Expedition Unknown
2015
Discovery Channel
12 Seasons
129 Episodes
Armed with a degree in archeology and a taste for adventure hunting, Josh Gates leads the viewer on trips to solve the world’s legendary mysteries in Expedition Unknown.
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Josh Gates, a hilarious explorer for the Travel Channel, searches for solutions to some of the most intriguing unsolved mysteries and legends in the world in the wildly popular series Expedition Unknown. Gates has spent years researching historical evidence, facts, and myths in an effort to uncover the truth behind each legendary story.
His explorations lead him all over the world as he immerses himself in the key locations associated with each story, leaving no stone unturned. From searching Nepal's "sky caves" for Shangri La to sailing the high seas studying Christopher Columbus, Gates' archaeological expertise and omnipresent sense of humor provide a fresh perspective on time-honored tales.
Episodes
Season 12
Season 11
Season 10
Season 9
Season 8
Season 7
Season 6
Season 5
Season 4
Season 3
Season 2
Season 1
Specials
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missing Heroes of WW2 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| 2 | Finding the Lost Pilots of WW2 | Nov 22, 2023 |
| 3 | Lost City of the White Jaguar | Nov 29, 2023 |
| 4 | Riches of Spain's Pirate King | Dec 6, 2023 |
| 5 | Chasing Bonnie and Clyde | Dec 13, 2023 |
| 6 | Sunken Treasure of the Bahamas | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 7 | Lost Tomb of the Viking King | Dec 27, 2023 |
| 8 | Hunt for the Secret Seaplane | Jan 3, 2024 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunken Pyramids of The Nile | May 24, 2023 |
| 2 | Mystery of the Flooded Pyramid | May 31, 2023 |
| 3 | Lost City of the Gospels | Jun 7, 2023 |
| 4 | Treasure of the Pirate King | Jun 14, 2023 |
| 5 | Great Lakes' Vanished Warships | Jun 21, 2023 |
| 6 | Hunt for Spain's King Arthur | Jun 28, 2023 |
| 7 | Looted Treasures of Cambodia | Jul 5, 2023 |
| 8 | Cambodia's Stolen Monuments | Jul 12, 2023 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buried Secrets of Hitler | May 25, 2022 |
| 2 | Buried Secrets of the Nazis | Jun 1, 2022 |
| 3 | Dalton Gang's Outlaw Fortune | Jun 8, 2022 |
| 4 | Lindbergh's Lost Rival | Jun 15, 2022 |
| 5 | The Hunt for Templar Treasure | Jun 22, 2022 |
| 6 | The Bootlegger's Millions | Jun 29, 2022 |
| 7 | Escaping the Rock | Jul 6, 2022 |
| 8 | Egypt's Lost Tombs | Jul 13, 2022 |
| 9 | Egypt's City of the Dead | Jul 20, 2022 |
| 10 | Chasing Everglades Treasure | Aug 3, 2022 |
| 11 | Mysteries of Moses | Aug 10, 2022 |
| 12 | Chasing the Mysteries of Moses | Aug 17, 2022 |
| 13 | Donner Party Horror and Heroes | Aug 24, 2022 |
| 14 | Finding Italy's Lost Empire | Aug 31, 2022 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dillinger's Lost Loot | Jul 21, 2021 |
| 2 | The Lost Avenger | Jul 28, 2021 |
| 3 | Ransom in the Sky | Aug 4, 2021 |
| 4 | The Quest for El Dorado | Aug 11, 2021 |
