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Dirty Jobs
| Dirty Jobs | |
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| Premiere | pilot: November 7, 2003 series: July 26, 2005 |
| Creator | Mike Rowe |
| Host | Mike Rowe |
| Network/Provider | Discovery Channel |
| Style | 60-minute reality show |
| Company | Pilgrim Studios |
| Seasons | 11 |
| Episodes | 183 (through season 11) |
| Status | Currently in limbo, has not yet been renewed or cancelled. |
| Origin | USA |
Dirty Jobs is the Discovery Channel's look at the unappealing, unsanitary, or simply unbelievable work that goes on all over the United States every day. Host Mike Rowe visits workers and learns their trades. He then puts what he learns into action, performing the dirty job himself. From diving for golf balls to recycling sludge, Rowe suffers for the amusement and edification of the television audience.
Contents |
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery Channel | ||||||
| Pilots | November 7, 2003 | November 21, 2003 | 3 | |||
| Season One | July 26, 2005 | August 30, 2005 | 6 | |||
| Season Two | September 27, 2005 | August 29, 2006 | 23 + 9 | |||
| Season Three | November 28, 2006 | November 27, 2007 | 23 + 6 | |||
| Season Four | January 8, 2008 | June 9, 2008 | 14 + 4 | |||
| Season Five | October 7, 2008 | February 17, 2009 | 16 + 5 | |||
| Season Six | October 6, 2009 | February 9, 2010 | 18 + 4 | |||
| Season Seven | October 19, 2010 | March 1, 2011 | 19 + 4 | |||
| Season Eight | December 13, 2011 | February 21, 2012 | 11 | |||
| Season Nine: Dirty Jobs Down Under | August 22, 2012 | September 12, 2012 | 4 | |||
| Season Ten | January 2, 2022 | February 6, 2022 | 6 | |||
| Season Eleven | December 11, 2022 | February 5, 2023 | 8 | |||
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
Summary
Dirty Jobs has had two primary kinds of releases: season sets and collections. The seasons set are only available from the Discovery Channel store. The first one released was Season 1, which included all of the pilot and season 1 episodes as well as the first season 2 episode. The sets labeled Season 2 and after are mistitled, because instead of starting with the second season, they start with the third season. So the Season 2 set includes all 23 regular episodes and 1 special episode from season 3 and first episode from season 4, and the Season 3 set includes the rest of the regular episodes from season 4 and the first 11 episodes of season 5. The collections, which are available outside of the Discovery Channel stores, include various assortments of episodes.
| Title | Release | Discs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Sets (Region 1) | ||||||
| Season 1 Discovery Channel store Pilots, Season 1 and first Season 2 episode |
July 1, 2006 | 5 | ||||
| Season 2 Discovery Channel store Season 3 and first Season 4 episode |
January 11, 2008 | 7 | ||||
| Season 3 Discovery Channel store Season 4 and ¾ of Season 5 |
May 1, 2009 | 6 | ||||
| Season 4 Discovery Channel store Rest of Season 5 and all of Season 6 |
April 6, 2010 | 6 | ||||
| Partial Season Sets (Region 1) | ||||||
| Season 3, Volume 1 Discovery Channel store Most of Season 4 |
October 1, 2008 | 3 | ||||
| Episode Collections (Region 1) | ||||||
| Collection 1 | September 4, 2007 | purchase | 3 | |||
| Collection 2 First half of Season 3 |
February 5, 2008 | purchase | 2 | |||
| Collection 3 More of Season 3, Some of Season 4 |
August 26, 2008 | purchase | 2 | |||
| Collection 4 Rest of Seasons 3 and 4 |
February 24, 2009 | purchase | 3 | |||
| Collection 5 | January 26, 2010 | purchase | 2 | |||
| Something Fishy | February 23, 2010 | purchase | 1 | |||
| Collection 6 | September 7, 2010 | purchase | 2 | |||
