Filthy Riches

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Filthy Riches
Genre Reality television
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Running time44 minutes
Release
Original network National Geographic
Original releaseApril 20, 2014 (2014-04-20) 
June 24, 2015 (2015-06-24)

Filthy Riches is an American television series that aired on the National Geographic Channel. It premiered on April 20, 2014. [1]

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Premise

From the backwoods of Tennessee or Maryland to the mud flats of Maine, the series spotlights individuals hunting and foraging for eels, bloodworms, the ginseng plant, wild mushrooms, and burl, all for commercial use.

Episodes: Season 1

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Harvest Moon"April 20, 2014 (2014-04-20)
2"Hungry for Money"April 27, 2014 (2014-04-27)
3"High Stakes, High Reward"May 4, 2014 (2014-05-04)
4"Go Big or Go Home"May 11, 2014 (2014-05-11)
5"Livin' Off the Land"May 18, 2014 (2014-05-18)
6"In It to Win It"May 25, 2014 (2014-05-25)
7"No Guts, No Glory"June 1, 2014 (2014-06-01)
8"All or Nothing"June 7, 2014 (2014-06-07)

Episodes: Season 2

No.TitleOriginal air date
9"Bloodworms, Eels & Gators"May 6, 2015 (2015-05-06)
10"Dying for Dollars"May 13, 2015 (2015-05-13)
11"Big Gator, Small Boat"May 20, 2015 (2015-05-20)
12"Monster Storm"May 27, 2015 (2015-05-27)
13"Revenge & Redemption"June 3, 2015 (2015-06-03)
14"Smoke 'Em"June 10, 2015 (2015-06-10)
15"Turf Wars"June 17, 2015 (2015-06-17)
16"Winter Warriors"June 24, 2015 (2015-06-24)

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References

  1. "New Series 'Filthy Riches' Premieres on National Geographic Channel April 20, 10 PM". TV by the numbers. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.