Expedition Unknown#Expedition X
{{short description|American reality television series}}
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| genre = Documentary
Reality
Adventure
Travel
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| presenter =
| starring = Josh Gates
| narrated = Josh Gates
| country = United States
| language = English
| editor = Jesse Wright, Nicholas Caramonta, Robert Claridge, Marc Femenella, Dustin Peterson, Scott Simmons, Ben Simoff
| executive_producer = Brad Kuhlman
Casey Brumels
Josh Gates
Brea Tisdale
| runtime = 45 minutes
| company = Ping Pong Productions
| channel = Travel Channel (2015–2018)
Discovery Channel (2018–present)
| first_aired = {{start date|2015|1|8}}
| last_aired = present
| related = {{Plain list|
- Destination Truth
- Legendary Locations
- Kindred Spirits
- Ghost Hunters
- Stranded
- Expedition X
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Expedition Unknown is an American reality television series produced by Ping Pong Productions, that follows explorer, archeologist and television presenter Josh Gates as he investigates mysteries and legends. The series premiered on January 8, 2015 and originally aired on Travel Channel before moving to Discovery Channel in 2018.{{cite web |url= https://www.discovery.com/shows/expedition-unknown |title= Expedition Unknown |publisher= Discovery Channel }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2018/05/08/all-new-episodes-of-expedition-unknown-starring-josh-gates-premiere-this-summer-on-discovery-channel-271214/20180508discovery01/|title=Breaking News - All-New Episodes of "Expedition Unknown" Starring Josh Gates Premiere This Summer on Discovery Channel | TheFutonCritic.com|website=The Futon Critic}} The thirteenth season premiered on June 19, 2024.
History
Expedition Unknown premiered on January 8, 2015, on the Travel Channel{{cite web|title=Expedition Unknown|url=http://www.travelchannel.com/shows/expedition-unknown|work=Travel Channel|access-date=December 22, 2016}}{{cite web|last=Jaclyn|first=Tuman|title=Travel Channel Launches Series 'Expedition Unknown'|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/travel-channel-launches-series-expedition-unknown-385473|work=Multichannel News|date=November 11, 2014|access-date=February 5, 2015}} and broadcast four seasons through 2017.{{cite web|title=Travel Channel Renews 'Expedition Unknown|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/travel-channel-renews-expedition-unknown-403598|work=Multichannel News|date=March 24, 2016|access-date=March 24, 2016}}{{cite web|title=Expedition Unknown season 3 to premiere on June 01, 2016|url=http://when-will.net/tv-series/835-will-there-be-expedition-unknown-season-2-release-date.html|work=When Will|date=September 3, 2015|access-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910220726/http://when-will.net/tv-series/835-will-there-be-expedition-unknown-season-2-release-date.html|archive-date=September 10, 2015}}{{cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|title=Travel Channel Renews 'Expedition Unknown|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/expedition-unknown-renewed-season-4-travel-channel-1202042194/|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 14, 2017|access-date=March 14, 2017}}
At the start of the fifth season in 2018, the series moved to Discovery Channel, which became the new home for the series.
In February 2020, a spinoff Expedition X premiered on Discovery. The series focuses on paranormal subjects and is hosted by Gates with Phil Torres, Jessica Chobot (season 1-7), and Heather Amaro (season 8-). The eighth season of Expedition X premiered on August 14, 2024.
In April 2020, Gates debuted Josh Gates Tonight, a talk show spinoff on Discovery which originated as replacement programming during the COVID-19 pandemic. The series features Gates interviewing celebrity guests via videoconference.{{citation|title=A Spot of Josh|series=Expedition Unknown|work=Josh Gates Tonight|publisher=Discovery Channel|date=September 16, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Expedition Unknown – Season 8, Episode 128 — Josh Gates: A Spot of Josh|url=https://www.discovery.com/shows/expedition-unknown-after-the-hunt/episodes/josh-gates-tonight-a-spot-of-josh|work=Discovery Channel|date=2020}}{{cite web|last=Nordyke|first=Kimberly|title=Discovery Channel to Launch Virtual Talk Show With Josh Gates|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/discovery-launch-virtual-talk-show-josh-gates-1290882 |work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 20, 2020}} The series last aired in 2022 with its fifth season.
Series overview
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Episodes
=Season 1 (2015)=
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| Title= Amelia Earhart
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|01|08}}
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|ShortSummary=In the two-hour premiere, Gates seeks new evidence on the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. He first sets off to Papua New Guinea, where he treks through the uncharted jungle of tribal lands; then his journey brings him to Fiji, where he tries to discover her remains.
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{{Episode list
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| Title = Temple of Doom
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|1|15}}
| ShortSummary = In a search for a lost city, Gates goes to the remote jungles of Cambodia to investigate the ancient Khmer Empire to find a Linga stone, a 1,000-year-old relic that, legend has it, was used by the God King to incinerate his enemies.
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{{Episode list
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| Title = World's 8th Wonder
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|1|22}}
| ShortSummary = Gates' hunt for the Amber chamber takes him to Catherine Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia for research. Then to Germany, where he retraces the steps of Nazi soldiers who looted the treasure during World War II as he explores abandoned bunkers and a silver mine in hopes of finding the chamber.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1.4
| Title = The Legend of Jesse James
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|1|29}}
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| ShortSummary = Gates searches across the American Midwest for outlaw Jesse James' "gold loot," which he and his gang stole from guards in Mexico. He walks a mile in James's boots, following his trail from his farm in Kearney, Missouri to Robbers Cave, where he rappels off a cliff to find this hidden treasure, then to Cement, Oklahoma, to join up with a team using high-tech equipment.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1.5
| Title = City of Gold
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|2|5}}
| ShortSummary = Gates travels through Peru in search for the Incan lost city of Paititi. His journey takes him from Cusco to the heights of Machu Picchu and finally into the Amazon's jungles.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1.6
| Title = Viking Sunstone
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|2|12}}
| ShortSummary = Gates tries to unlock the secrets to the Sunstone of the Vikings while traveling through the British island of Alderney and Norway, where he explores a crypt underneath Nidaros Cathedral to find the final resting place of Viking king St. Olaf. Later, he descends into a {{convert|37|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} calcite mine to make his own sunstone, testing its power while at sea with locals who live like Vikings.
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| Title = Captain Morgan's Lost Gold
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|2|19}}
| ShortSummary = Gates joins archaeologists in Panama as they search for the Satisfaction, the sunken flagship of pirate Captain Henry Morgan. He also searches one of many shipwrecks near Fort San Lorenzo at the reef, where Morgan's ship ran aground.
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{{Episode list
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| Title = Code to Gold
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|2|26}}
| ShortSummary = Gates searches the Virginia backcountry in search of the Thomas Beale treasure. He meets up with local treasure hunters and explores a 4-mile search radius in Bedford County using a printed copy of the Declaration of Independence, believed to have hidden symbols that James B. Ward, the author of the Beale Papers encoded. He then meets with a crypto-analyst to get further evidence on the hoax theory.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1.9
| Title = Mayan Apocalypse
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|3|5}}
| ShortSummary = Gates investigates the fall of the Mayan Empire. He explores the many cenotes— caverns believed to be gateways to the underworld—below the jungles and many ruins of Mexico, including the largest Mayan city, Chichén Itzá. While scuba diving in the dark waters of the Holtun Cenote, he unearths human skulls and ancient sacrificial altars, which gets him closer to why their empire collapsed.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1.10
| Title = Secrets of the Nazca
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|3|19}}
| ShortSummary = Gates flies to Peru to investigate the giant geoglyphs known as the Nazca Lines that were drawn into the desert by the ancient Nazca tribe. By studying newly found lines recently discovered on a mountain made by the Paracas people and joining a Nazca psychedelic ritual, he uncovers the supposed meaning behind the tracings.
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{{Episode list
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| Title = Samurai Sword of Power
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|3|26}}
| ShortSummary = Gates heads to Japan to search for the missing Honjo Masamune sword. After learning about the legend of this katana, his search takes him to the back alleys of Tokyo and the city's red-light district, an ancestral burial ground, Imperial tunnels in Nagano, and an ancient mountaintop Shinto shrine in Togakushi.
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| Title = Curse of the Golden Bell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|4|2}}
| ShortSummary = Gates travels to Myanmar to join in the search for the Golden Bell of King Dhammazedi, believed to be sunk at the bottom directly in the center of the Bago River, the Yangon River and the Pazundaung Creek when Portuguese warlord Filipe de Brito e Nicote's ship was wrecked in 1599 after stealing the massive bell.
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=Season 2 (2015–16)=
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| Title= The Quest for King Arthur
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|10|7}}
|ShortSummary=Gates investigates whether King Arthur was real and, if so, who was he? He searches for answers in Arthur's reputed birthplace at Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, and then in the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey in Somerset, site of the alleged discovery of the tomb of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere. Finally, he visits Dunadd in Scotland, where he meets an author who believes that a Scot named Arthur Mac Aedan is the historical basis of the King Arthur legend.
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| Title= Genghis Khan's Tomb
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|10|14}}
|ShortSummary=Gates researches the legends about Genghis Khan to get ready for his journey to search for his long-lost tomb. It is believed to be somewhere in Mongolia at what's known as the "forbidden zone" located on top of the "Holy Mountain" or Burkhan Khaldun, which is guarded by a local tribe and completely closed off to foreigners.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2.3
| Title= Blackbeard's Hidden Gold
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|10|21}}
|ShortSummary=Gates goes to sea in search of Blackbeard's buried gold. He explores underwater sea caves in Cayman Brac, gets up close to his wrecked flagship Queen Anne's Revenge, and drives down the Outer Banks on North Carolina's coast to dig up artifacts on Ocracoke Island, the site of his last stand.
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| Title= Hunting Vampires
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|10|28}}
|ShortSummary=Gates digs up the truth behind vampire legends. His travels start at Curtea Veche in Romania, where he learns about Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration behind Dracula. Then off to Marotinu de Sus, a Romanian village, where six men desecrated a fresh grave, believing it to be a "strigoi." He ends in Perperikon, Bulgaria, to examine a supposed vampire grave.
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| Title= The Real Robin Hood
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|11|4}}
|ShortSummary=Gates travels the English countryside on a mission to learn if Robin Hood was a real man and if he's the hero from the legends or a murderous outlaw. He visits London's British Library, explores tunnels and caves beneath Nottingham, and joins historians in search of Hood's grave, first in Kirklees Priory, Yorkshire, and lastly at a churchyard in Loxley, where researchers believe an outlaw named Roger Godberd who was the real Robin Hood is buried.
