Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)

Name: Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Jonathan Frakes

Crime · Drama · Fantasy

Can you tell the difference between fact and fiction? Several stories of strange, mysterious and incredible occurrences are chronicled during each episode. It is up to the viewer to decide which stories actually happened and which were completely fabricated by the show’s writers. The answer is revealed by Jonathan Frakes at the conclusion of each episode.

IMDb rating: 7.9 (6,107 votes)
Seasons: 6
Streaming (US): fuboTV · Peacock · The Roku Channel · Xumo Play · The CW · Fawesome
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Jonathan Frakes Self - Host

Seasons

Season 1 (1997)

6.82 avg 6 episodes 6.9 → 6.9 44 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Apparition/The Electric Chair/On the Road/Number One with a Bullet/Dream House	6.9	225
2	The Viewing/The Subway/Kid in the Closet/Justice is Served/The Tractor	7.0	169
3	The Prophecy/Couch Potato/Love over the Counter/Imaginary Friend/Last Man on Earth	6.8	145
4	E-Mail/Cup of Joe/Secret of the Family Tomb/Wheezer/The Unknown Patient	6.5	136
5	Needle Point/Toy to the Rescue/Mystery Lock/The House on Baker Street/The Train	6.8	131
6	Candlestick/The Diner/From the Agency/The Magic Rose Garden/The Jeep	6.9	121

Season 2 (1998)

6.97 avg 13 episodes 6.7 → 7.2 45 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Plane/The Gun/The Portrait/The Pass/The Caller	6.7	137
2	Firestation 32/The Computer/The Girl Next Door/The Wallet/The Woods	6.7	130
3	The Wall/The Chalkboard/The Getaway/The Prescription/Summer Camp	7.0	122
4	The Wrestler/The Escape/Dead Friday/Ghost Visitor/The Lady in a Black Dress	6.8	110
5	The Land/Titan/The Diary/Town of Remembrance/The House on Barry Avenue	6.9	102
6	Bright Lights/Magic Mightyman/The Student/Scribbles/Count Mystery	7.0	108
7	The Mummy/The Perfect Record/Grave Sitting/Murder on the Second Floor/They Towed My Car	6.8	103
8	Kirby/Dust/Malibu Cop/A Joyful Noise/The Hooded Chair	7.3	111
9	Rock & Roll Ears/The Bucket/The Bridesmaid/Voice from the Grave/The Chess Game	7.1	110
10	The Motorcycle/Blind Man's Dog/Deer Hunters/Tribal Curse/The Card Game	6.9	115
11	Bon Voyage/Man in the Model T/The Scoop/Angel on Board/Buenos Dias	6.9	109
12	Merry-Go-Round/Red Eyed Creature/Used Car Salesman/Surveillance Camera/Graffiti	7.3	112
13	The Warning/Bus Stop/The Cure/The Guardian/The Gift	7.2	103

Season 3 (1999)

6.98 avg 13 episodes 7.5 → 7.4 45 min avg

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Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Morning Sickness/The Curse of Hampton Manor/Wax Executioner/Blood Bank/Ring Toss	7.5	113
2	One for the Road/The Music Box/Two to One/Damsel/The Horn	6.6	96
3	The Find/The Golden Cue/The FBI Story/The Gravedigger's Nemesis/Last Rites	6.8	94
4	E-Mail II/Blood Donor/Epitaph/Stiches in Time/Soldier	6.7	87
5	The Nightmare/The Stalker/The Impossible Car Dream/The Dresser/The Burial	6.7	85
6	Red Line/Two Sisters/Eclipse/The Ice Box/The Gathering	6.7	89
7	Connie/Positive I.D./Trucker/Cook Out/The New House	6.8	84
8	Creepy Comics/Louie the Dip/The Wailing/The Landlady/Curse	7.1	93
9	For the Record/Halloween/Precious/Get Your Kicks at Motel 66/Phantom Drifter	7.3	106
10	Devil's Tattoo/Static Man/The Bloody Hand/Where Have All the Heroes Gone?/War Surplus	6.9	83
11	Dead Beat Daddy/Ghost Town/The Sewing Machine/The Sleepwalker/Money Laundry	7.1	92
12	The Handyman/Anatole/Makeup Magic/Screwdriver/Charlie	7.1	89
13	The Dealer/Gratuity/The Cake/1st Time Offender/The Mirror of Truth	7.4	96

Season 4 (2002)

6.82 avg 13 episodes 7.4 → 6.6 44 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Devil's Autograph/Mail Order Degree/The Newsstand/Murder of Roy Hennessey/Mysterious Strangers	7.4	97
2	Writer's Agent/Crypt Ghost/The Doll/Hubert's Curse/Shared Vision	6.8	79
3	Out of Service/When I Was Big/The Greedy Investor/Seven Hours of Bad Luck/Secret of the Coins	7.0	78
4	Beyond Sight/The Fine Line/The Wrong Turn/Who Was I/You Are Next	6.6	73
5	House of Shadows/One Hand in the Till/Teasdale's Motor Car/The Vision/The Grave	7.1	73
6	The Dorm/The Child Artist/The Weathermen/Sit-Down Comic/Room 245	7.0	80
7	The Wreath/Terror Night/Tants/The Candidate/The Ring	6.9	68
8	Caitlin's Candle/The Flower Jury/The Mentor/The Old Bike/The Music Teacher	6.5	68
9	The Wealthy Widow/The Witness/The Accident/Bad Dreams/Mental	6.9	66
10	Moonstruck Beach/Healing Hands/Aspen Sunny Side/Night Walker/Hot Car	6.8	65
11	The Mystery of Douglas Hibbard/Wheelchair Man/The Vigil/The Mandarin's Bowl/Ghost Writer	6.5	68
12	Witness to Murder/Roulette Wheel/The Phrenologist's Head/The Bridge/The Cigar Box	6.6	64
13	The Hand/The Battered Doll/Poker Justice/Above the Clouds/Screen Saver	6.6	66

Season 5 (2022)

8.25 avg 8 episodes 8.3 → 8.1

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Third Date/The Legend of the Headless Horseman/Mr. Chang's Shop/Lucky Loser/Prey	8.3	34
2	The Nun/Connected/Gettysburg/Vanished in the Woods/The Novelist	8.0	29
3	Occult Inheritance/The Legendary Studio/Hand of Justice/Strange Lights/ A Veteran's Tale	8.4	24
4	A Forbidden Treasure/Lost Places/A Cold Case/Legacy/Mysterious Messages	9.0	20
5	The Stranger/The Evil Within/Turn Around/The Stalker/The Time Shift	8.0	18
6	Legacy/The Fan/Vietnam/Toy Eyes/Waterbabies	8.3	14
7	Household Troubles/Small Hands/Ilyana/The Signal/Wet Spots /	7.9	15
8	The Guitar/Dark Companion/Forbidden Treasure/The Trainer/Changeling	8.1	13

Season 6 (2023)

7.40 avg 4 episodes 7.3 → 7.3

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Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ticket, Please!/The Cursed Hotel/Blood Rain/Honor Among Thieves/The Return of the Red-Eyed Creature	7.3	17
2	Florida Family Men/Spirit of the Hawk/Nocturnal Visitor/Electric Justice/The Arcade	7.8	11
3	The Gray Man and the Sea/Snapshot/Life Sentence/Rightful Owner/The Sighting	7.2	8
8	The Hand that rocks the Cradle/The Composer/Night Shift/Diner of Destiny/The Wedding Dance	7.3	9

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)

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