| 5 | Uncovering the Golden City | Aug 18, 2021 |
| 6 | America's Titanic | Aug 25, 2021 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D-Day Uncovered | Feb 5, 2020 |
| 2 | Searching for America's Lost Flight | Feb 12, 2020 |
| 3 | The Hunt for Our Ancient Ancestors | Feb 19, 2020 |
| 4 | Revealing Our Ancient Ancestors | Feb 26, 2020 |
| 5 | The Warrior Queens Treasure | Mar 4, 2020 |
| 6 | The Fortune of the Buzzard | Mar 11, 2020 |
| 7 | Mysteries of Bermuda Triangle | Mar 18, 2020 |
| 8 | Revealing the Triangle | Mar 25, 2020 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls | Aug 7, 2019 |
| 2 | Treasure of the Copper Scroll | Aug 14, 2019 |
| 3 | Chasing the Fortune of Sir Francis Drake | Aug 21, 2019 |
| 4 | Mystery of Dead Mountain | Aug 28, 2019 |
| 5 | Siberia's Coldest Case | Sep 4, 2019 |
| 6 | The Search for Florida's Lost Pirate | Sep 11, 2019 |
| 7 | Hunt for the Chupacabra | Sep 18, 2019 |
| 8 | Chasing the Snake Kings | Sep 25, 2019 |
| 9 | Cracking the Secret | Oct 2, 2019 |
| 10 | Gold Rush of the Atlantic | Oct 9, 2019 |
| 11 | Search for the Sultan's Heart | Oct 16, 2019 |
| 12 | The Secret Solved | Oct 30, 2019 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deciphering the Last Nazi Code | Apr 10, 2019 |
| 2 | Mysteries of Jesus | Apr 17, 2019 |
| 3 | Atlantis of the Andes | Apr 24, 2019 |
| 4 | Lost Gold of Scotland | May 1, 2019 |
| 5 | Ghost Ship of the Great Lakes | May 8, 2019 |
| 6 | Legend of the Crystal Skull | May 15, 2019 |
| 7 | America's Lost WWII Hero | May 22, 2019 |
| 8 | The Hunt for the Golden Owl | May 29, 2019 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legend of the Snake King, Part 1 | May 29, 2018 |
| 2 | Legend of the Snake King, Part 2 | Jun 5, 2018 |
| 3 | Nazis in Argentina | Jun 12, 2018 |
| 4 | Jean Lafitte's Treasure | Jun 19, 2018 |
| 5 | Mahogany Ship | Jun 26, 2018 |
| 6 | Hunt for the Red Slippers | Jul 10, 2018 |
| 7 | Solved: Mystery of the Lost Ruby Slippers | Sep 5, 2018 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viking Secrets | Dec 27, 2017 |
| 2 | Vikings in America | Jan 3, 2018 |
| 3 | Origins of Stonehenge | Jan 10, 2018 |
| 4 | The Secret | Jan 17, 2018 |
| 5 | Butch Cassidy's Lost Loot | Jan 24, 2018 |
| 6 | Hunt for the Metal Library | Jan 31, 2018 |
| 7 | Great Women of Ancient Egypt | Feb 7, 2018 |
| 8 | Egypt's Lost Queens | Feb 14, 2018 |
| 9 | Secrets of Brother XII | Feb 28, 2018 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plummer's Gold | Nov 2, 2016 |
| 2 | The Lost Tomb of Attila the Hun | Nov 9, 2016 |
| 3 | The Vanished Empire | Nov 16, 2016 |
| 4 | The Lost Colony of Roanoke | Nov 23, 2016 |
| 5 | Cloning the Woolly Mammoth | Dec 28, 2016 |
| 6 | Journey to the Ice Age | Jan 4, 2017 |
| 7 | Cracking the D.B. Cooper Case | Jan 11, 2017 |
| 8 | Lasseter's Gold | Jan 18, 2017 |
| 9 | Tracking Tasmania's Tiger | Jan 25, 2017 |
| 10 | Captain Kidd's Treasure | Feb 22, 2017 |
| 11 | Africa's Cursed Lake of Gold | Mar 1, 2017 |
| 12 | The Ark of the Covenant | Mar 8, 2017 |
