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[06/02/10 - 09:47 AM]
Syfy Celebrates Summer 2010 with First Ever Thursday Night Reality Block Featuring Mary Knows Best and Fact Or Faked
The cable channel confirms its previously announced lineup.

[via press release from Syfy]

SYFY CELEBRATES SUMMER 2010 WITH FIRST EVER THURSDAY NIGHT REALITY BLOCK FEATURING MARY KNOWS BEST AND FACT OR FAKED

IN JULY, NEW SCRIPTED SERIES HAVEN, BASED ON STEPHEN KING NOVELLA, JOINS RETURNING POWERHOUSES WAREHOUSE 13 AND EUREKA

CABLE'S MOST POPULAR PARANORMAL FRANCHISE RETURNS WITH NEW EPISODES OF GHOST HUNTERS ACADEMY AND GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL

SATURDAY ORIGINAL MOVIES INCLUDE STONEHENGE APOCALYPSE AND LAKE PLACID 3

New York, New York - June 2, 2010 - Syfy celebrates Summer 2010 with its first ever Thursday night reality block (Mary Knows Best and Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files); new scripted series (Haven) based on a Stephen King novella; popular returning series (Warehouse 13, Eureka, Ghost Hunters Academy and Ghost Hunters International), and fan favorite Saturday Original Movies including Stonehenge Apocalypse and Lake Placid 3, along with a Memorial Day weekend movie marathon and a special July 4th presentation of The Greatest American Hero.

Following are highlights of the Syfy 2010 Summer Programming Schedule:

Holiday Marathon

· Syfy celebrates America's birthday with a 20-hour marathon of the cult classic The Greatest American Hero, which hasn't been seen on national television since its original network run in 1983. The marathon will be on Sunday, July 4, from 9AM-5AM (ET/PT). Featuring a most unlikely superhero, The Greatest American Hero aired from 1981-83 and starred William Katt, Robert Culp and Connie Selleca.

New Thursday Night Reality Block

· Mary Knows Best - Premieres Thursday, July 15, at 9PM (ET/PT) - Mary Knows Best is a docu-soap reality series following Mary Occhino, a successful radio host, psychic intuitive and mother of three, who gives a whole new meaning to the term "mother is always right". Her children, Jacqueline, Chris and Carl are a mismatched group of siblings consisting of a reluctant psychic, a paranormal investigator and a skeptic. In each episode viewers will meet a humorous and unforgettable cast of family characters including Mary's outspoken older brother Charles and two adorable grandchildren. The series is produced by Atlas Media Corp.

· Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files - Premieres Thursday, July 15, at 10PM (ET/PT) - Debunks fact from fiction by uncovering the truth behind supernatural and unexplained occurrences which have been caught on tape. In each episode, the six-person team, led by former FBI special agent Ben Hansen, searches for the most intriguing and unusual images, videos and unnatural phenomenon found online and around the world. Selecting the most intriguing images, the team heads into the field attempting to recreate the video, carrying out key experiments and searching for clues and evidence. The team uses all the latest tools, CGI and investigative techniques at its disposal to try and answer the question, "Is it real?" Produced by Base Productions.

