Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura
| Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura | |
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| Genre | Reality |
| Starring |
Jesse Ventura June Sarpong Michael Braverman Alex Piper (season 1 & 2) Daniel Kucan (season 2) Sean Stone (season 3) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Arthur Smith Barry Bloom Burt Kearns Kevin Burns Frank Sinton Jesse Ventura Kent Weed Michael Braverman Robyn Hutt |
| Running time | ~43 minutes |
| Production company(s) | A. Smith & Company Productions Braverman Bloom |
| Release | |
| Original network | truTV |
| Original release | December 2, 2009 – December 17, 2012 |
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Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura is an American television series hosted by Jesse Ventura and broadcast on truTV. It ran for three seasons from 2009 to 2012 and was canceled in 2013.
Former Navy Underwater Demolition Team (UDT), professional wrestler, actor and Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura examines various conspiracy theories on subjects such as global warming, the September 11 attacks, secret societies, government surveillance and secret weapons projects.
In the first season, Ventura teams up with a group of investigators consisting of skeptic Alex Piper, reporter June Sarpong and investigator Michael Braverman. In season two, Piper is replaced by investigator Daniel Kucan in a few episodes. In season three, Ventura's son, Tyrel Ventura, and Oliver Stone's son, Sean Stone, are part of the investigative team.
The premiere episode was watched by 1.635 million viewers, TruTV's biggest audience for a new series launch. The next two episodes were watched by 1.586 million and 1.301 million viewers. Over the first three episodes the series averaged 1.5 million viewers, up 60% from the same time slot a year before. During January the show averaged 1.6 million viewers, helping truTV deliver its biggest month ever in prime time.
Critics who have reviewed the show include Linda Stasi of New York Post, who called it "mindless, good fun and a hoot to watch aging action stars still taking action", and Robert Lloyd of The Los Angeles Times, who wrote, "Whatever truth is out there, it's filtered here through what is arranged more as an adventure series than a documentary."
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