The BEST episodes of Homestead Rescue season 1

Every episode of Homestead Rescue season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Homestead Rescue season 1!

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
Nevada Thirst
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7.83
126 votes

#1 - Nevada Thirst

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/15/2016

In the Nevada desert, the Kondors homestead has turned to dust. The Raney's discover rattler infested trailers, searing heat and sand storms but when Marty finds the Kondors have no water, he gambles all to save the dying homestead.

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Bearanoia
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7.74
109 votes

#2 - Bearanoia

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/29/2016

The Raney's rush to a failing homestead in Colorado where they find husband Don makes a 40 mile mountain commute each day, leaving his wife alone, terrified to leave the house because it's surrounded by bears and mountain lions.

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Trust or Die
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7.72
116 votes

#3 - Trust or Die

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/8/2016

The Deeters are dog-mushers with a homestead on the edge of disaster. Bears dine on the dog food and the forest around them is a deadly tinder box. The Raneys must push them to make drastic changes, but discover the Deeters don't trust outsiders.

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Abandoned and Alone
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7.71
171 votes

#4 - Abandoned and Alone

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/17/2016

In Montana, the Raney's help Beth and Mike Ettinger who live in an abandoned ghost town where many previous homesteaders failed. Survival is a battle on this homestead that is stalked by a mountain lion and void of any livestock, water or food.

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Under Siege
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7.68
139 votes

#5 - Under Siege

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/24/2016

The Raney's attempt to help the Zabec family in Virginia. With pigs destroying the homestead, predators killing livestock, and a huge oak threatening their cabin, the Raney's must convince them that their free-range dream is killing their homestead.

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Winter's Fury
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7.67
123 votes

#6 - Winter's Fury

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/22/2016

Marty, Matt & Misty Raney help the Russell family struggling on a failing homestead in the forests of Pennsylvania. During the biggest storm of the century, the family faces a food shortage with no hunting skills and a cabin on the brink of collapse.

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