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Expedition X
Genre
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes49
Production
Executive producers
  • Casey Brumels
  • Josh Gates
  • Brad Kuhlman
Cinematography
  • Danny Long
  • Brian C. Weed
Editors
  • Alpesh Patel
  • Dustin Peterson
Running time42 minutes
Production companyPing Pong Productions
Original release
NetworkDiscovery Channel
ReleaseFebruary 12, 2020 (2020-02-12) –
present (present)

Expedition X is an American paranormal reality series hosted by Josh Gates, biologist Phil Torres, and television host/writer Jessica Chobot which premiered on Discovery Channel on February 12, 2020.[1] A spinoff of Expedition Unknown, Expedition X exclusively explores paranormal topics. The program is presented by Gates from the Expedition HQ studio, though he does not usually accompany the team in the field, with the exceptions of the two-part episodes that opened seasons three and six.

While Josh Gates was hosting Josh Gates Tonight in summer 2020, his regular camera crew were filming the second season of Expedition X after the initial COVID-19 lockdown cleared. The second season premiered on November 11, 2020.[2] The sixth season premiered on August 2, 2023.

Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
17February 12, 2020 (2020-02-12)March 25, 2020 (2020-03-25)
26November 11, 2020 (2020-11-11)December 16, 2020 (2020-12-16)
37April 14, 2021 (2021-04-14)May 26, 2021 (2021-05-26)
46September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)October 6, 2021 (2021-10-06)
57May 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)July 6, 2022 (2022-07-06)
68August 2, 2023 (2023-08-02)September 20, 2023 (2023-09-20)
78February 7, 2024 (2024-02-07)March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)

Episodes

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Season 1 (2020)

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No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Mothman Phenomenon"February 12, 2020 (2020-02-12)
Phil and Jess travel to Point Pleasant, West Virginia in search of Mothman.
2"Cambodia's Jungle Monster"February 19, 2020 (2020-02-19)
Phil and Jess investigate the tek tek, a Cambodian Bigfoot-like creature.
3"Terror on Doll Island"February 26, 2020 (2020-02-26)
The team visits the infamous Island of the Dolls in Mexico City.
4"Mystery In Mammoth Cave"March 11, 2020 (2020-03-11)
The team searches for ghostly phenomena at Mammoth Cave National Park.
5"Mt. Adams UFO Encounter"March 11, 2020 (2020-03-11)
The team visits the site of the Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting.
6"The Amazon's Cursed Ruins"March 18, 2020 (2020-03-18)
The Expedition X team heads up the Rio Negro river in the Amazon to investigate a haunted outpost.
7"Lake of the Dead"March 25, 2020 (2020-03-25)
The team dives into Lake Lanier, the so-called "world's most haunted lake."

Season 2 (2020)

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No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Curse of the Old West Outlaw"November 11, 2020 (2020-11-11)
Phil and Jess investigate tales of curses and ghosts in Nevada City, Montana.
2"Round-Up at Death Ranch"November 18, 2020 (2020-11-18)
The team examines reports of cattle mutilations in the Pacific Northwest.
3"Terror of the Bell Witch"November 25, 2020 (2020-11-25)
Phil and Jess delve into the legend of the Bell Witch in Tennessee.
4"Ghosts in the Swamp"December 2, 2020 (2020-12-02)
The team investigates the mystery of the Light of Saratoga in the Big Thicket of Texas.
5"Devil in the Forest"December 9, 2020 (2020-12-09)
The X team heads to New Jersey to search for the Jersey Devil.
6"America's Lake Monster"December 16, 2020 (2020-12-16)
The team dives into Lake Champlain looking for the legendary Champ.

Season 3 (2021)

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No.TitleOriginal air date
1"An American Werewolf"April 14, 2021 (2021-04-14)
Josh Gates joins Jess and Phil in the field as they search for the Beast of Bray Road.
2"The Beast of Bray Road"April 21, 2021 (2021-04-21)
Josh and the team continue their search for a legendary werewolf in rural Wisconsin.
3"UFOs Over New Mexico"April 28, 2021 (2021-04-28)
Phil and Jess head to Socorro, New Mexico the site of the Lonnie Zamora incident.
4"Ghosts in the Canal"May 5, 2021 (2021-05-05)
The team investigates legends of hauntings on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
5"Canyon of the Apes"May 12, 2021 (2021-05-12)
Phil and Jess travel to Ape Canyon at Mount St. Helens in search of Bigfoot.
6"Aliens of the Deep"May 19, 2021 (2021-05-19)
The Expedition X team dive into the waters off Catalina Island to investigate unidentified objects as seen in the Pentagon UFO videos.
7"Into the Alien Ocean"May 26, 2021 (2021-05-26)
The team are joined by Luis Elizondo as they continue to search the waters off Catalina, where they witness unexplained lights.

