It was certainly a surprise just now to be checking my channel guide and see that 4 episodes of UM are airing right now on Lifetime! It is the Dennis Farina version but still I thought you guys would like to know if it hasn't been mentioned on here.

ARG! I got tricked! I got all excited, but UM isn't on Lifetime in Canada :( Just because I live in an igloo doesn't mean I don't want to watch UM! Hee hee!

Everyone else enjoy watching for me please! :)

Just came to post this! I may have let out a teeny squeal when I saw it on my guide :/

Yep!! My dvr was going off at 3 and I was like, "What??" They are showing some that I haven't seen recently. My dvr picks it up at 2am on Spike lol and they play the same 10 episodes lol

i was so excitedddd when it aired the other day! the next time is at like 3am next week.

Damn! For a couple seconds my heart stopped and I stood up on my couch and did and dance,almost pee'd myself.....then saw it was just the Dennis Farina versions.
I won't watch those ones. Puke. Damn! My life almost changed in an instant. No such luck......:explode:

i was so excitedddd when it aired the other day! the next time is at like 3am next week.

My DVR is set to record like 5 or 6 back-to-back episodes tomorrow.

*Cries because we don't get Lifetime in Canada. :(

Lucky people.

There's actually an Unsolved Mysteries marathon on now on Lifetime. 4pm-12am. It's the Dennis Farina reboot but it's something at least.

Wow I was completely surprised to see my DVR recording UM! It has been months since I have watched UM on television. Wonder why the marathon?!

Damn! For a couple seconds my heart stopped and I stood up on my couch and did and dance,almost pee'd myself.....then saw it was just the Dennis Farina versions.
I won't watch those ones. Puke. Damn! My life almost changed in an instant. No such luck......:explode:

I hear ya... When these first aired, I watched 5 min. of a episode & vowed never again to watch this version again & I won't. Puke is right.

Only reason I watch them is because some of the cases have new updates. But yea compared to the Stack version the reboot is horrible.

Here were the episodes aired last Thursday 4/24/13.

The episodes are:
4PM - Missing Valentine, Police Officer searches for partner's murderer, Baltimore baby kidnapped from hospital and powers of prayer

5PM - Charismatic Pedophile, Mother/Son Murder, Virgin Mary of Fatima, Man Searches for Lost Daughter and Wife Killer

6PM - Nashville murder, man claims to be healer, woman searches for heroes who pulled her from burning car and missing Florida saleswoman may have been murdered.

7PM - Prison Escapee kills camper, abducted woman causes traffic accident and is murdered, 18-year old amnesiac and mysterious Arizona shack fire kills Arizona kids.

8PM - Bird Road Rapist, 5 Children Die in Dallas house fire(the one with the killer named Curly, I think), Georgia Tann, and Miami family searches for missing sailor.

9PM - This show has: Drunk Man's disappearance, Vietnam vet searches for nurse who healed him, Missing Daughter calls mom after 7 years, Ghost dictates birthday letter to wife via daughter.

10PM - Murdered Texas Woman's headstone is vandalized and stolen, spirit posseses co-worker to identify her killer, legendary treasure of Poverty Island, abducted woman survives assault after being shot in the face and all white buffalo calf turns into religious shrine.

11PM - College student killed in barrage of semi-automatic rifle, Margaux Hemingway's suicide attributed to curse, human bones found in military footlocker, siblings who lived in bus want to reunite.

12AM - 3AM - The last four episodes shown are repeated.


These episodes will be aired on Wednesday 5/1/13 at 4PM Eastern US time.

4PM - Casino bandit, Carolina Cop Killer, Cop Assault, Legend of Amelia Earhart, down on the farm.

5PM - Hit and run teen victim may have been murdered, man arrested 20 years after committing murder, New Orleans amnesia victim.

6PM - Fugitive RN, police search for murder witness in Florida, unexplained death of tobacco heiress Doris Duke.

