Shadow Chasers

1985–1986 · Canceled · 1 season · 14 episodes · Drama · United States

Creator Brian Grazer, Kenneth Johnson · Channel ABC · Starring Dennis Dugan, Trevor Eve, Nina Foch

Shadow Chasers is a 1985 American mystery television series created by Brian Grazer and Kenneth Johnson. Thirteen episodes were produced, nine of which were shown on the ABC television network, the remaining four on the Armed Forces Network. It debuted on November 14, 1985, and was produced by Warner Bros. Television. Shadow Chasers features strait-laced British anthropologist Jonathan MacKensie, who is blackmailed by his department head, Dr. Julianna Moorhouse of the fictional Georgetown Institute Paranormal Research Unit, into investigating a supposed "haunting" involving a teenage boy in return for a research grant. He paired up with flamboyant tabloid reporter Edgar "Benny" Benedek in an attempt to short-cut the time involved, and over Moorhouse's objections.
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Episodes

14 episodes · November 1985 – January 1986
  1. Episode 1: 1. Shadow Chasers (1)November 14, 1985 · 60 min
    Benny and Jonathan team up to investigate a series of strange occurrences in a small town.
  2. Episode 2: 2. The Spirit of St. LouisNovember 21, 1985 · 60 min
    A bizarre death leads Benny and Jonathan to a cult worshipping King Tut.
  3. Episode 3: 3. Amazing GraceNovember 28, 1985 · 60 min
    After coming close to death, Benny gets an urgent cry for help from a restless spirit.
  4. Episode 4: 4. The Middle of SomewhereDecember 5, 1985 · 60 min
  5. Episode 5: 5. Parts UnknownDecember 12, 1985 · 60 min
  6. Episode 6: 6. The Many Lives of JonathanDecember 19, 1985 · 60 min
    Benny and Jonathan discover a man who was buried alive and a suspicious health club.
Show 8 more episodes
  1. Episode 7: 7. Phantom of the GalleriaDecember 26, 1985 · 60 min
    Jonathan becomes possessed by spirits and Benny enlists the help of an aerobic exorcist.
  2. Episode 8: 8. Curse of the Full MoonJanuary 2, 1986 · 60 min
    Benny and Jonathan investigate reports of a 148-year-old ghost roaming a shopping mall.
  3. Episode 9: 9. How Green Was My MurderJanuary 9, 1986 · 60 min
    A botanist is strangled by his own plants and Benny and Jonathan are called in to investigate.
  4. Episode 10: 10. Let's Make a DealJanuary 16, 1986 · 60 min
    Benny and Jonathan try to break a woman's contract that forces her to give up her son to an evil sorceress.
  5. Episode 11: 11. Cora's Stranger60 min
    A small town refuses to allow anyone near the last surviving eyewitness to a 1939 meteor shower.
  6. Episode 12: 12. Blood and Magnolias60 min
    While investigating reports of a werewolf, Benny and Jonathan discover a girl who has been raised by wolves.
  7. Episode 13: 13. Ahead of Time60 min
    Benny and Jonathan discover a vampire living in a small southern town.
  8. Episode 14: 14. Ahead of Time60 min
    A student journeys back in time to prevent an assassination.

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EPISODE LENGTH
60 minutes
FIRST AIRED
November 14, 1985
LAST AIRED
January 16, 1986

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