Aussie Gold Hunters

Aussie Gold Hunters is an Australian factual television show which follows crews of gold prospectors in Australia. The series is produced by Electric Pictures and began on the Discovery Channel on 15 September 2016. The series has been a ratings success and gone on to air in 125 countries including the United Kingdom.

Aussie Gold Hunters
Aussie Gold Hunters Title Card
GenreFactual
Narrated byMatt Dickson
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes67 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerElectric Pictures
Running time44 minutes
Release
Original networkDiscovery Channel
Original release15 September 2016 (2016-09-15) –
present
External links
Production website

The fifth season concluded on 10 September 2020. In October 2019 the series was renewed for a 20 episode sixth season which is set to premiere in 2021.

Premise

The series follows gold miners in various locations of Western Australia and Victoria as they strive to reach their individually set season target (measured in ounces of gold). They use a variety of mining techniques including use of metal detectors of surface or excavated soil for gold nuggets; and sluicing, dry blowing or heap leaching for gold particles.

Production

The first season of eight episodes produced by Electric Pictures premiered on 15 September 2016.[1] In March 2017 the series was renewed for a 10 episode second season,[2] which premiered on 6 July 2017.[3] In March 2018 the series was renewed for a 13 episode third season,[4] which premiered on 31 May 2018.[5] In September 2018 the series was renewed for a 13 episode fourth season,[6] which premiered on 2 May 2019.[7] In October 2019 the series was renewed for 40 episodes across two seasons.[8] The 20 episode fifth season premiered on 30 April 2020.[9] Following the conclusion of the fifth season, three specials featuring highlights from the five seasons premiered on 17 September 2020.[10]

Cast
Name Nickname Seasons
1[1] 2[3] 3[5] 4[7] 5[9]
Christine and Greg Clark The Gold Gypsies Main
Vernon Strange The Dirt Dogs Main Does not appear
Lindsay Ironside Main Does not appear
Leon Marsh Main Does not appear
Jake Larsen Does not appear Main
Marco Does not appear Main Does not appear
Kal Henderson, Leigh Henderson, Steve Bult Does not appear Main
Henri Chassaing and Kellie Carter N/A Main Does not appear
Rick Fisher N/A Does not appear Main Does not appear
Ted and Lecky Mahoney N/A Does not appear Main Main Does not appear
Tyler Mahoney Does not appear
Alex Stead and Eric Richards The Scrappers Does not appear Main Does not appear
Neville Perry and Mick Clark Victoria Diggers Does not appear Main
Marcus McGuire and Linden Brownley N/A Does not appear Main
Rob Dale and Rob ‘Turbo’ Linton The Gold Timers Does not appear Main
Shane Calegari and Russell Nash N/A Does not appear Main
Paul Mackie, Jake Armstrong, John and Mike The Dust Devils Does not appear Main
Brent Shannon and Ethan West The Poseidon Crew Does not appear Guest Main

Episodes
Series overview
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1815 September 2016 (2016-09-15)3 November 2016 (2016-11-03)
2106 July 2017 (2017-07-06)7 September 2017 (2017-09-07)
31331 May 2018 (2018-05-31)23 August 2018 (2018-08-23)
4132 May 2019 (2019-05-02)25 July 2019 (2019-07-25)
52030 April 2020 (2020-04-30)10 September 2020 (2020-09-10)
Specials317 September 2020 (2020-09-17)1 October 2020 (2020-10-01)

Season 1 (2016)
Aussie Gold Hunters season one episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAustralia viewers
11"3 Men and Gold"15 September 2016 (2016-09-15)52,000[11]
22"Mech Disasters and a High-Stakes Gamble"22 September 2016 (2016-09-22)50,000[12]
33"Uprooting and Salt-Lake Gold"29 September 2016 (2016-09-29)N/A
44"Big Storm and Big Finds"6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)46,000[13]
55"All or Nothing and Gold Rich Patch"13 October 2016 (2016-10-13)46,000[14]
66"Targets and Unwanted Guests"20 October 2016 (2016-10-20)54,000[15]
77"Breakdowns and Complications"27 October 2016 (2016-10-27)N/A
88"Digging Deep, Risking Life and Limb"3 November 2016 (2016-11-03)37,000[16]

Season 2 (2017)
Aussie Gold Hunters season two episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAustralia viewers
91"New Dawn Rises"6 July 2017 (2017-07-06)47,000[17]
102"Heartbreak and Ambition"13 July 2017 (2017-07-13)47,000[18]
113"Resurrection"20 July 2017 (2017-07-20)60,000[19]
124"Speccie Gold"27 July 2017 (2017-07-27)70,000[20]
135"Legends and Lore"3 August 2017 (2017-08-03)64,000[21]
146"Riches in the Dry Well"10 August 2017 (2017-08-10)78,000[22]
157"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"17 August 2017 (2017-08-17)75,000[23]
168"Isolation of the Bush"24 August 2017 (2017-08-24)71,000[24]
179"Bush Mateship"31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)69,000[25]
1810"Extra Wands on the Ground"7 September 2017 (2017-09-07)64,000[26]