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| EpisodeNumber = 2.6
| Title= Finding Fenn's Fortune
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|11|18}}
|ShortSummary=Gates searches for the treasure of art dealer Forrest Fenn, who, after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, hid his fortune, worth $2 million, deep in the Rocky Mountains north of his hometown of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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| EpisodeNumber = 2.7
| Title= Columbus Unearthed
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|12|9}}
|ShortSummary=The search for Christopher Columbus continues with finding his missing remains. Gates follows his five-century voyage across two continents to search for his final resting place, believed to be at Columbus Lighthouse in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic or at Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See in Seville, Spain, both countries laying claim to his bones.
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| Title= Japan's Atlantis
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|12|16}}
|ShortSummary=
Gates goes to the ruins of Yonaguni Island, the westernmost Japanese island on the East China Sea, to determine whether the undersea structures are geologic or man-made. The Yonaguni Monument discoverer, Kihachiro Aratake, dives with Josh, showing him the undersea area with cut steps leading up to a level platform. Josh takes a rock sample for geologic analysis. In Osaka, archaeologist Michio Maezano shows Josh an ancient rock tomb. It proves that ancient people could have carved the Yonaguni structures, and an earthquake could have sunk them. Geologist Masahide Furukawa examines the rock sample composed of layered sandstone and shale. A stress test on the rock causes it to break along bedding planes, forming a flat surface, concluding the Yonaguni monument is a natural product of tectonics and wave action.
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| EpisodeNumber = 2.9
| Title= True Cross of Christ
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|12|23}}
|ShortSummary=Gates searches for the True Cross. This relic said to have mystical healing powers, has been lost for 2,000 years. Gates visits Jerusalem, Israel and Istanbul, Turkey to find if the cross or fragments of it still exist. The cross was cut into three pieces on the orders of Empress Helena. He examines this legend at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City where the tomb of Jesus is located and where he was crucified. Then he learns more about crucifixion in Tel Aviv and discovers ancient cross wall carvings at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Next, he heads to the Ayasofya in Constantinople, where priests hid pieces of the relic under the nearby Hippodrome. Lastly, he joins archaeologists at a dig in Sinop, Turkey.
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| EpisodeNumber = 2.10
| Title= The Sultan's Heart
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|1|6}}
|ShortSummary=Gates hunts for the Heart of Suleiman the Magnificent, ruler of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. When Suleiman died in 1566 during a battle in Hungary, his body was brought back to Istanbul, but not before a ritual was performed involving the removal of his heart being placed in a gold container and buried beneath his tent. The Sultan's followers believed his heart had magical powers and continued to beat, waiting to be returned to its host. The town of Tubek was built over the burial site to honor the Sultan. Invaders destroyed this now-lost city a century later, and the heart vanished.
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| EpisodeNumber = 2.11
| Title= Africa's Gold Hoard
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|1|13}}
|ShortSummary=Gates travels to South Africa to search for the missing Kruger Millions, the gold coins of the country's entire financial reserve. The treasure vanished overnight after South African President Paul Kruger loaded the hoard on a train, and it vanished overnight in 1900 during the Boer War.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2.12
| Title= Kalahari Desert's Lost City
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|1|27}}
|ShortSummary=Gates searches for a lost city in the Kalahari Desert in Africa. First discovered by circus pioneer The Great Farini in 1885, he supposedly came across the ruins of a lost city half buried in the scorching sands. Those who followed in his footsteps came up empty-handed and claimed it a hoax, while others vanished. Today, a modern explorer launched an all-new expedition, which Gates joins.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2.13
| Title= Yamashita's Gold
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|2|10}}
|ShortSummary=Gates searches for Yamashita's Gold. These millions of dollars in Southeast Asian gold and jewels were looted by Japan and covertly transported to the Philippines under the direction of Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita during World War II. The fortune was hidden by gangsters, military generals, and a secret organization in tunnels and caves in the conquered country. But the treasure was lost when the Allies won the war, until a treasure hunter found part of it in 1970 and has been searching for it ever since.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2.14
| Title= Columbus: Legend or Liar?
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|2|17}}
|ShortSummary=Gates investigates the myths behind Christopher Columbus. To some he is an epic hero, to others a bloodthirsty conqueror. He learns the truth about the explorer's early years, nationality, and real discoveries.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber =2.15
| Title= Secrets of Shangri-La
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|3|2}}
|ShortSummary= Gates searches high in the Himalayas for Shangri-La. He learns of its legend as a hidden utopia. In the most remote reaches of Nepal near the border of Tibet is an area known as the Mustang, an area that's been closed off to the outside world and the passage of time. But now Josh and his fellow archaeologists have been granted access to explore it. He finds secrets hiding inside its sky caves, man-made chambers carved into cliff walls.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2.16
| Title= Shangri-La Found
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|3|9}}
|ShortSummary=After learning about the ancient Buddhist realm of Shambhala in Kathmandu and exploring the sky caves, Gates continues his search for the real Shangri-La. This time, he discovers a rock tower used for human burials and filled with bones dating back to 800 A.D. Next, he travels to Lo Manthang for another day of investigation in the Martzon area to climb a cave system called Pumamba which is linked to the legend. Then he heads to Chuusang, a remote cave monastery that has never been excavated.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2.17
| Title= Lost Mexican City
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|6|1}}
|ShortSummary=Gates searches for the civilization of Teotihuacan, a lost empire left behind in Mexico with pyramids dedicated to the gods, temples, and a treasure trove of cryptic art. He seeks answers on who these indigenous people were, finds out their secrets that have been buried for 2,000 years, and what they left behind.
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| EpisodeNumber = 2.18
| Title= Incan King's Mummy
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|6|8}}
|ShortSummary=Gates searches for the lost mummy of Atahualpa, the last king of the Incan empire, hidden high in the Andes Mountains and in the jungles and highlands of Ecuador. His reign ended when Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro murdered him and brought the Inca civilization to an end. His body was mummified in a ritual that supposedly gave him sway over the world of the living. Then, his body vanished. Archaeologists have been searching ever since.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2.19
| Title= Nazi Gold Train
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|6|15}}
|ShortSummary= Gates exposes Nazi secrets as he searches for the lost fortune of war criminal Adolf Hitler's billions in gold, art, and relics stolen on his orders by the Nazis. They also built networks of hidden tunnels and bunkers. Today, archaeologists use modern technology to recover treasure and excavate the underground legacy of the Third Reich. Gates joins them, first finding answers in Germany, identifying gold in a Nazi train hidden inside a mountain in Poland. Then, they explore an underground facility in Austria, to a top-secret lab to build a war machine.
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| EpisodeNumber = 2.20
| Title= Nazi Gold and Atomic Secrets
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|6|22}}
|ShortSummary= The search for Nazi secrets and their stolen gold continues underground and underwater. This time, Gates dives for relics of the Nazi foreign minister Joachim Von Ribbontrop who sank his family's entire fortune in Lake Fuschlsee in the Austrian Alps. To learn if the Nazis were building an atomic bomb, he starts his quest for answers in Hitler's hometown of Linz. Then, he stops at the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp memorial in Sankt Georgen an der Gusen to pay his respects to the hundreds of thousands who perished here. He also explores 25 miles of tunnel under the Bergkristall complex, the largest secret underground facility ever built. It was designed by SS General Hans Kammler to oversee the Nazi's nuclear project.
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=Season 3 (2016–17)=
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| Title= Plummer's Gold
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|11|2}}
|ShortSummary=Gates sets off for gold rush country to search for the lost fortune of a Montana sheriff. During his investigation, he explores hidden cave systems and blows open a mine sealed for over a century.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3.2
| Title= The Lost Tomb of Attila the Hun
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|11|9}}
|ShortSummary=Gates travels to Hungary to join three separate archeological teams looking for the lost tomb of Attila the Hun. Legends and ancient texts lead the search from the bottom of the Danube to the mountain forests just outside of Budapest.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3.3
| Title= The Vanished Empire
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|11|16}}
|ShortSummary=On the Mediterranean island of Crete, the Minoans built one of the most glorious ancient civilizations and vanished. Gates travels to Greece to discover exactly how Europe's first superpower disappeared.
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| EpisodeNumber = 3.4
| Title= The Lost Colony of Roanoke
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|11|23}}
|ShortSummary=Gates joins leading archeologists as they investigate America's first missing-persons case, the lost colony of Roanoke.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3.5
| Title= Cloning the Woolly Mammoth
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|12|28}}
|ShortSummary=To help clone the extinct woolly mammoth back to life, Gates visits the Korean biotech lab driving the project and excavates ancient bones in a working Canadian gold mine. He then descends into a vast sinkhole in Siberia to unearth frozen DNA.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3.6
| Title= Journey to the Ice Age
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2017|1|4}}
|ShortSummary=To find a viable sample of mammoth DNA, Gates retrieves bone samples from the massive Batagay crater, then journeys far upriver to a site in the Siberian wilderness where tusk hunters carve out troves of bones from the permafrost. He takes the DNA samples to the lab and watches the process of treating and testing the specimens. At last, he views the DNA results to determine if the woolly mammoth will walk the earth again.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3.7
| Title= Cracking the D.B. Cooper Case
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2017|1|11}}
|ShortSummary=Gates investigates the only unsolved plane hijacking in US history. He joins private individuals hunting for D.B. Cooper in the Pacific Northwest. He discovers new clues and theories before jumping out of a plane as Cooper did.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3.8
| Title= Lasseter's Gold
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2017|1|18}}
|ShortSummary=Gates sets off deep into the Australian Outback, following the footsteps of explorer Harold Lasseter, who claims to have found a vast field of gold. He speaks to two of Australia's Lasseter experts.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3.9
| Title= Tracking Tasmania's Tiger
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2017|1|25}}
|ShortSummary=Gates goes to Tasmania to investigate sightings of the supposedly extinct thylacine, also known as the tasmanian tiger. Recent eyewitness accounts and photographic evidence suggest it may not be extinct.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3.10
| Title= Captain Kidd's Treasure
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2017|2|22}}
|ShortSummary=Gates retraces the footsteps of Captain Kidd in the hopes of finding his buried treasure. From the East Coast to the Caribbean, the search takes him to a real pirate shipwreck and the island hideout of the buccaneer.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3.11
| Title= Africa's Cursed Lake of Gold
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2017|3|1}}
|ShortSummary=Gates journeys to the wilds of Namibia to embark on a deep dive in Lake Otjikoto for a long lost World War I treasure.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3.12
| Title= The Ark of the Covenant
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2017|3|8}}
|ShortSummary=Gates emulates Indiana Jones as he searches in Israel and Ethiopia for the lost Ark of the Covenant, the relic said to contain the Ten Commandments.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3.13
| Title= England's Vanished Crown Jewels
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2017|3|15}}
|ShortSummary=Gates tries to find the lost treasure of King John. He explores the marshlands of England to find the king's crown jewels, which were swept away in a freak tidal surge in the 13th century.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3.14
| Title= Corsica's Nazi Treasure
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2017|3|22}}
|ShortSummary=Gates hunts for the hidden treasure of Erwin Rommel, a Nazi general who plundered the wealth of North Africa as his tank corps fled the continent. The search brings him to never-explored underground lakes and undersea relics of World War II.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3.15
| Title= Italy's Barbarian Booty
| OriginalAirDate= {{start date|2017|5|31}}
|ShortSummary=To find the plundered riches of the Roman Empire, Gates looks for the tomb of the Visigoth king Alaric in Italy. The hunt extends from Rome to the southern city of Cosenza, where the mayor is spearheading an effort to find the tomb.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3.16
| Title= India's Atlantis
| OriginalAirDate= {{start date|2017|6|7}}
|ShortSummary=Gates travels to India in search of Dwarka, a mythical kingdom swallowed by the ocean. To find evidence that the golden city is real, he dives into the Arabian Sea and visits a dig site.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3.17
| Title= Lost Spanish Fortune Found!
| OriginalAirDate= {{start date|2017|6|14}}
|ShortSummary= Gates travels to the coast of Florida and Cuba in search of a sunken treasure from a fleet of Spanish ships sunk in 1715; the hunt takes him deep into the Atlantic and the National Archives of Cuba.
