Gold Rush (2010)

Name: Gold Rush
Genre: Reality-TV
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Parker Schnabel, Chris Doumitt, Paul Christie

Reality-TV

Follow the lives of ambitious miners as they head north in pursuit of gold. With new miners, new claims, new machines and new ways to pull gold out of the ground, the stakes are higher than ever. But will big risks lead to an even bigger pay out?

IMDb rating: 7.3 (6,184 votes)
Episode average: 7.3 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 16
Streaming (US): HBO Max
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 16 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2010)

6.72 avg 12 episodes 7.0 → 6.3 44 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	No Guts, No Glory	7.0	110
2	Gold, Guns and Bears	6.8	93
3	Running Dirt	6.8	87
4	The Ultimate Price	6.6	88
5	The Pain Barrier	6.6	85
6	Gold Fever	6.7	79
7	Going for Broke	6.6	80
8	Bad Blood	6.8	80
9	Bedrock or Bust	6.9	81
10	Never Say Die	6.7	78
11	Gold Rush: Full Disclosure	6.8	69
12	Gold Rush Aftershow Special	6.3	54

Season 2 (2011)

6.91 avg 22 episodes 6.8 → 6.6 46 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Off-Season	6.8	72
2	Twist of Fate	7.2	77
3	Virgin Ground	6.8	74
4	Family Feud	6.5	76
5	Slippery Slope	7.0	71
6	Drill or Die	6.9	72
7	Lovestruck	6.6	72
8	Gold at Last	6.8	70
9	On the Gold	6.9	75
10	Behind the Scenes	6.5	63
11	Dead in the Water	6.9	73
12	Twenty Four Seven	7.1	73
13	Rock Bottom	7.1	72
14	Bedrock Gold	7.3	75
15	Man Down	7.2	71
16	In the Black	7.1	72
17	Judgment Day	6.5	14
18	Frozen Out	7.3	70
19	Judgment Day	7.3	71
20	Revelations	7.1	57
21	Aftershow: Digging Deeper	6.6	44
22	Aftershow: The Last Word	6.6	46

Season 3 (2012)

7.18 avg 20 episodes 6.7 → 6.8 46 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Long Road	6.7	37
2	Million Dollar Season	7.5	72
3	The Wrong Claim	7.3	68
4	Secret Weapons	7.4	66
5	Battle of the Bridge	7.2	65
6	The Ultimatum	7.2	62
7	Game Changer	7.1	64
8	Road to Gold	7.2	66
9	Up Smith Creek	7.2	64
10	Leprechaun Gold	7.5	64
11	Dozer Wars	7.7	67
12	Pink Slip	7.2	63
13	The Merger	7.2	64
14	The Night Shift	7.2	62
15	Bedrock Blowout	7.2	59
16	Redemption Road	7.3	58
17	The Motherlode	7.0	57
19	Making of the Motherlode	7.0	44
50	Behind the Scenes	6.6	51
51	The Jungle	6.8	30

Season 4 (2013)

7.39 avg 22 episodes 7.3 → 7.3 46 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Queen of Diamonds	7.3	66
2	Learning Curve	7.8	57
3	In Too Deep	7.4	59
4	Road from Hell	7.6	55
5	Garnets or Gold	7.8	55
6	Mutiny	7.4	54
7	Paid in Full	7.3	53
8	Jungle Boogie	7.5	55
9	Ready to Roll: Gold Rush Special	6.8	50
10	Hope Creek	7.3	52
11	Blowout	7.4	52
12	Death of a Dream	7.3	52
13	The Resurrection	7.2	50
14	Fantasy Land	7.3	51
15	Medevac	7.3	51
16	Man on Wire	7.2	50
17	Day of Reckoning	7.2	49
18	Go Big or Go Home	7.6	52
19	Grandpa's Last Wish	8.2	55
20	Unearthed	7.4	47
50	Special Southern Quest	7.0	8
51	Gold Rush: Parker's Take	7.3	14

Season 5 (2014)

7.62 avg 24 episodes 8.0 → 6.8 47 min avg

Bad finale

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	New Blood	8.0	66
2	From the Ashes	7.9	61
3	Golden Boy	7.8	57
4	Viking Ship	7.6	57
5	Hard Bargain	7.7	57
6	Cursed Cut	7.7	58
7	Goldzilla	7.7	57
8	Gold Blooded	7.8	57
9	Colossal Clean Up	7.8	58
10	Grandpa John: Gold Rush Special	7.8	46
11	Parker's Accident	7.7	54
12	Ship of Fools	7.5	52
13	Piles of Gold	7.6	52
14	Gold Road	7.6	52
15	Rogue Miner	7.5	55
16	The Monster Lives	7.6	54
17	Rivers of Gold	7.7	50
18	Frozen Gold	7.7	49
19	Hundreds of Ounces	7.8	52
20	Freddy Dodge Returns	7.0	27
21	Millions in Gold	7.9	58
22	The Whole Truth	7.9	49
51	Heroes and Zeroes: Gold Rush Special	6.8	18
52	Pile of Nuggets	6.8	6