New Scripted Series

· Haven - Premieres Friday, July 9, at 10PM (ET/PT) - New drama series Haven, based on the novella The Colorado Kid from renowned author Stephen King, follows FBI agent Audrey Parker (Emily Rose), who arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve the murder of a local ex-con. Before long, her natural curiosity lands her in the epicenter of activity in this curious enclave, which turns out to be a longtime refuge for people with a remarkable range of supernatural abilities. Among the townspeople are local cop Nathan Wuornos (Lucas Bryant), who eventually becomes Audrey's partner, and the mysterious and charming Duke Crocker (Eric Balfour). The impressive creative team behind Haven includes showrunner Scott Shepherd (Tru Calling, The Dead Zone) who is joined by his partners, Executive Producers Lloyd Segan and Shawn Piller (The Dead Zone, Wildfire, Greek), and E1 Entertainment's John Morayniss (Hung, Copper) Noreen Halpern (Hung, Copper), Laszlo Barna (The Bridge) and Michael Rosenberg (Hung, The Riches). The pilot is written by Sam Ernst (Shrek the Third, The Dead Zone) and Jim Dunn (Shrek the Third, The Dead Zone) who will also serve as executive producers on the series. Haven, from E1 Entertainment in association with Pillar, Segan and Shepherd, will be the first property to be produced for Syfy in the US and NBCU Pay channels around the globe (excluding Canada and Scandinavia). The series has been co-commissioned by Syfy with Canwest Broadcasting (Canada). International distribution is handled by E1.

Returning Series

· Ghost Hunters Academy - New episodes premiere Wednesday, June 2, at 9PM (ET/PT) - Cable's top paranormal franchise returns with the definitive search for the next great ghost hunter! On all-new episodes of Ghost Hunters Academy, expert instructors Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango will once again train a group of recruits to become the newest team member, but this time, one hopeful will be voted off each week by one of the ultimate judges of paranormal investigating: Ghost Hunters' Jason Hawes! Jason, Steve and Tango will put the new recruits through the paces with challenging investigations at six of the most daunting and memorable past Ghost Hunters locations: Waverly Hills Sanatorium (Waverly Hills, KY), Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (Weston, WV), Mark Twain House (Hartford, CT), Fort Delaware (Delaware City, DE), Mansfield Reformatory - aka the "Shawshank Prison" (Mansfield, OH) and the infamous Stanley Hotel (Estes Park, CO). Ghost Hunters Academy is produced in association with Craig Piligian's Pilgrim Films and Television (Dirty Jobs, The Ultimate Fighter, My Fair Wedding). Piligian and Thomas Thayer, along with Rob Katz and Alan David, serve as executive producers.

· Warehouse 13 - Second season debuts Tuesday, July 6, at 9PM (ET/PT) - Warehouse 13 follows two Secret Service agents who find themselves abruptly transferred to a massive, top-secret storage facility in windswept South Dakota which houses every strange artifact, mysterious relic, fantastical object and supernatural souvenir ever collected by the U.S. government. The Warehouse's caretaker Artie (Saul Rubinek) charges Pete (Eddie McClintock) and Myka (Joanne Kelly) with chasing down reports of supernatural and paranormal activity in search of new objects to cache at the Warehouse, as well as helping him to control the Warehouse itself. Warehouse 13 also features Allison Scagliotti, along with series guest star, CCH Pounder. During its freshman season, Warehouse 13 became the all-time Syfy leader in total viewers (4.1 million), Adults 25-54 (2.1 million) and Household ratings (2.9), as measured by 7-Day DVR data, making it the most successful series in Syfy's 17-year history. The series is produced for Syfy by Universal Cable Productions. It is executive produced by Jack Kenny (The Book of Daniel), who also serves as showrunner.

· Eureka - Fourth season debuts Friday, July 9, at 9PM (ET/PT) - Eureka kicks off its 4th season with the introduction of new series regular James Callis (Battlestar Galactica) as "Dr. Grant," a former resident of the town whose unexpected return is cause for serious alarm and, considering his romantic interest in Allison Blake (Salli Richardson-Whitfield), significant friction with Sherriff Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson). New and returning fans won't want to miss the big changes in store for everyone in the small town of Eureka after a cataclysmic shift turns their lives upside down. Eureka also stars Joe Morton, Erica Cerra, Neil Grayston and Niall Matter. Co-creator Jaime Paglia and Bruce Miller are Executive Producers. The series is produced and distributed by Universal Cable Productions.

