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Mysteries & Scandals (1998–2001) on E!

The answer: Concluded May 14, 2001.
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Network / streamer
E!
Premiered
March 9, 1998
Ended
May 14, 2001
Runtime
~30 min per episode
4seasons
158episodes

About Mysteries & Scandals

Mysteries & Scandals ended on May 14, 2001, on the E! network.

Mysteries & Scandals was a series that aired from 1998 to 2001. The show was hosted by A.J. Benza and focused on the lives of various celebrities, both well known and obscure. It explored the hardships and untimely deaths of its subjects through interviews with people who knew them, still photographs, narrations, and dramatic reenactments.

The series was a documentary-style program that provided insights into the personal struggles and scandals of celebrities, often revealing behind-the-scenes details about their lives. It covered a wide range of personalities and was structured with episodes that combined storytelling with visual elements to engage viewers interested in celebrity history and scandals.

Mysteries & Scandals episode schedule

158 aired

Aired · 158

DateEp.Title
May 14, 2001 S4·E6 Groucho Marx
May 7, 2001 S4·E5 Jean Spangler
April 23, 2001 S4·E4 Lina Basquette
April 2, 2001 S4·E3 Florence Ballard
March 12, 2001 S4·E2 Maria Callas
March 5, 2001 S4·E1 Audie Murphy
February 19, 2001 S3·E51 Will Rogers
February 12, 2001 S3·E50 Charlie Bird Parker
February 5, 2001 S3·E49 Hollywood Goodfellas
January 29, 2001 S3·E48 Merle Oberon
January 22, 2001 S3·E47 John Wayne
January 15, 2001 S3·E46 Cary Grant
January 8, 2001 S3·E45 Dorothy Arzner
January 1, 2001 S3·E44 Gail Russell
December 25, 2000 S3·E43 Vincent Price
December 18, 2000 S3·E42 Maria Montez
December 11, 2000 S3·E41 Steve Cochran
December 4, 2000 S3·E40 Audie Murphy
November 27, 2000 S3·E39 Maria Callas
November 20, 2000 S3·E38 Gloria Grahame
November 13, 2000 S3·E37 Peter Lawford
November 6, 2000 S3·E36 Bette Davis
October 30, 2000 S3·E35 Hedy Lamarr
October 23, 2000 S3·E34 Groucho Marx
October 16, 2000 S3·E33 Jean Spangler
October 9, 2000 S3·E32 Desi Arnaz
October 2, 2000 S3·E31 Paul Lynde
September 25, 2000 S3·E30 Tyrone Power
September 18, 2000 S3·E29 Hollywood Ghosts
September 11, 2000 S3·E28 Alan Ladd
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September 4, 2000 S3·E27 Beverly Hills Babylon
August 28, 2000 S3·E26 Billy Tipton
August 21, 2000 S3·E25 Humphrey Bogart
August 14, 2000 S3·E24 Lon Chaney Jr
August 7, 2000 S3·E23 Susan Cabot
July 31, 2000 S3·E22 Linda Darnell
July 24, 2000 S3·E21 Sam Peckinpah
July 17, 2000 S3·E20 Ava Gardner
July 10, 2000 S3·E19 Albert Salmi
July 3, 2000 S3·E18 Bill Bojangles Robinson
June 26, 2000 S3·E17 Hopper/Parsons
June 19, 2000 S3·E16 Mario Lanza
June 12, 2000 S3·E15 Doodles Weaver
June 5, 2000 S3·E14 Barbara Payton
May 29, 2000 S3·E13 Jeff Chandler
May 22, 2000 S3·E12 Jeffrey Hunter
May 15, 2000 S3·E11 Ernie Kovacs
May 8, 2000 S3·E10 Bruce Lee
May 1, 2000 S3·E9 Marie McDonald
April 24, 2000 S3·E8 Stymie
April 17, 2000 S3·E7 Carol Wayne
April 10, 2000 S3·E6 Otto Preminger
April 3, 2000 S3·E5 Walter Scott
March 27, 2000 S3·E4 Raymond Chandler
March 20, 2000 S3·E3 Dack Rambo
March 13, 2000 S3·E2 Capucine
March 6, 2000 S3·E1 Libby Holman
February 28, 2000 S2·E51 Robert Mitchum
February 21, 2000 S2·E50 Harry James & Betty Grable
February 14, 2000 S2·E49 Ethel Merman
February 7, 2000 S2·E48 Paul Kelly
January 31, 2000 S2·E47 Dorothy Kilgallen
January 24, 2000 S2·E46 The Knickerbocker Hotel
January 17, 2000 S2·E45 The Silent Theatre Murder
