America's Psychic Challenge (2007)
Sixteen self-professed psychics chosen out of hundreds nationwide compete to prove their psychic abilities. In each episode, four contestants compete in three challenges designed to illustrate their clairvoyance. At the end of each episode, the two psychics with the highest scores move forward to continue in the competition at the quarterfinals and semi-final rounds. Ultimately, the final two psychics face off to compete for the grand prize of $100,000 and the title of "America’s #1 Psychic".
Country: US
Language: En
Runtime: 43
Season 1:
Four contestants search for a man in an abandoned building, read the energy of a hidden celebrity, and visit the scene of a drive-by shooting. Contestants are Karyn Reese (Buffalo, NY), Jamie Clark (Phoenix, AZ), Zenobia Simmons (NYC), and Jackie Barrett (NYC). Two will advance to the quarterfinals.
Four contestants try to figure out who the criminal is, match the dog with the owner, and guess the celebrity that died in a hotel room. Contestants include Joseph McBratney (Staten Island, NY), Lynn Miller (Boston, MA), Silvana Fillmore (Sydney, AU), and Naryza Sanchez (Puerto Rico). Two will advance to the quarterfinals.
Four contestants try to find a man in his own car's trunk in a parking lot, match the husband and wife, and visit the scene of murder at a house. Contestants are Joseph Tittel (PA), Tori Allah (Oahu, HI), Michelle Whitedove (Ft. Lauderdale, FL), and Catherine Powell (Los Angeles, CA). Two will advance to the quarterfinals.
Four contestants read 3 people in 5 minutes, match the musician to their instrument, and visit the scene of a murder at a bakery. Contestants are Jeff Baker (Golden, CO), Robin Zodiac (Lake Arrowhead, CA), M.W. (Reading, MI), and Sloan Bella (Los Angeles, CA). Two will advance to the quarterfinals.
Four quarter-finalists try to find the woman feeling fear, diagnose 2 people with medical issues, and visit the scene of an arson fire and consequent murder at a hotel. Two will advance to the semi-finals.
Four semi-finalists try to pinpoint where a person is in a remote location, identify the cowboy out of 3 men, and read a crime scene at a bar where 2 men were shot by a well-known actor - 1 was killed and the survivor sits in on the reading. Two advance to the finals.
The two finalists try to locate a man buried alive, both read a different skeptic, and a 3-part challenge: visit and read the burial site of an unsolved double murder, read the victims' vehicle used by the killers, and read for the victims' family. One person is chosen as the winner of $100,000 and the title of "America’s #1 Psychic".