Dirty Jobs

Host and everyman Mike Rowe gets the grimy scoop on downright nasty occupations.

Seasons

11

Episodes aired

162

Latest aired

S11E08

Total runtime

6d 10h

Timeline when each season aired

1. Season 1 July 2005 – November 2005 13 episodes
2. Season 2 January 2006 – December 2006 20 episodes
3. Season 3 January 2007 – December 2007 19 episodes
4. Season 4 January 2008 – December 2008 26 episodes
5. Season 5 January 2009 – December 2009 23 episodes
6. Season 6 January 2010 – January 2011 22 episodes
7. Season 7 January 2011 – March 2011 10 episodes
8. Season 8 December 2011 – February 2012 11 episodes
9. Season 9 August 2012 – September 2012 4 episodes
10. the show was away for 9 years and 3 months
11. Season 10 January 2022 – February 2022 6 episodes
12. Season 11 December 2022 – February 2023 8 episodes

• 1

  S06E01 Animal Control Specialist

  January 5 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike goes to Southern California to handle skunks and other pests as an animal control specialist.

• 2

  S06E02 Cricket Farmer

  January 12 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike goes to work at a cricket farm in Augusta, Georgia and later becomes a camel rancher at the Oasis Camel Dairy in Ramona, California.

• 3

  S06E03 Chicken Busters

  January 19 · 60min find the promo

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  Mike goes on the hunt for feral chickens on the streets of Miami.

• 4

  S06E04 Soo Locks Technician

  January 26 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike goes to Michigan to join up with the 12 maintenance crew.

• 5

  S06E05 Concrete Finisher

  February 2 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike creates some concrete counter-tops and fire pits in Moss Landing, California and then reminisces about the scariest job he's ever done.

• 6

  S06E06 Bone Black

  February 9 · 60min find the promo

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  Mike visits a bone black plant in Michigan and then talks about his five dirtiest jobs.

• 7

  S06E07 Tight Spaces 2

  February 16 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike reminisces about jobs where he had to work in tight spaces, including the time he cleaned the inside of a buoy, his adventure in an abandoned mine, and an insulation application assignment beneath a home.

• 8

  S06E08 Crew Unemployment

  February 23 · 60min find the promo

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  With a hiatus looming, Mike tries to secure employment for the "Dirty Jobs" crew and reflects on their contributions.

• 9

  S06E09 The Dirty Truth

  June 14 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  A special episode which looks back at previous episodes as Mike offers employment tips he’s learned over the years.

• 10

  S06E10 Exotic Nanny

  October 19 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike visits a Texas ranch that breeds exotic animals like sloths, lemurs, camels, and bearcats.

• 11

  S06E11 Wetland Warrior

  October 26 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike tries to evade and outsmart a team of bloodhounds while posing as a stand-in fugitive in Texas. Also, Mike takes on non-native, invasive species in the Florida Everglades.

• 12

  S06E12 Sea Lamprey Exterminator

  November 2 · 60min find the promo

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  Mike helps the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in battling the sea lamprey population that threatens the fishing industry of the Great Lakes. Also, Mike makes meat gel to feed fish in Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino's shark reef aquarium.

• 13

  S06E13 Animal Relocator

  November 9 · 60min find the promo

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  Mike visits an old-fashioned corn mill in De Kalb, Miss. Also, Mike helps relocate a pair of exotic deer in Wills Point, Texas.

• 14

  S06E14 Lightning Rod Installer

  January 4 · 60min find the promo

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  Mike learns how to install a lightning rod on a home in Lucedale, Miss.

• 15

  S06E15 Woolen Mill Operator

  November 21 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mikes learns how to make yarn from fleece and waxes hair off of his friend at a day spa.

• 16

  S06E16 Pinsetter Mechanic

  November 23 · 60min find the promo

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  Mike visits a bowling center in Fremont, Cal. and at the request of a fan turns the spotlight on his cameraman.

• 17

  S06E17 Bug Detective

  November 28 · 60min find the promo

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  Mike visits a forensic entomology lab where he helps inspect pig carcasses for maggots and other insects.

• 18

  S06E18 Horse Tester

  November 30 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike goes to Ketucky to learn about race horse nutrition. That involves collecting the horse's vital statistic from it's blood, poop and pee. Fortunately there are plenty of flies to distract Mike while he prepares the samples.

• 19

  S06E19 Custom Meat Processor

  December 7 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike works with a falconer to chase birds away. Then Mike butchers a cow from the hoof clear through to steaks.

• 20

  S06E20 Dirty Holidays

  December 14 · 60min find the promo

• 21

  S06E21 Dirty Conversation

  December 21 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike Rowe takes a look at never-before-seen footage featuring unusual, skewed and quirky conversations Mike has had with a colorful array of characters.

• 22

  S06E22 Date Palm Pollinator

  December 28 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike answers viewer mail and pollinates date palm trees in Palm Springs.