7PM - California killer still at large, mysterious Mississippi inmates hangings and Chicago man's disappearances may be related to cult.

8PM - Oklahoma fugitive remains at large, Nazi war treasure, murderer reaches out to psychic, family members are visited by deceased loved ones.

9PM - Dale Kersterter platinum robbery, unexplained geometric designs found in wheat and corn fields, couple caught cultivating marijuana after large electric bills.

10PM - Arizona souvenir killer, Amish hostage murder, NYC coin scam, the real Dr. Dolittle

11PM - Convict claims he was coerced to admit to crime he didn't commit, search for 9/11 anthrax culprit, friendly ghost warns local residents of impending natural disasters.

12AM-3AM - The last four above.

Make sure to set your recorders because Viacom doesn't want us watching the show otherwise!

*Cries because we don't get Lifetime in Canada. :(

Lucky people.

Actually there is Lifetime in Canada (you can get it through telus), but they don't have all the movies & programs you see in the US. Just a lot of Dance moms.

Actually there is Lifetime in Canada (you can get it through telus), but they don't have all the movies & programs you see in the US. Just a lot of Dance moms.

LOL! Sooo true! I have Lifetime, and I have never seen UM on it. So sad. However, I feel a little better knowing that I'm only missing the Farina versions. Those episodes seems a little too clinical for me, a little too AMW...and although I do enjoy AMW, there is nothing like Stack's presence and the creepy music, etc, that chills a person to the bone. UM has always scared me like no other show could.

Actually there is Lifetime in Canada (you can get it through telus), but they don't have all the movies & programs you see in the US. Just a lot of Dance moms.


Haha, I just checked my TV and I do get Lifetime. I guess that shows how much TV I watch. :lol:

That sucks about the programming. I really do hope they pick it up. It may even solve a few unsolved mysteries.

I had noticed the recent reboot marathons on Lifetime, even before the first one aired. I guess that's ONE of the reasons there was a spike in posts yesterday on this forum. :)

I ended up checking out a few of the episodes today with more later. Here are my problems with the new UM format:

1. Each case is too short. The longer it is, the more facts there are and the better both sides of each story can be told. Stack's version actually had a mystery to it and showed why each case is important. The Farina version just shows the case, as quick as they can and then moves on. There's no emotional value or attachment to the new versions at all and it feels very similar to every show out there. It's like here it is, don't even bother to make a judgement because it's not important.

2. The show doesn't have the spookiness factor anymore. The old UM was freaky and really knew how to hit you in different ways, this one doesn't. This one doesn't make you feel anything. The music sucks too.

3. I guess Farina is okay but he is largely replaceable. Sure he kind of looks like a cop, but he really doesn't provide anything and its obvious he's really not into it. Unlike Black, he just reads off the telemprompter and adds no character.

4. While I guess the rehashed segments can be good at times, they are usually fails. I swear UM purposely chose every case that was on youtube before. I've seen maybe 3 full episodes of the original series but I'd say I see at least 1-2 segments each time I watch the new UM that I've already seen.

The only good thing about the show is that the picture quality is good.

I ended up checking out a few of the episodes today with more later. Here are my problems with the new UM format:

1. Each case is too short. The longer it is, the more facts there are and the better both sides of each story can be told. Stack's version actually had a mystery to it and showed why each case is important. The Farina version just shows the case, as quick as they can and then moves on. There's no emotional value or attachment to the new versions at all and it feels very similar to every show out there. It's like here it is, don't even bother to make a judgement because it's not important.

2. The show doesn't have the spookiness factor anymore. The old UM was freaky and really knew how to hit you in different ways, this one doesn't. This one doesn't make you feel anything. The music sucks too.

3. I guess Farina is okay but he is largely replaceable. Sure he kind of looks like a cop, but he really doesn't provide anything and its obvious he's really not into it. Unlike Black, he just reads off the telemprompter and adds no character.

