Expedition Unknown
Expedition Unknown is an American reality television series produced by Ping Pong Productions, that follows explorer and television presenter Josh Gates as he investigates mysteries and legends. The series premiered on January 8, 2015 and originally aired on Travel Channel before moving to Discovery Channel in 2018. History. The program premiered on January 8, 2015, on the Travel Channel. The second season premiered on October 7, 2015, and on March 24, 2016, the Travel Channel renewed the series for a third season, which premiered on November 2, 2016. On March 14, 2017, the Travel Channel renewed the series  for a fourth season. In 2018 at the start of the fifth season, "Expedition Unknown" moved to Discovery Channel, which became the new home for the series and its spinoffs. The eighth season premiered on February 5, 2020. The ninth season premiered on July 21, 2021. In 2020, Josh Gates hosted Josh Gates Tonight, an at-home version of the show as replacement programming during the COVID-19 pandemic. This talk show features Gates interviewing celebrity guests via videoconference. Series overview. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Episodes. Season 5 (2018). Season 5 started on Tuesday May 29, 2018. The series moved to the  Discovery Channel for its 5th season. Extra Finds (2016–17). Extra Finds episodes involve viewers interacting with Gates. Expedition: Back to the Future (2021). In this four-part Discovery+ miniseries, Josh Gates is joined by "Back to the Future" star Christopher Lloyd as they journey across the U.S. in search of all surviving DMC DeLorean vehicles which were used in the film trilogy. Their mission is to sell a time machine at auction to benefit The Michael J. Fox Foundation. Aftershows. After the Hunt is a series of aftershows for "Expedition Unknown". Expedition Unknown: After the Hunt — Season 6 (2020). Season  6 of "After the Hunt", aftershows for season 8 of "Expedition Unknown" Josh Gates Tonight. "Josh Gates Tonight" is a spinoff series originally created to fill in the end of season 8 of "Expedition Unknown" in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 lockdown period. Initially considered part of "Expedition Unknown", "Josh Gates Tonight" later was classified as a separate series. The third season premiered on April 21, 2021. This talk show features Josh Gates interviewing celebrity guests via videoconference, field segments, comedy bits, and cocktail recipes. At the start of the pandemic, the program was recorded in Gates' home, though  production moved to the "Expedition Headquarters" studio starting with episode 14 of the first season. Season 2 (2020). A second season of seven episodes premiered in November 2020. Season 3 (2021). The third season premiered in April 2021. Section::::"Expedition X". On January 15, 2020, it was announced that a spinoff series titled "Expedition X" would premiere on February 12, 2020 featuring biologist Phil Torres and television host/writer Jessica Chobot. The program is presented by Josh Gates from Expedition HQ, though Gates does not usually accompany the team into the field. "Expedition X" explores topics that are more explicitly paranormal  than those typically covered by "Expedition Unknown". While Josh Gates was hosting "Josh Gates Tonight" in summer 2020, his regular camera crew were filming the second season of "Expedition X" after the initial COVID-19 lockdown cleared. The second season premiered on November 11, 2020. The third season premiered on April 14, 2021. The fourth season premiered on September 1, 2021.