It was the real thing (probably not the show described in the OP) that caused me to not be able to take these shows seriously.
"OMG! I felt something on my back!"
*camera pans to dude lifting up his shirt*
"OMG WHERE DID THAT MARK [scratch] COME FROM???"
"THEY'RE HERE AND ONE OF THEM GOT ME! THEY DON'T WANT US HERE, WE NEED TO GO, NOW!"
*back to the studio*
"This was absolutely remarkable footage. Does it prove ghosts are real? Well, I don't know, but something spectacular sure happened there."