Destination Fear (2019 TV series)

Destination Fear is an American paranormal reality television series that aired on Travel Channel from October 26, 2019 to January 13, 2023.

Destination Fear
Genre
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes48
Production
Executive producers
  • Zak Bagans
  • Jonathan Grosskopf
  • Joe Townley
  • Dakota Laden
  • Michael Yudin
Producers
  • Dakota Laden
  • Laura Marini
  • Dominika Michalowska
  • Kerry Miles
Cinematography
  • Christian Meyers
  • John Kelleran (2019)
  • Rick Randall (2019)
Editors
  • Dominika Michalowska
  • Anais Blondet (2019–20)
  • Dakota Laden (2019)
  • Carla Beth Smith (2019–21)
  • Jennifer Piazza (2020)
  • Michael Wei (2020–23)
  • Madeline Parksmith (2021–22)
  • James Taylor (2021)
Running time60 minutes (inc. commercials)
Production companyMY Entertainment
Release
Original networkTravel Channel
Original releaseOctober 26, 2019 (2019-10-26) –
January 13, 2023 (2023-01-13)

Premise

Destination Fear is a paranormal documentary featuring Dakota Laden and his team of paranormal enthusiasts, including his sister, Chelsea Laden, and friends Tanner Wiseman and Alex Schroeder. The team takes to the road in an RV, visiting a number of reportedly haunted and paranormal hotspots across the United States, testing the limits of human fear.

Cast
  • Dakota Laden
  • Chelsea Laden
  • Tanner Wiseman
  • Alex Schroeder (2021–23)

Production

On August 20, 2019, the series was officially announced and premiered on October 26, 2019.[1] In March 2020, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on April 29, 2020.[2] On June 29, 2021, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on July 24, 2021.[3] On May 18, 2022, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on November 25, 2022.[4] In March 2023, Dakota Laden announced that the series had been cancelled, and launched a Kickstarter for a follow-up series titled Project Fear.[5]

Episodes

Series overview
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
110October 26, 2019 (2019-10-26)December 28, 2019 (2019-12-28)
214April 29, 2020 (2020-04-29)December 15, 2020 (2020-12-15)
316July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)December 25, 2021 (2021-12-25)
48November 25, 2022 (2022-11-25)January 13, 2023 (2023-01-13)

Season 1 (2019)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleLocationOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary"Petros, TennesseeOctober 26, 2019 (2019-10-26)0.44[6]
22"Old South Pittsburg Hospital"South Pittsburg, TennesseeNovember 2, 2019 (2019-11-02)0.41[7]
33"Sweet Springs Sanatorium"Sweet Springs, West VirginiaNovember 9, 2019 (2019-11-09)0.42[8]
44"St. Albans Sanatorium"Radford, VirginiaNovember 16, 2019 (2019-11-16)0.45[9]
55"Eloise Psychiatric Hospital"Westland, MichiganNovember 23, 2019 (2019-11-23)0.37[10]
66"Madison Seminary"Madison, OhioNovember 30, 2019 (2019-11-30)0.38[11]
77"Statler Hotel"Buffalo, New YorkDecember 7, 2019 (2019-12-07)0.36[12]
88"West Virginia State Penitentiary"Moundsville, West VirginiaDecember 14, 2019 (2019-12-14)0.39[13]
99"Fairfield County Infirmary"Lancaster, OhioDecember 21, 2019 (2019-12-21)0.27[14]
1010"Pennhurst State School"Spring City, PennsylvaniaDecember 28, 2019 (2019-12-28)0.39[15]

