TMZ Investigates

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TMZ Investigates
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Genre Documentary
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes5 (and 10 specials)
Production
Executive producers
  • Harvey Levin
  • Ryan Regan
  • Don Nash
  • Charles Latibeaudiere
  • Jess Fusco
Original release
Network Fox
ReleaseJanuary 22, 2024 (2024-01-22) 
present

TMZ Investigates is an American television documentary series that premiered on Fox on January 22, 2024. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Before the series debut, 10 TMZ Investigates specials aired on Fox starting on April 13, 2020. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
Specials 10April 13, 2020 (2020-04-13)August 24, 2023 (2023-08-24)
1 7 [15] January 22, 2024 (2024-01-22)March 21, 2024 (2024-03-21) [15]

Specials (2020–23)

No.Title [15] Original air date [15] Prod.
code [15]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
Rating
(18-49)
1"Tiger King - What Really Went Down?"April 13, 2020 (2020-04-13)SP-20203.60 [16] 1.0 [16]
2"UFOs: The Pentagon Proof"June 29, 2021 (2021-06-29)SP-21191.78 [17] 0.4 [17]
3"What Really Happened to Richard Simmons"August 22, 2022 (2022-08-22)SP-23012.35 [18] 0.3 [18]
4"Who Really Killed Michael Jackson"September 6, 2022 (2022-09-06)SP-23021.65 [19] 0.3 [19]
5"Lisa Marie Presley: Unending Tragedy"January 30, 2023 (2023-01-30)SP-23062.54 [20] 0.4 [20]
6"9/11: The Fifth Plane"March 20, 2023 (2023-03-20)SP-23072.08 [21] 0.3 [21]
7"Britney Spears: The Price of Freedom"May 15, 2023 (2023-05-15)SP-23091.23 [22] 0.2 [22]
8"The Miracle Children of the Amazon"June 22, 2023 (2023-06-22)SP-23101.45 [23] 0.2 [23]
9"Gilgo Beach Serial Murders: Missed Warning Signs"August 20, 2023 (2023-08-20)SP-24020.85 [24] 0.1 [24]
10"Britney Spears: Divorce & Despair"August 24, 2023 (2023-08-24)SP-23031.10 [25] 0.2 [25]

Season 1

No.Title [15] [26] Original air date [15] [26] Prod.
code [15]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
Rating
(18-49)
1"Obsessed and Dangerous: Hollywood's Stalker Crisis"January 22, 2024 (2024-01-22)TZI-1011.48 [27] 0.2 [27]
2"Killing a Movie Star: Grave Injustice"January 29, 2024 (2024-01-29)TZI-1021.38 [28] 0.2 [28]
3"Kanye West: Unhinged But Unstoppable"February 5, 2024 (2024-02-05)TZI-1031.16 [29] 0.2 [29]
4"Killer OnlyFans Model: Deadly Love Story"February 12, 2024 (2024-02-12)TZI-1041.13 [30] 0.2 [30]
5"Kevin Costner's Divorce War"February 19, 2024 (2024-02-19)TZI-1051.36 [31] 0.2 [31]
6"Taylor & Travis: Ultimate Love Story"February 26, 2024 (2024-02-26)TZI-106TBDTBA
7"Where is Kate Middleton?"March 21, 2024 (2024-03-21)TZI-107TBDTBA

Reception

Critical response

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