The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch

The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch is a reality television series that follows a team investigating Skinwalker Ranch, located in Uintah County, Utah, United States. The show began airing on the History Channel in March 2020 and to date has run for four seasons.[1][2][3][4]

The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch
Also known asCurse of Skinwalker Ranch
GenreReality
Narrated byRobert Clotworthy
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes43 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerKevin Burns
Camera setupMultiple
Running time60 minutes
Production companyPrometheus Entertainment
Release
Original networkHistory
Original release31 March 2020 (2020-03-31) –
present
Related

Overview

The series is set at Skinwalker Ranch, a 500-acre ranch that is the site of purported paranormal and UFO-related activities, and follows a team of investigators and skeptics investigating the reports. Team members include Brandon Fugal, the ranch's owner,[5][6] and aerospace engineer Travis S. Taylor.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

The show features the team utilizing technologies such as ground-penetrating radar to investigate purported anomalies such as ionizing radiation, dire wolves, UFOs, a human bone discovered in an airtight cellar, and cattle mutilation.[13] The Pentagon UFO videos are also frequently featured. Guests on the show include Linda Moulton-Howe.[14][15][6]

Season four premieres with Travis Taylor revealing that he had secretly been working as chief scientist on the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF).[16]

Cast members
Actor / Character Tittle The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch Beyond Skinwalker Ranch
Season 1
2020		 Season 2
2021		 Season 3
2022		 Season 4
2023		 Season 1
2023
Travis S. Taylor Aerospace engineer Main
Erik Bard Principal investigator Main
Bryant "Dragon" Arnold Security chief Main Does not appear
Tom Winterton Ranch superintendent Main Does not appear
Jim Segala Skeptic Main Does not appear
Brandon Fugal Owner of Skinwalker Ranch Recurring
Jim Morse Ranch Manager Recurring Does not appear
Tom Lewis Ranch caretaker Recurring Does not appear
Kandus Linde Ranch caretaker Recurring Does not appear
Kaleb Bench Security Recurring Does not appear
Seth Shostak SETI Guest Does not appear
Linda Moulton-Howe Investegate Journalist Guest Does not appear
Ryan Skinner Author of Digging Into Skinwalker Does not appear Guest Does not appear
Ariel Bar Tzadok Rabbi Does not appear Guest Does not appear
John B. Alexander Colonel Does not appear Guest Does not appear
James Keenan Former military specialist Does not appear Guest Does not appear
Jenn Rook Station manager and radio DJ at Jack FM Does not appear Guest Does not appear
Gary Herbert Former Governor Does not appear Guest Does not appear
George Knapp television journalist Does not appear Guest Does not appear
Sean Reyes Attorney General of Utah Does not appear Guest Does not appear
Mocean Melvin Narrator Does not appear Main
Andy Bustamante Ex–CIA Intelligence Officer Does not appear Main
Paul Beban Investigative Journalist Does not appear Main
John Bradshaw Bob Brandshaw's Son Does not appear Guest
Mason Bradshaw Bob Brandshaw's Grandson Does not appear Guest
Robert Leonard Terra Exploration Group Does not appear Guest

Development

The series was developed by the producers of The Curse of Oak Island for the History Channel, which green-lit the show for air in 2019.[17] The first season premiered on March 31, 2020, and ran for eight episodes, concluding on June 2, 2020.[18] A second season was greenlit and began airing on May 4, 2021.[7][19] Season 3 followed with more publicity on January 26, 2022.[20] Season 4 premiered April 18, 2023.

Episodes

Series overview
SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedViewers
(millions)
First airedLast aired
18March 31, 2020 (2020-03-31)June 2, 2020 (2020-06-02)15.2
210May 4, 2021 (May 4, 2021)July 13, 2021 (July 13, 2021)TBA
311May 3, 2022 (May 3, 2022)July 19, 2022 (July 19, 2022)TBA
415April 18, 2023 (April 18, 2023)August 8, 2023 (August 8, 2023)TBA