4. While I guess the rehashed segments can be good at times, they are usually fails. I swear UM purposely chose every case that was on youtube before. I've seen maybe 3 full episodes of the original series but I'd say I see at least 1-2 segments each time I watch the new UM that I've already seen.

The only good thing about the show is that the picture quality is good.

Fully Agree with your points. Only reason I watch the reboot once in a while is to see updates on some of the older cases that didn't have any before.

If you live in the Syracuse, NY area and have Verizon Fios cable, Lifetime is airing an UM marathon (Farina) until 6AM EST.

If you live in the Syracuse, NY area and have Verizon Fios cable, Lifetime is airing an UM marathon (Farina) until 6AM EST.Just turned it on to see the Wendy Camp case. Good timing!

Wow, what a coincidence!

There's actually an Unsolved Mysteries marathon on now on Lifetime. 4pm-12am. It's the Dennis Farina reboot but it's something at least.

yep. i have 24 on dvr. is there a way to get these things on computer HDD so i can edit out the commericals and keep them forever? they're HD broadcast :crazy:

The next airing is Monday 5/13 from 2:42-4am EST Time on Lifetime..

they seem to have marathons every Wednesday now.

yep. i have 24 on dvr. is there a way to get these things on computer HDD so i can edit out the commericals and keep them forever? they're HD broadcast :crazy:

You can hook up a DVD recorder to your TV or hook your TV/DVR to your pc through a hdmi/VGA cable and record them to the pc. Then you can cut scenes out like commercials. I used this method when transferring stuff on my dvr to my pc for DVD. Worked great anything that was on my tv would show up in the program on pc so I could record anything.

A quick google search will put you in the right direction.

merci. will give it a try later this week as i need more room on the ol' dvr for more of these.

too bad they decided to rerun these instead of the robert stack huh? i bet if they did that the world would implode on itself

merci. will give it a try later this week as i need more room on the ol' dvr for more of these.

too bad they decided to rerun these instead of the robert stack huh? i bet if they did that the world would implode on itself

No problem.

I'm sure everyone here would appreciate the classic episodes being rerun. Very high demand for it online, the new show just don't have the same effect & seems rushed like others on here have stated.

Since we seem to being going round in circles a bit on these rebroadcasts here are just a couple of points worth mentioning:

1) While the Stack broadcasts may be in high demand, there was a decision made by Cosgrove & Meurer to re-edit "Unsolved Mysteries" originally for SPIKE TV to bring the show more in line with their type of fare. Eventually as we all know "Lifetime" either got back the rights full time to broadcast the show once again or is sharing the broadcast rights with SPIKE TV.

Also just judging by the fact that during the long tenure of the Stack narrated broadcasts, "Lifetime" declined to purchase the Burr/Malden episodes tells me that they aren't exactly a network that ever had a history of paying out extra royalties when they didn't need to. Even if Cosgrove/Meurer did make the Stack episodes available to "Lifetime" once again to broadcast, it's unlikely that they would purchase them given they are probably already paying for the re-edits.

Also remember that when the re-edits were created for SPIKE TV, quite a bit of work was done updating the segments and if the Stack episodes ever did return they would have to do more editing to the show to reinsert these new updates (which by the way all feature Farina voice-overs) into the original Stack broadcasts. Seems an unnecessary amount of work to be done for a show which likely has a very limited viewing audience.

2) The reason why we are likely getting marathons of UM every Wednesday night now is that "Lifetime" probably has contractual obligations to fulfill in terms of broadcasting "Unsolved Mysteries". It's likely that they are contractually obligated to broadcast the show a specified number of times over the course of a given calender year.

Given that this time of year is somewhat of a lame duck period for the network where they aren't airing a ton of original content as they no doubt will in the summer months, it does seem like an awful opportune time for them to fulfill their contractual obligations regarding UM for the calender year.

