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The Naked Archaeologist (2005)

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The Naked Archaeologist is a television show produced for VisionTV in Canada and History International in the US that is hosted and prepared by the Emmy Award–winning journalist Simcha Jacobovici together with Avri Gilad. The show ultimately reviews Biblical stories, then tries to find proof for them by exploring the Holy Land looking for archaeological evidence, personal inferences, deductions, and interviews with scholars and experts. Subsequent to its original run on VisionTV, it was picked up in the U.S. by The History Channel and its sister network, History International. The third season began airing on Vision TV on March 22, 2010 and on History International on November 8, 2010.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (387 votes)
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · The Roku Channel · Fandango at Home Free · Pluto TV · Tubi TV · Hoopla
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2005)

6.91 avg 26 episodes 6.8 → 6.8 23 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Delilah's People	6.8	28
2	Who Invented the Alphabet?	6.5	20
3	Jerusalem & The Black Prince	6.8	17
4	What Killed Herod?	7.1	17
5	Real or Fake?	7.2	14
6	Fame & Forgery?	7.2	13
7	Accidental Archaeology	7.0	12
8	Biblical Food	7.3	13
9	Jesus: The Early Years	7.1	14
10	John the Baptist	7.3	16
11	True Blue	6.9	16
12	Return of the Hilazon	6.7	12
13	Last Man Standing	7.5	15
14	Crucifixion	6.9	13
15	King David	6.0	15
16	Jezebel: Bible Bad Girl	6.4	13
17	The Oldest Leper	7.1	12
18	Joshua	6.3	12
19	Masada	6.0	15
20	Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls?	6.7	13
21	Holy Hot Spot	7.2	12
22	Biblical Epicentre	7.8	10
23	The Mother of Archaeology	7.4	12
24	Who Wrote the Bible?	7.4	13
25	Where Is Mount Sinai?	6.3	13
26	The Real Mount Sinai	6.8	17

Season 2 (2008)

7.17 avg 25 episodes 7.4 → 7.2 22 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Would-be Messiah	7.4	14
2	The Search for St. Peter	6.8	15
3	A Nabatean by Any Other Name	8.0	14
4	Chasing the Temple Booty: Part One	7.2	11
5	Chasing the Temple Booty: Part Two	7.1	11
6	The Legacy of King Solomon: Part 1	7.2	12
7	The Legacy of King Solomon: Part 2	7.1	12
8	Decoding Ezekiel's Vision	6.8	11
9	Jewish Rome	7.4	11
10	The Giants of Genesis	6.7	14
11	All in the Family: The Story of Lot and His Daughters	7.6	17
12	The Curse of the Maccabee Tomb	7.5	13
13	The Search for King David's Harp	6.8	15
14	Hangin' with Judas	7.1	13
15	The Miracle Workers of Galilee	7.2	11
16	The Collector	7.2	11
18	What Happened to the JC Bunch?	6.9	11
19	What Happened to the JC Bunch?: Tracking the Tribe	6.6	11
20	What Happened to the JC Bunch? Part 3: The Early Christian Underground	6.7	13
21	Babes, Brothels and Baths	7.0	11
22	The Beloved Disciple	7.5	10
23	Who Were the Danites	7.2	12
24	Coat of Many Colors	7.7	12
25	Bilaam: The Story of a Talking Donkey	7.3	12
26	Holy Threads	7.2	12

Season 3 (2010)

6.96 avg 13 episodes 8.2 → 6.8 22 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Moses vs. Akhenaten	8.2	12
2	Ancient Glass	6.8	11
3	Biblical Beauty Secrets	6.9	11
4	The Bath That Changed History	7.1	10
5	The Hairy Show	6.8	11
6	Rebuilding the Temple	6.8	11
7	Gone Fishing	6.8	11
8	Naked Letters	7.0	10
9	Lilith: Queen of the Night	6.2	13
10	Bethsaida and the Cross	7.0	10
11	Queen Esther & Purim	7.3	10
12	Apostles & Spies: Part 1	6.8	12
13	Apostles & Spies: Part 2	6.8	13