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}}}}
=Season 4 (2017–18)=
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| EpisodeNumber = 4.1
| Title= Viking Secrets
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2017|12|27|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Gates investigates how a group of Norse tribesmen gained power in medieval Europe, traveling to Denmark and Iceland.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4.2
| Title= Vikings in America
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2018|1|3|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Gates follows the Vikings' westward expansion from Iceland to Greenland and North America.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4.3
| Title= Origins of Stonehenge
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2018|1|10|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Gates travels to Britain to explore the origins of Stonehenge and views a selection of monuments.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4.4
| Title= The Secret
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2018|1|17|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Gates travels all over the US to attempt to find the treasures featured in The Secret, a cryptic book published in the 1980s. He meets with members of the book's following, who each think they're about to find one of the ten remaining treasures.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4.5
| Title= Butch Cassidy's Lost Loot
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2018|1|24|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Gates investigates Butch Cassidy's missing money in Colorado, Utah, and Nevada.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4.6
| Title= Hunt For The Metal Library
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2018|1|31|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Gates goes to the jungles of Ecuador to explore a flooded cave, looking for some metal plates.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4.7
| Title= Great Women of Ancient Egypt
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2018|2|7|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Gates goes to Egypt to investigate Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, and Cleopatra. (Part 1 of 2).
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4.8
| Title= Egypt's Lost Queens
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2018|2|14|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Gates continues to investigate Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, and Cleopatra. (Part 2 of 2).
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4.9
| Title= Global Game Show: Out of This World
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2018|2|21|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Game show on the theme of extraterrestrials
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4.10
| Title= Secrets of Brother XII
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2018|2|28|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Gates attempts to uncover a treasure left behind by the Aquarian Foundation.
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}}}}
=Season 5 (2018)=
Season 5 started on Tuesday May 29, 2018. The series moved to the Discovery Channel for its 5th season.
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| EpisodeNumber = 5.1
| Title= Pyramid of Legends
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2018|7|12|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh ventures into the ancient Mayan city of El Mirador, searching for the lost tombs of a mysterious ruling dynasty called the Snake Kings.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5.2
| Title= Lost City Of El Mirador
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2018|7|19|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh concludes his investigation into the mysterious Maya city of El Mirador, from the possible burial of the elusive Snake Kings to uncovering the secrets behind the fall of one of history's greatest ancient cities.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5.3
| Title= Nazis In Argentina
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2018|7|26|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh ventures to Argentina, where many Nazi SS officers escaped after World War II.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5.4
| Title= Lost Gold Of Jean Lafitte
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2018|8|3|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh ventures to the American South to uncover the mystery of real-life buccaneer Jean Laffite and the location of his hidden treasure.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5.5
| Title= Mahogany Ship
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2018|8|10|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh searches along Australia's infamous Shipwreck Coast for the missing Mahogany Ship.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5.6
| Title= Hunt for the Ruby Slippers
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2018|8|17|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh investigates the theft of one of the most iconic pieces of Hollywood memorabilia of all time -- the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 classic movie, The Wizard of Oz.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5.7
| Title= Solved: Mystery of the Lost Ruby Slippers
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2018|9|6|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=With updates following the recovery of the ruby slippers - Josh investigates the theft of one of the most iconic pieces of Hollywood memorabilia of all time: the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 classic movie, The Wizard of Oz.
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}}}}
= Season 6 (2019) =
{{Episode table|background=#FF6C00|overall=6|title=30|airdate=20|viewers=12|country=U.S.|episodes={{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6.1
| Title= Egypt Live
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|4|7|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=From Egypt, Josh gains access to an underground tomb complex, where a sealed sarcophagus may contain the identity of a mummy who has remained a mystery for 3,000 years.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6.2
| Title= Deciphering the Last Nazi Code
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|4|10|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh ventures into the former Third Reich in search of an elusive Nazi fortune hidden with a code allegedly created by Adolf Hitler's private secretary and embedded into a piece of sheet music.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6.3
| Title= Mysteries of Jesus
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|4|17|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh journeys to the Holy Land to discover where Jesus was born; his investigation leads to potentially explosive revelations that may change people's understanding of Jesus' origin story.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6.4
| Title= Atlantis of the Andes
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|4|24|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh dives into a mystery below the surface of Lake Titicaca in South America and discovers multiple structures of the ancient Tiwanaku people, including ruins hidden in the depths, dubbed the Atlantis of the Andes.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6.5
| Title= Lost Gold of Scotland
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|5|1|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh heads to the Scottish Highlands to search for a huge gold reserve hidden after the Jacobite Uprising of 1745 that was never recovered. He joins treasure hunters chasing a lead across the Highlands.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6.6
| Title= Ghost Ship of the Great Lakes
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|5|8|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh uses a state-of-the-art two-man submersible to find The Griffon, the first ship to be lost in the Great Lakes.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6.7
| Title= Legend of the Crystal Skull
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|5|15|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh takes on Central America's jungles to investigate the legendary crystal skull discovered by a renowned adventurer who inspired the movie character Indiana Jones.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6.8
| Title= America's Lost WWII Hero
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|5|22|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh explores the case of WASP pilot Gertrude "Tommy" Tompkins, who went missing in her P-51 Mustang during World War II; he joins search teams using modern technology to locate Tompkins' lost aircraft.
|LineColor=#FF6C00
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6.9
| Title= The Hunt for the Golden Owl
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|5|29|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh uses a book of riddles with cryptic clues and joins treasure hunters using new leads to find the Golden Owl statuette hidden somewhere in France.
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}}}}
=Season 7 (2019)=
{{Episode table|background=#0013FF|overall=6|title=30|airdate=20|viewers=12|country=U.S.|episodes={{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7.1
| Title= Mysteries Of The Dead Sea Scrolls
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|8|8|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh travels to the Holy Land to dig in with an archaeologist who recently discovered new Dead Sea Scrolls. He also sees cutting-edge technology restoring scroll fragments in a way that could change how we read the Bible.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7.2
| Title= Treasure Of The Copper Scroll
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|8|15|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh investigates a unique Dead Sea Scroll etched with riddles that could lead to an ancient treasure. Following new leads, he treks into the punishing Jordanian desert in search of the potential fortune.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7.3
| Title= Chasing The Fortune Of Sir Francis Drake
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|8|22|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh searches land and sea for the lost fortune of legendary pirate Sir Francis Drake. Joining treasure hunters and maritime archaeologists, he hunts for a lost cache of Spanish gold and the remains of Drake himself.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7.4
| Title= Mystery Of Dead Mountain
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|8|29|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Braving the sub-zero conditions of Siberia, Josh investigates one of the strangest and most brutal cold cases: the Dyatlov Pass incident. Nine Soviet hikers died suspiciously. Sixty years later, no one knows how or why.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7.5
| Title= Siberia's Coldest Case
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|9|5|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh concludes his in-depth investigation of the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Taking on Dead Mountain's brutal conditions, he and two investigators retrace the hikers' last steps, and a big discovery could finally solve the mystery.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7.6
| Title= The Search For Florida's Lost Pirate
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|9|12|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh sets sail for Florida, chasing the long-lost treasure of José Gaspar. Josh joins marine archaeologists and treasure hunters working to crack the mysteries of the pirate's life so they can find the riches he left behind.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7.7
| Title= Hunt For The Chupacabra
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|9|19|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=In the dark caves and thick jungles of Puerto Rico, Josh tracks a possible chupacabra.
|LineColor=#0013FF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7.8
| Title= Lost Tomb Of The Mummy
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|9|19|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh heads to an active dig site in Egypt, where he joins famous archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass on the cusp of an incredible discovery: the mummy of an ancient high priest.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7.9
| Title= Chasing the Snake Kings{{cite web |url=https://next-episode.net/expedition-unknown/season-7 |title=Expedition Unknown Season 7 Episode list |author= |date=September 28, 2019 |website=next-episode.net |publisher=Next Episode |access-date=September 28, 2019}}
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|9|25|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=With a potential breakthrough in the search for a Snake King tomb, Josh returns to the jungles of Guatemala and the archaeological dig at the ancient Mayan city of El Mirador; the archeologists attempt to pinpoint the tomb's location.
|LineColor=#0013FF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7.10
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|10|02|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh is on a nationwide treasure hunt to solve a mystery no one has cracked for 40 years: The Secret. He travels coast-to-coast and back in time using cutting-edge augmented reality and tapping into a network of obsessed Secret detectives.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7.11
| Title= Gold Rush Of The Atlantic
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|10|10|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh has a fresh lead on the massive lost treasure of the shipwrecked 1715 Spanish fleet. He returns to Florida's Atlantic coast and dives in with a new expedition that uses the latest tech to locate the fleet's flagship.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7.12
| Title= Search For The Sultan's Heart
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|10|17|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Four years after Josh went on a journey to find the lost heart of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, he travels to the newly rediscovered town of Turbek for some shocking new revelations about the case.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7.13
| Title= The Secret Solved
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2019|10|31|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Breaking news sends Josh racing across the globe. One of the wickedly hard puzzles of The Secret, which he has been chasing for years, might have been solved, and while he's been crisscrossing the US, this solution is in his hometown.
