The WORST episodes of Expedition Unknown
Every episode of Expedition Unknown ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Expedition Unknown!
Expedition Unknown chronicles the adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates iconic mysteries across the globe. Gates begins by interviewing key eyewitnesses and uncovering recent developments in the story, then springboards into a fully immersive exploration. This authentic, roughshod adventure leads Gates closer to the truth behind these unanswered global enigmas, such as the disappearance of Amelia Earhart’s plane. Josh Gates is an adventurer and avid explorer with a unique brand of humor and passion for off-the-map excursions.
#3 - Mysteries of Bermuda Triangle
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/18/2020
Josh Gates 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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#4 - Revealing the Triangle
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/25/2020
In the conclusion of his epic investigation, Josh Gates uses cutting-edge technology to investigate the Triangle's most infamous shipwreck and lost flights. Will he find answers to just how the Triangle works or will it forever remain a mystery?
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#6 - The Lost Avenger
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/28/2021
A three-man crew of Navy pilots training for World War 2 crashed into the Pacific Ocean 75 years ago. Josh Gates teams up with Project Recover on a daring mission to find their plane and bring closure for the three souls who have never been found.
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#7 - Ransom in the Sky
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/4/2021
With brand-new evidence Josh looks to finally crack the DB Cooper case, America's only unsolved skyjacking. A deathbed confession and cutting-edge forensics have Josh hot on the trail of the $200,000 ransom that's never been recovered
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#8 - The Quest for El Dorado
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/11/2021
Josh Gates treks into Colombia's deadly jungle to unravel the El Dorado myth and retrace the steps of Spanish conquistadors; Josh meets with the tribe that inspired the legend of a city of gold and unearths its treasure in a surprising location.
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#9 - Uncovering the Golden City
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/18/2021
The hunt for El Dorado is Josh's most grueling journey ever and one of the crew tumbles into a raging river. When cutting-edge aerial scans reveal a lost city, they push into the jungle to uncover El Dorado and the gold that comes with it.
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#11 - Buried Secrets of Hitler
Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/25/2022
Chasing an urgent lead, Josh Gates rushes to Poland to join locals in opening a secret Nazi tunnel system dug into a dormant volcano. Josh helps remove the stone wall built by the retreating Germans and enters to see what's been hidden for more than 75 years.
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#12 - Buried Secrets of the Nazis
Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/1/2022
Josh Gates hunts for Third Reich secrets as he searches for stolen art in a flooded tunnel complex, tries to decode an officer's diary pointing to tons of plundered Nazi gold and visits the ruins of a city burned to ashes in the final days of WWII.
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#13 - Dalton Gang's Outlaw Fortune
Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/8/2022
Josh Gates heads to the Wild West in search of the hidden loot heisted by infamous lawmen turned criminals, the Dalton Gang. Re-tracing the Gang's last steps and investigating their final, deadly shoot-out, Josh chases a fortune worth millions today.
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#14 - Lindbergh's Lost Rivals
Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/15/2022
Josh Gates goes on a worldwide search for aviation's most famous lost plane. Just before Lindbergh made history, two rivals attempted a Paris to New York transatlantic flight. Chasing new clues, Josh scours two continents to find the lost "White Bird."
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#15 - Knights Templar Treasure Hunt
Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/22/2022
On the trail of the secretive Knights Templar, Josh chases the legendary warriors' lost fortune including the coveted Holy Grail. In England, Josh digs in to find a Templar buried tunnel. Then, he travels to Poland to excavate a rare Templar gravesite.
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#17 - Escaping the Rock
Season 10 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/6/2022
Tackling the most famous prison break of all time, Josh retraces the 1962 Alcatraz escape. New leads take Josh from San Francisco to the jungles of Brazil where he finds witnesses and evidence that re-write the FBI's version of the story.
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#19 - The Search for Florida's Lost Pirate
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/11/2019
Josh Gates sets sail for Florida chasing the long-lost treasure of Jose 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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#20 - Italy's Barbarian Booty
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/31/2017
To find the plundered riches of the Roman Empire, Josh Gates must locate the tomb of the Visigoth king Alaric in Italy. The hunt extends from the capital of Rome to the southern city of Cosenza, where the mayor is spearheading an effort to find the tomb.
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#21 - India's Atlantis
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 6/7/2017
Josh Gates travels to India in search of Dwarka, a mythical kingdom swallowed by the ocean. To find find evidence that the golden city is real, Josh dives into the Arabian Sea and visits a dig site that could rewrite history.
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#23 - Ghost Ship of the Great Lakes
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/8/2019
Josh Gates tackles an enduring maritime mystery, the first ship to be lost in the Great Lakes, The Griffon. Using a state of the art two-man submersible, Josh dives in to find a ship so elusive, it's known as "The Holy Grail of Shipwrecks."
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#24 - Legend of the Crystal Skull
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/15/2019
Josh Gates enters Central America's jungles to investigate the legendary crystal skull discovered by a renowned adventurer who was the inspiration for Indiana Jones. Josh probes whether the skull is an invaluable relic or archaeology's tallest tale.
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#25 - America's Lost WWII Hero
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/22/2019
Josh Gates explores the case of lost World War II hero Gertrude "Tommy" Tompkins of the Women Air Force Service Pilots, who went missing when her P-51 Mustang crashed. Josh joins search teams using cutting-edge technology to bring the lost hero home.
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