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| The Oct. 19 second-season finale of SCI FI Channel's Ghost Hunters nabbed record ratings, the channel reported. The finale episode, which investigated a string of paranormal occurrences in the town of Eureka Springs, Ark., nearly doubled ratings and delivery for the season-one finale last December. The second-season finale of the alternative reality series drew a 1.7 household rating and more than 2.3 million viewers. The episode was the number-one program of the day among cable shows for viewers aged 25-54. Over the season, Ghost Hunters grew its audience considerably, and this season's final five episodes, going head to head with ABC's hit Lost, averaged a 1.3 household rating and 1.6 million viewers. An all-new Ghost Hunters Halloween special, featuring investigations in Savannah, Ga.,—"America's most-haunted city"—will air Oct. 31 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Nine new episodes of the show will premiere on SCI FI in 2006. |