TV series, a live show hosted by Robert L. Ripley, premiered on NBC television on March 1, 1949.
In December 1995, development was underway by Canadian studio Cinar (now WildBrain) for an animated series based on Ripley's Believe It or Not!.
The series premiered on Fox Family Channel on July 14, 1999,[5] and was about three young people who discover unexplained mysteries and unusual items.
In December 1998, TBS Superstation outbid two broadcast network competitors to purchase the rights from Columbia TriStar Television Distribution for a new Ripley's series that would be an update of the earlier program that aired from 1982 to 1986.
Kelly Packard became a field correspondent in 2002, and would host coverage of events in which people demonstrate their unusual abilities, usually in front of an audience.
On August 18, 2008, a new version of the series, hosted by Chris Tiu, began airing on GMA Network, a Philippine television channel and lasted until September 22, 2010.