In the frontier town of Nome, Alaska, there’s a gold rush on. But you've never seen gold mining like this before — here, the precious metal isn't found in the ground. It’s sitting in the most unlikely of places: the bottom of the frigid, unpredictable Bering Sea. And there are a handful of people willing to risk it all to bring it to the surface.
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Shawn Pomrenke
Self
Vernon Adkison
Self
Zeke Tenhoff
Self
Kris Kelly
Self
Mike Rowe
Himself (Narrator)
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8 episodes • 2012
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paydirt | Jan 27, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 2 | One Bad Deal | Feb 3, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Suction | Feb 10, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 4 | A Viking Funeral | Feb 17, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Captaincy | Feb 24, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Eureka! | Mar 2, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Bad Vibrations | Mar 9, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Bitter End | Mar 16, 2012 | 0.0 |
12 episodes • 2013
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point of No Return | Jan 4, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Dead Men Gather No Gold | Jan 11, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Nice Guys Finish Last | Jan 18, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Gold Gettin' Hound Dog | Jan 25, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Greedy People | Feb 1, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 6 | No Snivelin' | Feb 8, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Dirtville | Feb 15, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Go Big or Go Home | Mar 1, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Don't Tell Me to Chillax! | Mar 8, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Gold Stress | Mar 15, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 11 | And No More Shall We Part | Mar 22, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The American Dream | Mar 29, 2013 | 0.0 |
11 episodes • 2013Avg: 6.5Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire and Icebergs | Dec 13, 2013 | 6.5 |
| 2 | Off the Deep End | Dec 20, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Burn It Down | Dec 27, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Let the Games Begin | Jan 3, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Who's the Captain?! | Jan 10, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 6 | 10 Pounds of Gold | Jan 17, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Backhoe Wars | Jan 24, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Money Money Money | Jan 31, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Mr. Gold & the New Kid | Feb 7, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Rescue & the Repo | Feb 14, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Final Showdown | Feb 21, 2014 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2015
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Good Morning, Viet-Nome | Mar 13, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Escape Goat | Mar 20, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Namby-Pamby Mugwumps | Mar 27, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 4 | No Man Left Behind | Apr 3, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Daddy Driving a Caddy | Apr 10, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Brokedown City | Apr 17, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 7 | I Quit! | Apr 24, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Smoke Em' Out | May 1, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Battle for Tomcod | May 8, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Payback | May 15, 2015 | 0.0 |
6 episodes • 2015
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Countdown to Gold | Sep 4, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Girl Drama | Sep 11, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Quest | Sep 18, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Baggage | Sep 25, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Blizzard | Oct 2, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Deadline | Oct 9, 2015 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2016
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gamble | Mar 30, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Pressure | Apr 6, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Golden Dreams | Apr 13, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Father's Day | Apr 20, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Rock Bottom | Apr 27, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Breaking Point | May 4, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Teamwork | May 11, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Turf War | May 18, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 9 | All In | May 25, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Jackpot | Jun 1, 2016 | 0.0 |
8 episodes • 2016
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virgin Ground | Aug 26, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Fear the Reaper | Sep 2, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Plague | Sep 9, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Double Jeopardy | Sep 16, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Backseat Diver | Sep 23, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Lady Luck | Sep 30, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Hello Heartache | Oct 7, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Goodbye Nome | Oct 7, 2016 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2017
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncharted Waters | Feb 1, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Cruel Summer | Feb 8, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Hail Mary | Feb 15, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Proving Day | Feb 22, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Fickle Fortune | Mar 1, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Reaper Madness | Mar 8, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Down & Out | Mar 15, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Penny Dreadful | Mar 22, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Murky Waters | Mar 29, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 10 | No Place Like Nome | Apr 5, 2017 | 0.0 |
8 episodes • 2017
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cold Gold | Aug 11, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Cold War | Aug 18, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Tunnel Vision | Aug 25, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Three's Company | Sep 1, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Cracked | Sep 8, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Never Say Die | Sep 15, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Fight and Flight | Sep 22, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Last Man Diving | Sep 29, 2017 | 0.0 |
12 episodes • 2018Avg: 4.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enter a Titan | Mar 30, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Crash Course | Apr 6, 2018 | 4.0 |
| 3 | Wild Wild West | Apr 13, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Over The Line | Apr 20, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Storm Surge | Apr 27, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Miners on the Storm | May 4, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Second Wind | May 11, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Every Ounce Counts | May 18, 2018 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Closing the Gap | May 25, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Innovate & Overcome | Jun 1, 2018 | 5.0 |
| 11 | King of Nome | Jun 8, 2018 | 6.0 |
| 12 | Bigger & Badder | Jun 15, 2018 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2019