January 10, 2000 S2·E44 Susan Hayward
December 27, 1999 S2·E43 Paul Robeson
December 20, 1999 S2·E42 Russ Columbo
December 13, 1999 S2·E41 Gene Tierney
December 6, 1999 S2·E40 Carole Landis
November 29, 1999 S2·E39 Marlene Dietrich
November 22, 1999 S2·E38 Judy Holliday
November 15, 1999 S2·E37 Jerry Giesler
November 8, 1999 S2·E36 Glenn Miller
November 1, 1999 S2·E35 Pete Duel
October 25, 1999 S2·E34 William Holden
October 18, 1999 S2·E33 Mabel Normand
October 11, 1999 S2·E32 Jon-Erik Hexum
October 4, 1999 S2·E31 Oscar Levant
September 27, 1999 S2·E30 Truman Capote
September 20, 1999 S2·E29 Charles Lindbergh
September 13, 1999 S2·E28 Vivian Vance
September 6, 1999 S2·E27 Gypsy Rose Lee
August 30, 1999 S2·E26 Walter Winchell
August 23, 1999 S2·E25 Nick Adams
August 16, 1999 S2·E24 Frankie Lymon
August 9, 1999 S2·E23 Jack Cassidy
August 2, 1999 S2·E22 Inger Stevens
July 26, 1999 S2·E21 John Garfield
July 19, 1999 S2·E20 Tennessee Williams
July 12, 1999 S2·E19 Otis Redding
July 5, 1999 S2·E18 Ed Wood
June 28, 1999 S2·E17 Josephine Baker
June 21, 1999 S2·E16 Harry Cohn
June 14, 1999 S2·E15 Frank Lloyd Wright
June 7, 1999 S2·E14 Lupe Velez
May 31, 1999 S2·E13 Mae West
May 24, 1999 S2·E12 The Hollywood Blacklist
May 17, 1999 S2·E11 War of the Worlds
May 10, 1999 S2·E10 Rudolph Valentino
May 3, 1999 S2·E9 Veronica Lake
April 26, 1999 S2·E8 Aimee Semple McPherson
April 19, 1999 S2·E7 Ingrid Bergman
April 12, 1999 S2·E6 Amelia Earhart
April 5, 1999 S2·E5 The Hollywood Ten
March 29, 1999 S2·E4 Bobby Darin
March 22, 1999 S2·E3 Orson Welles
March 15, 1999 S2·E2 Tallulah Bankhead
March 8, 1999 S2·E1 Gig Young
March 1, 1999 S1·E50 Jack Warner
February 21, 1999 S1·E49 Doris Duke
February 15, 1999 S1·E48 Bobby Fuller
February 8, 1999 S1·E47 Sal Mineo
February 1, 1999 S1·E46 Freddie Mercury
January 25, 1999 S1·E45 Sam Cooke
January 18, 1999 S1·E44 The Hillside Stranglers
January 11, 1999 S1·E43 Ernest Hemingway
January 4, 1999 S1·E42 Alfalfa & The Little Rascals
December 28, 1998 S1·E41 Lenny Bruce
December 21, 1998 S1·E40 Bing Crosby
December 14, 1998 S1·E39 John Barrymore
December 7, 1998 S1·E38 Vivian Leigh
November 30, 1998 S1·E37 Rita Hayworth
November 23, 1998 S1·E36 Carole Lombard
November 16, 1998 S1·E35 Louise Brooks
November 9, 1998 S1·E34 Joan Crawford
November 2, 1998 S1·E33 Spencer Tracy
October 26, 1998 S1·E32 Harry Houdini
October 19, 1998 S1·E31 James Whale
October 12, 1998 S1·E30 Frances Farmer
September 21, 1998 S1·E29 F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Fitzgerald
September 14, 1998 S1·E28 Busby Berkeley
September 7, 1998 S1·E27 Alla Nazimova
August 31, 1998 S1·E26 Clara Bow
August 24, 1998 S1·E25 Hank Williams
August 17, 1998 S1·E24 Ramon Navarro
August 10, 1998 S1·E23 William Randolph Hearst
August 3, 1998 S1·E22 Buddy Holly
July 27, 1998 S1·E21 Billie Holiday
July 20, 1998 S1·E20 Judy Garland
July 13, 1998 S1·E19 The Quiz Show Scandals
July 6, 1998 S1·E18 Howard Hughes
June 29, 1998 S1·E17 Errol Flynn
June 22, 1998 S1·E16 Dorthy Dandridge
June 15, 1998 S1·E15 The Black Dahlia
June 8, 1998 S1·E14 William Desmond Taylor
June 1, 1998 S1·E13 Bela Lugosi
May 25, 1998 S1·E12 Peg Entwistle
May 18, 1998 S1·E11 Charlie Chaplin
May 11, 1998 S1·E10 Jean Harlow
May 4, 1998 S1·E9 Montgomery Clift
April 27, 1998 S1·E8 Bugsy Siegel
April 20, 1998 S1·E7 Thelma Todd
April 13, 1998 S1·E6 Fatty Arbuckle
April 6, 1998 S1·E5 Jayne Mansfield
March 30, 1998 S1·E4 James Dean
March 23, 1998 S1·E3 Marilyn Monroe
March 16, 1998 S1·E2 George Reeves
March 9, 1998 S1·E1 Lana Turner

Mysteries & Scandals cast

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