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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Expedition Unknown Season 18 Episode 1 - Hunt for World War II Hellships
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S18:E1

    Josh searches for lost Allied soldiers on the Hofuku Maru, a Japanese Hellship.

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  2. Expedition Unknown Season 18 Episode 2 - Finding World War II's Lost Prisoners
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S18:E2

    A deep-water dive leads to the historic discovery of a lost WWII hell ship, where an estimated 1,000 soldiers made the ultimate sacrifice. Given rare access, Josh assists a U.S. Department of Defense mission, recovering potential remains of American POWs.

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  3. Expedition Unknown Season 18 Episode 3 - Death Jars of Laos
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S18:E3

    Josh Gates treks into the remote jungles of Laos to investigate the mysterious Plain of Jars. Navigating landscapes still littered with unexploded ordnance, he uses advanced technology to uncover the secrets of this ancient, lost civilization.

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  4. Expedition Unknown Season 18 Episode 4 - Sunken City of Pirates
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S18:E4

    A first-of-its-kind sonar survey reveals a submerged pirate lair located off the coast of Jamaica. Using groundbreaking photogrammetry, Josh dives in to hunt for the $50M stolen treasure of Black Bart, the King of Pirates.

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  5. Expedition Unknown Season 18 Episode 6 - Inca Treasure Tunnels
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S18:E6

    Josh helps discover and explore a labyrinth of lost tunnels; he dodges traffic to assist in a first-ever radar scan below the busy streets of Cuzco, Peru; he joins them as they push into the tunnels and find priceless ancient treasures.

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  6. Expedition Unknown Season 18 Episode 7 - Chasing Civil War Gold
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S18:E7

    Josh hunts for millions in missing Confederate gold. First, he follows a new lead and explores a wagon train robbery site where gold and silver coins vanished. Then, an eyewitness account points to the location of Jefferson Davis's lost war chest.

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  7. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 10 - Chasing Everglades
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    S11:E10

    Josh digs deep into the swamp to hunt the lost fortune of notorious bootleggers and bank robbers the Ashley Gang; Josh needs to retrace the outlaw family's criminal empire, which included a blood feud with the local Florida sheriff.

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  8. Expedition Unknown Season 4 Episode 9 - Global Game Show: Out of This World
    6.0/10(24 votes)

    S4:E9

    Josh Gates' Global Game Show goes all over the planet but this time he's going out of this world by giving his contestants the opportunity to win big on the topic of extraterrestrials. Players at home can win a big prize too, plus a bonus look at footage that never aired in the original Expedition Unknown episodes.

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  9. Expedition Unknown Season 8 Episode 11 - Gold Rush Of The Atlantic
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    S8:E11

    Josh Gates has a fresh lead on the massive lost treasure of the shipwrecked 1715 Spanish fleet. Josh returns to the waters of Florida's Atlantic coast and dives in with a new expedition that uses the latest high tech to locate the fleet's flagship.

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  10. Expedition Unknown Season 8 Episode 12 - Search For The Sultan's Heart
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    S8:E12

    Four years after Josh Gates went on a journey to find the lost heart of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, he travels to the newly rediscovered town of Turbek for some shocking new revelations about the case.

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  11. Expedition Unknown Season 7 Episode 7 - Legend of the Crystal Skull
    6.3/10(62 votes)

    S7:E7

    Josh Gates takes on Central America's jungles to investigate the legendary crystal skull discovered by a renowned adventurer who was the inspiration for Indiana Jones. Josh probes whether the skull is an invaluable relic or archaeology's tallest tale.

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  12. Expedition Unknown Season 2 Episode 6 - Finding Fenn's Fortune
    6.5/10(51 votes)

    S2:E6

    Josh Gates joins the hunt for for a $2,000,000 treasure. He attempts to decode the clues of the modern day treasure's location by following a cryptic poem, leading him deep into the harsh Rocky Mountains.

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  13. Expedition Unknown Season 8 Episode 9 - Chasing the Snake Kings
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S8:E9

    With a potential new breakthrough in the search for a Snake King tomb, Josh Gates returns to the jungles of Guatemala and the archaeological dig at the ancient Mayan city of El Mirador; the archeologists attempt to pinpoint the tomb's location.