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Double Down | Sep 17, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Unleash the Beast | Sep 24, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Clash of the Titans | Oct 1, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Sound Of Money | Oct 8, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Storm Ravaged | Oct 15, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Guts & Gravel | Oct 22, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Gold Blooded | Oct 29, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Missing In Action | Nov 5, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Battle Plan | Nov 5, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Race The Storm | Nov 12, 2019 | 0.0 |
22 episodes • 2020Avg: 10.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawn of the Dredge | May 15, 2020 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Back in the Ring | May 22, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Sweet Child o' Mining | May 29, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Shift Happens | May 29, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Ready, Claim, Fire | Jun 5, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Gold, The Bad, & The Ugly | Jun 5, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Dredge Men Tell No Tales | Jun 12, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Dive Hard With a Vengeance | Jun 19, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Gold Is Thicker Than Blood | Jun 26, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Heat is Off | Jul 10, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Claim of Thrones | Jul 17, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 12 | How It All Pans Out | Jul 24, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Ice Mine Cometh | Jul 31, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Frozen Chokehold | Aug 7, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Snow Blind | Aug 21, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Pain in the Ice | Aug 28, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Total Meltdown | Sep 4, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Cold Man and the Sea | Sep 11, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Freezer Burn | Sep 18, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Up in Flames | Sep 25, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 21 | No More Mr. Ice Guys | Oct 2, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Winter Take All | Oct 9, 2020 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2021
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goldslingers | Apr 30, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 2 | A Dredge Full of Dollars | May 7, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Papa's Got a Brand New Dredge | May 14, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Ship of Fools | May 21, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Machine Gun Kellys | May 28, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Naked and Unafraid | Jun 4, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Claim Dating Game | Jun 11, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Dredge of Insanity | Jun 18, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Once Upon a Mine | Jun 25, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Last Call | Jul 2, 2021 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2021
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winter, Lose or Draw | Oct 26, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Snow Man's Land | Nov 2, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 3 | No Country for Cold Men | Nov 9, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Dive Till You Drop | Nov 16, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Bust a Move | Nov 23, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Hustle and Overflow | Nov 30, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Texas Cold 'Em | Dec 7, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Yo Brother, Where Art Thou? | Dec 14, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Mining on a Prayer | Dec 21, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Legend vs. Underdog | Dec 28, 2021 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2022
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Empires Strike Back | Dec 6, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 2 | This Means War | Dec 13, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Winds of Misfortune | Dec 20, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 4 | No Jane, No Gain | Dec 27, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Brawl of Duty | Jan 3, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Truce or Consequences | Jan 10, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Diver's Ed | Jan 17, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Miner's Code | Jan 24, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 9 | There Will Be Blood | Jan 31, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Last Miner Standing | Feb 7, 2023 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2023
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goldfellas | Aug 1, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Evolve or Die | Aug 8, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 3 | New Kid on the Ice Block | Aug 15, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Ice Mission: Impossible | Aug 22, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 5 | A Nightmare on Nome Street | Aug 29, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Crawl to Redemption | Sep 5, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Wolf Of Wall Streak | Sep 12, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Jane's Affliction | Sep 19, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Big Dig Energy | Sep 26, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Last Duel | Oct 3, 2023 | 0.0 |
12 episodes • 2023Avg: 10.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Captains of Industry | Oct 6, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 2 | New Recruits | Oct 13, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Gone With the Wind | Oct 20, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Sea-ing Red | Oct 27, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Born a Gamblin' Man | Nov 3, 2023 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Drawing Bloodlines | Nov 10, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Out of Their Depths | Nov 17, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 8 | No Sleep Till Landfall | Nov 24, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Apocalypse Nome | Dec 1, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 10 | A Murky Future | Dec 8, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Fortune's Fools | Dec 15, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Endgame | Dec 22, 2023 | 0.0 |
12 episodes • 2024
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Into Hell Niño | Aug 16, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Opportunity Knocks | Aug 23, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Art of Cold War | Aug 30, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Nome Alone | Sep 6, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 5 | A Tale of Three Miners | Sep 13, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Place Your Bets | Sep 13, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Perfect Disharmony | Sep 20, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Tangled Up in Gold | Sep 20, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Choose Your Own Misadventure | Sep 27, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Pit and the Pugilists | Oct 4, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Trapped Under Ice | Oct 11, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Downside Up | Oct 18, 2024 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2025Avg: 8.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Going Deep | Aug 8, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Storm Warning | Aug 15, 2025 | 9.0 |
| 3 | High Stakes Hustle | Aug 22, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Stand Your Ground | Aug 29, 2025 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Boiling Point | Sep 5, 2025 | 8.5 |
| 6 | Big Bering Sea Gold Nugget | Sep 12, 2025 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Pedal to the Gold Metal | Sep 19, 2025 | 9.0 |
| 8 | Make or Break | Sep 26, 2025 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Gold Can Mend a Broken Heart | Oct 3, 2025 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Last Gasp for Gold | Oct 10, 2025 | 9.0 |
