The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd | |
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Genre | Non fiction Television documentary |
Presented by | Dan Aykroyd |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 17 |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | Prometheus Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | History Channel |
Release | December 1, 2023 – present |
Related | |
The UnXplained |
The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd is a television series on History that tells stories characterized as "unbelievable" or unimaginable. It is hosted by Dan Aykroyd and has run for 2 seasons. [1] [2] [3]
Dan Aykroyd hosts this series where he and a group of experts tell historical true stories which defy reality. Aykroyd would make puns or jokes which would implicitly reference his own work with the Blues Brothers or Ghostbusters. The first shows would sometimes recycle stories told by William Shatner in the sister program The UnXplained (which has run since 2019). [4]
No. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "Strange Places" | December 1, 2023 |
2 | "Bizarre Deaths" | December 8, 2023 |
3 | "Astonishing Bodies" | December 15, 2023 |
4 | "Weird Weapons" | December 22, 2023 |
5 | "Outlandish Inventions" | January 2, 2024 |
6 | "Superhumans" | January 5, 2024 |
7 | "Unusual Rituals" | January 12, 2024 |
8 | "Strange Experiments" | January 19, 2024 |
9 | "What Lies Beneath" | February 2, 2024 |
10 | "Surviving the Impossible" | February 9, 2024 |
No. | Title [5] | Original air date [5] |
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11 | "It Came From Above" | November 15, 2024 |
12 | "Sweet Revenge" | November 22, 2024 |
13 | "Fantastic Beings" | November 29, 2024 |
14 | "Unusual Places" | December 6, 2024 |
15 | "A Thousand Ways to Die" | December 13, 2024 |
16 | "Bizarre Innovations" | December 20, 2024 |
17 | "Strange Games" | December 27, 2024 |
18 | "Unconventional Weapons" | January 3, 2025 |
19 | "Odd Jobs" | January 10, 2025 |
20 | "Against All Odds" | January 17, 2025 |
21 | "Outrageous Experiments" | January 24, 2025 |
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