The BEST episodes of Homestead Rescue

Every episode of Homestead Rescue ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Homestead Rescue!

Expert homesteader, Marty Raney, along with his daughter Misty and son Matt, give struggling families a second chance at surviving off-the-grid. The stakes are high, but the Raney family is determined to prepare these families for nature’s worst and set them up for success.

Last Updated: 6/4/2023Network:Discovery
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Homesteads Revisited
star
9.00
2 votes

#1 - Homesteads Revisited

Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/26/2020

The Raneys have traversed America saving homesteaders on the verge of failing. Now, the Raneys reflect on fan-favorite visits and watch self-shot updates from the most resilient of these homesteaders.

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Stuck In The Mud
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8.43
37 votes

#2 - Stuck In The Mud

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/8/2021

Misty and Matt find themselves alone on a critical rescue of Alaskan homesteaders ill from dirty water and stuck in a crumbling cabin. It's all-hands-on-deck as the Raneys call in family reinforcements to bring all new ingenuity to save the day.

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A Golden Opportunity
star
8.32
37 votes

#3 - A Golden Opportunity

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/1/2021

The Raneys rescue the Kramers in Alaska by converting an old barn into a commercial fishing kitchen. But when Marty is suddenly forced to quarantine, Matt and Misty must finish alone, leading to the discovery of the homestead's biggest resource: gold.

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Mississippi Mayhem
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8.24
33 votes

#4 - Mississippi Mayhem

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/24/2021

In Mississippi, the Raneys must first solve the mystery of flooding water before teaching a family of six to thrive off-grid together. Builds include a new Elvis-inspired "Heartbreak Goat-tel" goat pen, garden compound and metal forge.

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Green Mountain Gurus
star
8.23
47 votes

#5 - Green Mountain Gurus

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/2021

The Raneys bring some homesteading mastery to a Vermont couple who start but rarely finish big projects. Marty creates viable access through dense terrain, Misty builds an underground garden and Matt bear-proofs the homestead with ingenious builds.

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Burned Out
star
8.23
66 votes

#6 - Burned Out

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/27/2020

In Northern California, the Raneys give a masterclass on rebuilding from scratch when they come to the aid of the Olson-Wilcox family whose homestead was completely destroyed in a devastating wildfire.

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The Hill of Death
star
8.20
128 votes

#7 - The Hill of Death

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/29/2017

The Raneys must save an Oregon homestead trapped at the bottom of a 100 foot cliff separating them from four acres of land they need for food and livestock. Marty risks all forming a road up a bedrock cliff to a forest crawling with mountain lions.

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Tropic Thunder
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8.18
34 votes

#8 - Tropic Thunder

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/29/2021

The Raneys attempt to rescue a family descended from rock'n'roll royalty by reclaiming their homestead from the jungle on Kauai. But when a dangerous flash flood strikes, the Raneys find themselves on the wrong side of the river and out of time.

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Quake on the Forty
star
8.13
82 votes

#9 - Quake on the Forty

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/29/2019

The Raneys return to Alaska to discover their own homestead in utter disrepair. Beetle kill has destroyed their only access, so they race to build a steel tram before the deep freeze sets in. But can it withstand the force of a 7.2 earthquake?

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Subarctic S.O.S.
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8.11
38 votes

#10 - Subarctic S.O.S.

Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/28/2023

The Raneys answer an urgent call where they find a family with all the infrastructure, but minimal skills to realize their dream; with subzero temps looming, the Raneys must help them winter-proof and set them up for the spring ahead.

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Killzone
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8.10
72 votes

#11 - Killzone

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/13/2019

Marty helps Oregon homesteaders April and Mike Kondash build a barn, Misty creates her first-ever subterranean garden, and Matt finds a humane approach to a mysterious predator threat.

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Shock and Awe
star
8.09
81 votes

#12 - Shock and Awe

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/16/2019

Marty embarks on an ambitious, off-grid hydropower system after Tennessee storms obliterate the Reathifords' power source; Matt creates a meat smoker, but a surprise accident leads to a construction site injury for one of the Raneys.

