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Josh Gates Tonight Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
28 Episodes 2020 - 2020
Episode 1
Safer at Home
Wed, Apr 1, 202010 mins
During this unprecedented time, Josh explores the world while staying Safer at Home. Josh welcomes us into his house to interview an adventurer to give insight into Legends of the Wild. Then, Josh dives deeper into the mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Episode 2
Along For The Ride
Wed, Apr 8, 202010 mins
Exploring the world from the safety of his home, Josh shares updates and unseen footage of his trip back to the Ice Age searching for the woolly mammoth. Josh also gets new insights from Legends of the Wild's Damian Duffy and Matt Hoffmann
Episode 3
Digging In
Wed, Apr 15, 202011 mins
Exploring from the safety of home, Josh shares updates and unseen footage from his adventures hunting the mysterious mountain-dwelling Yeti. Then, Dave Turin of Dave Turin's Lost Mine joins in to discuss his epic season finale and winter challenges.
Episode 4
Earth Day
Wed, Apr 22, 202042 mins
On Earth Day, Josh has exclusive interviews with Joel McHale, the Property Brothers, Dr. Pimple Popper and Deadliest Catch's Keith Colburn. Together they share tips and efforts made to help the Earth, all while sheltering in place.
Episode 5
Exploration Home Office
Wed, Apr 29, 202042 mins
Josh is joined by TV personalities Jack Osbourne and Sig Hansen and other special guests; Josh shares updates and footage from his Viking expeditions and shows how he keeps his sense of humor intact while staying at home.
Episode 6
Stayin' Inside
Wed, May 6, 202042 mins
Josh interviews Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson East and tracks stolen art looted by the Nazis with "Monuments Men" author Robert Edsel. Then, Josh attempts an ambitious expedition -- getting takeout dinner for his family.
Episode 7
Indiana Josh
Wed, May 13, 202048 mins
Josh hosts a virtual "Raiders of the Lost Ark" reunion with stars Karen Allen and John Rhys-Davies. Then, Josh attempts to master Indiana Jones' signature bullwhip -- hopefully without injuring himself.
Episode 8
Unexplained and Unexplored
Wed, May 20, 202048 mins
Josh Gates dives into all things unknown from the Bermuda Triangle to UFO sightings. Joining the search are Evil Dead's Bruce Campbell, Lost's Michael Emerson, former CIA agent Mike Baker, comedian Mo Mandel and Naked and Afraid's Gwen Grimes.
Episode 9
The Merry Adventures of Josh Gates
Wed, May 27, 202048 mins
While exploring British legends, Josh is joined by three legends of the silver screen: Robin Hood himself, Cary Elwes, River Monsters' Jeremy Wade and Monty Python's Terry Gilliam. To understand life during the middle ages, Josh dons a suit of armor.
Episode 10
GI Josh
Wed, Jun 3, 202048 mins
In honor of D-Day, Josh interviews actor Dennis Quaid and Seal Team 6's Will Chesney who was part of the raid that took out Osama Bin Laden. Josh also learns the hard way that our military's canine unit is more effective than ever.
Episode 11
Wild Wild Josh
Wed, Jun 17, 202048 mins
Saddle up with Josh Gates as he explores the legends of the wild frontier with special guests Baskets' Louie Anderson, Young Guns' Lou Diamond Phillips and Homestead Rescue's Marty Raney. Josh heads west to try (and try) his lassoing skills.
Episode 12
Show Me the Mummy
Wed, Jun 24, 202052 mins
Josh Gates returns to Egypt (from the comfort of his home office) to interview special guests Xena's Lucy Lawless, Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi and Ocean's Eleven director Steven Soderbergh. Josh explores what it takes to walk like an Egyptian...mummy.
Episode 13
Mother Russia
Wed, Jul 1, 202048 mins
Josh goes behind the Iron Curtain (while staying in his spare bedroom) with a packed lineup including Hunt for Red October's Scott Glenn, Machete's Danny Trejo, Amazing Race's Phil Keoghan and Mike Rowe who's back on Discovery for more Dirty Jobs.
Episode 14
Gold Digging Josh
Wed, Jul 8, 202048 mins
Josh breaks out the treasure maps as he virtually searches for buried fortunes around the world with the help of The Social Network's Jesse Eisenberg, Twin Peaks' Kyle MacLachlan, magicians Penn and Teller, and former CIA codebreaker Amaryllis Fox.