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}}}}
=Season 8 (2020)=
{{Episode table|background=#FFFF00|overall=6|title=30|airdate=20|viewers=12|country=U.S.|episodes={{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8.1
| Title= Digging Into D-Day
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2020|2|5|}}
|ShortSummary=Josh touches down in Normandy to investigate land, air, and sea battles. The expedition reveals a Nazi threat greater than ever imagined, unearthing a massive German bunker complex buried for 75 years.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8.2
| Title= Searching For America's Lost Flight
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2020|2|12|}}
|ShortSummary= The mysterious vanishing of Northwest Flight 2501 with 58 people aboard.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8.3
| Title= Hunting Our Ancient Ancestors
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2020|2|19|}}
|ShortSummary= In search of humanity's origins, Josh joins researchers in Tanzania who are unearthing traces of human ancestors at the prehistoric site Laetoli. He witnesses the predatory behavior of lions and joins a traditional hunt with the Hadza people.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8.4
| Title= Revealing Our Ancient Ancestors
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2020|2|26|}}
|ShortSummary=Josh continues his exploration of human evolution, observing chimpanzees at Gombe Stream National Park. In South Africa, he delves into the Sterkfontein caves where the Australopithecus Little Foot was discovered and visited a prehistoric archaeological site in Pondoland.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8.5
| Title= The Warrior Queen's Treasure
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2020|3|4|}}
|ShortSummary=Searching across England, Josh unearths a cache of ancient treasure as he chases the legend of Queen Boudica, the legendary Celtic queen who nearly defeated the invading Roman army 2,000 years ago.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8.6
| Title= The Fortune of the Buzzard
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2020|3|11|}}
|ShortSummary=Josh takes on the Indian Ocean's punishing waters as he chases the lost treasure of Olivier Levasseur, AKA "The Buzzard," rumored to be worth more than a billion dollars.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8.7
| Title= Mysteries of Bermuda Triangle
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2020|3|18|}}
|ShortSummary=Josh dives into the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle. His investigation leads him to the ocean floor, the skies above, and even the edge of space as he tackles some of the most intriguing disappearances in history.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8.8
| Title= Revealing the Bermuda Triangle
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2020|3|25|}}
|ShortSummary=Concluding his epic investigation, Josh uses cutting-edge technology to investigate the Triangle's most infamous shipwreck and lost flights.
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}}}}
=Season 9 (2021)=
{{Episode table|background=#22BBAA|overall=6|title=30|airdate=20|viewers=12|country=U.S.|episodes={{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9.1
| Title= Dillinger's Lost Loot
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2021|7|21|}}
|ShortSummary=Josh travels the American Midwest tracing the history of legendary outlaw John Dillinger.
|LineColor=#22BBAA
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9.2
| Title= The Lost Avenger
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2021|7|28|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh joins Project Recover to search for a lost World War II bomber in the waters near California's Channel Islands.
|LineColor=#22BBAA
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9.3
| Title= Ransom in the Sky
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2021|8|04|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh searches the Pacific Northwest for clues to the mystery of D. B. Cooper.
|LineColor=#22BBAA
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9.4
| Title= The Quest for El Dorado
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2021|8|11|}}
|ShortSummary=Josh heads to Colombia to investigate the golden treasures and lost cities that inspired the legend of El Dorado.
|LineColor=#22BBAA
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9.5
| Title= Uncovering the Golden City
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2021|8|18|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh continues his trek in search of lost Tairona cities in the Colombian jungle.
|LineColor=#22BBAA
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9.6
| Title= America's Titanic
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2021|8|25|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Josh joins a salvage team off the North Carolina coast to investigate the sunken steamship Pulaski and its hoard of rare coins.
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}}}}
=Season 10 (2022)=
{{Episode table|background=#332288|overall=6|title=30|airdate=20|viewers=12|country=U.S.|episodes={{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10.1
| Title= Buried Secrets of Hitler
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|5|25|}}
|access-date=May 27, 2023|work=ShowBuzzDaily}}
|ShortSummary=Josh joins a team in Poland to explore a World War II Nazi tunnel that may contain stolen artwork.
|LineColor=#332288
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10.2
| Title= Nazi Buried Secrets
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|6|01|}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary=Josh continues his quest to find Nazi plunder and artifacts hidden in Poland.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10.3
| Title=Outlaw Fortune
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|6|08|}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary=Josh travels to Kansas and Oklahoma to search for the lost treasure of the infamous Dalton Gang.
|LineColor=#332288
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10.4
| Title= Lindbergh's Lost Rival
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|6|15|}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary=Josh visits Paris, then scours the wilderness of Maine and Newfoundland to find the wreckage of L'Oiseau Blanc (The White Bird), which disappeared in 1927 while competing for the Orteig Prize.
|LineColor=#332288
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10.5
| Title= Knights Templar Treasure Hunt
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|6|22|}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary=Josh searches England and Poland to unearth the secret world of the Knights Templar, the legendary warriors rumored to have amassed vast riches and treasures, including the coveted Holy Grail.
|LineColor=#332288
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10.6
| Title= The Bootlegger's Millions
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|6|29|}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary=Josh investigates the buried fortune of Prohibition era mobster Dutch Schultz; he joins divers in the murky waters near a New York mansion where Dutch once lived and explored underground passageways in the bunker that concealed the bootlegger's secret distillery.
|LineColor=#332288
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10.7
| Title= Escaping the Rock
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|7|06|}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary=Josh heads to Alcatraz in San Francisco to trace the route of three missing convicts from a famous 1962 escape attempt. Then, he searches the jungles of Brazil for evidence that the fugitives might have fled there.
|LineColor=#332288
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10.8
| Title= Egypt's Lost Tombs
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|7|13|}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary=Egypt's ministry of antiquities invites Josh to join an active dig at Saqqara, where he unearths mummies and treasure buried in 4000-year-old tombs. He examines the pyramid of Merenre and the mummy found within, which could be the oldest known remains of a pharaoh.
|LineColor=#332288
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10.9
| Title= Egypt's City of the Dead
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|7|20|}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary=Josh visits Luxor, then continues excavating at the Saqqara necropolis, where he uncovers another mummy. He explores the tomb of a high-ranking Old Kingdom official that hints at the societal collapse that led to the First Intermediate Period.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10.10
| Title= Chasing Everglades Treasure
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|8|03|}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary=Josh learns the history of the "King of the Everglades," bank robber and rum-runner John Ashley while searching Florida's swamps for his possible hidden treasure.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10.11
| Title= Mysteries of Moses
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|8|10|}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary=Josh investigates the history of Moses, exploring Egyptian tombs that may relate to his story, visiting Saint Catherine's Monastery at Mount Sinai, and climbing the holy mountain.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10.12
| Title= Chasing the Mysteries of Moses
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|8|17|}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary=Josh continues to follow the legends of Moses, searching for evidence of Semitic languages at Serabit el-Khadim in the Sinai Peninsula. He tours an archaeological dig at Khirbet el-Mastarah in the West Bank, dives into the Sea of Galilee, and visits Nabi Musa which is believed by some to be the tomb of Moses.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10.13
| Title= Donner Party Horror and Heroes
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|8|24|}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary=Josh ventures into the snowy Sierra Nevada mountains near Truckee, California with a group who are re-tracing the path of the ill-fated Donner Party and investigates the heroic story of their rescuers.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10.14
| Title= Finding Italy's Lost Empire
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|8|31|}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary=In Italy, Josh learns about the ancient Etruscan civilization and its influence on Roman culture as he explores tombs at Tarquinia and Cerveteri.
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=Season 11 (2023)=
{{Episode table|background=#A485FF|overall=6|title=30|airdate=20|viewers=12|country=U.S.|episodes={{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11.1
| Title = Sunken Pyramids of The Nile
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|5|24|}}
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| ShortSummary = Just before the outbreak of the 2023 Sudan conflict, Josh visits Sudan to explore the ancient pyramids of the Nubian Kingdom of Kush. At Nuri, he joins archaeologists in an underwater excavation of the sunken tomb of Nastasen.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11.2
| Title = Mystery of the Flooded Pyramid
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|5|31|}}
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| ShortSummary= Josh concludes his investigation of Kush as he climbs the holy mountain Jebel Barkal to learn the religious and martial reasons behind the Kushite rule of Egypt. At Nastasen's tomb, divers recover apparent proof of the king's from his sarcophagus.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11.3
| Title = Lost City of the Gospels
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|6|7|}}
|access-date=June 9, 2023|work=ShowBuzzDaily}}
| ShortSummary = In the Golan Heights, Josh visits archaeological sites claimed to be Bethsaida, the lost settlement which, according to the gospels, was the hometown of three apostles and a place where Jesus performed miracles.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11.4
| Title = Treasure of the Pirate King
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|6|14|}}
|access-date=June 15, 2023|work=ShowBuzzDaily}}
| ShortSummary = In England, Josh searches the coast of The Lizard in Cornwall for the loot of Henry Avery, who reportedly escaped with the largest treasure in the history of piracy.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11.5
| Title = Great Lakes' Vanished Warships
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|6|21|}}
|access-date=June 28, 2023|work=ShowBuzzDaily}}
| ShortSummary = Josh dives into Lake Superior in search of the lost World War I French minesweepers Inkerman and Cerisoles, exploring the waters near the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Michipicoten Island in Canada.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11.6
| Title = Hunt for Spain's King Arthur
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|6|28|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Josh travels to Asturias in Spain to investigate the truth behind the legend of the 8th century King Pelayo. He joins researchers to uncover ceremonial human burials deep in the La Garma cave complex.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11.7
| Title = Looted Treasures of Cambodia
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|7|05|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = In Cambodia, Josh joins archaeologists at Koh Ker which briefly was the capital of the Khmer Empire. The team uncovers ancient temple carvings and searches for evidence that could help repatriate stolen statues lost through the illicit antiquities trade.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11.8
| Title = Cambodia's Stolen Monuments
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|7|12|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Josh continues his investigation into artifacts looted by former Khmer Rouge soldiers and traded by controversial antiquities dealer Douglas Latchford. He examines possible reasons for the historical fall of Koh Ker, dives for statue fragments in a temple moat, and helps to recover a piece of the pedestal of an iconic statue.
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=Season 12 (2023)=
{{Episode table|background=#F366AA|overall=6|title=30|airdate=20|airdateR={{cite web |title=Shows A-Z – Expedition Unknown on Discovery |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/expedition-unknown/listings/ |website=The Futon Critic |access-date=November 11, 2023}}|viewers=12|country=U.S.|episodes={{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12.1
| Title = Missing Heroes of WW2
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|11|15|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Josh joins Project Recover at Chuuk Lagoon in Micronesia to search for the remains of missing-in-action servicemen and aircraft from Operation Hailstone.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12.2
| Title = Finding the Lost Pilots of WW2
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|11|22|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Josh concludes his stay at Chuuk Lagoon by visiting underwater sites identified by sonar survey, including a dive to a recently-discovered Douglas SBD Dauntless.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12.3
| Title = Lost City of the White Jaguar
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|11|29|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Josh joins an expedition to uncover the Maya lost city of Sac Balam located deep in the Lacandon Jungle of Chiapas, Mexico.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12.4
| Title = Riches of Spain's Pirate King
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|12|06|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Josh's hunt for the pirate king Amaro Pargo's hidden stolen treasure in the Canary Islands leads him beneath an active volcano.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12.5
| Title = Chasing Bonnie and Clyde
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|12|13|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Josh teams up with a former FBI agent looking for information in an East Texas cave used as a hideout that once belonged to the infamous bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12.6
| Title = Sunken Treasure of the Bahamas
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|12|20|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = At Little Bahama Bank, Josh joins a salvage team financed by businessman Carl Allen to recover artifacts from the 1656 wreck of the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12.7
| Title = Lost Tomb of the Viking King
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2023|12|27|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Josh traverses Denmark, Sweden, and Poland exploring the legend of King Harald Bluetooth and the lost Viking settlement Jomsborg that may be his final resting place.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12.8
| Title = Hunt for the Secret Seaplane
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|01|03|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Josh joins a salvage team seeking the wreckage of the XP5Y, a prototype U.S. Navy seaplane that crashed off the coast of San Diego, California in 1953.