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Home Is Where the Yurt Is
star
8.08
37 votes

#13 - Home Is Where the Yurt Is

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/17/2021

In the rugged Tennessee mountains, the Raneys scramble to save a family without suitable food, water and shelter; Marty constructs a massive yurt, Misty transforms a rundown pond into a food source, and Matt creates a workshop with a propane forge.

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Rubble with a Cause
star
8.07
28 votes

#14 - Rubble with a Cause

Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/4/2023

The clock runs out on Washington homesteaders when their cabin collapses.

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Treehouse of Terror
star
8.06
62 votes

#15 - Treehouse of Terror

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/13/2020

The Raneys tackle a treehouse cabin on the verge of collapse in Missouri. Marty works to overhaul the entire base of the cabin, Misty constructs a greenhouse out of scavenged windows, and Matt builds a workshop for the Oglesbys' leather goods business.

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Black Hills Hope
star
8.05
40 votes

#16 - Black Hills Hope

Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/28/2023

The Raneys struggle to revive an inherited Wyoming hill country homestead with a tragic legacy; to bring water to the property, Marty must solve the mystery of an untapped well; Misty and Matt combine forces on one of their most ambitious builds.

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Smoky Mountain Hope
star
8.05
44 votes

#17 - Smoky Mountain Hope

Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/19/2021

Marty faces his most daunting challenge ever in the rescue of a Tennessee homestead. Down Misty and Matt, he calls on past homesteaders and friends Ken and Anita Corsini, a husband and wife HGTV home renovation team.

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Home Sweet Homestead: Safer at Home-stead
star
8.03
58 votes

#18 - Home Sweet Homestead: Safer at Home-stead

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/20/2020

The Raney family turns cameras on themselves as they shelter in place on their Alaskan homestead. When a moose kill is discovered dangerously close to their cabin, Marty attempts to track the predators.

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When Cows Attack
star
8.03
105 votes

#19 - When Cows Attack

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/22/2017

The Raneys must rescue an Arizona family under siege from livestock-eating coyotes & hungry cattle! While Marty and Matt try to build a massive livestock "fort" from three 40 foot storage containers, Misty must find a way to grow crops in the desert.

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Idaho Death Trap
star
8.02
60 votes

#20 - Idaho Death Trap

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/20/2020

The Jackson family in Idaho suffers from a cabin on the verge of collapse and predator threat from 100 chickens. The Raneys use all new ingenuity to make the cabin livable, protect the flock and create a valuable income source.

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Trapped
star
8.02
127 votes

#21 - Trapped

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/29/2017

An isolated road becomes a death trap when a medical emergency strikes a secluded homestead. The Raneys face their first ever failed rescue.

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Grizzly Bait
star
8.02
132 votes

#22 - Grizzly Bait

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/13/2017

Arctic Temperatures and a hungry grizzly wreak havoc on a struggling homestead. The Raneys leap to action with huge builds including a blacksmith shop, but tragedy strikes.

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Life or Death in Michigan
star
8.01
82 votes

#23 - Life or Death in Michigan

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/22/2019

A day in, Marty is hit with a bombshell the old well he's come to fix has already claimed its first victim. To set the Dagues on a path to self-sufficiency, the Raneys try to deliver a long-term water source, protein supply, and sustainable power.

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Drowning
star
8.01
83 votes

#24 - Drowning

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/20/2017

The Raneys must save two Hawaiian homesteaders who built their dream homestead in the path of life-threatening flash floods. As the weather closes in, the Raneys must battle to save a homestead from drowning & also win the trust of the homesteaders.

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Poisoned
star
8.00
85 votes

#25 - Poisoned

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/2019

Toxic land plagues this Kentucky homestead, so the Raneys must build the Rains family a hillside garden, turn a cave into a goat fortress, and find uncontaminated water deep underground.

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