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Ancient Aliens (2009)

Documentary · History

Did intelligent beings from outer space visit Earth thousands of years ago? From the age of the dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, from early cave drawings to continued mass sightings in the US, each episode gives historic depth to the questions, speculations, provocative controversies, first-hand accounts and grounded theories surrounding this age old debate.

IMDb rating
7.0 (13,559 votes)
Seasons
10
Streaming (US)
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Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

7.43 avg 6 episodes 7.6 → 7.4 94 min avg

Ep 0: 7.6 · 732 votesEp 1: 7.5 · 365 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 305 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 282 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 281 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 260 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0Chariots, Gods and Beyond7.6732
1The Evidence7.5365
2The Visitors7.4305
3The Mission7.3282
4Closer Encounters7.4281
5The Return7.4260

Season 2 (2010)

7.24 avg 10 episodes 7.3 → 7.1 44 min avg

Ep 1: 7.3 · 290 votesEp 2: 7.2 · 270 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 263 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 259 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 272 votesEp 6: 7.1 · 233 votesEp 7: 6.9 · 237 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 245 votesEp 9: 7.0 · 218 votesEp 10: 7.1 · 224 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Mysterious Places7.3290
2Gods and Aliens7.2270
3Underwater Worlds7.6263
4Underground Aliens7.3259
5Aliens and the Third Reich7.4272
6Alien Tech7.1233
7Angels and Aliens6.9237
8Unexplained Structures7.5245
9Alien Devastations7.0218
10Alien Contacts7.1224

Season 3 (2011)

6.84 avg 16 episodes 7.0 → 7.0 45 min avg

  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 7.0 · 227 votesEp 2: 6.9 · 213 votesEp 3: 6.9 · 203 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 194 votesEp 5: 6.8 · 189 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 207 votesEp 7: 7.0 · 196 votesEp 8: 7.2 · 194 votesEp 9: 6.6 · 187 votesEp 10: 7.3 · 194 votesEp 11: 6.3 · 196 votesEp 12: 6.2 · 185 votesEp 13: 6.8 · 179 votesEp 14: 5.9 · 181 votesEp 15: 6.7 · 167 votesEp 16: 7.0 · 186 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Aliens and the Old West7.0227
2Aliens and Monsters6.9213
3Aliens and Sacred Places6.9203
4Aliens and Temples of Gold7.2194
5Aliens and Mysterious Rituals6.8189
6Aliens and Ancient Engineers7.6207
7Aliens, Plagues and Epidemics7.0196
8Aliens and Lost Worlds7.2194
9Aliens and Deadly Weapons6.6187
10Aliens and Evil Places7.3194
11Aliens and the Founding Fathers6.3196
12Aliens and Deadly Cults6.2185
13Aliens and the Secret Code6.8179
14Aliens and the Undead5.9181
15Aliens, Gods and Heroes6.7167
16Aliens and the Creation of Man7.0186

Season 4 (2012)

7.08 avg 10 episodes 7.3 → 6.5 45 min avg

  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 7.3 · 205 votesEp 2: 7.2 · 179 votesEp 3: 7.1 · 178 votesEp 4: 6.7 · 168 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 178 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 207 votesEp 7: 6.2 · 174 votesEp 8: 7.3 · 190 votesEp 9: 7.1 · 168 votesEp 10: 6.5 · 172 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Mayan Conspiracy7.3205
2The Doomsday Prophecies7.2179
3The Greys7.1178
4Aliens and Mega-Disasters6.7168
5The NASA Connection7.6178
6Mystery of Puma Punku7.8207
7Aliens and Bigfoot6.2174
8The Da Vinci Conspiracy7.3190
9The Time Travelers7.1168
10Aliens and Dinosaurs6.5172

Season 5 (2012)

6.84 avg 12 episodes 7.1 → 6.9 44 min avg

Ep 1: 7.1 · 187 votesEp 2: 6.8 · 163 votesEp 3: 6.9 · 158 votesEp 4: 6.8 · 155 votesEp 5: 6.6 · 162 votesEp 6: 6.7 · 108 votesEp 7: 6.6 · 152 votesEp 8: 6.7 · 156 votesEp 9: 6.8 · 146 votesEp 10: 7.3 · 152 votesEp 11: 6.9 · 150 votesEp 12: 6.9 · 145 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Secrets of the Pyramids7.1187
2Aliens and Cover-Ups6.8163
3Alien Power Plants6.9158
4Destination Orion6.8155
5The Einstein Factor6.6162
6Secrets of the Tombs6.7108
7Prophets and Prophecies6.6152
8Beyond Nazca6.7156
9Strange Abductions6.8146
10The Von Däniken Legacy7.3152
11The Viking Gods6.9150
12The Monoliths6.9145

