8.2/109 votes#1 - Back To The Woods
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 11/19/2019
When Tickle returns to the outlaw side, even Tim can't resist the call of the backwoods. Mark and Digger rediscover a lost recipe from a legend. Mike finds the ultimate secret mountain still site, if only he can build a way to access it.
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7.2/106 votes#2 - Proof is in the Payoff
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 11/26/2019
Tim and Tickle return to the scene of past crimes and rediscover their passion for outlaw moonshining. Mark Rogers designs a custom pot still to double distill shine he can sell for twice the price. Mark and Digger hand-build a copper mailbox still.
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6.8/106 votes#3 - Tickle's Big Run
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 12/3/2019
Tickle mashes in his first large scale run of outlaw shine in years. Mark and Digger scramble to save their Popcorn legacy mash from runaway livestock. Mike ditches Daniel for a new full-time partner. Mark and Huck double their proof and their price.
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7.0/105 votes#4 - Enemy at the Gates
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 1/7/2020
Teaming up with a former competitor, Mark and Digger sell their legacy shine in a neighboring county. Mike and Jerry double their shine output only to find customers are getting their shine from another source. Mountain man Mark tracks an intruder.
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7.2/106 votes#5 - Wedding Cake Shine
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 12/17/2019
Mark and Digger attempt their first backwoods miracle, turning wedding cake into moonshine. Tickle scrambles for cover when aerial surveillance threatens a return to jail. And Appalachia's most accident-prone shiner is back operating heavy machinery.
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7.6/107 votes#6 - Drone Vs. Shotgun
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 12/31/2019
Josh breaks into his secret stash to build a new still site, and breaks out his shotgun when a drone invades his airspace. Daniel hits the jackpot selling for Mark & Digger, while Mike finds his steady customers mysteriously less thirsty than usual.
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7.3/106 votes#7 - Busted By The Law
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 1/7/2020
Tim devises a plan to make backwoods shine with Tickle for the first time in years. Short on patience and a key ingredient, Mark and Digger's bootleg operation comes under threat. In a series first, two Tennessee shiners get busted by cops on camera.
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7.2/106 votes#8 - Toxic Work Environment
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 1/14/2020
Tickle's carpentry skills shine as Virginia outlaws plan a risky mod to their still. Mark and Digger take a big swing on a small ingredient that can't pass the sniff test. Josh digs deep and uncovers the worst way to foster a toxic work environment.
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6.8/106 votes#9 - Tickle to the Rescue
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 1/21/2020
Tickle answers the call when Josh needs help salvaging an abandoned submarine still and his season; Mark and Digger take on a specialty bourbon made from Indian corn; facing jail time, Van and Ewok gamble their freedom for another run.
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6.8/106 votes#10 - Run For The Hills
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 1/28/2020
Mark and Digger attempt to rescue a former apprentice from a moonshine calamity. An unknown competitor invades Mike's turf, forcing him to change his shine strategy. Mark and Huck bank on backwoods survival skills to fuel their high-proof run.
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7.0/106 votes#11 - Say Yes To The Mess
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 2/4/2020
Tickle announces his engagement and Tim discovers why his best friend can't quit the outlaw side. Unable to sell any shine, Mike attempts a long-distance bootleg that puts him in the crosshairs of the law. Josh bets that Sin City needs one more vice.
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7.0/106 votes#12 - Murphy's Law For Outlaws
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 2/11/2020
Tickle and Tim put fire to their first backwoods run in a decade. With 250 gallons of mash on the brink of expiring, Mark and Digger torpedo their own operation. A minor oversight for Josh triggers a domino effect that threatens his entire site.
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7.0/106 votes#13 - Rolling Down The Mountain
Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 2/18/2020
A young outlaw with an old pot still earns an apprenticeship with Mark and Digger. Mountain man Mark tackles a week-long run to hit an $18K order that includes special delivery. In a desperate attempt to fix his worm barrel, Josh dives in headfirst.
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7.2/106 votes#14 - Hemp Shine
Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 2/25/2020
Tickle and the Laws infuse anxiety-reducing CBD into their shine but the science is anything but stress-free. Josh digs into his secret stash to cure his subterranean blues. A mystery bootlegger dominates Mike's turf and it's about to get incendiary.
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7.7/107 votes#15 - Georgia On My Shine
Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 3/3/2020
Mark and Digger head down to Georgia and uncover "Elvis," Popcorn Sutton's most prolific still. Mike plots payback after discovering a rival's liquor stealing his customers. Tim and Tickle are torn over what to do with their new backwoods shine.
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7.0/106 votes#16 - Unexpected Offer
Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 3/10/2020
Mike and Jerry confront Daniel about how their rival's liquor is invading their territory; Tickle, Henry and Kenny scale up their CBD-infused moonshine operation; a new bootlegger makes Mark and Digger an offer they can't refuse.
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7.1/107 votes#17 - The Marvelous Mrs. Tickle
Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 3/17/2020
Tickle gets a life sentence and Appalachia turns out for his first walk down the aisle. Mark and Digger risk delivering strong shine and sweet justice. Josh smashes obstacles that stood in his way all season. Mike gets a taste of his own medicine.
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7.4/107 votes#18 - Shiner Showdown
Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 3/25/2020
Tickle introduces a new Mrs. Tickle; A top spirits expert scores the shiner’s shine.
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Season 9 Ratings Summary
"Back To The Woods" is the best rated episode of "Moonshiners" season 9. It scored 8.2/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/19/2019. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Proof is in the Payoff".