Bering Sea Gold

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It has been suggested that Bering Sea Gold: Under The Ice be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since January 2013.
Not to be confused with Bering Sea Gold: Under The Ice.
Bering Sea Gold
Format Reality
Narrated by Thom Beers
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes -
Production
Executive producer(s) Thom Beers
Running time approx. 45 minutes
Production company(s) Original Productions
Broadcast
Original channel Discovery Channel
Picture format 1080i 16:9
Original run January 27, 2012 (2012-01-27) – present
Chronology
Related shows Flying Wild Alaska, Gold Rush, Jungle Gold, Bering Sea Gold: Under The Ice
External links
Website

Bering Sea Gold (also known as Gold Divers) is a reality television series set in Nome, Alaska that airs on Discovery Channel, with reruns also airing on TLC. It is from the creators of the Deadliest Catch reality TV show.

Contents

Cast [edit]

Season 1
Name Dredge Details
Ezekial 'Zeke' Tenhoff
The Clark
 Owner of 'The Clark', who built 'The Clark' from scratch in 2008.
Emily Riedel
The Clark
 Deckhand on 'The Clark'. Daughter of Steve Riedel and childhood friend of Zeke Tenhoff.
Ian Foster
Sluicey
 Owner of the 'Sluicey'.
Scott Foster
Sluicey
 Deckhand on the 'Sluicey'.
Steve Pomrenke
Christine Rose
 Owner of the 'Christine Rose' and father of Shawn Pomrenke.
Shawn Pomrenke
Christine Rose
 Co-owner of the 'Christine Rose' and son of Steve Pomrenke.
Cody Moen
Christine Rose
 Deckhand on the 'Christine Rose'.
Robbi Wade
Christine Rose
 Deckhand on the 'Christine Rose'.
Vernon Adkison
Wild Ranger
 Owner of the 'Wild Ranger'.
Scott Meisterheim
Wild Ranger
 Captain of the 'Wild Ranger'.
Jason Walker
Wild Ranger
 Deckhand on the 'Wild Ranger'.
Steve Riedel
Wild Ranger
 Deckhand on the 'Wild Ranger'. Father of Emily Riedel.
Season 2
Name Dredge Details
Verne Adkison Wild Ranger Captain of Wild Ranger. Owner of Wild Ranger, Bering Booty, the Beast, and two other, unnamed dredges.
Elaine Adkison Bering Booty; Wild Ranger Deckhand on Bering Booty and Wild Ranger. Daughter of Verne Adkison.
Scott Meisterheim Anchor Management Captain of Anchor Management.
Zeke¤ Tenhoff The Edge; The Clark Captain of The Edge, owner of The Clark.
Emily Reidel The Edge; The Clark Deckhand on The Edge, deckhand on The Clark.
John Patrick Bunce The Edge; The Clark Deckhand on The Edge, deckhand on The Clark; 2012 gold panning champion of Nome ; commits suicide during the TV season, by gunshot to the head from a .44 Magnum via two-pulls of Russian Roulette (1985-2012, age 26)[1]
Dave Thompson Wild Ranger Deckhand on Wild Ranger; experienced oil diver
Steve Riedel Wild Ranger; The Clark Deckhand on Wild Ranger; deckhand on The Clark; fired from Wild Ranger, moved to The Clark;
Brent Wilkinson The Clark Captain of The Clark

¤Zeak an alternate spelling found on John Bunce Obituary [2]

Series Overview [edit]

Season Episodes Special(s) Average U.S. viewers
(million)		 Originally aired
Season premiere Season finale
1 8 2 3.04 January 10, 2012 (2012-01-10) March 16, 2012 (2012-03-16)
2 TBA TBA TBA January 4, 2013 (2013-01-04)  ()

See also Bering Sea Gold: Under The Ice to follow 'The Clark', 'Shamrock' and 'The Lazy Gator' during the ice season.