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  14. Expedition Unknown Season 9 Episode 7 - Mysteries of Bermuda Triangle
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S9:E7

    Josh Gates dives into the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle. His investigation leads him to the ocean floor, the skies above and even the edge of space as he tackles some of the most intriguing disappearances in history.

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  15. Expedition Unknown Season 9 Episode 8 - Revealing the Triangle
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S9:E8

    In the conclusion of his epic investigation, Josh Gates uses cutting-edge technology to investigate the Triangle's most infamous shipwreck and lost flights. Will he find answers to just how the Triangle works or will it forever remain a mystery?

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Expedition Unknown Season 18 Episode 5 - Secrets of Mexico's Underworld
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S18:E5

    Josh joins archeologists as they bushwhack through thick jungles and rappel into vast caves in search of the lost Zoque culture. Deep underground, the team pushes through flooded sections and finds thousands of ritual offerings that may solve the mystery.

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  17. Expedition Unknown Season 2 Episode 8 - True Cross of Christ
    6.8/10(47 votes)

    S2:E8

    Gates searches for the True Cross. This relic, said to have mystical healing powers, has been lost for 2,000 years. Gates visits Jerusalem, Israel and Istanbul, Turkey, to find if the cross or fragments of it still exist. The cross was cut into three pieces on the orders of Empress Helena. He examines this legend at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City where the tomb of Jesus is located and where he was crucified. Then he learns more about crucifixion in Tel Aviv, and discovers ancient cross wall carvings at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.

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  18. Expedition Unknown Season 3 Episode 14 - Corsica's Nazi Treasure
    6.8/10(39 votes)

    S3:E14

    Gates hunts for the hidden treasure of Erwin Rommel, a Nazi general who plundered the wealth of North Africa as his tank corps fled the continent. The search brings Gates to never-explored underground lakes and undersea relics of World War II.

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  19. Expedition Unknown Season 16 Episode 4 - Shipwreck Triangle of Greece
    6.8/10(39 votes)

    S16:E4

    Josh dives into a mysterious Greek sea passage known as the ancient world's shipwreck capital. Chasing truth and treasure, Josh separates fact from myth and learns what makes these waters as deadly as the Bermuda Triangle.

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  20. Expedition Unknown Season 3 Episode 15 - Italy's Barbarian Booty
    6.9/10(36 votes)

    S3:E15

    To find the plundered riches of the Roman Empire, Gates looks for the tomb of the Visigoth king Alaric in Italy. The hunt extends from the capital of Rome to the southern city of Cosenza, where the mayor is spearheading an effort to find the tomb.

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  21. Expedition Unknown Season 6 Episode 2 - Death and Beyond
    6.9/10(85 votes)

    S6:E2

    To crack the code of reincarnation, Josh seeks out expert Dr. Deepak Chopra, who advises him to investigate the phenomenon firsthand in India. He explores an Islamic path to paradise in Turkey and faces a man possessed by an evil spirit.

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  22. Expedition Unknown Season 8 Episode 3 - Chasing the Fortune of Sir Francis Drake
    6.9/10(68 votes)

    S8:E3

    Josh Gates searches land and sea for the lost fortune of legendary pirate Sir Francis Drake; joining treasure hunters and maritime archaeologists, Josh hunts for a lost cache of Spanish gold and the remains of Drake himself.

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  23. Expedition Unknown Season 13 Episode 4 - Riches of Spain's Pirate King
    6.9/10(43 votes)

    S13:E4

    Hot on the trail of a massive stolen fortune, Josh chases the treasure of the infamous Spanish pirate Amaro Pargo. An exhaustive hunt of Pargo's stomping grounds in the Canary Islands leads Josh beneath an active volcano to dive for the pirate's hoard.

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  24. Expedition Unknown Season 5 Episode 3 - Nazis in Argentina
    7.0/10(87 votes)

    S5:E3

    Josh ventures to Argentina, where many Nazi SS officers escaped to after World War II.

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  25. Expedition Unknown Season 5 Episode 5 - Mahogany Ship
    7.0/10(66 votes)

    S5:E5

    Josh goes down under to search along Australia's infamous Shipwreck Coast for the missing Mahogany Ship.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Hunt for World War II Hellships" is the worst rated episode of "Expedition Unknown". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/24/2026. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Finding World War II's Lost Prisoners".