American Digger
Season 1
2012 • 13 Episodes
Episodes
1. Ice Cold Gold
March 21, 2012
American Savage hunts for valuable Alaskan Gold Rush artifacts left behind by prospectors in the late 1800s, but blizzards, freezing temperatures and reclusive homeowners could dash their dreams of striking artifact gold.
2. Motor City Money
March 28, 2012
American Savage heads to the automobile capital of the world to dig for valuable relics from the Motor City’s historic boom times, but abandoned houses, vicious dogs and buried hazards may destroy their dreams of a Savage profit.
3. Savage Shark Hunt
April 4, 2012
The crew uses a backhoe to reach the ancient sea floor during a search for prehistoric shark teeth and Jurassic fossils.
4. Moonshine Money
April 11, 2012
The crew seeks artifacts in North Carolina pertaining to the region's history with moonshine.
5. Cherokee Treasure Trove
April 18, 2012
Native American artifacts are sought in Ric's hometown, but woodland dangers complicate the dig.
6. The Bowels of Brooklyn
April 25, 2012
A search for rare sites from the 19th century requires the crew to cut through concrete and dig holes up to 30-feet deep.
7. Blood, Sweat, and Money
May 2, 2012
American Savage sets their sites on the notorious town of Tombstone hoping to find a wealth of Wild West relics, but tough terrain, wild animals and gun-toting locals could make this dig more like the gunfight at the OK Corral.
8. New World Treasure
May 9, 2012
The crew seeks relics from America's first permanent English colony, but affluent homeowners complicate matters.
9. Unearthing Controversy
May 16, 2012
The crew seeks out slavery artifacts, but uncomfortable homeowners might shut down the dig.
10. Mob Money
May 23, 2012
American Savage heads for Al Capone’s home turf, hunting valuable artifacts from Chicago’s gangland past. But hostile homeowners, angry cops, and a challenging underground dig stand between the team and a Savage profit.
11. Spoils of War
May 30, 2012
A homeowner threatens the search for Civil War relics in Virginia.
12. The Fountain of Cash
June 6, 2012
Artifacts from a European settlement in the U.S. are sought.
13. Buried Bucks in the Bayou
June 6, 2012
Alligators complicate a bayou dig.