Series synopsis
Josh Gates Tonight is an American talk television series that premiered on Discovery on April 2, 2020. It stars Josh Gates, Phil Torres, BD Wong and JoBeth Williams.
Unable to travel due to the global pandemic, Josh Gates stays at home and interviews guests pertinent to the topic of the evening.
Premise
Unable to travel due to the global pandemic, Josh Gates stays at home and interviews guests pertinent to the topic of the evening.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Josh Gates as Self - Host
- Phil Torres as Self
- BD Wong as Self
- JoBeth Williams as Self
- Kane Hodder as Self
- Paul Sorvino as Self
- Michael Imperioli as Self
- Steve Schirripa as Self
Supporting cast
- Damian Duffy as Self
- Dave Turin as Self
- Victoria Falls as Self
- Joel McHale as Self
- Mark Rober as Self
- Jonathan Silver Scott as Self
- Drew Scott as Self
- Sandra Lee as Self
- Jeb Corliss as Self
- Jason Hawes as Self
- Keith Colburn as Self
- Forrest Galante as Self
Guest cast
- Phil Torres as Self
- BD Wong as Self
- JoBeth Williams as Self
- Kane Hodder as Self
- Paul Sorvino as Self
- Michael Imperioli as Self
- Steve Schirripa as Self
- Damian Duffy as Self
- Dave Turin as Self
- Victoria Falls as Self
- Joel McHale as Self
- Mark Rober as Self
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 58 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 28 | April 2, 2020 | October 1, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 7 | November 12, 2020 | December 24, 2020 |
| Season 3 | 11 | April 14, 2021 | July 15, 2021 |
| Season 4 | 6 | August 11, 2021 | September 15, 2021 |
| Season 5 | 6 | May 25, 2022 | June 29, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Safer At Home Unable to travel due to the global pandemic, Josh plays late-night talk show host from the safety of his home office. He interviews fellow Travel Channel star Damian Duffy about his show, "Legends Of The Lost". He also provides context and previously unaired footage from the "Expedition Unknown" episodes in which he searches for Dead Sea Scrolls. |
April 2, 2020 |
| 2 |
Along for the Ride Exploring the world from the safety of his home, Josh shares updates and unseen footage of his trip back to the Ice Age searching for the woolly mammoth. Josh also gets new insights from Legends of the Wild's Damian Duffy and Matt Hoffman. |
April 9, 2020 |
| 3 |
Digging In Exploring from the safety of home, Josh shares updates and unseen footage from his adventures hunting the mysterious mountain-dwelling Yeti. Then, Dave Turin of Dave Turin's Lost Mine joins in to discuss his epic season finale and winter challenges. |
April 16, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Gates Files Josh Gates heads back into the world for a night of big mysteries and bigger guests. He welcomes Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey, joins Expedition X's Phil Torres and Jessica Chobot on their latest adventure and talks to Dean Haglund of The X Files. Josh also speaks with paranormal investigator Dave Schrader from the Holzer Files. |
November 12, 2020 |
| 2 |
By Land, Sea or Zoom Josh explores the edges of our world and outer space with celebrity guests John Lithgow, Mountaineer Ed Viesturs, and astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, and Sir Ranulph Fiennes. |
November 19, 2020 |
| 3 |
Happy Joshgiving Josh gives thanks with Guy Fieri, Cheryl Hines and Alfonso Ribeiro. |
November 26, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Josh to the Future Greta Scott! Josh Gates is back (to the future) with his co-star from Expedition: Back to the Future, Christopher Lloyd, The Office's Craig Robinson, Tiffany Beers who created the real self-lacing sneakers and a field trip. |
April 14, 2021 |
| 2 |
Heeeeere's...Joshy! It's a monster of a show as Josh talks to the real Freddy Kruger, Robert Englund, as well as Seth Green from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gremlins director Joe Dante. Then, Josh comes face to face with a real monster--truck, that is. |
April 21, 2021 |
| 3 |
The Great Joshdini Josh gets magical with LOTR's Dominic Monaghan and Piff the Magic Dragon. |
April 28, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gates to the Unknown Josh searches for Lost cities with Jurassic Park's BD Wong |
August 11, 2021 |
| 2 |
How I Met Your Josh Josh laughs into the star-studded world of television sitcoms. |
August 18, 2021 |
| 3 |
20000 Gates Under the Sea Josh dives in to explore underwater mysteries with Shawshank Redemption's Tim Robbins, Titani |
August 25, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gates Goes Underground Josh digs into underground mysteries with Evangeline Lily from Ant-Man and the Wasp, Expedition X's Phil Torres and Jessica Chobot and Soprano's villain Joe Pantoliano. Josh hits the track to take on Discovery+'s Baby Drivers. |
May 25, 2022 |
| 2 |
The Great Gates Robbery Josh talks stolen treasure with Parker Posey from Lost In Space, Monuments Men author Robert Edsel, Fantastic Beasts' Dan Fogler and Matt Wright from Naked and Afraid XL. |
June 1, 2022 |
| 3 |
The Outlaw Joshy Gates Josh swaps tales of legendary outlaws with Hell on Wheels' Anson Mount, Academy Award winner from CODA Troy Kotsur and Tom Blyth from Billy the Kid. |
June 8, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Discovery |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 2, 2020 |
| Last aired | September 15, 2021 |
| Runtime | 42 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 22:00:00 |