Season 3 (2018)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAustralia viewers
191"Episode 1"31 May 2018 (2018-05-31)71,000[27]
202"Episode 2"7 June 2018 (2018-06-07)61,000[28]
213"Episode 3"14 June 2018 (2018-06-14)67,000[29]
224"Episode 4"21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)75,000[30]
235"Episode 5"28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)78,000[31]
246"Episode 6"5 July 2018 (2018-07-05)67,000[32]
257"Episode 7"12 July 2018 (2018-07-12)83,000[33]
268"Episode 8"19 July 2018 (2018-07-19)75,000[34]
279"Episode 9"26 July 2018 (2018-07-26)75,000[35]
2810"Episode 10"2 August 2018 (2018-08-02)81,000[36]
2911"Episode 11"9 August 2018 (2018-08-09)67,000[37]
3012"Episode 12"16 August 2018 (2018-08-16)67,000[38]
3113"Episode 13"23 August 2018 (2018-08-23)82,000[39]

Season 4 (2019)
Aussie Gold Hunters season five episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAustralia viewers
321"Episode 1"2 May 2019 (2019-05-02)64,000[40]
332"Episode 2"9 May 2019 (2019-05-09)69,000[41]
343"Episode 3"16 May 2019 (2019-05-16)91,000[42]
354"Episode 4"23 May 2019 (2019-05-23)69,000[43]
365"Episode 5"30 May 2019 (2019-05-30)72,000[44]
376"Episode 6"6 June 2019 (2019-06-06)83,000[45]
387"Episode 7"13 June 2019 (2019-06-13)75,000[46]
398"Episode 8"20 June 2019 (2019-06-20)82,000[47]
409"Episode 9"27 June 2019 (2019-06-27)66,000[48]
4110"Episode 10"4 July 2019 (2019-07-04)68,000[49]
4211"Episode 11"11 July 2019 (2019-07-11)92,000[50]
4312"Episode 12"18 July 2019 (2019-07-18)86,000[51]
4413"Episode 13"25 July 2019 (2019-07-25)113,000[52]

Season 5 (2020)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAustralia viewers
451"Episode 1"30 April 2020 (2020-04-30)106,000[53]
462"Episode 2"7 May 2020 (2020-05-07)100,000[54]
473"Episode 3"14 May 2020 (2020-05-14)105,000[55]
484"Episode 4"21 May 2020 (2020-05-21)104,000[56]
495"Episode 5"28 May 2020 (2020-05-28)88,000[57]
506"Episode 6"4 June 2020 (2020-06-04)84,000[58]
517"Episode 7"11 June 2020 (2020-06-11)70,000[59]
528"Episode 8"18 June 2020 (2020-06-18)99,000[60]
539"Episode 9"25 June 2020 (2020-06-25)86,000[61]
5410"Episode 10"2 July 2020 (2020-07-02)89,000[62]
5511"Episode 11"9 July 2020 (2020-07-09)89,000[63]
5612"Episode 12"16 July 2020 (2020-07-16)80,000[64]
5713"Episode 13"23 July 2020 (2020-07-23)81,000[65]
5814"Episode 14"30 July 2020 (2020-07-30)91,000[66]
5915"Episode 15"6 August 2020 (2020-08-06)84,000[67]
6016"Episode 16"13 August 2020 (2020-08-13)76,000[68]
6117"Episode 17"20 August 2020 (2020-08-20)81,000[69]
6218"Episode 18"27 August 2020 (2020-08-27)91,000[70]
6319"Episode 19"3 September 2020 (2020-09-03)82,000[71]
6420"Episode 20"10 September 2020 (2020-09-10)78,000[72]

Specials
Aussie Gold Hunters specials
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAustralia viewers
651"Countdown to the Motherload"17 September 2020 (2020-09-17)54,000[73]
662"Surviving the Wilderness"24 September 2020 (2020-09-24)38,000[74]
673"Gold Fever"8 October 2020 (2020-10-08)58,000[75]

Reception

The series has been a local and international ratings success.[76]

For a few years now it has been one of the most successful shows on Foxtel

— Andrew Ogilvie (Electric Picture’s founder and CEO), [77]

In addition, in the United Kingdom where the series is broadcast on Quest Aussie Gold Hunters is consistently the channel's top rating show of the week as well as frequently ranking in the top 10 of non-public broadcasting shows.[8][76]

Broadcast

As of May 2020, Aussie Gold Hunters has been broadcast in 125 countries with an estimated reach of 40 million viewers.[76]

Miners

Not all the miners featured on the show are Australian. Lindsay Ironside was imported from Canada by Vernon Strange.[78]

Some of the gold hunters have also appeared in other shows. Tyler Mahoney would go on to star in the U.S. gold mining show Gold Rush: Parker's Trail in 2020 for series 4, when the show was set in Australia for the season.[79]

See also

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