Strange Inheritance

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Strange Inheritance
Strange Inheritance logo.jpg
Genre Docu-series
Presented by Jamie Colby
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes104
Production
Executive producers
  • Brian Gaffney
  • Jonathan Towers
Camera setup Multiple
Running time30 minutes
Production companyTowers Productions
Release
Original network Fox Business Network
Original releaseJanuary 26, 2015 (2015-01-26) 
April 19, 2018 (2018-04-19)

Strange Inheritance is an American television docu-series which airs on Fox Business Network. The series examines unusual inheritances and the stories behind them. [1] The series is produced by Towers Productions and hosted by Jamie Colby [2] and premiered on 26 January 2015. [3]

Contents

The back-to-back premiere of the first two episodes of the series was the highest rating launch in the channel's history at the time, with 289,000 and 315,000 viewers respectively. [4]

Broadcast

The first season debuted on January 26, 2015. The series was renewed for a second season which began on November 11, 2015. [5] A third season premiered on January 20, 2017. [2] A fourth season aired on January 15, 2018. [6]

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 26January 26, 2015 (2015-01-26)April 13, 2015 (2015-04-13)
2 24November 11, 2015 (2015-11-11)February 15, 2016 (2016-02-15)
3 28January 20, 2017 (2017-01-20)April 24, 2017 (2017-04-24)
4 26January 15, 2018 (2018-01-15)April 9, 2018 (2018-04-09)

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