{{for|the 1975 album by Mahogany Rush|Strange Universe (album)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox television |country=United States |language=English |runtime=30 minutes |company=Rysher Entertainment<br>Chris Craft Television |network=Syndicated}}
'''''Strange Universe''''' was a United States syndicated daily half-hour program about paranormal phenomena that aired from 1996 to 1998. Developed by Rysher Entertainment and Chris Craft Television, it debuted in 1996, hosted by Emmitt Miller and Dana Adams.<ref name="var1">Hontz, Jenny (15 July 1996). [https://web.archive.org/web/20140312212305/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/9609102746/rysher-taps-duo-for-universe Rysher taps duo for 'Universe'], ''Variety''</ref><ref name="rys2">(18 December 1995). [https://web.archive.org/web/20140312224543/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/9601093699/strange-thing-brewing Strange Thing Brewing], ''Broadcasting & Cable''</ref><ref name="green">(3 June 1996). [https://web.archive.org/web/20140312224711/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/9606183028/green-light-to-strange-universe Green light to 'Strange Universe'], ''Broadcasting & Cable''</ref><ref name="13-two">(2 December 1996). [https://web.archive.org/web/20140312224909/http://business.highbeam.com/137332/article-1G1-18897945/universe-renewed 'Universe' is renewed], ''Mediaweek''</ref> The show was presented in a daily tabloid television format, with the hosts introducing segments on various fortean and New Age topics, sometimes accompanied with interviews.<ref name=VV>{{cite news|last=Ruscitti|first=Frank|title=Strange Universe|newspaper=The Village Voice|date=15 October 1996|id={{ProQuest|232161948}}}}</ref>
In February 1997 Adams was dropped as co-host and Miller became the only host. At that point, ''Variety'' reported that the show had a "weak" 1.2 national rating over the past two months.<ref name="ratings">(12 February 1997). Article on Variety archives, ''Variety''</ref>
The show was on the air from 1996 to 1998 for a total of 390 episodes.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present|year=2003|publisher=Ballantine Books|isbn=0-345-45542-8|pages=1136|title-link=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present}}</ref> It usually appeared on UPN network affiliates, as Chris-Craft owned half of UPN and their stations carried UPN programming.<ref name="vibe1">[https://books.google.com/books?id=iCsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22&pg=PA36 Stranger Than Paradise], ''Vibe'' (March 1998)</ref><ref name="back2">(26 May 1997). [https://web.archive.org/web/20141011161627/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/9706265663/strange-universe-back 'Strange Universe' back], ''Electronic Media''</ref> The series was also syndicated internationally, airing in Canada on Access, The Education Station (currently known as CTV 2 Alberta).
In 1996, for the first time in its broadcast history, it dedicated a full episode to subject of alleged footage from Area 51 of an "alien interview". This was released in 1997 as ''Area 51: The Alien Interview'', directed by Jeff Broadstreet, and starring Steven Williams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rense.com/ufo/strangeu.htm|title = The End of the Line - Alien Interview TV feature a bust|website=Rense.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.locatetv.com/tv/strange-universe/1537303 |title=Strange Universe - Alien Interview | LocateTV |access-date=2015-03-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402175650/http://www.locatetv.com/tv/strange-universe/1537303 |archive-date=2015-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/strange-universe-devotes-entire-show-on-monday-april-14-to-exclusive-sneak-preview-of-alien-interview-smuggled-from-area-51-75095747.html |title='Strange Universe' Devotes Entire Show on Monday, April 14 to Exclusive Sneak Preview of Alien |access-date=2015-03-14 |archive-date=2016-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508085557/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/strange-universe-devotes-entire-show-on-monday-april-14-to-exclusive-sneak-preview-of-alien-interview-smuggled-from-area-51-75095747.html |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ufomind.com/area51/list/1997/apr/a13-002.shtml|title=Strange Universe on "Area 51" Alien Interview, 4/14|website=Ufomind.com|access-date=27 November 2021}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117755/ ''Strange Universe''] on Internet Movie Database
Category:1996 American television series debuts Category:1998 American television series endings Category:First-run syndicated television programs in the United States Category:Paranormal television Category:Television series by CBS Studios Category:UFO-related television
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