Season 1 (2020)
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
11"Bad Things Happen When You Dig"31 March 2020 (2020-03-31)2.7[21]
Travis Taylor joins a tight-knit group of people dedicated to investigating the ranch.
22"Night Visions"7 April 2020 (2020-04-07)2.1[22]
When the team investigates beneath the ranch, they claim to experience karma.
33"Looking Down"14 April 2020 (2020-04-14)1.9[23]
Tom Winterton's headache forces the team to re-evaluate the plan; human bone in the basement at Homestead 2.
44"High Strangeness"21 April 2020 (2020-04-21)2.1[24]
The team witnesses a double UFO in the sky while performing experiments with weather balloons.
55"Dangerous Curves"28 April 2020 (2020-04-28)1.7[25]
New tests reveal that the team must dig. Brandon Fugal concedes.
66"Poking The Nest"12 May 2020 (2020-05-12)1.7[26]
Travis claims to be attacked by "Ionizing radiation" when he opens an old sewer at Homestead 2. The team claims that Alpacas brought in for experiments are attacked by "dire wolves". Everyone's iPhones react in strange ways.
77"Surveillance"19 May 2020 (2020-05-19)1.5[27]

A Cow's mutilation makes the team bring Brandon on-site.

Guest Star Linda Moulton-Howe
88"Revelations"2 June 2020 (2020-06-02)1.5[28]
A flashback on the year; Strange, unidentified peeping toms.

Season 2 (2021)
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
91"Breaking Ground"4 May 2021 (2021-05-04)[29]7.1
Returning to what they had done in 2020, Travis rejoins the team and this episode they dig at Homestead 2.
102"Carved In Stone"11 May 2021 (2021-05-11)7.1
A guest investigator tells the team there are some bizarre rock carvings depicting the mesa in an unexplored area. A new investigator takes a new look at season 1's "cattle mutilation" but it is a brown cow, not a black one.
113"Laser Focused"18 May 2021 (2021-05-18)N/A
An ex-military personnel officer tells the team about a disturbing phenomena from his experience. The team decides to conduct a laser experiment at Homestead 2.
124"There's No Place Like Homestead Two"25 May 2021 (2021-05-25)N/A

A lidar scan reveals a dark mass at the bottom of Homestead two. This startles the team, so they bring Rabbi Ariel Bar Tzadok to the ranch, but while he's there, a UFO sighting is made at the command center.

Guest Star Rabbi Ariel Bar Tzadok
135"The Ranch Strikes Back"8 June 2021 (2021-06-08)N/A
The team remakes the Rabbi's experiment, only this time with thermal imaging. The team claims their injuries are caused by the ranch taking revenge.
146"Skin Deep"15 June 2021 (2021-06-15)N/A
A new investigator shows the team a new cavern system circulating underneath the ranch.
157"Can You Dig It?"22 June 2021 (2021-06-22)N/A
The team proceeds with the drilling operation in the newly-discovered Triangle Area. They claim to find dangerously high energy levels and "an object from beyond".
168"Shocking Revelations"29 June 2021 (2021-06-29)N/A
The team discovers that the soil of the ranch is highly conductive when they experiment with Tesla coils.
179"Look, Up In The Sky"6 July 2021 (2021-07-06)N/A
The team claims to see UAPs immediately after high-tech rockets are shot into the ranch's atmosphere, just a mile into what is known as the "high zone".
1810"It Follows"13 July 2021 (2021-07-13)N/A
On the season finale, the team claims that a strange body has caused a malfunction with the ground monitor in Brandon’s helicopter . The season finale ends with Travis driving home in his new red Jeep.

