Ripley's Believe It or Not! (2019 TV series)

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Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Based onRipley's Believe It or Not!
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Production companies Ripley Entertainment
United Media
Texas Crew Productions
Original release
Network Travel Channel
Release2019 (2019) 
2019 (2019)
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Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Natural Born Thrillers"June 9, 2019

Bruce Campbell shines a spotlight on individuals with uncanny abilities. Rick Smith tosses playing cards at 92 miles per hour; Dai Andrews swallows curved swords; and Tyler Scheur is capable of balancing objects on his chin.

2"Invisible Worlds"June 16, 2019

Bruce showcases unseen places and spaces where the scary blends with the surprising. A New York photographer and urban explorer climbs skyscrapers to walk in the clouds; a family of stuntmen create an illusion using explosives.

3"Showstoppers"June 23, 2019

Bruce showcases people who produced incredible spectacles through daring skill and years of practice, such as three Brits who channel electricity through Tesla coils, and a domino master with the difficult challenge of lining 39,000 dominoes that must all fall perfectly to succeed.

4"Forces of Nature"June 30, 2019

Bruce showcases people who disrupted the natural order of the world when they unleashed their strange quirks and unbelievable truths such as John "Hammerhead" Ferraro, whose head doubles as a hammer, and Luis Slayton, who connects with honeybees and tends to his hives without even wearing a suit.

5"Beyond Driven"July 7, 2019

Bruce spotlights people who push themselves beyond the limit, such as Norwegian Eskil Rønningsbakken, who performs balancing acts at the tops of lethal drops such as canyons and cliffs.

6"Building the Impossible"July 14, 2019

Bruce showcases people with cool, impractical and seemingly ideas and then bring them to life. Examples include the folks at Lego, who set out to build a groundbreaking creation using only Lego parts.

7"The Curious Case of..."July 21, 2019

Bruce showcases people who embrace their oddities. Joseph Herscher builds comical chain-reaction machines in the style of Rube Goldberg; Christian Stoinev grows up in the circus and becomes an acrobat.

8"Great Obsessions"July 28, 2019

Bruce showcases five awesome people and one dog who strive daily for new highs and new records. Included is the story of Michael Uy and his rescue dog Abbie, who learns how to surf.

9"Surviving the Odds"August 4, 2019

Bruce showcases people who overcame life's obstacles to transform themselves into the unbelievable.

10"The Defiant Ones"August 4, 2019

Bruce showcases extraordinary people who disregard all expectations as they test the limits of human endurance and defy the laws of physics.

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References

  1. Oller, Jacob (January 1, 2019). "Ripley's Believe It or Not! show names Bruce Campbell host". Syfy Wire. Archived from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. "Bruce Campbell Reveals Bizarre and Astounding Talents in Travel Channel's "Ripley's Believe It or Not!"". The Futon Critic . April 25, 2019.
  3. "Ripley's Believe It or Not episodes". TVGuide.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.