In Search of... (1976)

Name: In Search of...
Genre: Documentary, Drama, Fantasy
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Leonard Nimoy

Documentary · Drama · Fantasy

In Search of... is a TV series that was broadcast weekly from 1977 to 1982, devoted to mysterious phenomena. It was created after the success of three one-hour TV documentaries produced by creator Alan Landsburg: In Search of Ancient Astronauts in 1973, In Search of Ancient Mysteries and The Outer Space Connection, both in 1975. All three featured narration by Rod Serling, who was the initial choice to host the spin-off show. After Serling's death, Leonard Nimoy was selected to be the host.

IMDb rating: 8.4 (1,285 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 -1.0 vs IMDb
Seasons: 6
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Leonard Nimoy Narrator

Seasons

Season 1 (1976)

7.30 avg 24 episodes 6.8 → 7.6 36 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Other Voices	6.8	81
2	Strange Visitors	7.0	69
3	Ancient Aviators	7.0	65
4	The Bermuda Triangle	7.4	78
5	Bigfoot	7.8	83
6	Killer Bees	7.2	56
7	Earthquakes	7.0	53
8	The Mummy's Curse	7.5	55
9	Martians	7.1	54
10	Atlantis	7.2	57
11	Psychic Detectives	6.8	49
12	A Call from Space	6.8	48
13	Learning ESP	7.0	48
14	Nazi Plunder	7.8	49
15	Amelia Earhart	8.0	58
16	Dracula	7.9	59
17	The Easter Island Massacre	7.4	52
18	Ghosts	7.2	63
19	Life After Death	7.4	43
20	The Loch Ness Monster	7.7	62
21	UFOs	7.8	50
22	Voodoo	6.5	44
23	Inca Treasure	7.4	42
24	The Magic of Stonehenge	7.6	49

Season 2 (1977)

7.18 avg 24 episodes 7.5 → 7.1 23 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Lost Dutchman Mine	7.5	48
2	The Man Who Would Not Die	6.7	52
3	Firewalkers	6.4	37
4	Mayan Mysteries	7.7	42
5	Astrology	7.0	37
6	Michael Rockefeller	7.4	45
7	Hurricanes	7.7	39
8	The Ogopogo Monster	7.7	47
9	Pyramid Secrets	7.6	40
10	The Dead Sea Scrolls	7.2	42
11	Reincarnation	6.2	41
12	The Shark Worshippers	6.8	41
13	Anastasia	6.9	41
14	The Secrets of Life	6.9	34
15	Immortality	7.0	35
16	The Swamp Monster	7.6	44
17	Hypnosis	6.9	35
18	Troy	8.0	37
19	Witch Doctors	6.2	38
20	Haunted Castles	7.5	43
21	Butch Cassidy	7.8	42
22	Deadly Ants	7.6	38
23	The Coming Ice Age	7.0	54
24	The Garden of Eden	7.1	42

Season 3 (1978)

7.45 avg 24 episodes 7.4 → 7.8

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	UFO Captives	7.4	42
2	Tornadoes	7.9	37
3	Cloning	7.2	33
4	Water Seekers	6.8	39
5	Jack the Ripper	7.5	60
6	Cryogenics	7.4	40
7	Siberian Fireball	7.7	47
8	The Great Lakes Triangle	8.2	45
9	Monster Hunters	7.3	45
10	Bermuda Triangle Pirates	7.3	40
11	Indian Astronomers	7.6	43
12	Sherlock Holmes	7.6	42
13	Lost Vikings	7.7	47
14	Dreams and Nightmares	7.2	39
15	Animal E.S.P.	7.7	34
16	The Money Pit Mystery	8.8	52
17	Psychic Sea Hunt	6.7	36
18	The Angel of Death	8.2	41
19	Noah's Flood	6.7	48
20	The Diamond Curse	7.3	33
21	Ghostly Stakeout	7.1	39
22	Brain Power	6.6	32
23	Sodom and Gomorrah	7.2	42
24	King Tut	7.8	38

Season 4 (1979)

7.56 avg 24 episodes 7.4 → 7.0 34 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Tidal Waves	7.4	34
2	Carlos: The Most Wanted Man in the World	7.3	39
3	The Amityville Horror	7.5	64
4	U.F.O. Australia	7.6	41
5	Immortal Sharks	7.1	32
6	The Lost Colony of Roanoke	7.8	40
7	The Shroud of Turin	7.5	49
8	Mexican Pyramids	7.5	34
9	The Abominable Snowman	7.7	42
10	Pompeii	7.8	39
11	D.B. Cooper	8.3	46
12	The Ten Commandments	7.2	39
13	The Dark Star	7.6	35
14	The San Andreas Fault	7.0	31
15	The Missing Heir	7.7	32
16	Vincent Van Gogh	8.5	41
17	Wild Children	7.3	39
18	The Ghost Ship	7.7	43
19	Earth Visitors	7.1	35
20	John the Baptist	7.6	34
21	Air Disaster Predictions	7.7	33
22	The Bimini Wall	7.4	35
23	Glenn Miller	8.1	38
24	Past Lives	7.0	35

Season 5 (1980)

7.52 avg 24 episodes 7.9 → 7.4 25 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	UFO Coverups	7.9	45
2	Faith Healing	6.8	32
3	Lee Harvey Oswald	8.4	40
4	Daredevil Death Wish	7.0	35
5	Life After Life	7.1	32
6	Moon Madness	7.8	41
7	Dangerous Volcanoes	7.5	35
8	The Lindbergh Kidnapping	7.7	39
9	Acupuncture	7.5	29
10	Jimmy Hoffa	8.2	42
11	Fountain of Youth	6.7	26
12	Laugh Therapy	6.7	30
13	Salem Witches	7.5	35
14	Super Children	7.0	28
15	The Great Wall of China	7.4	30
16	The Castle of Secrets	8.8	46
17	Great Lovers	7.5	32
18	The Holy Grail	7.7	34
19	The Death of Marilyn Monroe	7.4	35
20	Chinese Explorers	7.5	30
21	The Hindenburg Mystery	7.8	36
22	The End of the World	7.2	31
23	The Lusitania	8.0	36
24	Sun Worshippers	7.4	38

Season 6 (1981)

7.46 avg 24 episodes 7.4 → 6.8

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Jesse James	7.4	34
2	Biofeedback	6.5	29
3	Ghosts in Photography	7.0	40
4	M.I.A.'s	7.6	34
5	The Elephant Man	8.0	34
6	The Lincoln Conspiracy	7.9	35
7	Jim Jones	8.2	40
8	King Solomon's Mines	7.1	31
9	The Tower of London Murders	7.8	39
10	The Aztec Conquest	7.6	28
11	Houdini's Secrets	8.1	31
12	Hiroshima Survivors	8.1	28
13	The Titanic	7.8	34
14	Future Life	7.1	28
15	Nostradamus	7.6	31
16	Spirit Voices	7.1	33
17	The Human Aura	7.3	28
18	The Missing Link	7.3	28
19	Time and Space Travel	7.6	32
20	Eva Braun	7.6	30
21	The Walls of Jericho	7.2	28
22	Bishop Pike	7.0	35
23	The Ultimate Disaster	7.4	31
24	Life Before Birth	6.8	27