Season 3 (2022)
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
191"Above and Beyond Explanation"3 May 2022 (2022-05-03)N/A
The team resumes for the third time their research in 2021 and attempt to tie evidence between the mile-high zone and the mesa.[30]
202"Tic Tac 2"10 May 2022 (2022-05-10)N/A
The team invites government officials from the original Tic Tac incident to the ranch and claim they have simulated a similar event.
213"Inner Fear-Ence"17 May 2022 (2022-05-17)N/A
As new aerial experiments are underway at the triangle area, the team claims to have discovered evidence that radiation and UAP phenomena are stimulated by below ground anomalies in the mesa.
224"Scoped Out"24 May 2022 (2022-05-24)N/A
The team claims to witness UAPs when astronomers work at the triangle area.
235"Digging Up the Past"7 June 2022 (2022-06-07)N/A
Former NIDS employee, retired Army Colonel John Alexander, visits the ranch, who claims that an experiment "may have opened a portal". The team claim they have received a mysterious signal they interpret as an attempt to communicate.
246"Where There’s Smoke…"14 June 2022 (2022-06-14)N/A
While the team digs up a cave system beneath the ranch, they also broadcast what they describe as "an alien sound effect" on the local radio station.
257"Full Metal Mesa"21 June 2022 (2022-06-21)N/A
While drilling, the team say they find a void containing "an impenetrable object".
268"Dome of the Rock"28 June 2022 (2022-06-28)N/A
The team recover metal fragments from what they claim is "a massive dome buried in the mesa" on Skinwalker Ranch.
279"Closer Encounters"5 July 2022 (2022-07-05)N/A
The team conducts an ambitious experiment at the Triangle.
2810"Photo Finish"12 July 2022 (2022-07-12)N/A
The team performs a three-dimensional scan of Skinwalker Ranch.
2911"The Strangest Things So Far"19 July 2022 (2022-07-19)N/A
The team reviews all the experiences and evidence of the last three years.

Season 4 (2023)
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
301"Over and Out of This World"17 April 2023 (2023-04-17)N/A
Brandon Fugal and his team return with Travis Taylor to continue “the most interesting science experiment of our time”.
312"Who’s Your Data"24 April 2023 (2023-04-24)N/A
The team conducts a drone light experiment above the Triangle they claim indicates activity in the mesa.
323"The Blob"2 May 2023 (2023-05-02)N/A
The team claims to have discovered metallic objects beneath the Mesa and conducts an experiment.
334"The Watchers"8 May 2023 (2023-05-08)N/A
The team claims to find more evidence of something buried in the mesa. Brandon returns to the ranch with Utah's Attorney General Sean Reyes.
345"Here’s The Drill"15 May 2023 (2023-05-15)N/A
The team begins drilling at the Mesa and conducts new experiments at the Triangle.
356"What A Mesa"22 May 2023 (2023-05-22)N/A
The team drills into the Mesa on Skinwalker Ranch.
367"The Return"5 June 2023 (2023-06-05)N/A
A former ranch investigator and government official return, leading to a shocking revelation.
378"Between the Lines"12 June 2023 (2023-06-12)N/A
A new, subsurface investigation leads to a discovery near Homestead Two.
389"Something's Up"19 June 2023 (2023-06-19)N/A
A radar experiment above the Mesa and Triangle reveals interesting results.
3910"A Frequency Occurrence"26 June 2023 (2023-06-26)N/A
Multi-tribal Native Americans perform a drum ceremony, resulting in interesting results.
4011"In the Heat of the Night"10 July 2023 (2023-07-10)N/A
The team uses arial LIDAR above the triangle, with unexpected and baffling results.
4112"In and Out"17 July 2023 (2023-07-17)N/A
More rocket and helicopter experiments result in a phenomenon which might prove an ancient legend.
4213"Everything in the Air All at Once"24 July 2023 (2023-07-24)N/A
The team conducts complex experiments at the Triangle and see a number of bizarre events.
4314"Living in a Metamaterial World"1 August 2023 (2023-08-01)N/A
Further experiments reveal more evidence of activity in the skies above the ranch. The team discovers more anomalies underground.
4415"Looking Back and Far Beyond"8 August 2023 (2023-08-08)N/A
Clip show.

Reception

Author Jason Colavito characterized the myths about the ranch as "entirely a modern creation, fabricated in the late twentieth century" and speculated that "[q]uite possibly, those watching a network whose average viewer is a white man around 60 years old like seeing (very) slightly younger white men pretending to take decisive action and pretending to master supernatural power". He described the Secret of Skinwalker Ranch series as "a slow-paced effort to reproduce Curse of Oak Island", a show that had been running since 2014 on the same network.[31]

Beyond Skinwalker Ranch

On June 6, 2023, the History Channel expands The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch with a new series, Beyond Skinwalker Ranch, where experts join Erik Bard, Travis Taylor, Dragon and Brandon Fugal to investigate other mysterious ranches across the world and see if the strange phenomena is really confined to Utah.[32][33]

See also

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