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=Season 13 (2024)=
{{Episode table|background=#F37744|overall=6|title=30|airdate=20|viewers=12|country=U.S.|episodes={{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13.1
| Title = Hunt for Alexander the Great
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|06|19|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Josh Gates investigates the lost tomb of Alexander the Great, visiting the tomb of Phillip II in Vergina, Greece and an archaeological dig in the middle of modern Alexandria, Egypt.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13.2
| Title = Alexander's Lost Tomb
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|06|26|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Josh continues the search in Alexandria, then visits the British Museum in London and St Mark's Basilica in Venice to pursue one researcher's theory that Alexander's remains might actually lie in the place of Saint Mark's relics.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13.3
| Title = Traitors' Treasure of 1776
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|07|03|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = In Pennsylvania, Josh joins researchers who are investigating the hideouts and possible lost fortune of the Doan Outlaws, a Loyalist family of spies and robbers who opposed the Patriots during the American Revolutionary War.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13.4
| Title = Sharks vs. Nazis in Paradise
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|07|10|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Josh joins shark expert Tristan Guttridge in the waters off Key West in an attempt to track sharks to the lost wreck of the Norlindo, a fuel tanker sunk by a German U-boat during Operation Drumbeat.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13.5
| Title = Lost Bomber of World War II
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|07|17|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Josh meets the restoration team of the Fleet Air Arm Museum searching for parts of Fairey Barracudas, a model of British bombers of which no intact examples exist. He excavates a former airfield in St Andrews, Scotland then finds wreckage near Alta in the far north of Norway, where Barracudas once attacked the Nazi battleship Tirpitz.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13.6
| Title = Chasing Africa's Atlantis
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|07|24|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Josh travels to Zanzibar and Mafia Island in Tanzania in search of Rhapta, a lost city of fortune at the bottom of the ocean that's described as the Atlantis of Africa.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13.7
| Title = America's MIA Heroines
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|07|31|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Josh teams up with Project Recovery again, searching for a Douglas C-47 Skytrain plane that was lost off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire in 1945 while transporting 18 members of the Women's Army Corps (WAC) .
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}}
}}
=Season 14 (2024)=
{{Episode table|background=#2E6427|overall=6|title=30|airdate=20|viewers=12|country=U.S.|episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14.1
| Title = Hunt for Petra's Lost Tombs
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|10|9|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = To investigate the ancient Nabataeans, Josh joins a team in Petra, Jordan with permission to excavate in front of its iconic Treasury. Then he travels to the ruins of Sela where a cliffside inscription may explain how the fall of the Kingdom of Edom led to the Nabataeans' rise to power.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14.2
| Title = Petra's Secrets Revealed
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|10|16|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Josh concludes his visit to Petra, joining archaeologists as they open the tomb below the Treasury, finding skeletal remains and artifacts likely dating to the first century BCE. Then Josh visits scientists using computer imaging to reconstruct scrolls that reveal how the Nabataeans influenced later cultures.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14.3
| Title = Search for Pan Am's Clipper
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|10|23|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Josh joins a team off the coast of San Juan, Puerto Rico searching for the wreck of a Douglas DC-4 named Clipper Endeavor, which was involved in a tragic 1952 accident that changed over-water airline safety regulations.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14.4
| Title = America's First Train Robbers
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|11|6|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Josh meets up with treasure hunters in Indiana, on the search for the lost loot of the Reno Gang, a group of 19th century train robbers.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14.5
| Title = Dive for America's Pirate Loot
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|11|13|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Searching for the sunken treasure of "Black Sam" Bellamy, Josh joins a team at the shoals off Cape Cod, Massachusetts who are excavating the Whydah, the only authenticated wreck of a pirate ship from the Golden Age of Piracy ever discovered.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14.6
| Title = 'Twas the Search for Saint Nick
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2024|11|20|}}
| Viewers =
| ShortSummary = Josh goes in search of the bones of Saint Nicholas, the historical inspiration for Santa Claus. Josh visits the saint's place of origin in Myra in Turkey and locations of his possible remains: Bari and Venice in Italy and even in Chicago.
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}}
=Extra Finds (2016–17)=
Extra Finds episodes involve viewers interacting with Gates.
{{Episode table |background=#B40405 |overall=6 |title=30 |airdate=20 |viewers=12 |country=US |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title= Extra Finds: Captain Morgan's Lost Gold
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|3|30}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Additional coverage of Gates's attempt to find Captain Morgan's lost gold and sunken flagship.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title= Extra Finds: Temple of Doom
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|4|6}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Additional coverage of Gates's search for the Linga stones.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title= Extra Finds: Secrets of the Nazca
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|4|13}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Additional coverage of the Nazca Lines.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title= Extra Finds: Mayan Apocalypse
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|4|20}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Additional coverage of the season one Mayan Empire episode.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title= Extra Finds: Amelia Earhart
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|4|27}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title= Extra Finds: Samurai Sword of Power
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|5|4}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title= Extra Finds: Code to Gold
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|5|11}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Additional coverage of the Thomas Beale treasure.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title= Extra Finds: City of Gold
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|5|18}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Additional coverage of the City of Gold.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title= Extra Finds: Curse of the Golden Bell
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|5|25}}
| Viewers =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title= Extra Finds: A Day in the Life
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|6|29}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title= Extra Finds: Secrets of Shangri-La
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|7|6}}
|ShortSummary= Additional coverage of Shangri-La.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title= Extra Finds: Viking Sunstone
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|7|13}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| Title= Extra Finds: The Legend of Jesse James
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|7|20}}
|ShortSummary= Additional coverage of Jesse James' lost gold.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| Title= Extra Finds: World's 8th Wonder
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2016|7|27}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Additional coverage of the Amber Chamber.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| Title= Extra Finds: The Quest for King Arthur
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2017|3|29}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| Title= Extra Finds: The Real Robin Hood
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2017|4|5}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| Title= Extra Finds: True Cross of Christ
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2017|4|12}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| Title= Extra Finds: Blackbeard's Hidden Gold
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2017|4|19}}
|ShortSummary=
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| Title= Extra Finds: Finding Fenn's Fortune
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2017|4|26}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| Title= Extra Finds: Hunting Vampires
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2017|5|3}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| Title= Extra Finds: The Sultan's Heart
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2017|5|10}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| Title= Extra Finds: Nazi Secrets Revealed
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2017|5|17}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| Title= Extra Finds: Africa's Gold Hoard
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2017|5|24}}
|ShortSummary=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| Title= Extra Finds: Lost Mexican City
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2017|7|19}}
|ShortSummary=
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}}
}}
=Hunt for the Yeti (2016)=
{{Episode table |background=#87CEFA |overall=6 |title=30 |airdate=20 |viewers=12 |country=US |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title= Return of the Yeti
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|10|5}}
|ShortSummary= Josh Gates visits Kathmandu and hikes into the Himalayan mountains once again searching for the legendary Yeti.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title= The Monster and the Mountain
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|10|12}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh continues his exploration of the Himalayas and examines sacred artifacts that some Nepalese people believe come from the creature.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title= Out of Thin Air
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|10|19}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh explores the slopes of Mount Everest, then travels to the forests of Bhutan, where he once found an alleged Yeti footprint on his previous series Destination Truth.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title= Unmasking the Myth
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2016|10|26}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh wraps up his rafting trek in Bhutan, then returns home to the US where scientists analyze the evidence he collected.
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}}
}}
=Hunt for Extraterrestrials (2017)=
{{Episode table |background=#2E5392 |overall=6 |title=30 |airdate=20 |viewers=12 |country=US |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title= Hunt for Extraterrestrials - Close Encounters
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|10|4}}
|ShortSummary= Josh Gates begins his search for extraterrestrial life with a once-in-a-lifetime visit to NASA and an alien-hunting expedition in Chile, where scientists and ufologists are making new discoveries.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title= Hunt for Extraterrestrials - Ancient Visitors
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|10|11}}
|ShortSummary= Josh journeys to remote Easter Island, where ancient alien theorists believe extraterrestrials visited a millennia ago; the site of a recent meteorite strike in Zimbabwe could prove life on Earth began in outer space.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title= Hunt for Extraterrestrials - UFOs Over England
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|10|18}}
|ShortSummary= The hunt for alien life continues in Zimbabwe, where Josh Gates interviews witnesses from Ariel School, one of the largest UFO sightings in modern history. Then he revisits the infamous case that has become known as Europe's Roswell in England.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title= Hunt for Extraterrestrials - Roswell Revealed
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|10|25}}
|ShortSummary= Josh Gates's epic search for alien life comes to a close in the United States, where a legendary investigation team brings him to a hot case in Arkansas. Then, he visits with a researcher who may have new information on the mother of all UFOs.
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}}
}}
= Search for the Afterlife (2018) =
{{Episode table|background=#00AEFF|overall=6|title=30|airdate=20|viewers=12|country=US|episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title= Heaven and Earth
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2018|10|7|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Seeking evidence of the afterlife, Josh Gates enters an ancient Roman gate to hell that still claims victims; in New York, a medical doctor shows how consciousness survives death; in California, a gifted medium shocks Josh with a message from beyond.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title= Death and Beyond
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2018|10|14|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Dr. Deepak Chopra advises Josh Gates to investigate the phenomenon of reincarnation in India; in Turkey, Josh Gates explores an Islamic path to paradise; he returns to face a man possessed by an evil spirit.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title= Edge of Existence
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2018|10|21|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=From ancient tombs to the latest technology, humans have always been obsessed with cheating death; Josh Gates visits a tribe in Indonesia where people live with mummies; a Russian cryonics laboratory freezes humans for the future.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title= Crossing Over
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2018|10|28|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=In the Amazon, Josh Gates meets a shaman who takes him on an ayahuasca trip to the brink of the afterlife; a team of investigators guide Josh Gates into one of the most haunted places on Earth.
