Gold Rush: Alaska: Season 1

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Discovery | Discovery Channel | Season Premiere Date: December 3, 2010

Summary: Six men from Oregon travel to Alaska to try and find gold.

Genre(s): Reality, Science

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E12. The Dirt: Miners Cribs
Air Date: unknown
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S1:E11. Full Disclosure
Air Date: February 25, 2011
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S1:E10. Never Say Die
Air Date: February 18, 2011

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Verne Gay

Dec 9, 2010

A winner. And for the Hoffmans' sake--plus family and friends along for the ride--let's hope there is gold in that hard, cold ground. Read full review

Rob Owen

Dec 9, 2010

It's entertaining enough if real-life make-it-or-break-it tension is what you're looking for in TV. That's also a bit of better-them-than-me satisfaction that comes in watching this and all the Tough Guy TV shows. Gold Rush has the added element of will-they-or-won't-they make it rich. Read full review

Mark A. Perigard

Dec 9, 2010

With its relentless narration, Gold Rush: Alaska more often plays like anaudible.com download with stunning visuals of Sarah Palin's home state as a backdrop. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Dec 9, 2010

Gold Rush brims with can-do spirit, but such an exercise is only as good as its characters, and after two installments, it's hard to distinguish one prospector from the next. Read full review

Hank Stuever

Dec 9, 2010

Both shows ["Storage Wars" and Discovery's Gold Rush: Alaska] also have their moments of absorbing drama and distasteful levels of bullheadedness, set against an American backdrop that once again seems mere steps away from the full-on, Cormac McCarthy-style apocalypse. Read full review

Nancy DeWolf Smith

Dec 9, 2010

Gold Rush is jaw-dropping television. Not only are most of these men total boobs and incompetents, but their stupidity borders on criminal at times. Read full review

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Reddywicks

Mar 8, 2013

I found this show to be quiet interesting to watch, i mean who doesnt dream of finding gold,haha. Sure there are some flaws in the story like assuming someone finds the motherload, which has not occured over all 3 seasons so hopefully they do on the next one, but good to watch anyways

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oliver1h

Jan 7, 2013

In summary: A bunch of incompetent morons trying to find some gold with no result....ps: and they are annoying as hell. The show is dragged out and nothing happens. They are the kind of people i would never accompany (backstabbing, jealous, The Hoffman family has no authority or leadershipIn summary: A bunch of incompetent morons trying to find some gold with no result....ps: and they are annoying as hell. The show is dragged out and nothing happens. They are the kind of people i would never accompany (backstabbing, jealous, The Hoffman family has no authority or leadership skills, and they have no idea how to get gold...). I see no reason why someone would join them ( I am a peaceful person, but they way the Hoffmans talk to their employees is very disrespectful, and they behave aggressively if something does not goes as planned....I would like to hurt them real bad sometimes).… Expand

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michaeldeleon

Feb 7, 2014

The first 40 min. Is footage from the last weeks episode, I already saw this @%+!& last week!!!!!!!!!!!! Stop wasting my time!!!!!!!! Get a new editor !!!!!!!!!! Dumb @/&?"!

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willwes

Jan 30, 2015

TONY needs to lose on his big rig, if he thinks he knows better than all the others, such as Parker who showed him up...and got more gold than if he had listened to TONY

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Seasons & Episodes

58

Series Overview
Season 8

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  Air Date: October 13, 2017
Season 7

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  Air Date: October 14, 2016
Season 6

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  Air Date: October 16, 2015
Season 5

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  Air Date: October 17, 2014
Season 4

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  Air Date: October 25, 2013
Season 3

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  Air Date: October 19, 2012
Season 2

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  Air Date: October 28, 2011
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: December 3, 2010
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  S1:E12. The Dirt: Miners Cribs
  Air Date: unknown
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  S1:E11. Full Disclosure
  Air Date: February 25, 2011
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  S1:E10. Never Say Die
  Air Date: February 18, 2011
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  S1:E9. Bedrock or Bust
  Air Date: February 11, 2011
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  S1:E8. Bad Blood
  Air Date: February 4, 2011
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  S1:E7. Going for Broke
  Air Date: January 28, 2011
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  S1:E6. Gold Fever
  Air Date: January 21, 2011
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  S1:E5. The Pain Barrier
  Air Date: January 14, 2011
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  S1:E5. Trail Tales
  Air Date: April 25, 2017
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  S1:E4. The Ultimate Price
  Air Date: January 7, 2011
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  S1:E4. Racing the Freeze
  Air Date: April 7, 2017
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  S1:E3. Running Dirt
  Air Date: December 17, 2010
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  S1:E3. Hypothermia
  Air Date: April 14, 2017
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  S1:E2. Gold, Guns And Bears
  Air Date: December 10, 2010
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  S1:E2. Footsteps of Legends
  Air Date: March 31, 2017
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  S1:E1. No Guts No Glory
  Air Date: December 3, 2010
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  S1:E1. Before the Trail
  Air Date: March 24, 2017