Diggers (TV series)
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| Genre | Reality television |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 40+ |
| Production | |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | National Geographic Channel |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital Stereo |
| Original release | August 23, 2013 – present |
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Diggers is an American reality television series, shown on National Geographic Channel. Filmed in various locations across the United States, the series follows hobbyist metal detectorists “King George” Wyant and his friend Tim “The Ringmaster” Saylor travel the United States, looking for historical artifacts. Landowners, historians and archaeologists invite them to search various areas looking for overlooked historical items.[1]
Episodes
Diggers is currently (as of 2015) in its third season, with over 40 episodes.
Cast
- “King George” Wyant - A born and bred Montana boy. The outdoors is Wyant's playground; hunting, fishing, skiing and metal detecting.
- Tim “The Ringmaster” Saylor - An Iowa native who started metal detecting in high school. He was hooked on the hobby when he began recovering silver coins in his own backyard. Saylor's luck really runs high when it comes to finding rings, though, so that's how he landed the nickname "Ringy."[2]
Criticism
In 2012, it was reported that the Society for American Archaeology was mounting a campaign against Diggers. They said these shows encouraged looting of American archaeological sites.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Diggers". National Geographic Channel. National Geographic Channel. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ http://blog.metaldetector.com/2014/02/%E2%80%9Cdiggers%E2%80%9D-are-back-in-action-for-an-all-new-season-of-metal-detecting/
- ↑ "'Diggers,' 'American Digger' TV Shows Said To Promote Looting Of Archaeological Sites". The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
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