Coal (TV series)

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Coal
Coal logo.jpg
Genre Reality
Narrated byJeremy Sisto
Theme music composerAndy Kubiszewski
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producersEric Lange
Jeff Conroy
Philip Segal
Thom Beers
Shawn George
Running time42 minutes (excluding commercials)
Production company Original Productions
Original release
Network Spike
ReleaseMarch 30 (2011-03-30) 
June 19, 2011 (2011-06-19)

Coal is an American reality television series that aired on Spike. The series debuted on March 30, 2011. [1] The series portrayed the real life events on a coal mine in Westchester, West Virginia, and the inherent dangers involved. [2]

The series was later premiered in the UK on November 8, 2011, via the Discovery Channel UK. It featured owner Mike Crowder along with several employees involved in the mining operation.

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
1"The Master Mines"March 30, 2011 (2011-03-30)1.234 [3]
2"No Easy Way Out"April 6, 2011 (2011-04-06)0.836 [4]
3"Down 'N Out"April 13, 2011 (2011-04-13)0.932 [5]
4"Buried In Coal"April 20, 2011 (2011-04-20)0.680 [6]
5"Into The Heart Of Darkness"May 8, 2011 (2011-05-08)N/A
6"Out With The Coal, In With The New"May 15, 2011 (2011-05-15)N/A
7"A Mine Divided"May 22, 2011 (2011-05-22)N/A
8"Haunted By The Past"June 5, 2011 (2011-06-05)N/A
9"The Fight To Go Right"June 12, 2011 (2011-06-12)N/A
10"Brute Force and Bad Blood"June 19, 2011 (2011-06-19)N/A

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