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PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996)

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Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction television series that surrounds a scientific team that deals with all manner of paranormal phenomena around the world; from alien abductions to possessions. The organization depicted in the series is loosely inspired by a real-life scientific organization. While locations in the series took place worldwide, the series was primarily filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and aired 88 episodes over four seasons from 1996 to 2000.

IMDb rating: 7.1 (2,140 votes)
Episode average: 6.5 -0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Peacock
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1996)

6.73 avg 22 episodes 6.8 → 7.2 45 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dream House/UFO Encounter	6.8	72
2	Possession/Man Out of Time	7.7	73
3	Reptilian Revenge/Ghostly Voices	6.8	45
4	The Creeping Darkness/Power	6.8	40
5	The Freefall/Presence	5.3	56
6	The Infestation/Human Apportation	6.8	41
7	The Underneath/Phantom Limb	7.2	41
8	The Transient/Two Lost Old Men	6.2	45
9	UFO Duplication/Clara's Friend	7.2	37
10	The Hunter/The Healer	7.1	37
11	The Curse/Angel on a Plane	7.0	40
12	Anasazi Cave/Devil's Triangle	6.4	37
13	The Undead/Stalker Moon	6.5	35
14	The Forbidden North/Reincarnation	7.0	34
15	The Greenhouse Effect/The Buzz	6.7	39
16	The Light	6.3	35
17	The 13th Floor/The Believer	6.6	34
18	The Fog/House on Garden Street	6.6	32
19	Second Sight/Chocolate Soldier	6.7	34
20	Fire Within/Fate	6.4	35
21	Death at Sunset/Collision	6.8	35
22	Perestroika	7.2	42

Season 2 (1997)

6.51 avg 22 episodes 6.5 → 6.6 46 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Threads	6.5	36
2	Donor	6.5	30
3	Wish I May	6.6	31
4	Communion	6.9	29
5	Frozen in Time	6.1	28
6	Devolution	6.9	28
7	The Warrior	7.2	34
8	The Grey Men	6.6	28
9	Man of War	6.4	30
10	The Damned	6.8	29
11	Hell Week	7.0	32
12	The Edge	6.9	24
13	Bad Dreams	6.8	26
14	Kiss of the Tiger	6.5	26
15	The Haunting	6.6	27
16	The Night of the Setting Sun	6.2	26
17	The Labyrinth	4.7	44
18	Pentimento	7.1	28
19	Frozen Faith	5.1	29
20	Map to the Stars	6.3	28
21	The Endangered	7.0	26
22	The Egress	6.6	31

Season 3 (1998)

6.34 avg 22 episodes 5.9 → 6.8 46 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Jaunt	5.9	33
2	Comings & Goings	6.8	28
3	Heartland	6.5	26
4	Palimpsest	6.8	24
5	The Kiss	6.3	30
6	Absolution	6.7	25
7	Little People	6.5	22
8	Return	6.1	21
9	All Hallow's Eve	7.1	41
10	Chango	6.0	23
11	The Winding Cloth	6.2	21
12	Harlequin	5.5	26
13	Old Wounds	6.7	24
14	Solitary Confinement	5.5	27
15	Valentine	7.0	27
16	The Observer Effect	6.2	24
17	School of Thought	6.5	23
18	Y2K	5.3	27
19	Tribunal	6.3	20
20	John Doe	6.8	19
21	Forever and a Day: Part 1	6.0	26
22	Forever and a Day: Part 2	6.8	23

Season 4 (1999)

6.30 avg 22 episodes 6.2 → 5.3 45 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Shocking	6.2	25
2	Sacrifices	6.4	28
3	Happy Birthday, Matt Praeger	5.5	28
4	Soul Survivor	6.4	28
5	883	6.6	25
6	Once Upon a Time in the West	7.4	22
7	Body and Soul	7.2	17
8	Temple of Light	5.5	20
9	Inertia	6.8	17
10	Nocturnal Cabal	7.5	24
11	'Til Death Do Us Part	7.2	17
12	Tyler/Tim	6.5	17
13	Super Sargasso Sea	4.3	38
14	Persistence of Vision	5.8	18
15	GeoCore	6.6	20
16	Gone Fishing	5.3	20
17	Chiaroscuro	5.9	20
18	Regeneration	7.9	23
19	Wendigo	6.4	20
20	Elevator	5.4	20
21	Force Majeure	6.4	16
22	Stone Dreams	5.3	18

PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996)

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