Disappeared (TV program)

Disappeared is an American documentary television show on Investigation Discovery that debuted on December 10, 2009.^[1] The show contains re-enactments and interviews with law enforcement officers, investigators, and relatives connected with cases in which individuals have gone missing.^[2] Each episode focuses on a single case of either one individual, or sometimes several individuals who disappeared together.

Disappeared
Title card (since season 6)
Genre	True crime Documentary
Presented by	Christopher Walker
Composer	David Varga
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	11
No. of episodes	143 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Benjamin Ringe Diana Sperrazza Elizabeth Fischer Knute Walker Sharon Scott
Producer	Various Angela Martenez Benjamin Adams Trueheart Chris Gidez Courtney Engelstein Diamaris Welch Erika Beck Grothues Heather Walsh James Cozza Joe Bergan Jonathan Damour Keila Woodard Kimberly Weinstein Leslie Mattingly Lindsay Carswell Lloyd Fales Sara Burns Sarah Gregory Stephanie Angelides Gavin Octavien
Running time	40–43 minutes
Production company	Peacock Productions
Original release
Network	Investigation Discovery
Release	December 10, 2009 (2009-12-10) – October 29, 2023 (2023-10-29)

The show's initial run was composed of six seasons that originally aired between December 2009 to April 2013. Following a three-year-long hiatus, on April 11, 2016, the show resumed on the Investigation Discovery network, debuting its seventh season.^[3] In 2021, the show was returned as a podcast.^[4] In May 2022, it was announced that the show was being rebooted for the 2022-2023 television season.^[5] The tenth season premiered September 7, 2022, with the eleventh premiering August 27, 2023.

Format

Disappeared follows a documentary format.^[6] It features re-enactments and interviews with family members, friends, and law enforcement connected to the missing subject(s), to explore their recent lives and last actions prior to disappearing. By the time episodes air, some cases had been resolved, with a variety of outcomes, but most often the cases covered have not been explained at the time the episode reaches broadcast. Starting with the tenth season, the series took on a more interview-centric format with no narration and no re-enactments.

Broadcast history

The series debuted on December 10, 2009, featuring the case of Brandi Ellen Wells. After the series' sixth season conclusion in 2013, it was on a three-years-long hiatus. On April 11, 2016, the series returned to Investigation Discovery for a seventh season.^[7] The program was renewed for an eighth season, which premiered March 26, 2017.^[8] The ninth season premiered March 16, 2018. After its cancellation in 2018, the show was rebooted in 2022 after the success of its spin-off podcast.^[5]

Episodes

Main article: List of Disappeared episodes

Season		Episodes[a]	Season premiere	Season finale
	1	13	December 10, 2009 (2009-12-10)	April 5, 2010 (2010-04-05)
	2	13	October 4, 2010 (2010-10-04)	December 27, 2010 (2010-12-27)
	3	13	January 3, 2011 (2011-01-03)	March 28, 2011 (2011-03-28)
	4	14	April 4, 2011 (2011-04-04)	January 2, 2012 (2012-01-02)
	5	17	January 9, 2012 (2012-01-09)	April 30, 2012 (2012-04-30)
	6	15	November 19, 2012 (2012-11-19)	April 4, 2013 (2013-04-04)
	Specials	4	May 26, 2014 (2014-05-26)	April 12, 2015 (2015-04-12)
	7	10	April 11, 2016 (2016-04-11)	June 6, 2016 (2016-06-06)
	8	13	March 26, 2017 (2017-03-26)	June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26)
	9	13	March 16, 2018 (2018-03-16)	June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24)
	10	8	September 7, 2022 (2022-09-07)	November 2, 2022 (2022-11-02)
	11	10	August 20, 2023 (2023-08-20)	October 29, 2023 (2023-10-29)

See also

• List of people who disappeared mysteriously

Notes

1. All episode titles and subjects have been adapted from TV Guide's official episode guide.^[9]