Episodes [edit]

Season 1 (2012) [edit]

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 1 "Paydirt" January 27, 2012 3.66[3]
In Nome, Alaska, the gold rush is on. Meet the dredgers, driven by gold fever and sometimes desperate need, who pilot their ragtag dredges and dive with hoses to suck up gold from the bottom of the frigid, unpredictable Bering Sea. 
2 2 "One Bad Deal" February 3, 2012 3.73[4]
A bar brawl threatens not only Shawn's health but the Christine Rose's future. The Wild Ranger's luck is getting worse as they're down a man and have sprung a leak. The Sluicey's Ian calls in a friend who offers both experience and criticism. 
3 3 "Suction" February 10, 2012 3.48[5]
The weather may be perfect, but storms are brewing onboard the dredges as egos clash and tempers flare. Emily's first dive is almost her last when she learns the dangers of dredging first-hand. 
4 4 "A Viking Funeral" February 17, 2012 3.05[6]
The season is halfway over, and tensions are running high as the dredgers search for new sweet spots. An accident with the 15 ton excavator threatens to end one deckhand's season. 
5 5 "Captaincy" February 24, 2012 3.12[7]
A season of simmering grievances comes to a boil. Wild Ranger owner Vern fires one of his crew. Emily falling overboard and a blocked sluice box test Zeke's patience. Rocks falling out of a faulty sluice box rain down on solo-diving Scott Foster's head. 
6 6 "Eureka" March 2, 2012 2.77[8]
Bad luck and bad vibes. The crews have a car accident on the way home from some hot springs R&R. A hastily welded winch roller gives way, releasing a cable that lashes Cody's leg and sends him overboard. Scott dives with an injured leg out of stubborness. 
7 7 "Bad Vibrations" March 9, 2012 2.24[9]
The dredging season is quickly coming to an end, and so are once trusted relationships between Zeke and Emily as well as Scott F and Ian. Shawn sends crewmember Robbi packing while Scott M swallows his pride and invites Steve back. But will he accept? 
8 8 "The Bitter End" March 16, 2012 2.28[10]
Winter sets in. The now short-staffed crews try to go out once more before the ice blocks them in. Each on their own, Emily salvages and Scott M finds salvation. The crews take their earnings and face off at an auction for next year's dredging grounds. 
Post-Season Specials
9 — "After The Dredge - Risks and Relations" March 23, 2012 1.49[11]
The Bering Sea Gold crews gather and sound off about life in Nome during and after the show. Wild Ranger's Scott and Vern's reunion is explosive. Emily and Zeke answer about the exact nature of their relationship. Meet the mysterious white-bearded dredger. 
10 — "After The Dredge - Gains and Losses" March 30, 2012 1.04[12]
The Bering Sea Gold crews gather and sound off about gold gained and relationships strained. Christine Rose's Shawn talks about his being stabbed. The Clark's Zeke drops a bombshell on the Sluicey crew. Wild Ranger's Scott responds to Vern's accusations. 

Season 2 (2013) [edit]

