The program format was developed in 2002 by Nordisk Film TV in Denmark[1] and has been sold to many countries including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Hungary, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and the US.

The show's private detective hosts the next section, in which he is asked to try to investigate any new leads suggested by the psychics and sometimes talk to the families of the deceased.

[3] The Australian series of Sensing Murder also suffered numerous setbacks including a budget overrun which threatened to bankrupt the producer Rhonda Byrne.

The story caused a big public response, and the local community, Glover Memorial and JR Croft Funeral Directors together decided to organize a tribute.

Sensing Murder was based on a Danish television programme Fornemmelse for mord which is on record as having failed to produce any results.

[44] It was further satirized in the season finale, where host Jeremy Wells humorously highlighted the fact that not a single case had been solved.

[46] On 20 June 2012, the New Zealand Police confirmed that a recent discovery of a body at a beach in Port Waikato (90 km (56 mi) from Auckland), was that of Jayne Furlong.