Gold Rush

2023
4.6
4.47K reviews
TV-14
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Season 2 episodes (22)

1 The Off-Season
10/28/11
Facing financial ruin, Todd & Jack make the decision during the off-season to go deeper into debt for one more crack at hitting the motherlode.
2 Twist of Fate
10/28/11
Season-only
The Hoffmans have to find gold and fast. The crew arrives in Porcupine Creek reinvigorated and in record time, they are on the gold. But just they celebrate their best clean out ever, "Dakota Fred" returns and drops a bombshell on Todd, Jack and crew.
3 Virgin Ground
11/4/11
The Hoffman crew heads north to the Klondike in a desperate bid to find a new claim and salvage their mining season. 16 year old Parker Schnabel takes over the Big Nugget Mine, while Dakota Fred fills in holes at Porcupine Creek.
4 Family Feud
11/11/11
Jack and Todd go head to head over how to set up their new claim. At Porcupine Creek, Dakota Fred rips out the wash plant and finds gold that he forced the Hoffmans to leave behind. At Big Nugget mine, Parker continues to hit pay dirt.
5 Slippery Slope
11/18/11
Season-only
The Hoffman crew confronts the permafrost that lies between them and the gold. As the Dakota Boys set up their new wash plant, Fred pushes his son too hard and Dustin storms off. Parker faces a breakdown that leaves his mining season at a stand still.
6 Drill or Die
11/25/11
A crew rebellion forces Todd Hoffman to dig test holes on the claim. The tension mounts as they wait to see if they're sitting on a gold-rich paystreak or about to go bust.
7 Lovestruck
12/2/11
Season-only
The Hoffmans are finally on the gold, but a new love threatens to derail mechanic James Harness right when the crew needs him most. Desperate for pay dirt, Parker bulldozes a dangerous road up the side of a mountain and Fred returns to Porcupine Creek.
8 Gold At Last
12/9/11
The Hoffmans realize they could be losing thousands of dollars of gold out of the end of their sluices and they are forced to tear apart the washplant and rebuild. At Smith Creek, Parker turns into a lumberjack to get to his gold.
9 On the Gold
12/16/11
With the washplant prepped, the Hoffman crew finally has their first clean-out of the season. Pressure mounts at Big Nugget where Parker is forced to run his grandfather's safety dirt. But when John decides to shut the washplant down, Parker explodes.
10 Behind the Scenes
12/23/11
Season-only
In this special, exclusive behind the scenes footage capturing the production of Gold Rush is revealed. Four film crews spread over 600 miles, battle the wilderness in Alaska and the Klondike to film every twist and turn of the three mining operations.
11 Dead in the Water
1/6/12
Jack Hoffman's precious excavator gets stranded in the creek and requires emergency surgery in the wilderness. Meanwhile, the crew fine-tunes their wash plant which doubles their efficiency at finding gold.
12 Twenty Four Seven
1/13/12
Short on time, the Hoffman Crew decides to run night and day in a struggle to get to the gold, while a federal mining inspector pays a surprise visit to both Fred and Parker. The inspector finds safety violations and both operations face closure.
13 Rock Bottom
1/20/11
The Hoffman crew is dead in the water until Harness can repair their broken excavator. Parker Schnabel totals his gold for the season and hands the Big Nugget mine back to his grandpa. Meanwhile, the Dakota boys lock horns trying to re-open their mine.
14 Bedrock Gold
1/27/12
A key crew member calls it quits at Quartz Creek, massive rocks break Dakota Fred's derocker and Parker reconsiders his future after smelting his 35oz season haul into a solid gold bar.
15 Man Down
2/3/12
A heart attack has 91 year-old mining legend John Schnabel battling for for his life. The Hoffmans find a gold nugget that becomes a game-changer and Dakota Fred accomplishes what Jack Hoffman never managed to do at Porcupine creek.
16 In the Black
2/10/12
The Hoffman crew risks its all to run through the night in a bid to finally break even for the season. Fred has to abandon his best paydirt yet when his excavator gets stuck in the pit. John Schnabel returns to the Big Nugget Mine after his heart attack.
17 Aftershow Special
12/30/12
This special lifts the curtain on Gold Rush and goes inside the lives of the men seeking gold and treasure in Alaska and the Klondike. All new interviews and never before seen footage present insights into the miners' unique world.
18 Frozen Out
2/17/12
The Hoffman crew battles frozen dirt and frozen pipes as they struggle to hit their goal of 100oz. Parker makes a last ditch effort at Smith Creek Hill and the Dakota Boy's season may be over when Dustin smashes the side of the washplant.
19 Judgment Day
2/24/12
The Hoffman crew is desperate to get 100 ounces, but Todd's decision to run the dozer on solid ice ends in disaster. The Big Nugget mine faces closure if Parker fails to hit a pay streak and Dakota Fred thinks he's finally found Jack Hoffman's glory hole.
20 Revelations
3/2/12
This special lifts the curtain on Gold Rush and goes inside the lives of the men seeking gold in Alaska and the Klondike. All new interviews, hosted by the executive producer of the series, give insight into the miners' unique world.
21 Aftershow: Digging Deeper
3/9/12
Gold Rush executive producer Christo Doyle asks the tough questions and gets the real dirt on the miners. Personal revelations, bets and challenges all play out in this revealing special.
22 Aftershow: The Last Word
3/23/12
The Gold Rush miners sit down with Discovery's executive producer and reveal the juicy stuff that unfolded when the cameras weren't rolling. And, for the first time on tv, they answer questions directly from viewers.

About this show

The gold miners are back in the hopes of striking it rich.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
4.47K reviews
Adam Wheeler
February 23, 2019
The show is great, been watching it since season 1, but Google play are scam artists and thieves. I've seen many complaints about this same issue of not being able to watch episodes when you have paid 30$ for the season. You get millions of people's money and still have to scam us. Google play sucks
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Carrie Paquette
December 20, 2016
I've watched several seasons on Google Play and other sources. The delivery of each episode is very sporadic. For instance... today is 12/20/16, the last showed aired on 12/16/16 but still not available on Google play. I bought the entire season here but had to pay $1.99 to watch it on Amazon Prime this week...actually two days ago and it's still not on play. Next season I may just buy it from AMAZON PRIME!
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Erik Caldwell
March 5, 2019
Don't buy Gold Rush on the play store. The episodes are uploaded 2-5 days after they're available on other platforms. Often they will upload a previous episode instead of the new one "on accident". I wish I could get a refund.
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