Gold Rush (formerly Gold Rush Alaska) is a reality television series that airs on Discovery Channel, with reruns also airing on TLC. The show's sixteenth season began airing on November 7, 2025 and concluded on May 1, 2026. As of May 1, 2026, a total of 428 episodes of Gold Rush have been aired, including two mini-series.
Series overview Season Episodes Originally aired Season premiere Season finale110216 316South America54185196 19 7 21 8 20 9 21 10 21 11 21 Winter's Fortune 2021 8 12 24 13 26 14 23 15 23 16 T23
Episodes
Season 1 (2010–2011)
During season 1, the series was named Gold Rush: Alaska, and the mining occurred at Porcupine Creek, on the Alaskan panhandle.
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Season 2 (2011–2012)
For season 2, the series was retitled Gold Rush. The show followed groups of miners at locations in both the panhandle of Alaska, USA, and in the Klondike of the Yukon, Canada.
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The Jungle Special (2012)
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Season 3 (2012–2013)
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South America (2013)
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Season 4 (2013–2014)
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Season 9 (2018–2019)
Season 10 (2019–2020)
Season 11 (2020–2021)
Winter's Fortune (2021)
Season 12 (2021–2022)
Season 13 (2022–2023)
Season 14 (2023–2024)
Season 15 (2024–2025)
Season 16 (2025–2026)
Season 17 (2026–2027)
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