The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch

The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch
GenreReality
Created byJoel Patterson[1]
Kevin Burns
Narrated byRobert Clotworthy
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes72 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Kevin Burns (2019)
  • Brandon Fugal (2019-present)
  • Joel Patterson (2019-present)
  • Matt Crocco (2020-present)
  • Mark Marinaccio (2020 - 2021)
Camera setupMultiple
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesPrometheus Entertainment
Letter 10 Productions
Original release
NetworkHistory
ReleaseMarch 31, 2020 (2020-03-31) –
present
Related

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 six seasons. Season Six[2] premiered June 3rd, 2025.[3][4][5][6] Brandon Fugal has confirmed season 7 will premiere in 2026.[7]

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,[8][9] and aerospace engineer Travis S. Taylor.[10][11][12][13][14][15]

The show features the team utilizing technologies such as ground-penetrating radar to investigate purported anomalies such as ionizing radiation, dire wolves, UFOs and cattle mutilation.[16] The Pentagon UFO videos are also frequently featured. Guests on the show include SETI scientist Seth Shostak, journalist Linda Moulton-Howe, Colonel John B. Alexander, former Governor of Utah Gary Herbert, Utah senator Mike Lee, Attorney General of Utah Sean Reyes, Lunasonde CEO Jeremiah Pate, and others.[17][18][9]

Season four premiered with Travis Taylor revealing that he had secretly been working as chief scientist on the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF).[19]

Cast members

Name Title The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch Beyond Skinwalker Ranch
Season 1
2020 		Season 2
2021 		Season 3
2022 		Season 4
2023 		Season 5
2024 		Season 6
2025 		Season 7
2026 		Series 1
2023 		Series 2
2024 		Series 3
2025
Travis S. Taylor Aerospace engineer Main Recurring
Erik Bard Principal investigator Main Recurring
Bryant "Dragon" Arnold Security chief Main Does not appear TBA Does not appear
Tom Winterton Ranch superintendent Main Does not appear
Jim Segala Scientist Main Does not appear
Brandon Fugal Owner of Skinwalker Ranch Recurring TBA Guest
Cameron Fugal Pilot and Brandons Brother Guest Recurring TBA Does not appear
Jim Morse Ranch Manager Recurring Guest TBA Does not appear
Tom Lewis Ranch caretaker Recurring Guest TBA Does not appear
Kandus Linde Anthropologist / Ranch caretaker[20][9] Recurring Guest TBA Does not appear
Kaleb Bench Security Recurring Main TBA Does not appear
Seth Shostak SETI Guest Does not appear TBA Guest Does not appear
Linda Moulton-Howe Investigative Journalist Guest Does not appear
Ryan Skinner Author of Digging Into Skinwalker Does not appear Guest Does not appear
Cameron Prince Founder of Tesla Universe Does not appear Guest Does not appear Guest Does not appear TBA Guest Does not appear Guest
Casey Smith Qal-Tek Radiation Expert Does not appear Guest 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 Recurring TBA Does not appear
Jenn Rook Station manager and radio DJ at KCUA Does not appear Guest Does not appear
Gary Herbert Former Governor Does not appear Guest TBA 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 TBA Does not appear
Jim Royston CEO of Omniteq Does not appear Main TBA Does not appear
Mocean Melvin Narrator Does not appear TBA Main
Andy Bustamante Ex–CIA Intelligence Officer Does not appear TBA Main
Paul Beban Investigative Journalist Does not appear TBA Main
John Bradshaw Bob Brandshaw's Son Does not appear TBA Guest Does not appear
Mason Bradshaw Bob Brandshaw's Grandson Does not appear TBA Guest Does not appear
Robert Leonard Terra Exploration Group Does not appear TBA Guest Does not appear

Development

The series was developed by Letter 10 Productions and the producers of The Curse of Oak Island for the History Channel, which green-lit the show for air in 2019.[21] The first season premiered on March 31, 2020, and ran for eight episodes, concluding on June 2, 2020.[22] A second season was greenlit and began airing on May 4, 2021.[10][23] Season 3 followed with more publicity on January 26, 2022.[24] Season 4 premiered April 18, 2023. Season 5 premiered April 23, 2024. Season 6 premiered June 3, 2025.