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
Pre-Season Special
11 — "Back To The Dredge" December 28, 2012
Preview of the new season. 
Regular Season
12 1 "Point of No Return" January 4, 2013 2.90
The Pomrenkes get off to a bad start with family squabbles and a $25K bill. Zeke and Scott M have powerful new dredges but can they rely on their crew of friends? Vernon goes all in, gambling all his savings and his deckhand daughter. 
13 2 "Dead Men Gather No Gold" January 11, 2013 2.61
Edge dredger John is out of the hospital and on the gold, but Zeke may lose it all when accused of claim jumping. Scott puts the crew at risk taking the dredge out during a storm. The DNR shuts the Pomrenkes down. "Hurricane Dave's" antics test Vernon. 
14 3 "Nice Guys Finish Last" January 18, 2013 2.61
Summer storms keep the miners off the water; losing time and money shortens tempers. Steve R takes out a restraining order and later finds gold despite himself. Zeke proves he wasn't claim jumping but gets shut down any way. Steve P works his "voodoo". 
15 4 "Gold Gettin' Hound Dog" January 25, 2013 2.91
Big swells and bigger tempers take over the Bering Sea. Inexperience and equipment problems cause more than a few tantrums, while big swells and bad conditions make some miners lose their lunch. 
16 5 "Greedy People" February 1, 2013 2.57
The weather sours, crew members drop like flies, and captains' tempers rage. Scott M goes out without crew but hits a honey hole. Zeke goes back to The Clark and gets too close to a neighbor's lease. The Christine Rose is close to toppling over in a gale. 
17 6 "No Snivelin" February 8, 2013 2.69
Pressure mounts as the fleet reaches the season's halfway mark. The Edge is hampered by a toxic fumes and diving phobia. The Wild Ranger enters a turf war. The Pomrenkes face the law. Will Scott Meisterheim's binge finally bring about his breakdown? 
18 7 "Dirtville" February 15, 2013 2.39
The season's end is steadily approaching, and every miner's back is against the wall. With debts mounting and feuds escalating, one skipper loads his rifle, another blows his stack, and yet another abandons his crew before hightailing it out of Nome. 
19 8 "Go Big or Go Home" March 1, 2013 1.78
With Scott missing, Vernon hires The Anchor Management crew who are sitting dead in the water, but his own crew -- and daughter -- are also missing. Emily's joke to Zeke sets off their powder keg of frustrations. The Pomrenkes train their third generation dredger. 
20 9 "Don't Tell Me to Chillax!" March 8, 2013 1.81
Shawn Pomrenke surrenders to the big house while his dad marathons to pay the land payment. Nome crowns the fastest gold panner. Steve Riedel finds himself in a competition to save his job. Dispairing Zeke watches the gold season and his equipment drift-away. 
21 10 "Gold Stress" March 15, 2013 2.14
Only the most desperate mine as bad weather shadows the close of the season. The importance of adequete topside deckhands is undervalued. Verne Adkison's deckhand skills prove weak while Emily Reidel's are discounted. 
22 11 "And No More Shall We Part" March 22, 2013 2.09
The psychological toll of hazardous mining claims a victim. Vernon Adkison alters his staff roster. Scott Meisterheim returns. The Pomrenke's delivery is near threashold of breakeven but deckhands hope for more good weather to increase their shares. 
23 12 "The American Dream" March 29, 2013 1.86
Season finale. Nome harbor ice deters most from venturing out. For those that brave the poor weather, inadequete underwater mining visibility ends the summer production. The Pomrenke's crew take their earnings. 
Post-Season Specials
24 13 "Getting to the Bottom" April 5, 2013
Behind the scenes for the entire season, pre-season setup and post-season wrap-up and pack-up. 

Gold Totals [edit]

Season 1 [edit]

Christine Rose
Ep. Oz's Dollar value
1. 45.00 oz. $74,000.00
2. 50.00 oz. $78,000.00
3. 75.00 oz. $125,000.00
4. 96.00 oz. $155,238.00
5. 98.00 oz. $166,000.00
6. 112.00 oz. $196,000.00
7. 110.00 oz. $192,500.00
8. 166.00 oz. $283,220.00
Total 766.00 oz. $1,302,200.00
The Clark
Ep. Oz's Dollar value
1. 5.00 oz. $8,225.00
2. 1.50 oz. $2,175.00
3. 9.50 oz. $16,000.00
4. 7.00 oz. $11,300.00
5. 3.40 oz. $5,780.00
6. 4.00 oz. $7,000.00
7. 8.00 oz. $14,000.00
8. 0.00 oz. $0.00
Total 38.00 oz. $64,600.00
Sluicey
Ep. Oz's Dollar value
1. 0.00 oz. $0.00
2. 3.00 oz. $4,700.00
3. 3.00 oz. $5,200.00
4. 4.00 oz. $6,400.00
5. 2.00 oz. $3,400.00
6. 3.60 oz. $6,400.00
7. 3.00 oz. $5,250.00
8. 19.00 oz. $36,000.00
Total 44.00 oz. $74,800.00
Wild Ranger
Ep. Oz's Dollar value
1. 0.00 oz. $0.00
2. 0.25 oz. $400.00
3. 0.25 oz. $425.00
4. 0.25 oz. $425.00
5. 0.00 oz. $0.00
6. 0.00 oz. $0.00
7. 0.00 oz. $0.00
8. 0.00 oz. $0.00
Total 0.75 oz. $1,250.00
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Season 2 [edit]

