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{{short description|American true crime television series}}
{{About|a television show|conjectures or open problems in various fields|Unsolved problems}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox television
| image              = Unsolved mysteries logo.png
| genre              = {{Plainlist|
* [[Documentary]]
* [[Mystery fiction|Mystery]]
* [[Paranormal television|Paranormal]]
}}
| creator            = {{Plainlist|
* John Cosgrove
* Terry Dunn Meurer
}}
| presenter          = {{Plainlist|
* [[Raymond Burr]]
* [[Karl Malden]]
* [[Robert Stack]]
* [[Virginia Madsen]]
* [[Dennis Farina]]
}}
| country            = United States
| language           = English
| num_seasons        = 17
| num_episodes       = 611
| list_episodes      = List of Unsolved Mysteries episodes
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
* John Cosgrove
* Terry Dunn Meurer
}}
| producer           = {{Plainlist|
* Raymond Bridgers
* Stuart Schwartz
* Jim Lindsay
}}
| runtime            = {{Plainlist|
* 42 minutes (1987–2010)
* 36–53 minutes (2020–present)
}}
| company            = {{Plainlist|
* Cosgrove-Meurer Productions
* [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime Productions]]<br>(2001–2002)
* [[21 Laps Entertainment]]<br>(2020–present)
}}
| network      = [[NBC]] 
| network2     = [[CBS]] 
| network3     = [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] 
| network4     = [[Paramount Network|Spike]] 
| network5     = [[Netflix]]
| first_aired  = {{Start date|1987|01|20}}
| last_aired   = {{End date|1997|08|08}}
| first_aired2 = {{Start date|1997|11|13}}
| last_aired2  = {{End date|1999|06|11}}
| first_aired3 = {{Start date|2001|07|02}}
| last_aired3  = {{End date|2002|09|20}}
| first_aired4 = {{Start date|2008|10|13}}
| last_aired4  = {{End date|2010|04|27}}
| first_aired5 = {{Start date|2020|07|01}}
| last_aired5  = present
}}

'''''Unsolved Mysteries''''' is an American mystery documentary television series, created by John Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer. Documenting [[cold case]]s and [[paranormal]] phenomena, it began as a series of seven specials, presented by [[Raymond Burr]], [[Karl Malden]], and [[Robert Stack]], beginning on [[NBC]] on January 20, 1987, becoming a full-fledged series on October 5, 1988, hosted by Stack. After nine seasons on NBC, the series moved to [[CBS]] for its 10th season on November 13, 1997. After adding [[Virginia Madsen]] as a co-host during season 11 failed to boost slipping ratings, CBS canceled the series after only a two-season, 12-episode run on June 11, 1999. The series was revived by [[Lifetime Television|Lifetime]] in 2000, with season 12 beginning on July 2, 2001. ''Unsolved Mysteries'' aired 103 episodes on Lifetime, before ending on September 20, 2002, an end that coincided with Stack's illness and eventual death.

After a six-year absence, the series was resurrected by [[Paramount Network|Spike]] in 2007, and began airing on October 13, 2008. This new, revived version was hosted by [[Dennis Farina]], who mainly tied together repackaged segments from the original episodes. Farina hosted 175 episodes before the series ended again on April 27, 2010. Cosgrove-Meurer Productions maintains a website for the show, featuring popular accounts and ongoing [[cold case]]s (murder or missing persons), with a [[Hyperlink|link]] to an online form should a viewer have information on an unsolved crime. In 2017, [[FilmRise]] acquired worldwide digital distribution rights to the series and announced its intent to release updated versions of its episodes. These shows are currently streaming on [[Amazon Prime]], [[Tubi TV]], and on its own dedicated channel on [[Pluto TV]] in the United States and the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/unsolved-mysteries-robert-stack-amazon-prime-updated-episodes-amazon-2017-new-year/ |title='Unsolved Mysteries' Solved? Amazon to Stream Updated Episodes in 2017 |publisher=The Wrap |date=December 15, 2016 |access-date=2017-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3522717/pluto-tv-just-added-24-7-channel-streams-unsolved-mysteries-nonstop/|title=Pluto TV Just Added a 24/7 Channel That Streams "Unsolved Mysteries" Nonstop|date=September 20, 2018}}</ref> 

On January 18, 2019, [[Netflix]] picked up a reboot of the series<ref name="netflix">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/netflix-unsolved-mysteries-shawn-levy-1202537462|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190118232629/https://deadline.com/2019/01/netflix-unsolved-mysteries-shawn-levy-1202537462/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 18, 2019|title=Netflix Reboots True Crime & Paranormal Series 'Unsolved Mysteries' With 'Stranger Things' EP Shawn Levy|first=Peter|last=White|date=January 18, 2019|publisher=Deadline}}</ref> which premiered on July 1, 2020. As of May 2025, five volumes of the reboot have been produced.<ref>{{cite web|title=Season 2 of 'Unsolved Mysteries' Coming to Netflix in October 2020 |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/season-2-of-unsolved-mysteries-coming-in-october-2020/|website=What's on Netflix|date=August 19, 2020}}</ref><ref name="volume3">{{cite web|title="Unsolved Mysteries" Will Return With a 3-Night Netflix Event This October|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3730464/unsolved-mysteries-will-return-with-a-3-night-netflix-event-this-october/|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|date=September 6, 2022}}</ref><ref name="volume4">{{cite news|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3798204/unsolved-mysteries-volume-4-coming-to-netflix-in-2024/|title="Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 4" Coming to Netflix in 2024|date=February 1, 2024|access-date=February 2, 2024|last=Squires|first=John|work=[[Bloody Disgusting]]}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-20 |title=Everything Coming To and Leaving Netflix in July 2024 |url=https://hypebeast.com/2024/6/new-netflix-movies-films-tv-shows-july-2024 |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Hypebeast}}</ref><ref name="volume5">{{Cite web |date=2024-07-31 |title='Unsolved Mysteries' Co-Creator Breaks Down Season 4's Severed Head Case and Teases 'Most Baffling Mystery' Ever as Netflix Renews Series (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/unsolved-mysteries-season-4-spoilers-netflix-renews-season-5-1236090355/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Variety}}</ref>