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= Expedition: Back to the Future (2021) =
In this four-part Discovery+ miniseries, Josh Gates is joined by Back to the Future star Christopher Lloyd as they journey across the U.S. in search of all surviving DMC DeLorean vehicles which were used in the film trilogy. Their mission is to sell a time machine at auction to benefit The Michael J. Fox Foundation.{{cite magazine|last=Snierson|first=Dan|title=Watch Christopher Lloyd on a mission to find Back to the Future DeLorean(s) on new show|url=https://ew.com/tv/expedition-unknown-back-to-the-future-christopher-lloyd-deloreans-video/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 1, 2021|access-date=May 6, 2021}}
{{Episode table|background=#EEAA00|overall=6|title=30|airdate=20|viewers=12|country=US|episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title= Josh's Adventure of a Lifetime
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2021|03|15|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh Gates and Christopher Lloyd set off to find all the DeLorean time machines used in the film series.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title= DeLorean Debacle
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2021|03|15|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh and Christopher Lloyd search out versions of the original time machine held by collectors.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title= Almost Outta Time
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2021|03|15|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh and Christopher Lloyd examine the DeLoreans at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida, but they are hit with a new problem.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title= Great Josh!
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2021|03|15|}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= As time runs out, the guys need to construct their own DeLorean time machine.
|LineColor=#EEAA00
}}}}
= Aftershows =
After the Hunt is a series of aftershows for Expedition Unknown.
== Hunt for Extraterrestrials: After the Hunt (2017) ==
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| Title= Hunt for Extraterrestrials - After the Hunt
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| Title= Hunt for Extraterrestrials - After the Hunt
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| Title= Hunt for Extraterrestrials - After the Hunt
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2017|10|25}}
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== Expedition Unknown: After the Hunt — Season 6 (2020) ==
{{anchor|Expedition Unknown: After the Hunt: Season 6|After the Hunt: Season 6}}
Season 6 of After the Hunt, aftershows for season 8 of Expedition Unknown{{cite web |url= https://next-episode.net/expedition-unknown/season-8 |title= Expedition Unknown Episodes Guide and Summaries — Season 8 |publisher= next episode |website= next-episode.net |date= 2020 }}{{cite web |url= https://www.discovery.com/shows/expedition-unknown-after-the-hunt/episodes |title= Expedition Unknown: After the Hunt Episodes — Season 6 |publisher= Discovery USA |website= go.discovery.com |date= 2020 }}
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| Title= After the Hunt: D-Day Revealed
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|02|05}}
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| Title= After the Hunt: America's Mysteries Uncovered
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|02|12}}
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| Title= After the Hunt: Unknown Ancestors
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|02|19}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title= After the Hunt: Uncovering Humanity
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|02|26}}
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| Title= After the Hunt: Mysteries Beneath Our Feet
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|03|04}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title= After the Hunt: Diving Deeper, Looking Higher
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|03|11}}
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| Title= After the Hunt: Uncovering Land and Sea
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|03|18}}
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=Shark Week Specials=
Expedition Unknown special episodes aired during Discovery's Shark Week in 2019 and 2021. These two specials are not classified as belonging to any season. Additionally, a shark-themed episode "Sharks vs. Nazis in Paradise" aired as part of Shark Week 2024, and is listed as the fourth episode of season 13.
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title= Expedition Unknown: Megalodon
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2019|07|28}}
|ShortSummary= Josh travels across Mexico and South Africa to find fossilized traces of the Megalodon. Joined by shark experts, he goes diving to learn what it might have been like to encounter the ancient giant shark.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title= Expedition Unknown: Shark Trek{{cite web|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1004349/shark-week-2021-tv-schedule-discovery/ |title=Shark Week 2021: Every New Special Airing & Streaming This July|last=Darwish|first=Meaghan|access-date=July 12, 2021|work=TV Insider|date=July 1, 2021}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|07|12}}
|ShortSummary= Josh Gates and William Shatner go on a shark diving adventure in The Bahamas.
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''Josh Gates Tonight''
Josh Gates Tonight is a spinoff series originally created to fill in the end of season 8 of Expedition Unknown in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 lockdown period. Initially considered part of Expedition Unknown, Josh Gates Tonight later was classified as a separate series.{{cite web|title=Josh Gates Tonight|url=https://go.discovery.com/tv-shows/josh-gates-tonight/|work=Discovery Channel|date=2021}} The fifth season premiered in May 2022.
This talk show features Josh Gates interviewing celebrity guests via videoconference, field segments, comedy bits, and cocktail recipes. At the start of the pandemic, the program was recorded in Gates' home, though production moved to the "Expedition Headquarters" studio starting with episode 14 of the first season.
=Season 1 (2020)=
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Safer at Home
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|04|01}}
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|ShortSummary= While remaining safe at home, Josh Gates interviews Damien Duffy, host of the Discovery series Legends of the Wild.
Note: The first three episodes of the series are 10 minutes in duration.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Along For The Ride
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|04|08}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh recaps his woolly mammoth expedition and tests his videoconferencing skills with the hosts of Legends of the Wild.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Digging In
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|04|15}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh Gates shares updates and footage from his adventures hunting the mysterious mountain-dwelling yeti; TV personality Dave Turin (Gold Rush: Dave Turin's Lost Mine) joins in to discuss his season finale and winter challenges.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Earth Day
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|04|22}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= In this Earth Day special, Josh welcomes Joel McHale, talks environmentalism with various stars of Discovery networks shows, and discusses Team Trees with Mark Rober.
Note: From this episode forward, the series expands to one hour, including commercials.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Exploration Home Office
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|04|29}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh Gates is joined by TV personalities Jack Osbourne (Portals to Hell), Sig Hansen (Deadliest Catch), YouTube blacksmith The Hacksmith, and Richard Wiese (president of The Explorers Club). Josh tries to learn the art of axe throwing in his backyard.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Stayin' Inside
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|05|06}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh Gates interviews Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson East and discusses stolen art with The Monuments Men author Robert M. Edsel. Josh hosts a virtual summit of "explorer" TV hosts including Josh Bernstein, Jeff Corwin, and Don Wildman.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Indiana Josh
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|05|13}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= In this Indiana Jones special, Josh Gates interviews actors Karen Allen and John Rhys-Davies (Raiders of the Lost Ark), Adam Savage shows off his Indy props, and Reza Aslan discusses the history of Jesus. Josh learns how to crack a bullwhip in his backyard.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Unexplained and Unexplored
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|05|20}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh Gates discusses the Bermuda Triangle and welcomes guests Bruce Campbell, Michael Emerson, Mike Baker (Black Files Declassified), and Gwen Grimes (Naked and Afraid XL). Josh has a very short expedition to the "Beverly Hills Bermuda Triangle" an L.A. intersection that's rumored to be cursed.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: The Merry Adventures of Josh Gates
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|05|27}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh explores British legends with Terry Gilliam (Monty Python), Cary Elwes, Jeremy Wade (River Monsters), and Oberon Zell-Ravenheart from the Grey School of Wizardry. Josh forges a sword with Hollywood blacksmith Tony Swatton.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: GI Josh
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|06|03}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh looks back at World War II history with Dennis Quaid, Project Recover, retired SEAL Team Six member Will Chesney, and Flula Borg. Mixologist Jeff "Beachbum" Berry explains the WWII origin of the suffering bastard cocktail. Josh acts as an attack dummy for military dog training.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Wild Wild Josh
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|06|17}}
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|ShortSummary= Josh chats about the wild west with Louie Anderson, Lou Diamond Phillips, Stephen Root, and Marty Raney from Homestead Rescue. Josh tries to learn shooting and lasso tricks.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Show Me the Mummy
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|06|24}}.
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh talks ancient Egypt and interviews Steven Soderbergh, Lucy Lawless, Padma Lakshmi, Patricia Velásquez, and archaeologist Sarah Parcak.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Mother Russia
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|07|01}}
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|ShortSummary= Josh Gates revisits his Siberian expeditions and talks to actors Scott Glenn, Jason Isaacs, and Danny Trejo, as well as TV hosts Phil Keoghan and Mike Rowe. Josh learns the art of ice sculpture and visits a vodka distillery.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Gold Digging Josh
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|07|08}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh Gates virtually discusses secret codes and treasures with Jesse Eisenberg, Penn & Teller, Kyle MacLachlan, and former CIA agent Amaryllis Fox. Josh tries to learn lock picking.
Note: Starting with this episode, production of the show moves from Josh Gates' house to the "Expedition HQ" studio.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Back From Outer Space
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|07|15}}
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|ShortSummary= Josh pays tribute to his favorite science fiction with Anthony Daniels, Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Lance Henriksen, and Keith David. Special effects makeup artist Jim Ojala transforms Josh into an alien.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Like, Totally Josh
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|07|22}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh Gates celebrates 1980s pop culture with actors Lea Thompson (Back to the Future), Alex Winter (Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure), and Sean Astin (The Goonies) and looks to pry clues to The Secret from illustrator John Jude Palencar. Josh asks his kid's karate instructor to teach him the crane kick from The Karate Kid.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Game, Set, Josh
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|08|20}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= It's game night as Josh interviews guests Neil deGrasse Tyson, John Smoltz, Gary Cole, and Ben Bailey from Cash Cab. Josh tries to run the course from Dodgeball Thunderdome, a show which aired on Discovery at the time.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Alive
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|08|27}}
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|ShortSummary= Josh Gates discusses survival with David Arquette (You Cannot Kill David Arquette), Josh Lucas (Alive), and the hosts of the Discovery show 100 Days Wild. Josh goes survivalist shopping at a military surplus store.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: No Fear of Heists
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|09|02}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh Gates explores heists with Elliott Gould (Ocean's Eleven), Kevin Pollak (The Usual Suspects), Luis Guzmán, and hostage negotiator Christopher Voss. Josh learns getaway car driving from a Hollywood stunt driver.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Josh's Monster Mash
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|09|09}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh Gates explores cinematic gods and monsters with the actors Orlando Jones, Sarah Wayne Callies, and Doug Jones. Josh tours the collection of movie memorabilia dealer Joe Maddalena.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: A Spot of Josh
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|09|16}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh Gates goes on a virtual Anglophile adventure interviewing John Cleese, Lucy Davis, Cat Deeley, and Ed Stafford. Josh visits the Will Rogers Polo Club.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Sherlock Josh
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|09|23}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh Gates investigates life's mysteries with actor Matthew Modine, author Deepak Chopra, Chazz Palminteri, and Arthur Brand. Josh hires a private detective to tail his writer, comedian Tony Sam.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: King Me!
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|09|30}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh Gates celebrates the works of Stephen King with guests Anthony Michael Hall (The Dead Zone), Dee Wallace (Cujo), David Morse (The Green Mile), and Danny Lloyd (The Shining). Josh and his cameraman Evan B. Stone visit a socially-distanced drive-through Halloween haunted attraction.
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=''Josh Gates Tonight: Shark Week'' (2020)=
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| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Shark Week
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| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Shark Week: Totally Jaw-Some
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|08|10}}
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| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Shark Week: Some-Fin Special
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|08|11}}
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| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Shark Week: The Gill Of It All
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|08|12}}
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| EpisodeNumber = SW5
| Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Shark Week: Are We Having Fin Yet?