Season 6 (2015)

7.67 avg 25 episodes 8.2 → 7.4 46 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Blood, Sweat and Gold	8.2	74
2	Gold Ship	7.8	59
3	Moving the Monster	7.7	59
4	Grandpa's Golden Advice	7.7	57
5	Jack's Gold Shack	7.4	53
6	Treasure Island	7.6	54
7	ElDorado Dream	7.7	53
8	Mammoth Channel	7.5	54
9	Mammoth Gold	7.7	52
10	Parker's 21st	7.8	55
11	Captain Monica	7.8	53
12	Crew War	7.7	52
13	Goldzilla Gold	7.8	52
14	Million Dollar Mountain	7.7	53
15	Dead Even	7.8	53
16	Golden Bombshell	7.5	51
17	Klondike Legend	7.5	50
18	Oregon Gold	7.5	51
19	Frozen Pay	7.6	49
20	King of the Klondike	8.0	49
21	Gold Hard Truth	7.6	46
50	5 Million Dollar Season	6.8	28
51	Parker Comes of Age	7.4	17
54	Remembering John Schnabel	8.5	32
56	Klondike Legends Special: John Schnabel & Freddy Dodge	7.4	6

Season 7 (2016)

7.28 avg 28 episodes 7.2 → 7.5 44 min avg

Rebound

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Miracle on the Mountain	7.2	67
2	Eye in the Sky	7.5	56
3	Frankenstein Machinery	7.2	56
4	Mutiny	7.9	58
5	Misery on the Mountain	7.6	53
6	No Crane, No Gain	7.4	54
7	Watery Grave	7.2	50
8	Mega Barge & Kid Commando	7.1	50
9	Record Gold	7.5	50
10	Go Down Fighting	7.2	51
11	Game Over	7.2	52
12	Abandonment	7.5	52
13	Lifeline	7.7	53
14	Parker vs. Rick	7.6	49
15	Excavator Down	7.4	45
16	Double Trouble	7.3	48
17	Cruelest Cut	7.6	49
18	Miners vs. Beavers	7.5	49
19	Dredge vs. Washplant	7.3	48
20	Viking Voyage	7.6	50
21	Final Fury	8.0	53
22	Nuggets	7.5	33
101	Toughest, Dirtiest, Richest	5.7	18
102	The Gambler	6.5	16
103	Monster Machines	6.5	16
104	War and Peace	6.6	33
105	Gold Rush: The Story So Far (Series 1-6)	7.0	15
110	Gold Rush: The Story So Far (King of the Klondike)	7.5	35

Season 8 (2017)

7.71 avg 28 episodes 7.9 → 7.1 44 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Wagers and Wars	7.9	61
2	Blizzards and Bullets	8.2	52
3	The Viking vs. the Mechanic	7.7	49
4	The Curse of the Fairplay Mountains	7.8	48
5	Son Dethrones Father	7.7	48
6	Colorado Strikes Back	7.7	46
7	Inferno	8.0	54
8	The Mighty Uppercut	7.7	50
9	Gold Bars and Hail Marys	8.0	50
10	The Devil's Finger	8.0	48
11	The Holy Grail	7.9	51
12	Eclipsed	7.5	50
13	Lost Gold	7.6	51
14	The Father, the Son & the Holy Roller	7.5	49
15	Broken	7.7	47
16	Of Monsters and Men	7.6	45
17	Gold Rush: Live	7.5	35
18	Planes, Cranes, and Virgin Claims	7.5	47
19	King Kong	7.8	48
20	Independence Day	7.6	45
21	The Spoils of War	7.9	44
22	Win Big or Die Trying	8.3	29
23	American Dreamer	8.1	27
100	The Dakota Boys	7.5	16
102	The 9 Million Dollar Season	7.7	15
104	The Legend of Dozer Dave	7.5	16
105	Busted and Bushfixed	6.8	14
107	Gold Rush: Parker v Beets	7.1	16

Season 9 (2018)

