Series synopsis
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura is an American documentary television series that premiered on truTV on December 2, 2009. It ended on December 19, 2012. It stars Jesse Ventura, June Sarpong and Daniel Kucan.
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura is an American television series hosted by Jesse Ventura and broadcast on truTV. It premiered on December 2, 2009. The second season premiered on October 15, 2010, with the third season premiering on November 7, 2012. In May 2013, Ventura stated that the show has been discontinued and a fourth season will not air.
Premise
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura is an American television series hosted by Jesse Ventura and broadcast on truTV. It premiered on December 2, 2009. The second season premiered on October 15, 2010, with the third season premiering on November 7, 2012. In May 2013, Ventura stated that the show has been discontinued and a fourth season will not air.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Guest cast
- John B. Alexander as Self
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 23 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | October 15, 2010 | October 15, 2010 |
| Season 1 | 7 | December 2, 2009 | January 13, 2010 |
| Season 2 | 8 | October 15, 2010 | December 17, 2010 |
| Season 3 | 7 | November 7, 2012 | December 19, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Plum Island Post Show Questions Jesse Ventura answers questions put to him by viewers of Conspiracy Theory, on subjects ranging from Wall Street and the BP oil spill to 9/11 and deadly viruses. |
October 15, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
H.A.A.R.P. Is it a communications research project or a doomsday weapon that can change the weather, shoot satellites out of orbit - and trigger mind control across the globe? Jesse Ventura and his team head north to a remote region of Alaska to confront the military installation called HAARP. |
December 2, 2009 |
| 2 |
9/11 Jesse Ventura steps into America's most controversial conspiracy by challenging the 9/11 Commission Report and searching for evidence that the September 11th attacks may have been an inside job. At the urging of victims' families, he finds witnesses who claim the towers were brought down by explosives, the missing black box flight recorders were actually recovered and ground control knew the hijackers were in the cockpits before the jets took off |
December 9, 2009 |
| 3 |
Is Global Warming a Hoax Whether global warming is real or not, it's believed some people are using the issue to make billions of dollars, start a one-world government and control our lives, from the cars we drive to the foods we eat. Jesse Ventura starts with Al Gore and goes far beyond as he uncovers the evidence that leads to one man thought to be behind the global warming conspiracy. |
December 16, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Plum Island Ventura investigates the secretive Plum Island Animal Disease Center located off the coast of Long Island, New York, which has been suspected as being a bio-weapons research center responsible for the release of Lyme disease and other deadly viruses. He also learns that the facility is to be moved to Kansas, into the heart of cattle country, which could spell disaster if a dangerous contaminant was released into the nation's food supply. |
October 15, 2010 |
| 2 |
Area 51 Ventura treks into the Nevada desert to monitor the activity of Area 51, the most secretive military complex in the country and believed by many in the UFO community to be reverse engineering alien technology. He also looks into why the homes of two Area 51 watchdogs were recently raided by the Joint Terrorism Task Force. |
October 29, 2010 |
| 3 |
Wall Street Ventura infiltrates a group of Wall Street elitists to find out what caused the financial meltdown and to see who has the power to manipulate the stock market and the prices of oil, silver and gold. |
November 5, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Reptilians Lizard-like shape shifting humanoids: are they real? And could they be masquerading as trusted world leaders? The team gets to the heart of this frightening controversy that stretches from ancient civilizations, to the European monarchy, all the way to our current heads of state...and beyond. When Jesse finds himself face to face with an infamous personality who has spread the gospel of the Reptilian Conspiracy far and wide, things start to get ugly. Will they come to blows? Or will Jesse be blown away by the truth? |
November 7, 2012 |
| 2 |
Death Ray A lethal weapon that can vaporize targets and whole cities from miles away seems like the stuff of sci-fi movies, but Jesse and his team find that this technology could be all too real as they investigate who might have these secret plans – and what they plan on doing with it. When threats and danger hit way too close to home, will the crew be able to make it out alive? This conspiracy runs deep, but Jesse’s just the guy to do some real digging, with explosive results. |
November 14, 2012 |
| 3 |
Time Travel Journeying through time is the stuff of fantasy, but somehow has been beyond our grasp…or has it? Jesse tracks down a mysterious man who claims to have visited many iconic moments in American history – and influenced the course of history in doing so! Could our government be hiding the secret to time travel, and possibly even using it as a weapon? And what can we do should the technology fall into the wrong hands…or has it already? |
November 21, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | truTV |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 2, 2009 |
| Last aired | December 19, 2012 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Canceled |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 22:00:00 |