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Yukon Men (2012)

Adventure · Reality-TV

Yukon Men is an unscripted American cable television series aired on the Discovery Channel. It is produced by Paper Route Productions. The series details the harsh life in the Alaskan village of Tanana where the population make their living by hunting and trapping game. It premiered on August 24, 2012. The show's prominent themes are community and survival. The television show is named after the nearby Yukon river and not the Yukon territory in Canada.

IMDb rating
7.2 (948 votes)
Episode average
8.0 +0.8 vs IMDb
Seasons
4
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2012)

8.09 avg 9 episodes 7.6 → 8.2 52 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 18 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 11 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 12 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 11 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 13 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 10 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 9 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 8 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 10 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Hunt or Starve7.618
2The Race for Fur7.711
3Going for Broke8.112
4On Thin Ice8.111
5Tragic Spring8.313
6Man Up, Move Out8.310
7Logjam8.29
8Wheel of Misfortune8.38
9Last Chance8.210

Season 2 (2013)

7.99 avg 17 episodes 7.8 → 8.5 43 min avg

Ep 0: 7.8 · 7 votesEp 1: 7.6 · 8 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 8 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 7 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 8 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 7 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 8 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 8 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 7 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 6 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 6 votesEp 11: 7.3 · 8 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 6 votesEp 13: 8.3 · 7 votesEp 14: 8.3 · 7 votesEp 15: 8.6 · 8 votesEp 16: 8.5 · 7 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0On the Brink7.87
1Feast or Famine7.68
2New Kid in Town7.78
3Hell Freezes Over8.07
4Tough Choices8.28
5Fresh Blood8.27
6Pray for Snow7.38
7Eeling and Dealing7.98
8Dead of Winter7.77
9No Quarter8.26
10Turf War8.26
11Wolf Invasion7.38
12Deadly Crossing8.06
13Rite of Spring8.37
14River Rising8.37
15Aftermath8.68
16Season of Change8.57

Season 3 (2014)

7.81 avg 8 episodes 8.5 → 8.2 42 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 9 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 7 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 7 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 9 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 8 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 7 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 8 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 7 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Breaking Points8.59
2Day of Reckoning8.27
3The Longest Day7.87
4Rising Sons7.29
5New Blood7.78
6Mother vs. Nature7.57
7Stan's Gamble7.48
8Winter Takes All8.27

Season 4 (2015)

8.18 avg 6 episodes 8.4 → 8.7 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 6 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 6 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 6 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 6 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 6 votesEp 8: 8.7 · 8 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Dark Days8.46
4Gut Check7.66
5Tanana's Test8.06
6Life on the Line8.26
7Blood on Their Hands8.26
8All In8.78
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