Appalachian Outlaws

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Appalachian Outlaws
Genre Reality
Narrated by Robert Patrick
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Running time42 minutes
Release
Original network History
Original releaseJanuary 9, 2014 (2014-01-09) 
April 6, 2015 (2015-04-06)

Appalachian Outlaws is an American reality television series that focuses on the activities of ginseng harvesters in the forests surrounding the Appalachian Mountains. [1] [2] The series was partially scripted. [3] The series premiered on January 9, 2014, on History. [4] [5]

Contents

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 6January 9, 2014 (2014-01-09)February 13, 2014 (2014-02-13)
2 10February 2, 2015 (2015-02-02)April 6, 2015 (2015-04-06)

Episodes

Season 1 (2014)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
11"Dirty Money"January 9, 2014 (2014-01-09)N/A
22"Ginseng Fever"January 16, 2014 (2014-01-16)N/A
33"You Have Been Warned"January 23, 2014 (2014-01-23)N/A
44"Tit For Tat"January 30, 2014 (2014-01-30)N/A
55"Hunted"February 6, 2014 (2014-02-06)N/A
66"The Last Stand"February 13, 2014 (2014-02-13)N/A

Season 2 (2015)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
71"Root Awakening"February 2, 2015 (2015-02-02)N/A
82"Eye for an Eye"February 9, 2015 (2015-02-09)N/A
93"Payback"February 16, 2015 (2015-02-16)N/A
104"War Games"February 23, 2015 (2015-02-23)N/A
115"Snakes and a Plane"March 2, 2015 (2015-03-02)N/A
126"The Devil You Know"March 9, 2015 (2015-03-09)N/A
137"Crossing the Line"March 16, 2015 (2015-03-16)N/A
148"Unlikely Allies"March 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)N/A
159"Battle at Wolf Creek"March 30, 2015 (2015-03-30)N/A
1610"Last Chance"April 6, 2015 (2015-04-06)N/A

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