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|08|13}}
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=Season 2 (2020)=
A second season of seven episodes premiered in November 2020.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title= The Gates Files
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|11|11}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh discusses the paranormal with guests Matthew McConaughey and Dean Haglund. Josh joins Phil Torres & Jessica Chobot of Expedition X in Wisconsin for a behind-the-scenes look at the production of season 3.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title= By Land, Sea, or Zoom
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|11|18}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh discusses exploration with guests John Lithgow, explorer Ranulph Fiennes, and astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley. Josh gets a demonstration in urban mushing with a team of sled dogs.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title= Happy Joshgiving
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|11|25}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh discusses Thanksgiving with guests Guy Fieri, Cheryl Hines, and Alfonso Ribeiro. Josh visits a pumpkin patch and gets lost in a corn maze.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title= Super Josh
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|12|02}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh discusses superheroes with Katee Sackhoff, Joe Manganiello, and Famke Janssen. Josh tours the set of BattleBots.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title= Josh Spaces Out
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|12|09}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh talks space exploration with guests astronaut Charles Duke, Mayim Bialik, Tim Heidecker, and Keir Dullea. Josh experiences weightlessness on a reduced-gravity aircraft.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title= Merry Josh-Mas
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|12|16}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh celebrates Christmas films with guests Peter Billingsley, Judy Greer, and Reginald VelJohnson. Josh takes a festive tour of SkyPark at Santa's Village.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title= Full Stream Ahead
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|12|23}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh promotes Discovery+ with the stars of the streaming service's programs, including David Schwimmer who narrates the nature docuseries Mysterious Planet.
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=Season 3 (2021)=
The third season premiered in April 2021.
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title= Josh to the Future
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|04|14}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh pays tribute to Back to the Future with actors Christopher Lloyd and Craig Robinson.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title= Heeeeere's...Joshy!
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|04|21}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh talks horror movies with guests Robert Englund, Seth Green and Joe Dante.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title= The Great Joshdini
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|04|28}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh explores magic with guests Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Michael Carbonaro, and Piff the Magic Dragon.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title= Ghostly Gates
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|05|05}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh discusses ghosts with guests Kevin Bacon, Haley Joel Osment, Jack Osbourne, and the cast of Ghost Brothers.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title= Driving Mr. Gates
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|05|12}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh talks cars with Larry the Cable Guy, Gabriel Iglesias, Kurt Busch, and the cast of Street Outlaws.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title= It Takes A Villain
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|05|19}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh pays tribute to pop culture villains with guests Giancarlo Esposito, Paul Reiser, and Michelle Gomez. Josh visits a stunt performer training school.
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=''Josh Gates Tonight: Shark Week'' (2021)=
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title= Some-Fin New
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|07|11}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh chats with Shark Week guest hosts Tiffany Haddish, Steve-O & Sean "Poopies" McInerney from Jackass, and Dickie Chivell. Josh swims with the sharks at Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title= Acting Chummy
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|07|12}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh interviews William Shatner, Brad Paisley, and Robert Irwin from Crikey! It's the Irwins.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title= Now You Sea Me
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|07|13}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh welcomes J. B. Smoove, Kevin Smith, and shark experts Alison Towner and Riley Elliott.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title= Diving In
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|07|14}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh talks with "Dr. Pimple Popper" Sandra Lee, Rob Gronkowski, Shark Week filmmakers Lauren and Joe Romeiro, and the fans behind a community-driven Jaws remake.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title= Not Feeling Salty
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|07|15}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh interviews David Blaine, Kevin O'Leary from Shark Tank, and shark expert Tristan Guttridge. Josh dives with sharks at a shipwreck in The Bahamas.
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=Season 4 (2021)=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title= Gates to the Unknown
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|08|11}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh chats about lost cities with Tom Green, Rhys Darby, and BD Wong.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title= How I Met Your Josh
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|08|18}}
|ShortSummary= Josh welcomes television sitcom stars Harry Shearer, Kelsey Grammer, Susan Olsen, Susie Essman, and Ted Lange.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title= 20,000 Gates Under The Sea
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|08|25}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh recounts maritime mysteries with actor Tim Robbins, Billy Zane, William Fichtner, and the screenwriter of Jaws Carl Gottlieb.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title= I Am (Urban) Legend
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|09|01}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh chats about urban legends with JoBeth Williams, Kane Hodder, and the Expedition X team of Jessica Chobot and Phil Torres. Josh attends a séance.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title= Josh Mobs Up
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|09|08}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= In this mobster-themed episode, Josh chats with actors Paul Sorvino, Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, and Vincent D'Onofrio. Josh visits the Mob Museum in Las Vegas.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title= Building A Better Gatestrap
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|09|15}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh pays tribute to inventions and interviews Terrence Howard, Brent Spiner, Dan Harmon, and Aaron Krause the inventor of Scrub Daddy. Josh steps into a flight simulator cockpit.
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=Season 5 (2022)=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title= Gates Goes Underground
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|5|25}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh chats about subterranean locations and interviews guests Evangeline Lilly, Joe Pantoliano, and the Expedition X team.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title= The Great Gates Robbery
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|6|01}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh discusses art theft and interviews guests Parker Posey, Robert M. Edsel author of Monuments Men, and Dan Fogler. Josh and Jess Chobot try out an art heist themed escape room.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title= The Outlaw Joshy Gates
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|6|08}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh talks about legendary outlaws with actors Anson Mount, Troy Kotsur, and Tom Blyth. Josh tries his hand at mounted shooting.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title= Gates on a Plane
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|6|15}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= In this aviation-themed episode, Josh chats with LeVar Burton, Parker Schnabel from Gold Rush, and Steven Weber. Josh takes a ride on an acrobatic plane.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title= Behind Closed Gates
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|6|22}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh delves into secret societies and interviews guests Austin Butler, Mark Proksch, and Love In The Jungle contestant Dishon Isaac. Josh meets up with mentalists at the Magic Castle.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title= The Gate-teenth Amendment
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|6|29}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh discusses the prohibition era and interviews guests Baz Luhrmann, Joe Mantegna, and Danica Patrick. Josh has a lesson in flair bartending.
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''Expedition X''
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| name = Expedition X
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- Jessica Chobot
- Phil Torres
- Heather Amaro
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 8
| num_episodes = 49
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Casey Brumels
- Josh Gates
- Brad Kuhlman
}}
| editor = {{Plainlist|
- Alpesh Patel
- Dustin Peterson
}}
| cinematography = {{Plainlist|
- Danny Long
- Brian C. Weed
}}
| runtime = 42 minutes
| company = Ping Pong Productions{{cite web | url=https://pro.imdb.com/company/co0245666/?ref_=tt_co_prod_co | title=Ping Pong Productions - Client & Contact Info | IMDbPro }}
| network = Discovery Channel
| first_aired = {{Start date|2020|02|12}}
| last_aired = present
}}
Expedition X is an American paranormal reality series which premiered on Discovery Channel on February 12, 2020.{{cite web|title=All-New Season of "Expedition Unknown" Premieres February 5 on Discovery Channel|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2020/01/15/all-new-season-of-expedition-unknown-premieres-february-5-on-discovery-channel-348113/20200115discovery01/|work=The Futon Critic|date=January 15, 2020}} A spinoff of Expedition Unknown, Expedition X exclusively explores paranormal topics. The program is hosted by Josh Gates, biologist Phil Torres, television personality/writer Jessica Chobot (season 1-7), and paranormal investigator Heather Amaro (season 8-). Gates presents the program from the Expedition HQ studio, though he does not usually accompany the team in the field, with the exceptions of the two-part episodes that opened seasons three, six and eight.
While Josh Gates was hosting Josh Gates Tonight in summer 2020, his regular camera crew were filming the second season of Expedition X after the initial COVID-19 lockdown cleared. The second season premiered on November 11, 2020.{{cite web|title=Josh Gates Hosts Full Night of Adventure Every Wednesday on Discovery Channel Starting November 11|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2020/10/31/josh-gates-hosts-full-night-of-adventure-every-wednesday-on-discovery-channel-starting-november-11-210315/20201031discovery01/|work=The Futon Critic|date=October 31, 2020}} The eighth season premiered on August 14, 2024.
=Season 1 (2020)=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title= Mothman Phenomenon
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|02|12}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Phil and Jess travel to Point Pleasant, West Virginia in search of Mothman.
|LineColor=33DD77
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title= Cambodia's Jungle Monster
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|02|19}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Phil and Jess investigate the tek tek, a Cambodian Bigfoot-like creature.
|LineColor=33DD77
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title= Terror on Doll Island
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|02|26}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= The team visits the infamous Island of the Dolls in Mexico City.
|LineColor=33DD77
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title= Mystery In Mammoth Cave
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|03|11}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= The team searches for ghostly phenomena at Mammoth Cave National Park.
|LineColor=33DD77
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title= Mt. Adams UFO Encounter
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|03|11}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= The team visits the site of the Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting.
|LineColor=33DD77
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title= The Amazon's Cursed Ruins
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|03|18}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= The Expedition X team heads up the Rio Negro river in the Amazon to investigate a haunted outpost.
|LineColor=33DD77
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title= Lake of the Dead
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|03|25}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= The team dives into Lake Lanier, the so-called "world's most haunted lake."
|LineColor=33DD77
}}
}}
=Season 2 (2020)=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title= Curse of the Old West Outlaw
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|11|11}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Phil and Jess investigate tales of curses and ghosts in Nevada City, Montana.
|LineColor=77DD99
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title= Round-Up at Death Ranch
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|11|18}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= The team examines reports of cattle mutilations in the Pacific Northwest.
|LineColor=77DD99
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title= Terror of the Bell Witch
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|11|25}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Phil and Jess delve into the legend of the Bell Witch in Tennessee.
|LineColor=77DD99
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title= Ghosts in the Swamp
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|12|02}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= The team investigates the mystery of the Light of Saratoga in the Big Thicket of Texas.
|LineColor=77DD99
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title= Devil in the Forest
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|12|09}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= The X team heads to New Jersey to search for the Jersey Devil.
|LineColor=77DD99
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title= America's Lake Monster
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|12|16}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= The team dives into Lake Champlain looking for the legendary Champ.
|LineColor=77DD99
}}
}}
=Season 3 (2021)=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title= An American Werewolf
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|04|14}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh Gates joins Jess and Phil in the field as they search for the Beast of Bray Road.
|LineColor=77DDDD
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title= The Beast of Bray Road
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|04|21}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Josh and the team continue their search for a legendary werewolf in rural Wisconsin.
|LineColor=77DDDD
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title= UFOs Over New Mexico
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|04|28}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Phil and Jess head to Socorro, New Mexico the site of the Lonnie Zamora incident.