| 13 | England's Vanished Crown Jewels | Mar 15, 2017 |
| 14 | Corsica's Nazi Treasure | Mar 22, 2017 |
| 15 | Italy's Barbarian Booty | May 31, 2017 |
| 16 | India's Atlantis | Jun 7, 2017 |
| 17 | Lost Spanish Fortune, Found! | Jun 14, 2017 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Quest for King Arthur | Oct 7, 2015 |
| 2 | Genghis Khan's Tomb | Oct 14, 2015 |
| 3 | Blackbeard's Hidden Gold | Oct 21, 2015 |
| 4 | Hunting Vampires | Oct 28, 2015 |
| 5 | The Real Robin Hood | Nov 4, 2015 |
| 6 | Finding Fenn's Fortune | Nov 18, 2015 |
| 7 | Secrets of Christopher Columbus | Dec 2, 2015 |
| 8 | Columbus Unearthed | Dec 9, 2015 |
| 9 | Japan's Atlantis | Dec 16, 2015 |
| 10 | True Cross of Christ | Dec 23, 2015 |
| 11 | The Sultan's Heart | Jan 6, 2016 |
| 12 | Africa's Gold Hoard | Jan 13, 2016 |
| 13 | Kalahari Desert's Lost City | Jan 27, 2016 |
| 14 | Yamashita's Gold | Feb 10, 2016 |
| 15 | Searching for Shangri-La | Mar 2, 2016 |
| 16 | Shangri-La Found | Mar 9, 2016 |
| 17 | Lost Mexican City | Jun 1, 2016 |
| 18 | Incan King's Mummy | Jun 8, 2016 |
| 19 | Nazi Gold Train | Jun 15, 2016 |
| 20 | Hitler's Atomic Secrets | Jun 22, 2016 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amelia Earheart | Jan 8, 2015 |
| 2 | Temple of Doom | Jan 15, 2015 |
| 3 | World's 8th Wonder | Jan 22, 2015 |
| 4 | The Legend of Jesse James | Jan 29, 2015 |
| 5 | City of Gold | Feb 5, 2015 |
| 6 | Viking Sunstone | Feb 12, 2015 |
| 7 | Captain Morgan's Lost Gold | Feb 19, 2015 |
| 8 | Code to Gold | Feb 26, 2015 |
| 9 | Secrets of the Nazca | Mar 19, 2015 |
| 10 | Mayan Apocalypse | Mar 5, 2015 |
| 11 | Samurai Sword of Power | Mar 26, 2015 |
| 12 | Curse of the Golden Bell | Apr 2, 2015 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raw & Unfiltered | Nov 15, 2015 |
| 2 | Most Dangerous Moments | Nov 25, 2015 |
| 3 | Extra Finds: Christopher Columbus Pt 1 | Dec 9, 2015 |
| 4 | Extra Finds: Christopher Columbus Pt 2 | Dec 9, 2015 |
| 5 | Legends: The Real Lewis & Clark | Dec 30, 2015 |
| 6 | Weird, Wild & Off the Rails | Jan 20, 2016 |
| 7 | Columbus: Legend or Liar? | Feb 17, 2016 |
| 8 | What to Know Before You Go | Feb 24, 2016 |
| 9 | Most Extreme Adventures | Mar 16, 2016 |
| 10 | Global Game Show | Mar 23, 2016 |
| 11 | Extra Finds - Captain Morgan's Lost Gold | Mar 30, 2016 |
| 12 | Extra Finds - Temple of Doom | Apr 6, 2016 |
| 13 | Extra Finds - Secrets of the Nazca | Apr 13, 2016 |
| 14 | Extra Finds - Mayan Apocalypse | Apr 20, 2016 |
| 15 | Extra Finds - Amelia Earhart | Apr 27, 2016 |
| 16 | Extra Finds - Samurai Sword of Power | May 4, 2016 |
| 17 | Extra Finds - Code to Gold | May 11, 2016 |
| 18 | Extra Finds - City of Gold | May 18, 2016 |
| 19 | Extra Finds - Curse of the Golden Bell | May 25, 2016 |
| 20 | A Day in the Life | Jun 29, 2016 |
| 21 | Secrets of Shangri-La | Jul 6, 2016 |
| 22 | Extra Finds - Viking Sunstone | Jul 13, 2016 |
| 23 | Extra Finds - The Legend of Jesse James | Jul 20, 2016 |
| 24 | Extra Finds - World's 8th Wonder | Jul 27, 2016 |
