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Shadow Chasers is an American science fiction mystery film television series created by Brian Grazer and Kenneth Johnson. Fourteen episodes were produced, ten of which were shown on the ABC television network, the remaining four on the Armed Forces Network. It debuted on November 14, 1985, and was produced by Warner Bros. Television.
As the series continued, Jonathan and Benny grudgingly learned to respect each other and their different skills. Some episodes featured out-of-body experiences, genuine paranormal powers, and even bringing Dr. Moorhouse into the field on occasion. Other episodes had Benny and Jonathan investigating unreal happenings, running afoul of clever criminals, and defeating them. To Dr. Moorhouse's irritation, Benny was often able to turn his experiences into best-selling popular books and appearances on the late night talk show circuit.Goldberg, Susan & Rosenfarb, Bob. Shadow Chasers, Episode 1/04, "Amazing Grace." First aired November 28, 1985. Despite this, she continued to promote the partnership of Benny and Jonathan in their investigations.
The show was the lowest-rated of 106 programs during the 1985-1986 TV season, (due in part to being broadcast in the same time slot as NBC's The Cosby Show and Family Ties and CBS's Magnum P.I. and later, Simon & Simon) averaging only a 5.8/9 rating/share. This competition had been the focus of a series of humorous commercials for the series, starring such luminaries of the time as Ricardo Montalbán and Ron Howard. While heavily promoted during the network's mini-series North and South, the commercials proved to be prophetic, in that the series drew small audiences, and was frequently pre-empted in some markets.
| 1 & 2 | Pilot | November 14, 1985 | Thursday at 8:00 P.M. | #67 of 68 | 6.9 | 5.9 |
| 3 | The Spirit of St. Louis | November 21, 1985 | #60 of 61 | 5.7 | 4.9 | |
| 4 | Amazing Grace | November 28, 1985 | #67 of 68 | 6.2 | 5.3 | |
| 5 | The Middle of Somewhere | December 5, 1985 | #71 of 72 | 5.3 | 4.5 | |
| 6 | Parts Unknown | December 12, 1985 | #70 of 71 | 5.5 | 4.7 | |
| 7 | The Many Lives of Jonathan | December 19, 1985 | #66 of 66 | 6.2 | 5.3 | |
| 8 | Phantom of the Galleria | December 26, 1985 | #65 of 67 | 6.7 | 5.7 | |
| 9 | How Green Was My Murder | January 9, 1986 | #69 of 69 | 4.7 | 4.0 | |
| 10 | Let's Make A Deal | January 16, 1986 | #71 of 71 | 5.0 | 4.3 | |
| 11 | Cora's Stranger | N/A | Unaired | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 12 | Curse of the Full Moon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 13 | Blood and Magnolias | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 14 | Ahead of Time | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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