Season 6 (2013)

6.63 avg 11 episodes 6.7 → 6.7 44 min avg

Ep 1: 6.7 · 157 votesEp 2: 6.2 · 160 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 163 votesEp 4: 6.5 · 138 votesEp 5: 6.2 · 145 votesEp 6: 6.5 · 133 votesEp 7: 6.4 · 134 votesEp 8: 6.5 · 125 votesEp 9: 7.0 · 135 votesEp 10: 6.9 · 139 votesEp 11: 6.7 · 134 votes
Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Power of Three6.7157
2The Crystal Skulls6.2160
3The Anunnaki Connection7.3163
4Magic of the Gods6.5138
5The Satan Conspiracy6.2145
6Alien Operations6.5133
7Emperors, Kings and Pharaohs6.4134
8Mysterious Relics6.5125
9Aliens and Forbidden Islands7.0135
10Aliens and the Lost Ark6.9139
11Aliens and Mysterious Mountains6.7134

Season 7 (2014)

6.71 avg 8 episodes 6.9 → 6.8 45 min avg

Ep 1: 6.9 · 126 votesEp 2: 6.7 · 126 votesEp 3: 6.3 · 132 votesEp 4: 6.8 · 124 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 127 votesEp 6: 6.4 · 120 votesEp 7: 6.7 · 119 votesEp 8: 6.8 · 120 votes
Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Aliens and Stargates6.9126
2Aliens in America6.7126
3The Star Children6.3132
4Treasures of the Gods6.8124
5Aliens and the Red Planet7.1127
6The Shamans6.4120
7Aliens and Insects6.7119
8Alien Breeders6.8120

Season 8 (2014)

6.83 avg 9 episodes 6.8 → 6.4 43 min avg

  • Rollercoaster
  • Mid-peak
Ep 1: 6.8 · 118 votesEp 2: 7.1 · 121 votesEp 3: 6.8 · 112 votesEp 4: 6.3 · 110 votesEp 5: 6.6 · 139 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 164 votesEp 7: 6.8 · 133 votesEp 8: 7.0 · 115 votesEp 9: 6.4 · 130 votes
Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Alien Transports6.8118
2Mysterious Structures7.1121
3Mysterious Devices6.8112
4Faces of the Gods6.3110
5The Reptilians6.6139
6The Tesla Experiment7.7164
7The God Particle6.8133
8Alien Encounters7.0115
9Aliens and Superheroes6.4130

Season 9 (2014)

7.07 avg 12 episodes 7.2 → 7.5 43 min avg

  • Big finale
  • Rebound
Ep 1: 7.2 · 117 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 128 votesEp 3: 6.8 · 119 votesEp 4: 7.0 · 120 votesEp 5: 6.8 · 116 votesEp 6: 6.9 · 107 votesEp 7: 7.1 · 118 votesEp 8: 7.3 · 118 votesEp 9: 6.3 · 113 votesEp 10: 7.3 · 110 votesEp 11: 7.3 · 117 votesEp 12: 7.5 · 114 votes
Season 9 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Forbidden Caves7.2117
2Mysteries of the Sphinx7.4128
3Aliens Among Us6.8119
4The Genius Factor7.0120
5Secrets of the Mummies6.8116
6Alien Resurrections6.9107
7Alien Messages7.1118
8The Great Flood7.3118
9Aliens and the Civil War6.3113
10Hidden Pyramids7.3110
11The Vanishings7.3117
12The Alien Agenda7.5114

Season 11 (2016)

7.44 avg 15 episodes 7.9 → 7.5 43 min avg

  • saved-best-for-last
Ep 1: 7.9 · 151 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 137 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 114 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 113 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 114 votesEp 6: 6.9 · 106 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 110 votesEp 8: 7.4 · 117 votesEp 9: 7.2 · 100 votesEp 10: 7.2 · 108 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 141 votesEp 12: 7.4 · 115 votesEp 13: 7.2 · 106 votesEp 14: 7.5 · 118 votesEp 15: 7.5 · 126 votes
Season 11 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pyramids of Antarctica7.9151
2Destination Mars7.9137
3The Next Humans7.5114
4The New Evidence7.6113
5The Visionaries7.1114
6Decoding the Cosmic Egg6.9106
7The Wisdom Keepers7.5110
8The Mysterious Nine7.4117
9The Hidden Empire7.2100
10The Prototypes7.2108
11Space Station Moon7.8141
12Russia's Secret Files7.4115
13Beyond Roswell7.2106
14The Returned7.5118
15Shiva the Destroyer7.5126

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