Season 2 (2020)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleLocationOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
111"Nopeming Sanatorium"Duluth, MinnesotaApril 29, 2020 (2020-04-29)0.30[16]
122"Yorktown Memorial Hospital"Yorktown, TexasMay 6, 2020 (2020-05-06)0.34[17]
133"Montana State Prison"Deer Lodge, MontanaMay 13, 2020 (2020-05-13)0.34[18]
144"Hill View Manor"New Castle, PennsylvaniaMay 20, 2020 (2020-05-20)0.41[19]
155"Cambria County Jail"Ebensburg, PennsylvaniaMay 27, 2020 (2020-05-27)0.41[20]
166"Sheboygan County Asylum"Sheboygan, WisconsinJune 3, 2020 (2020-06-03)0.41[21]
––"Behind the Screams"–June 18, 2020 (2020-06-18)0.29[22]
177"Saratoga County Homestead"Providence, New YorkOctober 24, 2020 (2020-10-24)0.43[23]
188"Old Bourbon Distillery"Frankfort, KentuckyOctober 31, 2020 (2020-10-31)0.44[24]
199"Randolph County Infirmary"Winchester, IndianaNovember 7, 2020 (2020-11-07)0.43[25]
2010"Joliet Prison"Joliet, IllinoisNovember 14, 2020 (2020-11-14)0.40[26]
2111"Rolling Hills Asylum"East Bethany, New YorkNovember 21, 2020 (2020-11-21)0.41[27]
2212"Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum"Weston, West VirginiaDecember 5, 2020 (2020-12-05)0.39[28]
2313"Old Idaho Prison"Boise, IdahoDecember 12, 2020 (2020-12-12)0.44[29]
2414"Old Hospital On College Hill"Williamson, West VirginiaDecember 19, 2020 (2020-12-19)0.33[30]

Season 3 (2021)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleLocationOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
251"Waverly Hills Sanatorium"Louisville, KentuckyJuly 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)0.42[31]
262"Missouri State Penitentiary"Jefferson City, MissouriJuly 31, 2021 (2021-07-31)0.38[32]
273"Fort Knox"Prospect, MaineAugust 7, 2021 (2021-08-07)0.38[33]
284"Ohio State Reformatory"Mansfield, OhioAugust 14, 2021 (2021-08-14)0.44[34]
295"Greene County Almshouse"Greene County, PennsylvaniaAugust 21, 2021 (2021-08-21)0.41[35]
306"Odd Fellows Home"Liberty, MissouriAugust 28, 2021 (2021-08-28)0.46[36]
317"Edinburgh Manor"Scotch Grove, IowaSeptember 4, 2021 (2021-09-04)0.48[37]
328"Villisca Axe Murder House"Villisca, IowaSeptember 11, 2021 (2021-09-11)0.42[38]
339"Twin Bridges Orphanage"Twin Bridges, MontanaNovember 6, 2021 (2021-11-06)0.33[39]
3410"Old Nazareth Hospital"Mineral Wells, TexasNovember 13, 2021 (2021-11-13)0.42[40]
3511"Phelps Dodge Hospital"Ajo, ArizonaNovember 20, 2021 (2021-11-20)0.40[41]
3612"Nevada State Prison"Carson City, NevadaNovember 27, 2021 (2021-11-27)0.37[42]
3713"Old Adrian Hospital"Punxsutawney, PennsylvaniaDecember 4, 2021 (2021-12-04)0.41[43]
3814"Indiana State Sanatorium"Parke County, IndianaDecember 11, 2021 (2021-12-11)0.44[44]
3915"Loftus Hall"Hook Head, IrelandDecember 18, 2021 (2021-12-18)0.41[45]
4016"Spike Island"Cork Harbour, IrelandDecember 25, 2021 (2021-12-25)0.39[46]

Season 4 (2022–23)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleLocationOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
411"Cresson Sanatorium and Prison, Part One"Lilly, PennsylvaniaNovember 25, 2022 (2022-11-25)0.22[47]
422"Cresson Sanatorium and Prison, Part Two"Lilly, PennsylvaniaDecember 2, 2022 (2022-12-02)0.25[48]
433"Defiance Jr. High School"Defiance, OhioDecember 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)0.25[49]
444"Old Historic Harriman Hospital"Harriman, TennesseeDecember 16, 2022 (2022-12-16)0.30[50]
455"Winchester Mystery House"San Jose, CaliforniaDecember 23, 2022 (2022-12-23)0.31[51]
466"Ashmore Estates"Ashmore, IllinoisDecember 30, 2022 (2022-12-30)0.33[52]
477"Mid-Orange Correctional Facility"Warwick, New YorkJanuary 6, 2023 (2023-01-06)0.26[53]
488"Norwich State Hospital"Preston, ConnecticutJanuary 13, 2023 (2023-01-13)0.23[54]

See also

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