Therefore I would not only not expect the Stack episodes to return anytime soon but would also expect the Farina re-edits to vanish as soon as "Lifetime" is ready to use those time slots for it's own original programming.

I finally set my DVR to record episodes. I never did it before because it's hard to watch it without Robert Stack. Since the originals have been taken off the web, I'll settle for now. I really need to get hard copies.

Wow, what a coincidence!

JUST BAH KO-IN-SA-DENSE

A reminder that it's on now.

I finally set my DVR to record episodes. I never did it before because it's hard to watch it without Robert Stack. Since the originals have been taken off the web, I'll settle for now. I really need to get hard copies.Yeah, while I'd prefer Robert Stack, I'll make due. This is better than nothing.

I'm always excited to come home on Wednesdays now!

Unsolved Mysteries (redux) is on Lifetime right now. The Randall Utterback segment.

Don't care for the Farina version but I thought people might like to know it's on. Another episode coming on next.

Yeah, while I'd prefer Robert Stack, I'll make due. This is better than nothing.I think the new series is crap compared to the original one with BOB stack....... I dont even wanna see it!!!

I am thankful to have as many original BOB STACK ones on tape as I do!!

I actually miss the Dennis Farina UM shows. Now that he is dead he joins Stack as the mysterious former dead hosts. Kind of makes Dennis's reruns more nostalgic.

It was certainly a surprise just now to be checking my channel guide and see that 4 episodes of UM are airing right now on Lifetime! It is the Dennis Farina version but still I thought you guys would like to know if it hasn't been mentioned on here.

I was checking through the schedule and found these upcoming airings:

UM will be airing from Monday 12/2/2013 to Friday 12/13/2013 at 8AM

All listings are at 8AM:
Monday - 12/2 - Satanic Cult murders, Millionairess Murder, Virgin Mary image seen in Medjugorje and Missing Woman

Tuesday - 12/3 - Life insurance police murder, medium George Anderson(huh?), Atlanta Centennial Park bombing case and Palm Beach Embezzler

Wednesday - 12/4 - Bugsy Siegel, Wallace Thrasher's Plane Crash, theft of a diminutive dummy from Native American Burial site and Martha Moxley

Thursday - 12/5 - Wyoming amnesiac, two jailbreaks, double homicide in Oklahoma, St. Croix cynade potion kills 5

Friday - 12/6 - Shroud of Turin, missing Vietnam soldier, late night murder, woman searches for biological father

Monday - 12/9 - Role playing fantasy game murder, lightning family, Thelma and Louise duo, PA prison love

Tuesday - 12/10 - Furniture store shoot out, haunted Hollywood comedy club, fraudulent mother/daughter fortune telling team, shopping mall notes leave clue to murder

Wednesday - 12/11 - George Reeves' mysterious death, satchel bandit, ghost buster investigates haunted hotel, money from heaven

Thursday - 12/12 - Chameleon bank robber, best selling crime novelist tries to solve mother's murder, miracle of Lourdes, France, man searches for lost mother

Friday 12/13 - Liquor store owner shot by masked men, Robin Hood Rabbi, man dead from carbon dioxide poisoning in garage may have been killed, xmas miracle cures sick infant, con men con investors through bogus medical supply company

cool. thanks for giving us those airtimes- although i would recommend just setting your dvr to record the entire um series in case they make any changes

Friday 1/3/2013 - 8AM - Con artist Cop, murdering hitchiker, legend of the holy grail, train wreck amnesiac

Sunday 1/5/2013 - 10AM - Alleged UFO crash, shooting death of a marine captain, the search for a missing agoraphobic

Tuesday 1/7/2013 - 8AM - Family searches for murdered LA model's notebook, Port Chicago disaster, housewife disappears the same day a convicted murdered escapes from prison, woman claims she was cured by faith healing priest

Wednesday 1/8/2013 - 8AM - Gang beating, Texas UFO, Lacrosse star murder, larceny lady scams elderly, high school basketball star searches for rescuer

