Why did they take that show unsolved mysteries off tv, it was one of the better shows?

Answer 1

This show was hosted by Robert Stack. Unsolved Mysteries was one of television's first interactive series. By calling the Unsolved Mysteries phone center, viewers helped law enforcement officials apprehend around 40% of the fugitives profiled on the series since its premiere. Also, the show has been responsible for 93 reunions and has solved over 300 cases to date. This show was the first of its kind and sprouted other interactive shows. Robert Stack retired and finally died in 2003. He was great and so was the show. Get the DVD they have out on the show now.

Answer 2

I know what you mean. I miss those shows too. Tales from the Crypt was my favorite scary show. I remember the Nightmare on Elm Street Series, too. Everything was much more creative back then. Televison started going down hill with the creation of the reality show and now they have game shows on at night. Game shows are for little old ladies who sit at home in the day time; They are not meant to air at night. Not only are tv shows crappy nowadays but so are feature films. The supposedly scary ones are not scary at all just gory. I wish I could create my own television channel so I could show all of the good shows and movies of the past

Answer 3

I assume it was because of low ratings. No network is going to pull a show off of the air if it continually gets high ratings numbers

Answer 4

Thanks for your question, although actually I don´t know, and neither have I ever seen the show you mention, but the fact that it has been withdrawn without explanation sounds to me like something very typical that is happening over and over again!
For some reason a policy exists that unfortunately appears to be fairly World-wide, which is that anything not easily explained is "Taboo" and best kept hushed up!.
I have seen programs on the TV where someone is actually invited in, as a kind of feeble gesture I suspect, in order to speak about unexplained situations, flying saucers and Enigmas and Mysteries, only to be talked down by the "interviewer" and generally made a fool of!
What are the Authorities afraid of, I wonder?
However yet another demonstration of this "fear"is the fact that your favourite program, and undoubtedly that of many other people, has been conveniently (for someone) withdrawn!
It makes one convinced that "they", whoever they are, are evidently very frightened indeed, to the point of neurosis, and in fact it only makes the whole thing look more suspicious than ever, and even worrying.
I personally would advise "them" to treat these subjects as being quite normal, but unfortunately I don´t really believe they ever could!
As for the opening up of the Secret Files on "Unidentified Flying Objects", which I imagine you may also be interested in, well, that is really disgraceful! Even one or two Presidents have promised that they would be opened to the Public, but the result is only partial, and furthermore is done in a very unsatisfactory, rather shadey manner that could NOT be described as a true Opening up.
Certainly I have found that sually programs dealing with Mysteries come on the Television at impossible times, such as late at night when everyone has gone to bed!
In fact you can tell the next day those people who are interested in such programs by the dark rings under their eyes for lack of sleep!
Here in Spain, however, Pornography is shown at practically all hours due to a lack of thorough vetting of films being shown during the day-time, without mentioning apalling violence, use of guns and cruelty! Moreover, as parents here have what I consider the most unfortunate habit,(as it gives no freedom for parents to relax together without children being always present,) of putting children to bed at unearthly hours, especially during children´s holidays, thus making it inevitable that they will see Sex or Pornography programs, or films that contain such scenes, due to their not being considered truly pornographic films! Consecuently children from the earliest years know it all! Certainly on that subject it appears that no mystery remains to be discovered for when they become Adolescents!.
However by contrast there exists not the slightest chance of their seeing programs dealing with the occult, Mysteries or Mystical subjects.
In which case it could appear that Pornography is considered as being more acceptable and less harmful for children to see than Mysteries! It makes one wonder if perhaps a plan exists for children never to know of the Mystical subjects and the "Unexplained. Perhaps the Authorities fear that knowlege of such things will result in our being more independant in our attitudes and way of thinking!

Finally, I notice that even Yahoo Questions and Answers shows an apalling bias against such themes by placing Astrology, Mysteries and Mystical subjects under the heading of "Music and Entertainment!"
How is one supposed to find the section one is looking for? one might ask. No wonder people make the mistake, when asking questions on these subjects, of wrongly presenting their question in the Science/Astronomy section, only to have it received by indignant comments and the usual closed-minded insults from the Science followers.
Will these biased attitudes ever change, I wonder!
We shall see!.

Answer 5

I have wondered this many times. Probably because ratings were down, it was on for a while, and everyone wants to have THE show. And maybe the host didn't want to do it anymore.

Answer 6

Because they ran out of unsolved mysteries.

Answer 7

Lifetime Network picked up the show and continued to make new episodes but then its host Robert Stack died. I don't know what happened after that.

Answer 8

Ask the writers and the knock off of americas most wanted.

I do miss that show and the x files

Answer 9

In my own opinion, maybe they want an ending hanging for the viewers to think of how to end the story....
Maybe they want the viewers to think of how to end the story in their minds, in their own point of view....That was how they end the story something that is hanging for viewers to decide on how to end the story.. (but that was not written on the script...) so viewers must learn of ways of ending the story helping the actor/actresses get out of the situation in our own way of ending the story.....
But you know, in my own point of view , i really do not want to watch shows that is hanging nor would I want the ugly side of the story to continue even in the end when evil still prevails....
or perhaps that is how the writer interprets the realities of life....

Answer 10

I agree.I loved that show!The Wonder Years was great also!