Season 4 (2021)

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No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Terror in Appalachia"September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)
Hikers are going missing amid reports of grotesque, human-like creatures prowling Appalachia's great smoky mountains. Phil and Jess ventures into the unforgiving wilderness to investigate the truth behind terrifying sightings of feral people.
2"The Van Meter Monster"September 8, 2021 (2021-09-08)
Horrified locals in southern Iowa are reporting sightings of a giant winged creature. The same mysterious beast that terrorized the town of Van Meter 100 years ago. Phil and Jess are on a mission to unearth clues to what's lurking in the shadows.
3"Thailand's UFO Cult"September 15, 2021 (2021-09-15)
Phil and Jess investigate the Kaokala UFO cult in Bangkok that claims to receive predictions of future natural disasters.
4"Graveyard of the Great Lakes"September 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)
The team heads to Whitefish Point on Lake Superior's Shipwreck Coast to investigate reported ghost lights.
5"Ghost Fort of the Civil War"September 29, 2021 (2021-09-29)
The team investigates reports of ghostly phenomena at the historic Fort Morgan in Alabama.
6"Civil War Ghosts in the Bay"October 6, 2021 (2021-10-06)
Jess and Phil continue their investigation at Fort Morgan joined by Amy Bruni and Adam Berry from Kindred Spirits.

Season 5 (2022)

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No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Ring of Fire UFOs"May 25, 2022 (2022-05-25)
Jess and Phil investigate unidentified lights seen above the Mexican volcano Popocatépetl.
2"The Ozark Howler"June 1, 2022 (2022-06-01)
The team searches for the Ozark Howler, a legendary beast reportedly sighted in Arkansas.
3"Mexico's Haunted Cenotes"June 8, 2022 (2022-06-08)
The team investigates paranormal activity in the cenotes of the Yucatán Peninsula.
4"Avalanche Ghost Train"June 15, 2022 (2022-06-15)
The team investigates a reported haunting at the site of the 1910 Wellington, Washington avalanche disaster that killed ninety-six people.
5"Alaskan Lake Monster"June 22, 2022 (2022-06-22)
The team search whitewater rapids and Alaska's Iliamna Lake for a legendary beast that's now the target of serious scientific inquiry.
6"Monster of the Amazon"June 29, 2022 (2022-06-29)
Deep in the Peruvian jungle, Phil tracks what could be an unknown species, while Jess hunts for evidence of a legendary creature known as Yacumama.
7"Beast of Andros Island"July 6, 2022 (2022-07-06)
Phil and Jess travel to Andros, Bahamas to dive into its blue holes to find the creatures that may have inspired the mythical sea monster known as the Lusca.

Season 6 (2023)

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No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Ghosts of Eloise Asylum, Part 1"August 2, 2023 (2023-08-02)
Josh Gates joins Jess and Phil in the field to hunt for evidence of ghosts at Eloise Psychiatric Hospital in Michigan.
2"Ghosts of Eloise Asylum, Part 2"August 9, 2023 (2023-08-09)
Josh, Jess, and Phil conclude their investigation at Eloise.
3"Beast of the Bayou"August 16, 2023 (2023-08-16)
Jess and Phil investigate stories of the Honey Island Swamp monster in the bayou near New Orleans.
4"Witches of Mexico"August 23, 2023 (2023-08-23)
Phil and Jess travel to Monterrey, Mexico to examine tales of brujas, practitioners of witchcraft.
5"Ghost Town"August 30, 2023 (2023-08-30)
Phil and Jess look for ghosts at Cerro Gordo, California the abandoned silver mining town owned by entrepreneur and social media personality Brent Underwood.
6"Hellfire Club"September 6, 2023 (2023-09-06)
Phil and Jess investigate sites in Dublin and at the Hellfire Caves in West Wycombe for paranormal activity said to be connected to the historical Hellfire Club.
7"Skinwalker Valley"September 13, 2023 (2023-09-13)
Phil and Jess visit the Uinta Basin in Utah, where witnesses have reported skin-walkers and UFOs.
8"Valley of UFOs"September 20, 2023 (2023-09-20)
The team continue their examination of Uinta Basin, focusing on the area's UFO sightings.

Season 7 (2024)

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No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Transylvanian Terror"February 7, 2024 (2024-02-07)
Jess and Phil explore the Hoia Baciu Forest in Romania, the site of Josh's most memorable paranormal experience which occurred during the production of a 2009 episode of Destination Truth ("Haunted Forest/Alux").
2"Killer Sasquatch"February 14, 2024 (2024-02-14)
The team visits the forests of Alaska's Kenai Peninsula to investigate legends of an aggressive sasquatch.
3"Death Island"February 21, 2024 (2024-02-21)
The team arrives on Mackinac Island, Michigan after the summer tourist season to investigate reported paranormal activity at a hotel.
4"Secrets of Mackinac"February 28, 2024 (2024-02-28)
As the team continues to explore Mackinac, they are joined by paranormal investigators the Ghost Brothers (Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass, and Marcus Harvey).
5"Ghosts of WW2"March 6, 2024 (2024-03-06)
Phil and Jess search the caves of Okinawa, Japan following reports of hauntings tied to World War 2 deaths.
6"Beasts of Britain"March 13, 2024 (2024-03-13)
Jess and Phil head to the Peak District of England after recent sightings of British big cats.
7"Niagara Nightmare"March 20, 2024 (2024-03-20)
The team looks into hauntings reported in the vicinity of Niagara Falls and learns about the history of deaths near the landmark.
8"Nuclear UFOs"March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)
Jess and Phil explore abandoned areas of Fukushima, Japan to investigate UFO sightings that followed the 2011 nuclear accident. The team witnesses unidentified objects above Senganmori mountain in Iino, a small town with a reputation as an extraterrestrial hotspot.

References

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  1. ^ "All-New Season of "Expedition Unknown" Premieres February 5 on Discovery Channel". The Futon Critic. January 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Josh Gates Hosts Full Night of Adventure Every Wednesday on Discovery Channel Starting November 11". The Futon Critic. October 31, 2020.
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