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: 12/14/2024Network: Discovery ChannelStatus: Continuing
Stuck In The Mud
star
8.25
48 votes

#1 - 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
8.22
50 votes

#2 - 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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All My Stresses Live in Texas
star
8.16
25 votes

#3 - All My Stresses Live in Texas

Season 11 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/28/2024

A family of recent transplants from California that is longing for ranch life in central Texas finds itself on one of the most unsuitable homesteads the Raneys have seen yet; to save them, the Raneys must execute a total homestead makeover.

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The Hill of Death
star
8.16
141 votes

#4 - 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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Burned Out
star
8.15
78 votes

#5 - 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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Green Mountain Gurus
star
8.10
59 votes

#6 - 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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Georgia Clay Mayday
star
8.07
30 votes

#7 - Georgia Clay Mayday

Season 11 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/4/2024

Young homesteaders and their livestock in Georgia are mired in mud clay.

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Denali Double Rescue
star
8.07
30 votes

#8 - Denali Double Rescue

Season 11 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/17/2023

The Raneys enter the shadow of Mount Denali to tackle their first-ever dual homestead rescue; Marty, Misty and Matt race against the clock to address food, water and shelter concerns that could ensure both homesteads survive the next brutal winter.

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Quake on the Forty
star
8.05
91 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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Home Is Where the Yurt Is
star
8.05
44 votes

#10 - 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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Tropic Thunder
star
8.04
46 votes

#11 - 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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Mississippi Mayhem
star
8.02
46 votes

#12 - 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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Shock and Awe
star
8.02
93 votes

#13 - 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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Killzone
star
8.00
82 votes

#14 - 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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Grizzly Bait
star
7.99
141 votes

#15 - 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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Poisoned
star
7.98
97 votes

#16 - 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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Treehouse of Terror
star
7.97
73 votes

#17 - 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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Trapped
star
7.97
137 votes

#18 - 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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High And Dry
star
7.97
93 votes

#19 - High And Dry

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/9/2019

Stranded on a cliff in their RV, amputee Jeff Tatsch and wife Carol need a livable home, water, and a place to grow food, so the Raneys build an entire cabin from scratch on solid ground and harness a source of water from a natural spring.

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Idaho Death Trap
star
7.96
74 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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Life or Death in Michigan
star
7.96
91 votes

#21 - 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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Storm Shelter Showdown
star
7.95
95 votes

#22 - Storm Shelter Showdown

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/27/2017

A hungry bear scratching the walls, disease carrying ticks, no food to eat, no power to cry for help, and 60 massive oaks looming over a flimsy cabin in tornado alley. Is this Missouri homestead the Raneys greatest ever challenge? You bet it is.

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Drowning
star
7.95
94 votes

#23 - 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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Smoky Mountain Hope
star
7.94
53 votes

#24 - 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
7.94
70 votes

#25 - 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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