Reception

Jason Colavito, an American author who studies fringe theories, characterized the myths about the ranch as "entirely a modern creation, fabricated in the late twentieth century". 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.[25]

Science writer Russell Moul criticized the show as presenting no actual evidence to support claims about the ranch. According to Moul, "The show is presented as attempting to bring a scientific approach to prove the existence of all the things that have apparently occurred at the ranch. And while it may be very entertaining to watch and has caused much excitement on social media, the team have yet to provide anything to back up their supposed experiences."[26]

Common Sense Media reviewer Stephanie Morgan criticized the show as unsuitable for children, saying that "the intention of the series is to create fear, sometimes by obviously staged scenes of people in peril. Pseudoscientific methods are presented as credible proof of paranormal activity. People carry guns and tell stories of encountering evil, other worldly beings". Morgan also criticized the experts presented by the show as "white men, many of whom take it upon themselves to 'explain' the history and beliefs of the Navajo and Ute Tribes in relation to the ranch".[27]

Release

Main article: List of The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally releasedViewers
(millions)
First releasedLast released
18March 31, 2020 (2020-03-31)June 2, 2020 (2020-06-02)15.2
210May 4, 2021 (2021-05-04)July 13, 2021 (2021-07-13)TBA
311May 3, 2022 (2022-05-03)July 19, 2022 (2022-07-19)TBA
415April 18, 2023 (2023-04-18)August 8, 2023 (2023-08-08)TBA
514April 23, 2024 (2024-04-23)July 23, 2024 (2024-07-23)TBA
614June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03)September 2, 2025 (2025-09-02)TBA
7TBA2026 (2026)2026 (2026)TBA

Beyond Skinwalker Ranch

On June 6, 2023, the History Channel added a new series, Beyond Skinwalker Ranch, where investigators such as ex-CIA agent Andy Bustamante and journalist Paul Beban join Erik Bard, Travis Taylor, Dragon and Brandon Fugal to investigate ranches in other parts of the world and compare them to the one in Utah. The first season aired 9 episodes in 2023.[28][29][30] A second season of 8 episodes began airing June 4, 2024. Season 3 will premiere June 3rd.[31]

Season 1 (2023)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date Viewers
(millions)
11"Bradshaw Ranch"6 June 2023 (2023-06-06)N/A
Ex-CIA agent Andy Bustamante teams with journalist Paul Beban to begin an investigation beyond the borders of Skinwalker Ranch- to Sedona, Arizona, where they claim to record temperature anomalies and see a UAP on the UFODap.
22"Mt. Wilson Ranch"13 June 2023 (2023-06-13)N/A
Andy and Paul travel to Nevada and a ranch converted into a museum, once owned by Robert Bigelow at the same time as Skinwalker. They use explosives in the snow during a blizzard in a futile attempt to access depressions in the ground.
33"Rocky Mountain Ranch"20 June 2023 (2023-06-20)N/A
Katie Page revisits her childhood ranch with Andy and Paul.
44"Thomas Miller Ranch"27 June 2023 (2023-06-27)N/A
Andy and Paul visit a Colorado ranch to investigate what they claim are unexplained cattle mutilations.
55"Bradshaw Ranch Pt. 2"11 July 2023 (2023-07-11)N/A
Andy and Paul return to investigate Bradshaw Ranch during a wind storm and claim they are being "spied on"
66"Bridgewater Triangle"18 July 2023 (2023-07-18)N/A
The boys visit the Bridgewater Triangle area in Massachusetts where they team with Oak Island investigator Matty Blake at Skim Milk Bridge and hear the legend of a shapeshifter known as a Pukwudgie.
77"Navajo Nation"25 July 2023 (2023-07-25)N/A
Andy and Paul join Navajo rangers to investigate Skinwalker legends in Utah.
88"Chris Bledsoe"1 August 2023 (2023-08-01)N/A
Andy and Paul equip a person they believe is an alien communicator with a brain scan.
99"Batting A Thousand"August 2023 (2023-08)TBD
Reviewing the missions of 2023 and featuring unseen footage of an encounter with an Owl.

Season 2 (2024)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date Viewers
(millions)
101"Skinwalker's Evil Twin"4 June 2024 (2024-06-04)N/A
112"Go Bigelow Or Go Home"11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)N/A
123"Smoking Gun"18 June 2024 (2024-06-18)N/A
134"Ancient Dimensions"25 June 2024 (2024-06-25)N/A
145"The Landing Site"2 July 2024 (2024-07-02)N/A
156"Tumbleweeds and UAPs"9 July 2024 (2024-07-09)N/A
167"Ranch From Hell"16 July 2024 (2024-07-16)N/A
178"Beyond the Beyond"16 July 2024 (2024-07-16)N/A

Season 3 (2025)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date Viewers
(millions)
181"Mountain of Mystery"3 June 2025 (2025-06-03)N/A
192"The Ranch Strikes Back"10 June 2025 (2025-06-10)N/A
203"Swamp Things"17 June 2025 (2025-06-17)N/A
214"Chip Off the Orb Block"24 June 2025 (2025-06-24)N/A
225"Purgatory Bridge"1 July 2025 (2025-07-01)N/A
236"Pennsylvania's Roswell"8 July 2025 (2025-07-08)N/A
247"Bad Energy"15 July 2025 (2025-07-15)N/A
258"Inspiring and Terrifying"22 July 2025 (2025-07-22)N/A

See also

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