· Ghost Hunters International - New episodes premiere Wednesday, July 14, at 9PM (ET/PT) - Like their U.S. counterpart, TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society), GHI is a squad made up of everyday ordinary citizens who investigate and attempt to debunk claims of other worldly activity. In the premiere episode, the team travel to the famous town of Nottingham, England and search for the Sherriff of Nottingham's Ghost at the Galleries of Justice. Other countries on their global adventures will include, Wales, Norway, Poland, Ukraine, Estonia and many more. The team includes, Robb Demarest, Barry FitzGerald, Brandy Green, Ashley Godwin, Paul Bradford, new cast member Scott Tepperman as well as GHA winners, Susan Slaughter and Karl Pfeiffer. Ghost Hunters International is produced in association with Craig Piligian's Pilgrim Films and Television (Dirty Jobs, The Ultimate Fighter, My Fair Wedding). Piligian and Thomas Thayer, along with Rob Katz and Alan David, serve as executive producers.

Documentary Series

· Inside Secret Government Warehouses: Shocking Revelations - Premieres Sunday, July 11, at 9PM (ET/PT) -- Alien body parts... powerful religious artifacts... UFO wreckage... what exactly is hidden behind heavily guarded doors? Inspired by Syfy's hit series, Warehouse 13, NBC News award-winning journalist Lester Holt goes on a global expedition to uncover the truth behind the world's top secret, mysterious warehouses where super-classified objects are kept. Holt capitalizes on exclusive access to restricted sites, traveling from Area 51 in Nevada to deep inside the Vatican secret archives -- the centerpiece of Dan Brown's Angels and Demons -- interviewing inside sources, Washington decision-makers and top experts. A co-production of Syfy and Peacock Productions.

Saturday Original Movies

· Stonehenge Apocalypse - Premieres Saturday, June 12, at 9PM (ET/PT) - When the giant stones of Stonehenge begin to move and cataclysms occur all over the earth, only a fringe radio talk show host who's an expert in UFOlogy figures out that the ancient monument is really alien technology. Stars Hill Harper (CSI NY) and Misha Collins (Supernatural).

· Goblin - Premieres Saturday, July 17, at 9PM (ET/PT)- A family vacations in mountain town haunted by a goblin that steals babies. When their newborn disappears, it's up to his older half-sister to rescue him. Donnelly Rhodes (Battlestar Galactica)

· Jack Hunter And The Lost Treasure Of Ugarit - Premieres Saturday, July 31, at 9PM (ET/PT) - Jack Hunter, an adventurous fortune hunter, goes to Syria to find an ancient treasure buried thousands of years ago - which might be cursed. Stars Joanne Kelly (Warehouse 13).

· Lake Placid 3 - Premieres in August -- In this sequel to Lake Placid 2 (the most watched Syfy Saturday Original Movie ever), a game warden, his wife and their young son move into their aunt's cabin on Lake Placid, where the lonely boy starts feeding baby crocodiles he views as pets. Three years later, the crocs start looking at him and his family as their food. Directed by and starring Colin Ferguson (Eureka).

· Mandrake - Premieres in August - A group of adventurers searching for a Spanish conquistador artifact find that the jungle around them is a single living being - and it's not happy they're there.

Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With year round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies, classic science fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic Web site (www.Syfy.com), and a portfolio of adjacent business (Syfy Ventures), Syfy is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in more than 96 million homes, Syfy is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. (Syfy. Imagine greater.)





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· EUREKA (SYFY)
· FACT OR FAKED: PARANORMAL FILES (SYFY)
· GHOST HUNTERS ACADEMY (SYFY)
· GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL (SYFY)
· GOBLIN (SYFY)
· HAVEN (SYFY)
· JACK HUNTER AND THE LOST TREASURE OF UGARIT (SYFY)
· LAKE PLACID 3 (SYFY)
· MANDRAKE (SYFY)
· MARY KNOWS BEST (SYFY)
· STONEHENGE APOCALYPSE (SYFY)
· WAREHOUSE 13 (SYFY)





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