The John Edward Fan Site

John published his first book, One Last Time, in 1998. His related appearance on Larry King Live later in the year prompted enough phone calls to overload the show's switchboard. The next year, John had a show of his own.

Crossing Over with John Edward

From 1999 to 2004, John was the producer and host of the show Crossing Over with John Edward, which has been syndicated and was broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel in the United States and on LIVINGtv in the UK. In Crossing Over, John performs what mediums call "readings".

Show Format

Readings in Crossing Over involve John questioning audience members with what is presented as information being communicated by their friends and relatives who have moved on. John says he receives images and clues from "the other side" which the audience must assist him in interpreting. The audience is not supposed to supply John with any prior information about themselves, their family or who they are trying to connect with "on the other side." Audience members respond to John's statements and questions, adding any details they feel are appropriate. The show often employs a split screen, the view of a reading without sound on one half of the screen while on the other half the subject of the reading is shown in a later interview as they discuss their experience. A voiceover by John is also implemented at times, sharing further insights and inspirational messages.
In other instances, John conducted private sessions away from the studio audience. The subjects of these segments later talked in greater detail about the situation that led to their reading with John and the effect the reading had on their lives. Periodically, segments revisit people who have previously appeared on the show.

John Edward Cross Country

John's current show, John Edward Cross Country, has been broadcast on WE, the Women's Entertainment Channel, since March 2006. In this forum, the audience is not supposed to supply John with any prior information about themselves, their family or who they are trying to connect with "on the other side." The show opens with a statement that he simply "lets his guides draw him to the people that spirits are trying to connect with, and the audience should only validate the information he gives them".
During the first season of Cross Country, John traveled across the US, giving readings to large audiences in public venues. In the second season, the show is broadcast from a set similar to that used for Crossing Over. In both seasons, John visited with the people who were read during the show and their families after the readings to see how being read had changed their lives.

Paranormal Study

Gary Schwartz, a psychologist and researcher in the controversial field of parapsychology, designed and administered a series of tests for John and several other mediums to verify their paranormal claims and published his belief that John's abilities were genuine in his book The Afterlife Experiments.

Terri Schiavo

On the March 24, 2005 episode of the FOX News Channel morning show FOX & Friends, in response to a question as to whether John could communicate with the vegetative Terri Schiavo, John said "I do believe that the soul, the consciousness, can communicate when they're in a state, whether it be a mentally incapacitated person, someone who's in a coma. It's a consciousness, and the soul has a living consciousness. So whether it's in a physical vehicle or not, there is still the ability to connect, but she's clear on what's going--and I can tell you that she's definitely clear on what's happening now around her." John was criticized for this statement because Schiavo did not have proper brain function at the time.