| 25 | Insider's Guide - Secret Safari | Aug 3, 2016 |
| 26 | Insider's Guide - Cursed Gold | Aug 10, 2016 |
| 27 | Insider's Guide - Forbidden Zone | Aug 24, 2016 |
| 28 | Insider's Guide - Big in Japan | Aug 31, 2016 |
| 29 | Insider's Guide - Columbus: Legend or Liar? | Sep 7, 2016 |
| 30 | Nazi Secrets Revealed | Sep 14, 2016 |
| 31 | Further Off the Rails! | Nov 30, 2016 |
| 32 | Greatest Treasure Hunts | Dec 7, 2016 |
| 33 | More Extreme Adventures | Dec 14, 2016 |
| 34 | Global Game Show: Greek Odyssey | Feb 1, 2017 |
| 35 | Global Game Show: Without Borders | Feb 8, 2017 |
| 36 | Global Game Show: Aussie Adventure | Feb 15, 2017 |
| 37 | Extra Finds: The Real Robin Hood | Apr 5, 2017 |
| 38 | Extra Finds: True Cross of Christ | Apr 12, 2017 |
| 39 | Extra Finds: Blackbeard's Hidden Gold | Apr 19, 2017 |
| 40 | Extra Finds: Finding Fenn's Fortune | Apr 26, 2017 |
| 41 | Extra Finds: Hunting Vampires | May 3, 2017 |
| 42 | Extra Finds: The Sultan's Heart | May 10, 2017 |
| 43 | Extra Finds: Nazi Secrets Revealed | May 17, 2017 |
| 44 | Extra Finds: Africa's Gold Hoard | May 24, 2017 |
| 45 | Resurrecting the Woolly Mammoth | Jun 21, 2017 |
| 46 | Daring Discoveries! | Jun 28, 2017 |
| 47 | Beyond Extreme Adventures! | Jul 5, 2017 |
| 48 | Over the Edge | Jul 12, 2017 |
| 49 | Extra Finds: Lost Mexican City | Jul 19, 2017 |
| 50 | Top 5 Expeditions: Corsica's Nazi Treasure | Jul 26, 2017 |
| 51 | Top 5 Expeditions: Captain Morgan's Lost Gold | Aug 2, 2017 |
| 52 | Top 5 Expeditions: The Ark of the Covenant | Aug 9, 2017 |
| 53 | Top 5 Expeditions: Resurrecting the Woolly Mammoth | Aug 16, 2017 |
| 54 | Extra Finds: The Lost Tomb of Attila the Hun | Aug 23, 2017 |
| 55 | Top 5 Expeditions: England's Vanished Crown Jewels | Aug 23, 2017 |
| 56 | Extra Finds: Plummer's Gold | Aug 30, 2017 |
| 57 | Global Game Show: American Legends | Sep 6, 2017 |
| 58 | Global Game Show: Heroes and Villains | Sep 13, 2017 |
| 59 | Global Game Show: Lost Civilizations | Sep 20, 2017 |
| 60 | Global Game Show: Hidden Treasures | Sep 28, 2017 |
| 61 | Josh's Favorite Things | Dec 6, 2017 |
| 62 | Fact or Fiction | Dec 13, 2017 |
| 63 | Win, Lose or Wipeout! | Dec 20, 2017 |
| 64 | After the Hunt: More Secrets of Egypt | Feb 7, 2018 |
| 65 | After the Hunt: Unmasked The Queens of Egypt | Feb 14, 2018 |
| 66 | Global Game Show: Out of This World | Feb 21, 2018 |
| 67 | After the Hunt: Pyramid of Legends | May 29, 2018 |
| 68 | Global Game Show: Sunken Mysteries | May 30, 2018 |
| 69 | Global Game Show: Secrets of War | Jun 6, 2018 |
| 70 | Global Game Show: Curses! | Jun 28, 2018 |
| 71 | Egypt Live! | Apr 7, 2019 |
| 72 | Megalodon | Jul 28, 2019 |
| 73 | Lost Tomb of the Mummy | Sep 18, 2019 |
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Beth
I need to know if Josh Gates will be back in 2023. I'll save a little money by cancelling discovery if he's gone.
Destination Truth had a wider scope of topics (for shows), and a bigger crew that truly brought out the best in Josh.