Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
originally aired on NBC
The New Ripley's Believe It or Not! premiered on TBS on January 12, 2000, immediately following the 1999 animated series on France 3, Family Channel, and Fox Family Channel. Dean Cain was hired to host the series, and served as a producer on the show, alongside Dan Jbara. Reruns of the series began airing on The WB in September 2001, and were expected to continue until December 2001. Sony Pictures announced a trimmed half-hour version of the show would start airing in reruns on local television channels in 2003.