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

  S08E01 Fish Squeezer

  December 13 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike travels to New Mexico to work as a Fish Squeezer with the Department of Game and Fish. Then he heads to Virginia to practice the ancient art of pet acupuncture on a goat named Lilly.

• 2

  S08E02 Fossil Hunter

  December 20 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike travels to a remote area near Moab, Utah, to take on the job of being a paleontologist.

• 3

  S08E03 Doomsday Seed Banker

  December 27 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike assists the Millennium Seed Bank Project, which preserves seeds that could be replanted following a catastrophic event, at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

• 4

  S08E04 Water Softener Technician

  January 3 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike becomes a water softener technician in Minnesota, and works as a coin washer at a San Francisco hotel.

• 5

  S08E05 Barber's Assistant

  January 10 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike works at a barber shop in Mobile, Ala., and visits California to work as a landfill operator.

• 6

  S08E06 Mardi Gras Bladder Banger

  January 17 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Working with the Knights of Revelry, a 137-year-old secret society, Mike Rowe assembles evil-spirit-warding cow bladders for the Knights Mardi Gras parade float.

• 7

  S08E07 Medical Waste Disposal Expert

  January 24 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike Rowe passes a surprisingly tranquil -- and highly entertaining -- day at Medical Waste Transport, Inc. in Sioux Falls, S.D.

• 8

  S08E08 Dirty Little Bits

  January 31 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike takes another look back at some of the unusual and quirky conversations he's had with his dirty co-workers. Using 99.9% never-before-seen footage, this special is an entertaining look at the art of communication.

• 9

  S08E09 Tower Top Hand

  February 7 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  A radio-communications tower rises in North Dakota; Mike visits a Hollywood soundstage to commemorate his experiences in all 50 states.

• 10

  S08E10 Onion Processor

  February 14 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  At Gills Onions, Mike Rowe slices, dices and tastes onions before cleaning out the juicing machine and parts of the reactor. Then, its off to the San Francisco Fire Department to help build wooden ladders.

• 11

  S08E11 Dirty Conversations 2

  February 21 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  There are no second takes on Dirty Jobs, and this special shows you just what happens when you point real cameras at real people and let them talk ... while in Mike Rowes presence.