Diggers

2013 • National Geographic Channel
4.7
90 reviews
TV-14
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Season 4 episodes (16)

1 Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
7/20/15
KG and Ringy are hot on the heels of one of the Wild West's most notorious outlaws, Butch Cassidy. In the late 1800s, Butch and his sidekick, The Sundance Kid, earned a good living and a bad reputation robbing thousands of dollars from banks and trains. The Diggers are searching the spot where Butch, Sundance and their gang of bandits hid out. If they left any treasure behind, KG and Ringy are determined to find it.
2 Madison's Montpelier
7/20/15
KG and Ringy are in Virginia, following in the footsteps of the fourth President of the United States, James Madison. Madison was one of the most important figures in American history, and the Diggers have been granted exclusive access to his historic homes – his estate, Montpelier, and his birthplace, Belle Grove Plantation – to look for artifacts that could help shed more light on the “Father of the Constitution.”
3 Sleepy Hollow
7/27/15
KG and Ringy are in upstate New York, digging deep into what’s been called the first American horror story: “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. “ This part of New York’s Hudson River Valley is the backdrop for the story partly because it’s chock-full of Revolutionary War history -- and it was the real life horrors of the American Revolution that inspired Washington Irving’s famous story.
4 The Ludlow Massacre
7/27/15
KG and Ringy have been invited by the United Mine Workers of America to search for artifacts from the infamous Ludlow Massacre of 1914, when coal company guards fired on striking miners and their families. For more than 100 years, secrets of that day have lain beneath the ground. Now, the boys will look for important artifacts that could shed light on one of the most important days in the history of workers’ rights.
5 Treasures of the Caribbean
8/3/15
KG and Ringy are on the hunt for buried treasure in St. Croix, but pirates aren’t the only ones who could have left behind riches on this small U.S. Virgin Island. The legendary Knights of Malta once ruled here. The boys could become legends in their own right if they can find any artifacts from either of these mysterious groups.
6 Grant's Landing
8/3/15
KG and Ringy are in Western Mississippi marching in the footsteps of legendary Union General Ulysses S. Grant. While Grant’s best known for land battles, in 1863 he pulled off America's largest amphibious assault until Normandy in World War II. And now the boys are looking for the spot where his troops came ashore.
7 Band of Brothers
8/10/15
KG and Ringy are deep in the heart of Dixie, but they’re not after Civil War nectar this go-around. They’re digging for World War I and World War II artifacts from training camps and airfields in the South. The sites are all but lost to time, and the boys are fighting to preserve the history of “The Greatest Generation” and maybe find a buried World War I airplane!
8 The Real McCoy
8/10/15
KG and Ringy are back in Eastern Kentucky on the frontlines of one of the most infamous feuds in American history: the Hatfields and the McCoys. The last time the boys were here, they made history by locating the McCoy homestead, and now they’re back to join a full-fledged archaeology team and hunt for more feud nectar and settle a rivalry of their own.
9 Battle of Shiloh
8/17/15
KG and Ringy are in Shiloh, Tennessee at the site of one of the Civil War’s bloodiest battles. Our heroes are searching for artifacts from the bitter campaign of 1862 that was waged from the Tennessee River into Mississippi. They’re hoping to shed some light on the lives of the brave soldiers who fought in these brutal battles.
10 America's Deadliest Fire
8/17/15
KG and Ringy are in Saratoga, New York at the site of the turning point of the American Revolution. In the fall of 1777, America’s Continental Army rallied against a Redcoat attempt to crush them. It was a crucial victory in America’s fight for independence from British rule. Now, the boys have exclusive access to three significant sites from the famous Battle of Saratoga.
11 The Battle of Saratoga
8/24/15
KG and Ringy are in Saratoga, New York at the site of the turning point of the American Revolution. In the fall of 1777, America’s Continental Army rallied against a Redcoat attempt to crush them. It was a crucial victory in America’s fight for independence from British rule. Now, the boys have exclusive access to three significant sites from the famous Battle of Saratoga.
12 Santa Fe Trail
8/24/15
KG and Ringy are in the American Southwest, uncovering the secrets of the Santa Fe Trail. Back in the 1800s, the Trail ran through the wild towns in the West, and the boys are heading for one of the wildest. They’ll also try to find a long-lost fort that helped keep the peace.
13 12 Years a Slave
8/31/15
Season-only
KG and Ringy are in Louisiana, on the trail of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped in the 1840s and sold into slavery. Solomon chronicled his ordeal in his autobiography, “12 Years A Slave,” which was made into a movie 160 years later. No artifacts remain from his time in captivity and few from slaves in general, so the boys have teamed up with two of Solomon’s descendants to help bring light to this dark time in history.
14 Captain John Smith’s Virginia Nectar
8/31/15
KG and Ringy are in Virginia’s Northern Neck, following in the footsteps of one of America's first explorers, Captain John Smith. In 1608, one year after settling Jamestown, Smith set out with a small crew on back-to-back expeditions in hopes of mapping the Chesapeake Bay and discovering a route to the Pacific Ocean. Now, the boys have exclusive access to three sites on Smith's route that could be ripe with nectar, including artifacts from the legendary voyages.
15 Lewis & Clark’s Montana Bonanza
9/7/15
KG and Ringy are on the trail of some epic nectar right in their own backyard! They’re in Montana following in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark, the legendary explorers who paved the way for westward expansion. If there's any evidence of their expedition left behind, our boys are determined to find it. Along the way, they'll also search for Twenty-Eight Mile Station, a lost stagecoach stop that hosted travelers from the headwaters of the Missouri River to the Pacific Northwest.
16 Nazis in Mississippi
9/7/15
KG and Ringy are searching for World War II German artifacts in the heart of…Mississippi? Yes, it surprised us, too. But there were hundreds of thousands of German prisoners of war locked up right here in the U.S. In 1943, the US military started bringing German POWs to the United States to relieve the stress of housing them in England and North Africa. And the boys are headed to Camp Clinton, a major POW basecamp established in Mississippi.

About this show

"King George" Wyant and his pal Tim "Ringmaster" Saylor, 'extreme metal detectives,' scour the country looking for relics, riches & lost pieces of American history. They are driven, not by money, but the thrill of not knowing what their next dig will unearth.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
90 reviews
Michael Harris
November 1, 2014
My wife and I watched "Diggers" for the first time from our hotel in Georgia earlier this year and have become addicted. Tim and George bring an excitement rarely found in TV today. I love it when they find "Roundness" and all the other "Nectar." Bring it back on please!
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Kansas Digger
February 23, 2015
I am following in their footsteps, making a living doing what I love.
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Chad
April 23, 2014
Great show! Love their attitudes and excitement while uncovering history.
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