Christine Rose
Ep. Oz's Dollar value
1. 7.05 oz. $9,162.00
2. 61.05 oz. $100,903.44
3. 95.25 oz. $157,429.20
4. 118.37 oz. $187,420.20
5. 181.58 oz. $300,115.42
6. 194.08 oz. $320,775.42
7. 218.3 oz. $360,806.24
8. 249 oz. $411,547.20
9. 369 oz. $609,883.20
12. 700 oz. $1,156,960.00
Total 700 oz. $1,156,960.00
Wild Ranger
Ep. Oz's Dollar value
1. 0 oz. $0.00
2. 0 oz. $0.00
3. 0.85 oz. $1050.00
4. 8.3 oz. $15,371.04
5. 16 oz. $26,444.80
6. 20.3 oz. $33,551.85
7. 22.3 oz. $36,857.44
8. 23.5 oz. $38,840.80
9. 33.8 oz. $55,864.64
12. 84 oz. $138,835.20
Total 84 oz. $138,835.20
The Edge
Ep. Oz's Dollar value
1. 0 oz. $0.00
2. 5.1 oz. $8,429.28
3. 7.3 oz. $12,065.44
4. 7.3 oz. $12,065.44
5. 9.5 oz. $15,701.60
6. 11.8 oz. $19,503.04
7. 13.5 oz. $22,312.30
8. 21 oz. $34,708.80
9. 22.6 oz. $37,353.28
12. 46 oz. $76,028.80
Total 46 oz. $76,028.80
Anchor Management
Ep. Oz's Dollar value
1. 0 oz. $0.00
2. 0 oz. $0.00
3. 0 oz. $0.00
4. 0.25 oz. $418.20
5. 2.5 oz. $4,132.00
6. 2.5 oz. $4,132.00
7. 2.5 oz. $4,132.00
8. 2.5 oz. $4,132.00
9. 2.5 oz. $4,132.00
12. 3 oz. $4,958.40
Total 3 oz. $4,958.40

Syndication [edit]

Season 1
Season 2

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Bering Sea Gold ; season 2 episode 11
  2. ^ http://homernews.com/stories/110712/obits_bunce.shtml#.UUQUBRxwd8F
  3. ^ Gorman, Bill (January 30, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Still Tops + 'Spartacus: Vengeance' Premiere, 'Smackdown!,' 'Bering Sea Gold,' 'Merlin' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 11, 2012. 
  4. ^ Seidman, Robert (February 6, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Still Tops + 'Bering Sea Gold,' 'Spartacus: Vengeance,' 'Smackdown!,' 'Merlin' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 11, 2012. 
  5. ^ Gorman, Bill (February 13, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Still Tops + 'Bering Sea Gold,' 'Spartacus: Vengeance,' 'Smackdown!,' 'Merlin' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 11, 2012. 
  6. ^ Seidman, Robert (February 21, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' Still Tops + 'Bering Sea Gold,' 'Spartacus: Vengeance,' Merlin, Smackdown!' ' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 11, 2012. 
  7. ^ Gorman, Bill (February 27, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' & 'Bering Sea Gold' Stay On Top + 'Spartacus: Vengeance,' 'Merlin,' 'Smackdown!' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 11, 2012. 
  8. ^ Bibel, Sara (March 5, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' & 'Robot Chicken' & 'UFC Fight Night' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 11, 2012. 
  9. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 12, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush' on Top Again, 'SmackDown', 'Bering Sea Gold' Round out Original Programming". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 11, 2012. 
  10. ^ Bibel, Sara (March 19, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball on TNT Wins the Night, 'Bering Sea Gold', 'In Plain Sight' And More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 11, 2012. 
  11. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 26, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings: NCAA Basketball Dominates Cable, + 'Bering Sea Gold', 'Ultimate Fighter Live', & 'Tangled Ever After'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 11, 2012. 
  12. ^ Bibel, Sara (April 2, 2012). "Friday Cable Ratings:'Robot Chicken' Wins Night; 'The Boondocks,' 'Spartacus: Vengeance,'WWE Friday Night Smackdown' & More'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 11, 2012. 
  13. ^ "Gold Tally". Discovery Channel. Retrieved April 16, 2012. 

External links [edit]

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