodes]
“A Place for the Dead” – Begins Streaming Friday, March 18 on discovery+
New Episode Also Premieres Same Day Friday, March 18 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel
Investigators Tim Wood and Sapphire Sandalo make connections between the bloody history of Anaconda, Montana, and Gunslinger Gulch. But it’s a trek into the hills in search of a mysterious pit that has medium Sarah Lemos fearing for everyone’s immediate safety.
“Hunted” – Begins Streaming Friday, March 25 on discovery+
uncovers an eerie link between Gunslinger Gulch and a historic Butte, Montana, brothel, adding another
mysterious layer to the investigation. Courtesy discovery+.
New Episode Also Premieres Same Day Friday, March 25 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel
Investigator Tim Wood uncovers a bone-chilling link between Gunslinger Gulch and a former brothel in Butte, Montana. Back at the ranch, the team grows more concerned for the Broussards after an experiment reveals a dark force’s psychological warfare.
The Dead Files
New Episodes, Now Streaming on discovery+ and Airing Saturdays on Travel Channel
Former NYPD homicide detective Steve DiSchiavi and physical medium Amy Allan are back on the case. Utilizing his detective skills, DiSchiavi interviews witnesses and experts, and researches the history and facts behind each haunted location. Allan, a physical medium who sees and communicates with the dead, assesses the property to identify what underlying entities reside there. Keeping their findings hidden from each other, the team avoids all contact with one another – coming together only at the very end to reveal their shocking discoveries to the property owners, and each other. [Hour-long episodes]
“Protect the Children” – Begins Streaming Saturday, March 19 on discovery+
New Episode Also Premieres Same Day Saturday, March 19 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel
Amy Allan and Steve DiSchiavi travel to Northfield, Ohio, to help a desperate mother who claims an evil presence is threatening her children and tearing her marriage apart. The family must conquer this dark energy before it destroys their happiness once and for all.
“Buried” – Begins Streaming Saturday, March 26 on discovery+
New Episode Also Premieres Same Day Saturday, March 26 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel
Steve DiSchiavi and Amy Allan answer a call from a scared single mother in Euclid, Ohio, whose family is being terrorized by the paranormal. With the activity at an all-time high, she fears the dark entities running rampant in her home may destroy the life she’s worked so hard to build.
Travel Channel Premieres
The programs below will premiere on Travel Channel as follows:
Expedition Bigfoot (Season 3)
Premieres Sunday, March 20 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel (Special time)
*New episodes will launch same day on discovery+
SPECIAL PRE-SHOW: “New Evidence” – Sunday, March 20 at 9 p.m. ET/PT
*See above section for episodic descriptions
SEASON PREMIERE: “Strange Returns” – Sunday, March 20 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
*See above section for episodic descriptions
“Shadow Stalker” – Sunday, March 27 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
*See above section for episodic descriptions
The Ghost Town Terror (New Series)
New Episodes: Fridays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel
*New episodes will launch same day on discovery+
“A Place for the Dead” – Friday, March 18 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
*See above section for episodic descriptions
“Hunted” – Friday, March 25 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
*See above section for episodic descriptions
The Dead Files (New Episodes Return, Season 14)
New Episodes: Saturdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Travel Channel
*New episodes will launch same day on discovery+
“Protect the Children” – Saturday, March 19 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
*See above section for episodic descriptions
“Buried” – Saturday, March 26 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
*See above section for episodic descriptions
For More Info
Visit TravelChannel.com and discoveryplus.com.
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Are you more excited to hear what Jane Goodall has to say on the subject of Bigfoot or to start watching the investigation of Gunslinger Gulch? Being equally excited about both is also a perfectly acceptable reaction.
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That’s a tough question. I’m excited for both but for different reasons. I haven’t seen Goodall in TV in ages, so that’d be cool. But relentless paranormal activity at a rural ranch? That sounds good too!
It IS a tough question but I loved how you once again succinctly summed up exactly how I feel about the matter!