# The Sixth Sense (1972)

> A parapsychology professor and his assistant take on supernatural mysteries, testing each claim of the paranormal against evidence and doubt.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/12722

## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 25
- Episode runtime: 60 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: mystery, fantasy, drama
- Network: ABC
- Cast: Gary Collins, Bert Freed, Bettye Ackerman, Will Geer, Kermit Murdock, Joseph Campanella, Mariette Hartley, Bradford Dillman
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068132/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: eerie, measured, cerebral, intriguing

## Synopsis

The Sixth Sense (1972) is an American supernatural mystery series that aired on ABC across two seasons and 25 hour-long episodes. Dr. Michael Rhodes, a professor of parapsychology, leads the investigations, joined by his assistant Nancy Murphy, and Gary Collins appears in every episode of the run. Each week the pair takes on a new case of apparent hauntings, psychic phenomena or unexplained events, testing every claim of the paranormal with the tools of scholarly skepticism while the mysteries keep pulling them toward something they cannot easily dismiss. The story is set in the present day of its 1972 broadcast, so its investigations feel rooted in the ordinary American world of universities, homes and small communities rather than in a distant historical past. The tone is measured and eerie rather than gory, with a 1970s network drama sensibility, a case of the week rhythm and a steady focus on evidence, doubt and the uneasy line between rational explanation and the uncanny. Fans of The X-Files, Night Gallery and Kolchak: The Night Stalker will find a similar appetite for the unexplained investigated through clues, argument and character.

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