Episode 15
Back from Outer Space
Wed, Jul 15, 202048 mins
Josh Gates explores the final frontier and what could be out there in galaxies far, far away all while never leaving his headquarters. Strap in as Josh interviews Star Wars royalty Anthony Daniels, aka C3PO as well as Star Trek's Jonathan Frakes.
Episode 16
Like, Totally Josh
Wed, Jul 22, 202048 mins
Josh's HQ becomes a time machine to a totally tubular decade as he interviews Back to the Future's Lea Thompson and Bill and Ted's Alex Winter. He also looks to pry clues to The Secret from the man who created the illustrations, John Jude Palencar.
Episode 17
Shark Week
Sun, Aug 9, 202038 mins
Josh Gates embarks on a new, epic adventure -- Shark Week. Josh talks to boxing legend Mike Tyson about overcoming his fear of sharks and tackles Air Jaws with Allison Towner and Jeff Kurr. Josh swims with sharks at the Georgia Aquarium's new tank.
Episode 18
Totally Jaw-some
Mon, Aug 10, 202038 mins
Josh Gates' epic Shark Week adventure continues with basketball great and "ShaqAttack" star Shaquille O'Neal, "Star Trek" legend William Shatner and Shark Week daredevil Dickie Chivell. Josh also dives into the Georgia Aquarium's tiger shark tank.
Episode 19
Some-Fin Special
Tue, Aug 11, 202038 mins
Josh Gates talks all things Shark Week with legendary comedian Jeff Foxworthy, Forrest Galante star of "Extinct or Alive: Land of the Lost Sharks" and shark expert Paul de Gelder who has the inside scoop on "Will Smith: Off The Deep End."
Episode 20
The Gill of it All
Wed, Aug 12, 202038 mins
Josh Gates is back with another shark-tacular night of interviews with Ruby Rose, star of "Batwoman" as well as Jim Belushi star of the new Discovery series "Growing Belushi" and shark expert Dr. Tristan Guttridge of "Monster Under the Bridge."
Episode 21
Are We Having Fin Yet?
Thu, Aug 13, 202038 mins
Josh Gates takes a final bite out of Shark Week when he's joined by "Sex and the City" star John Corbett, Hollywood legend Bo Derek, Amber and Serena Shine who explain what it's like to be Naked and Afraid of Sharks and shark expert Lauren Meyer.
Episode 22
Game, Set, Josh
Wed, Aug 19, 202042 mins
It's Game Night as Josh Gates interviews astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Baseball Hall of Famer John Smoltz, and Office Space star Gary Cole; Josh tries to survive running the course of Discovery's newest series, Dodgeball Thunderdome.
Episode 23
Stayin' Alive
Wed, Aug 26, 202042 mins
Come with Josh if you want to live as he tackles the world of survival. Guests include Scream's David Arquette who talks about his near-death experience, actor Josh Lucas of Alive and the stars of Discovery's new off-grid series, 100 Days Wild.
Episode 24
No Fear of Heists
Wed, Sep 2, 202042 mins
Josh is putting together a crack crew who knows how to pull off a great heist movie. Josh's rogues' gallery of screen bandits includes Elliott Gould of Ocean's 11, Kevin Pollak from The Usual Suspects and Narcos' Luis Guzman.
Episode 25
Josh's Monster Mash
Wed, Sep 9, 202042 mins
Josh chats about tales of good and evil with "American Gods'" Orlando Jones, "Walking Dead's" Sarah Wayne Callies and Doug Jones of "Hellboy."
Episode 26
A Spot of Josh
Wed, Sep 16, 202041 mins
Josh goes on an Anglophile adventure as he travels (virtually) across the pond to interview celebrity royalty and dig deeper into British culture and history.
Episode 27
Sherlock Josh
Wed, Sep 23, 202042 mins
Josh goes Private Eye as he explores mysteries across the globe with the help of Stranger Things' Matthew Modine, guru Deepak Chopra and The Usual Suspects' Chazz Palminteri. Josh also learns the tricks of the trade from a real-life Private Investigator.
Episode 28
King Me!
Wed, Sep 30, 202042 mins
Josh dares to celebrate America's horror master, Stephen King. Josh talks screen screams from some of King's most memorable work with Anthony Michael Hall (The Dead Zone), David Morse (The Green Mile), Dee Wallace (Cujo) and Danny Lloyd (The Shining).
