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Digging for the Truth (2005)

Documentary · History · Mystery

Digging for the Truth was a History Channel television series. The first three seasons of the show focused on host Josh Bernstein, who journeyed on various explorations of historical icons and mysteries. Bernstein is the president and CEO of BOSS and has a degree in anthropology and psychology from Cornell University. The show airs every Monday night at 9:00 EST on the History Channel. The series premiered in January, 2005 and has since become the highest-rated series in the history of The History Channel, which was surprising given the previous show "Time Titans" from the production crew never made it past the pilot. The third season premiered on January 22, 2007, with a 2-hour special event on the quest for Atlantis. Bernstein announced on February 20, 2007, that he would be leaving The History Channel and Digging for the Truth, and would, as of April, join The Discovery Channel as an executive producer and host of a new prime-time series and specials. Hunter Ellis, host of Tactical to Practical and Man, Moment, Machine for The History Channel, then replaced Josh Bernstein as host.

IMDb rating
7.9 (257 votes)
Seasons
3
Streaming (US)
Pure Flix · HISTORY Vault Apple TV Channel · HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2005)

6.91 avg 13 episodes 7.5 → 6.9 44 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 16 votesEp 2: 6.6 · 13 votesEp 3: 7.1 · 24 votesEp 4: 6.7 · 20 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 16 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 23 votesEp 7: 7.0 · 10 votesEp 8: 6.2 · 11 votesEp 9: 6.7 · 15 votesEp 10: 7.0 · 22 votesEp 11: 6.8 · 14 votesEp 12: 6.9 · 16 votesEp 13: 6.9 · 18 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Who Built Egypt's Pyramids?7.516
2Nefertiti: The Mummy Returns6.613
3Pompeii Secrets Revealed7.124
4Hunt for the Lost Ark6.720
5The Holy Grail7.116
6The Iceman Cometh7.323
7Quest for King Solomon's Gold7.010
8Passage to the Maya Underworld6.211
9The Lost Tribe of Israel6.715
10Secrets of the Nazca Lines7.022
11The Search for El Dorado6.814
12Giants of Easter Island6.916
13Mystery of the Anasazi6.918

Season 2 (2006)

7.59 avg 13 episodes 7.4 → 7.5 45 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 11 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 14 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 14 votesEp 4: 6.8 · 18 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 8 votesEp 6: 7.1 · 21 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 11 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 12 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 8 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 12 votesEp 11: 8.7 · 7 votesEp 12: 7.4 · 11 votesEp 13: 7.5 · 12 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Real Temple of Doom7.411
2America's Pyramids7.814
3Stonehenge Secrets Revealed7.214
4The Vikings: Voyage to America6.818
5Roanoke: The Lost Colony7.98
6Cleopatra: The Last Pharaoh7.121
7City of the Gods7.811
8The Real Queen of Sheba7.612
9Troy: Of Gods and Warriors8.08
10The Da Vinci Code: Bloodlines7.512
11Giants of Patagonia8.77
12The Real Sin City: Sodom and Gomorrah7.411
13Lost Cities of the Amazon7.512

Season 3 (2007)

6.97 avg 6 episodes 6.3 → 6.6 52 min avg

Ep 1: 6.3 · 9 votesEp 2: 6.9 · 8 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 6 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 7 votesEp 6: 6.7 · 8 votesEp 7: 6.6 · 6 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Atlantis: New Revelations6.39
2Lost Empire of Genghis Khan6.98
3King Tut: Secrets Revealed7.66
5Ramesses: Visions of Greatness7.77
6Machu Picchu: Lost City of the Inca6.78
7Secrets of the Mummies6.66