7.65 avg 24 episodes 7.9 → 6.2 45 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Declaration of Independence	7.9	66
2	Smoked Out	7.8	60
3	Gods and Monsters	7.6	54
4	Durt Reynolds	7.8	53
5	The Return of Freddy Dodge	8.1	53
6	Hoffman's Ghosts	7.8	49
7	Hazard Pay	7.9	50
8	Stormageddon	7.8	50
9	Megamorphosis	7.8	53
10	Father's Day	7.9	54
11	The Resurrection	7.7	52
12	The Devil's Deadline	7.9	54
13	Sucker Punch	7.9	50
14	Old School Heroes	7.8	50
15	Wedding Bells & Emergency Operations	7.6	48
16	Broken Bones	7.8	53
17	Gold Gurus	4.9	61
18	Make It Rain	7.7	53
19	Big Red is Dead	7.5	49
20	Cold War	7.9	51
21	Brace for Impact	7.8	50
22	Fire and Ice	8.2	46
23	Three Sides to Every Story	8.4	31
51	Gold Rush: The Rise of Rick Ness	6.2	13

Season 10 (2019)

7.50 avg 28 episodes 7.7 → 6.7 47 min avg

Bad finale

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Crisis in the Klondike	7.7	63
2	A New Rush Begins	7.9	47
3	The Nugget Hunter	7.8	50
4	Leave No Gold Behind	8.0	51
5	We're Gonna Need a Bigger Bucket	7.6	51
6	Monster Red Lives	7.6	48
7	Motherlode Mountain	7.5	48
8	There Will Be Gold	7.7	46
9	No Time for Redemption	7.8	47
10	When the Levee Breaks	7.7	47
11	Rise of the Machines	7.9	47
12	Million-Dollar Pay Day	7.6	46
13	Nuggets or Bust	7.7	45
14	Cornered	7.7	45
15	Fortune Favors the Bold	7.6	43
16	Parker Doubles Down	7.6	44
17	Rebellion at Duncan Creek	7.6	43
18	Frozen Treasure	7.7	43
19	Bring in the Big Guns	7.4	41
20	Rally in the Valley	7.8	39
21	Last Gold	7.7	41
102	No Guts, No Gold	7.2	11
103	15 Million Dollar Season	6.8	22
104	Epic Fails	6.7	21
105	You Can't Stop the Beets	6.8	20
106	The Road to 70 Million	7.6	41
107	Back to the Future	6.7	8
108	Shutdown, But Not Out	6.7	9

Season 11 (2020)

7.25 avg 22 episodes 7.1 → 7.0 50 min avg

Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Perfect Storm	7.1	47
2	Promised Land	7.6	37
3	The Fast and the Furious	7.6	37
4	Breaking the Piggy Bank	7.0	35
5	It's Alive	7.1	34
6	Big Red vs. Sluicifer	7.3	32
7	Rick's Sixth Sense	7.1	32
8	Lost Gold of Paradise Hill	7.3	30
9	Back to Alaska	6.8	31
10	Record Breaker	7.4	28
11	Frenemies	7.3	29
12	Resurrecting Monsters	7.2	29
13	Got Your Six	7.1	28
14	Freddy to the Rescue	7.4	28
15	The Viking Detective	7.5	29
16	No Questions Asked	7.2	27
17	Growing Pains	7.3	26
18	The $6 Million Cut	7.6	26
19	Clear Eyes, Full Pans	7.0	27
20	Attack or Retreat	7.2	21
21	Endgame	7.5	24
55	Confessions of a Record-Breaking Season	7.0	25

Season 12 (2021)

7.09 avg 24 episodes 7.4 → 7.1 45 min avg

Season 12 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ground War	7.4	42
2	Battle of the Greenhorns	7.1	41
3	Crash and Berm	7.3	35
4	$9 Million Mistake	7.1	36
5	Crank it to 11	7.3	34
6	Curse of Hunker Creek	7.2	34
7	Family Matters	6.9	31
8	King's Gambit	6.9	29
9	Big Red, Big Gold	6.9	30
10	The Vindication	6.7	30
11	A New Glory Hole	6.9	28
12	Boiling Point	6.6	27
13	All Balls on the Table	7.2	30
14	Little Eldorado	7.1	32
15	The Secret Pay Layer	7.2	31
16	The $4 Million Question	7.3	31
17	Bonus Gold	7.1	31
18	Rebirth of Monster Red	7.3	30
19	Gold at Last	6.8	28
20	The Alliance	6.8	28
21	Whatever It Takes	7.3	27
22	Rally Valley Bonanza	7.3	26
23	Last Stand	7.4	25
24	From Finish to Start	7.1	23

Season 13 (2022)

