Dirty Jobs
Dirty Jobs is an American television series that originally aired on the Discovery Channel in which host Mike Rowe is shown performing difficult, strange, disgusting, or messy occupational duties alongside the job's current employees. The show, produced by Pilgrim Films & Television, premiered with three pilot episodes in November 2003. It returned as a series on July 26, 2005, running for eight seasons until September 12, 2012. The show's setting was refocused in Australia for the final season, called Dirty Jobs Down Under. A spinoff miniseries titled Dirty Jobs: Rowe'd Trip premiered on July 7, 2020. The original series returned on January 2, 2022.
| Dirty Jobs | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Dirty Jobs: Rowe'd Trip (2020) |
| Starring | Mike Rowe |
| Opening theme | "We Care A Lot" by Faith No More (Seasons 1, 3–7) "Pop Rock Theme" by Matt Koskenmaki (Season 2) |
| Composers | David Vanacore (Vanacore Music) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 179 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 40–44 minutes |
| Production company | Pilgrim Films & Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Discovery Channel |
| Release | November 7, 2003 – February 5, 2023 |
There is also a European edition of the show hosted by former Manchester United and Denmark goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel.
The series was nominated for five Primetime Emmys: 3 for Outstanding Reality Program, which Rowe was nominated for as a producer, and two for Cinematography.