|LineColor=77DDDD
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title= Ghosts in the Canal
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|05|05}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= The team investigates legends of hauntings on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
|LineColor=77DDDD
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title= Canyon of the Apes
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|05|12}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Phil and Jess travel to Ape Canyon at Mount St. Helens in search of Bigfoot.
|LineColor=77DDDD
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title= Aliens of the Deep
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|05|19}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= The Expedition X team dive into the waters off Catalina Island to investigate unidentified objects as seen in the Pentagon UFO videos.
|LineColor=77DDDD
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title= Into the Alien Ocean
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|05|26}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= The team are joined by Luis Elizondo as they continue to search the waters off Catalina, where they witness unexplained lights.
|LineColor=77DDDD
}}
}}
=Season 4 (2021)=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title= Terror in Appalachia
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2021|9|1}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary= Hikers are going missing amid reports of grotesque, human-like creatures prowling Appalachia's great smoky mountains. Phil and Jess ventures into the unforgiving wilderness to investigate the truth behind terrifying sightings of feral people.
|LineColor=55BBDD
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title= The Van Meter Monster
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2021|9|8}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Horrified locals in southern Iowa are reporting sightings of a giant winged creature. The same mysterious beast that terrorized the town of Van Meter 100 years ago. Phil and Jess are on a mission to unearth clues to what's lurking in the shadows.
|LineColor=55BBDD
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title= Thailand's UFO Cult
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2021|9|15}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Phil and Jess investigate the Kaokala UFO cult in Bangkok that claims to receive predictions of future natural disasters.
|LineColor=55BBDD
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title= Graveyard of the Great Lakes
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2021|9|22}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=The team heads to Whitefish Point on Lake Superior's Shipwreck Coast to investigate reported ghost lights.
|LineColor=55BBDD
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title= Ghost Fort of the Civil War
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2021|9|29}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=The team investigates reports of ghostly phenomena at the historic Fort Morgan in Alabama.
|LineColor=55BBDD
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title= Civil War Ghosts in the Bay
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|10|06}}
| Viewers =
|ShortSummary=Jess and Phil continue their investigation at Fort Morgan joined by Amy Bruni and Adam Berry from Kindred Spirits.
|LineColor=55BBDD
}}
}}
=Season 5 (2022)=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title= Ring of Fire UFOs
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|5|25}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Jess and Phil investigate unidentified lights seen above the Mexican volcano Popocatépetl.
|LineColor=349EE4
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title= The Ozark Howler
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|6|01}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= The team searches for the Ozark Howler, a legendary beast reportedly sighted in Arkansas.
|LineColor=349EE4
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title= Mexico's Haunted Cenotes
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|6|08}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= The team investigates paranormal activity in the cenotes of the Yucatán Peninsula.
|LineColor=349EE4
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title= Avalanche Ghost Train
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|6|15}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= The team investigates a reported haunting at the site of the 1910 Wellington, Washington avalanche disaster that killed ninety-six people.
|LineColor=349EE4
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title= Alaskan Lake Monster
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|6|22}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= The team search whitewater rapids and Alaska's Iliamna Lake for a legendary beast that's now the target of serious scientific inquiry.
|LineColor=349EE4
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title= Monster of the Amazon
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|6|29}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Deep in the Peruvian jungle, Phil tracks what could be an unknown species, while Jess hunts for evidence of a legendary creature known as Yacumama.
|LineColor=349EE4
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title= Beast of Andros Island
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|7|06}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Phil and Jess travel to Andros, Bahamas to dive into its blue holes to find the creatures that may have inspired the mythical sea monster known as the Lusca.
|LineColor=349EE4
}}
}}
=Season 6 (2023)=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title= Ghosts of Eloise Asylum, Part 1
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2023|8|2}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Josh Gates joins Jess and Phil in the field to hunt for evidence of ghosts at Eloise Psychiatric Hospital in Michigan.
|LineColor=6600CC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title= Ghosts of Eloise Asylum, Part 2
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2023|8|9}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Josh, Jess, and Phil conclude their investigation at Eloise.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title= Beast of the Bayou
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2023|8|16}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Jess and Phil investigate stories of the Honey Island Swamp monster in the bayou near New Orleans.
|LineColor=6600CC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title= Witches of Mexico
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2023|8|23}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Phil and Jess travel to Monterrey, Mexico to examine tales of brujas, practitioners of witchcraft.
|LineColor=6600CC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title= Ghost Town
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2023|8|30}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Phil and Jess look for ghosts at Cerro Gordo, California the abandoned silver mining town owned by entrepreneur and social media personality Brent Underwood.
|LineColor=6600CC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title= Hellfire Club
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2023|9|06}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Phil and Jess investigate sites in Dublin and at the Hellfire Caves in West Wycombe for paranormal activity said to be connected to the historical Hellfire Club.
|LineColor=6600CC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title= Skinwalker Valley
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2023|9|13}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Phil and Jess visit the Uinta Basin in Utah, where witnesses have reported skin-walkers and UFOs.
|LineColor=6600CC
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title= Valley of UFOs
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2023|9|20}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= The team continue their examination of Uinta Basin, focusing on the area's UFO sightings.
|LineColor=6600CC
}}
}}
=Season 7 (2024)=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title= Transylvanian Terror
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2024|2|7}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Jess and Phil explore the Hoia Baciu Forest in Romania, the site of Josh's most memorable paranormal experience which occurred during the production of a 2009 episode of Destination Truth ("Haunted Forest/Alux").
|LineColor=8811BB
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title= Killer Sasquatch
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2024|2|14}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= The team visits the forests of Alaska's Kenai Peninsula to investigate legends of an aggressive sasquatch.
|LineColor=8811BB
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title= Death Island
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2024|2|21}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= The team arrives on Mackinac Island, Michigan after the summer tourist season to investigate reported paranormal activity at a hotel.
|LineColor=8811BB
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title= Secrets of Mackinac
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2024|2|28}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= As the team continues to explore Mackinac, they are joined by paranormal investigators the Ghost Brothers (Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass, and Marcus Harvey).
|LineColor=8811BB
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title= Ghosts of WW2
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2024|3|06}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Phil and Jess search the caves of Okinawa, Japan following reports of hauntings tied to World War 2 deaths.
|LineColor=8811BB
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title= Beasts of Britain
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2024|3|13}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Jess and Phil head to the Peak District of England after recent sightings of British big cats.
|LineColor=8811BB
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title= Niagara Nightmare
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2024|3|20}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= The team looks into hauntings reported in the vicinity of Niagara Falls and learns about the history of deaths near the landmark.
|LineColor=8811BB
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title= Nuclear UFOs
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2024|3|27}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Jess and Phil explore abandoned areas of Fukushima, Japan to investigate UFO sightings that followed the 2011 nuclear accident. The team witnesses unidentified objects above Senganmori mountain in Iino, a small town with a reputation as an extraterrestrial hotspot.
|LineColor=8811BB
}}
}}
=Season 8 (2024)=
{{Episode table |background=#771111 |overall=6 |title=30 |airdate=20 |airdateR= |viewers=12 |country=U.S. |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title= The Madhouse
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2024|8|14}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Josh Gates joins Phil Torres and new co-host Heather Amaro in the field to investigate paranormal sightings at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia.
|LineColor=770011
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title= Trapped in the Asylum
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2024|8|21}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Josh, Phil, and Heather continue their exploration of the reportedly haunted hospital.
|LineColor=771111
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title= What Lurks in Loch Ness
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2024|8|28}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= In Scotland, Phil and Heather search for evidence of the Loch Ness Monster. Actor and cryptid enthusiast Rhys Darby makes an appearance to discuss the legendary beast.
|LineColor=771111
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title= Haunted Savannah
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2024|9|4}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Heather and Phil set up a ghost investigation at the Sorrel–Weed House, which is claimed to be one of the most haunted locations in Savannah, Georgia.
|LineColor=771111
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title= City of Ghosts
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2024|9|11}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Heather and Phil continue exploring areas in and near Savannah including The Savannah Theatre and Ebenezer Creek, the location of a Civil War tragedy.
|LineColor=771111
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title= Beast of the Everglades
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2024|9|18}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Heather and Phil head into the swamps of Florida to investigate the legendary skunk ape.
|LineColor=771111
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title= Castle of Terror
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2024|9|25}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Phil and Heather set up a paranormal investigation at Chillingham Castle, a location with a dark history of violence that is claimed to be one of the most haunted castles in England .
|LineColor=771111
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title= The Dogman Conspiracy
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2024|10|2}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Phil and Heather look into claims that the Michigan Dogman could be linked to a military conspiracy.
|LineColor=771111
}}
}}
=Season 9 (2025)=
{{Episode table |background=gold |overall=6 |title=30 |airdate=20 |airdateR= |viewers=12 |country=U.S. |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title= Chateau of Horror
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2025|1|22}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Josh Gates sends Phil and Heather to investigate paranormal claims of hostile ghosts linked to past murders at Chateau de Veauce, the most haunted chateau in France.
|LineColor=gold
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title= Beast of Boggy Creek
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2025|1|28}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Phil and Heather travel to Fouke, Arkansas to investigate reports of the Fouke Monster which has been terrorising residents for over a century.
|LineColor=gold
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title= Secrets of the Nazi Occult
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2025|2|5}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= In the Czech Republic, Phil and Heather investigate Houska Castle, reportedly the site of Nazi occult experiments.
|LineColor=gold
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title= Nazi Occult Underworld Revealed
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2025|2|12}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Phil and Heather move their investigation of Nazi occult history into Poland, where they visit Książ Castle and the tunnels of Project Riese.
|LineColor=gold
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title= Werewolves of France
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2025|2|19}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= In France, the team explores the history of the Beast of Gévaudan and modern reports of an unknown beast or werewolf.
|LineColor=gold
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title= Ghosts of the Mayan Ruins
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2025|2|26}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= In Belize, Heather and Phil conduct a paranormal investigation in the ancient Mayan ruins of Xunantunich.
|LineColor=gold
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title= Descent Into the Mayan Underworld
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2025|3|5}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Heather and Phil continue their travels in Belize, entering a cave system associated with Xibalba, the Mayan underworld.
|LineColor=gold
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title= A 'Squatch Above the Rest
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2025|3|12}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Heather and Phil search for sasquatches in Kentucky.
|LineColor=gold
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title= Terror Behind Bars
| OriginalAirDate={{start date|2025|3|19}}
| Viewers = N/A
|ShortSummary= Heather and Phil investigate paranormal reports at Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Tennessee.
|LineColor=gold
}}
}}
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- Travel Channel: {{Official website|http://www.travelchannel.com/shows/expedition-unknown}}
- Discovery Channel: {{Official website|https://www.discovery.com/shows/expedition-unknown}}
- {{IMDb title|tt4305162}}
- {{TV Guide|722372}}
{{Archaeology}}
Category:2010s American reality television series
Category:2020s American reality television series
Category:2015 American television series debuts
Category:American adventure television series