7.15 avg 27 episodes 7.4 → 6.2 45 min avg

Bad finale

Season 13 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Seismic Shift	7.4	40
2	Searching for Rick Ness	6.4	29
3	Golden Acres Prospect	7.5	28
4	Tony's Trench Warfare	7.7	28
5	Melt Down	7.3	27
6	Man vs. River	7.4	26
7	Up on Nugget Creek	7.3	24
8	Gold Goals	7.4	24
9	Freedom for the Bold	6.8	25
10	Hunt for Alaskan Gold	7.3	24
11	Road to Hell	7.3	24
12	Pain Under Pressure	7.3	24
13	Big Gold Energy	7.2	24
14	Who's the Boss	6.7	26
15	The Last Frontier	6.8	25
16	Gremlins	7.0	26
17	Mammoth Mess	7.0	27
18	Buzzified	7.0	25
19	Big Toys, Big Problems	7.0	26
20	Washed Out	7.3	25
21	Trial by Parker	7.1	25
22	The Alaska Verdict	7.1	26
23	Here's Johnny!	7.1	26
24	Runway to Redemption	7.1	22
25	Panama Canal Jackpot	7.5	24
26	Klondike Climax	7.9	25
50	Coming Clean	6.2	7

Season 14 (2023)

7.45 avg 24 episodes 7.8 → 7.9 45 min avg

Season 14 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The $160 Million Gamble	7.8	39
2	Call of the Indian River	7.4	31
3	Hey Parker, It's Rick	7.2	28
4	Free Agent	7.2	29
5	Up in Smoke	7.2	26
6	Down, but Not Out	6.9	27
7	50 Ounce Ultimatum	7.2	27
8	Last Ditch Gold	7.4	27
9	Pivot!	7.2	26
10	Parker's Runaway Claim	7.3	26
11	Frankendozer	7.3	26
12	Money Pit Payday	7.2	25
13	Parker Comes Alive	7.7	27
14	Desperate Cry for Help	7.5	27
15	Succession	7.9	29
16	Ring of Fire	7.1	26
17	Moneyball	7.4	26
18	Parker's New Toy	7.3	26
19	Off the Rails	7.3	28
20	Waking the Beast	7.6	27
21	Rally Valley or Bust	7.4	26
22	The Money Pit Fights Back	7.5	25
23	Winter's Reckoning	9.0	40
50	Gold Rush: Parker Tells All	7.9	10

Season 15 (2024)

7.28 avg 32 episodes 7.7 → 7.3 45 min avg

Season 15 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Greed is Good	7.7	35
2	My Father's Frenemy	7.0	29
3	Quicksand	7.3	28
4	The Disappearing Pay Layer	7.0	26
5	On Thick Ice	7.0	26
6	Come Nuggets or High Water	7.3	28
7	Brother vs. Cousin	7.3	28
8	Flood of Emotions	7.7	30
9	Three Plant Blitz	7.1	25
10	Big Cat Fight	7.1	24
11	Kevin Fires Up	7.2	24
12	The King's Mistake	7.2	24
13	Parker's Bombshell	7.3	24
14	Vegas Baby!	7.1	24
15	The Thin Red Pay Layer	7.2	25
16	Rogue Foremen	7.3	26
17	Rick vs. Buzz	6.7	24
18	Another Man's Treasure	7.2	27
19	Mine Boss for the Day	7.0	25
20	Big Man Tiny Excavator	7.1	24
21	Dredge, Baby, Dredge!	7.1	25
22	Vegas Valley Verdict	7.3	23
23	Parker Heats Up	7.3	28
24	The Last Dance	7.0	23
40	Rally Valley's Last Bounty	7.6	9
50	When It All Changes: Gold Rush Special	7.8	7
51	Gold Rush: The Beets Dynasty	7.8	9
52	Gold Rush: Miners vs. Mother Nature	7.6	7
53	Expansion Mode	7.3	14
54	Gold Rush: It's Good to be King	7.6	13
55	Worth Their Weight in Gold	7.4	12
56	The Man in the Gold Room	7.3	10

Season 16 (2025)

7.17 avg 26 episodes 7.6 → 7.7 49 min avg

Big finale

Season 16 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Records Will be Broken	7.6	33
2	Eager Beavers	6.7	26
3	Rick's Bold Call	7.2	24
4	Buzz in the Hills	7.2	24
5	Pick Me Someone to Fire	6.9	24
6	The Weasel	7.1	25
7	Surprise Fortunes	7.2	23
8	No Off Days	7.2	24
9	Parker Comes Calling	7.0	23
10	Playing with Fire	7.2	22
11	New Levels of Chaos	7.2	23
12	Cleaning Up in Vegas	7.1	21
13	On Shaky Ground	7.2	22
14	The King of Keno	7.6	23
15	Valhalla or Bust	6.8	22
16	The Defectors	6.8	20
17	Trommel Around and Find Out	7.1	21
18	The Silence of the Sluice	7.3	24
19	Rick's Mess	7.3	22
20	Like Brother, Like Brother	7.6	20
21	Golden Goose, Wounded Moose	6.8	19
22	Dig Deep or Cash Out	6.8	20
23	Musical Washplants	6.8	17
24	1,000 Ounce Week	7.5	17
25	The Gold Ceiling	7.5	17
26	Klondike Shoot-out	7.7	18