Thursday 1/9/2013 - 8AM - Woman gets abducted after dreaming of aunt and uncle being robbed and killed, The Hum, update on missing ex-monk, LA Authorities hold reward for man who helped convict The Night Stalker

Friday 1/10/2013 - 8AM - Campus murder expose, Chameleon Killer, sweetheart swindler, reincarnation claims

Sunday 1/12/2013 - 10AM - Bentwater, England's UFO, search for missing woman, cult leader accused of sexual and physical abuse, religious student found murdered in school dormitory

Monday 1/13/2013 - 8AM - Son of Sam, 48hr Las Vegas fraud spree, update to train wreck amnesiac, miracle staircase

Tuesday 1/14/2013 - 8AM - Sonny Liston's death, alleged UFO sightings over Belgium, car theft leads to murder

Wednesday 1/15/2013 - 8AM - Missing Maryland schoolteacher, Army transport plane's mysterious crash in Gander, Newfoundland, Civil war ghosts, Conneticut's Preppie Rape Trial, Racial rift turns deadly

Thursday 1/16/2013 - 8AM - Murderer's 16 year later confession, Whitewater scandal's unexplained death, walk-in phenomenom, missing ex-monk, missing big brother found, aphrodisiacs,

Friday 1/17/2013 - 8AM - Money clip murder, investigators search for Seattle arsonist, King Tut, woman searches for circus clown father and lost brother

Saturday 1/18/2013 - 11AM - Who killed Sammy Wheeler, Sherry Hart murder, Ira Einhorn update, police chief murderer in Nebraska is caught, Gettysburg ghosts, Randall Utterback,

[QUOTE=rzombie1988]Friday 1/3/2013

You mean 2014. New year.

As time passes, I think that the chances of us ever seeing reruns of the Robert Stack UM on cable again are slim to none. I always thought the History Channel or H2 would've been good places for reruns to air.

As time passes, I think that the chances of us ever seeing reruns of the Robert Stack UM on cable again are slim to none. I always thought the History Channel or H2 would've been good places for reruns to air.

The History Channel has turned to mush. They don't air anything related to history anymore. Plenty of reality shows though. :(

Crystal,

Hi. I saw Dennis Ferina's UM show this past Saturday, Jan 25, 2014 on Lifetime. Unfortunately, I only watched the last 12 minutes of it. It probably had 2-3 shows that morning. I get a good amount of nostalgia when I see UM on cable tv because it is never on tv on a regular basis.

Also, has Unsolved Mysteries (the dvd box sets) ever been offered on Netflix? Do you think it could someday? I own most of the box sets except for boring Psychics and dull Miracles. They should have combined those 2 into one box set only and used another box set for murder only or missing only. But it would be nice to see those psychic segments on Netflix or indemand tv right away from your computer or video game system.

Has anyone heard if they would ever make another box set from UM? I realize that many episodes will not make the cut onto dvd because of statue of limitations, potential lawsuits from families or companies, and those which were solved. Despite many being removed there are still plenty of old unsolved episodes that should be on DVD. Here are segments I think should be on there.

1. Dick Hanson (California)
2. Mathew Chase (California) atm
3. Matt Flores (California)
4. Original Night Stalker (California)
5. Tom Johnson - stole pc
6. Blind River Killer
7. Dexter Stephonek - hwy rest stop murder
8. New Hampshire serial killer
9. I-5 killer
10. Phillip Fraser
11. "Carol"
12. Aileen Conway

It was certainly a surprise just now to be checking my channel guide and see that 4 episodes of UM are airing right now on Lifetime! It is the Dennis Farina version but still I thought you guys would like to know if it hasn't been mentioned on here.

They have UM on every morning M-F at 8am EST time with Farina. The weekends theyre on at 10am and 11am. At least it's something!

Yeah I know. It's hard to replace Robert Stack. I think even if it wasn't Farina and someone else, they'd still feel the same way.