TV Shows Like Dirty Jobs

Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe started a trend when he began jumping headfirst into even the messiest of occupations. Now there's a whole crop of shows about professions most viewers know very little about -- from fishing to logging to ice road trucking. They can get intense, but they're also pretty interesting!

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  • Flying Wild Alaska Review
    Flying Wild Alaska

    Alaska family pilots unfriendly skies in warm reality show.

    AGE
    9
     
  • Last American Cowboy Review
    Last American Cowboy
    Modern-day cowboys demonstrate hard work in riveting docu.
    AGE
    10
     
  • Deadliest Catch Review
    Deadliest Catch

    Action-packed reality show OK for older tweens and up.

    AGE
    11
     
  • Dirty Jobs Review
    Dirty Jobs

    Ick and shtick will appeal to older tweens and up.

    AGE
    11
     
  • Ice Road Truckers Review
    Ice Road Truckers

    Dangerous driving makes for exciting reality show.

    AGE
    11
     
  • Lobster Wars Review
    Lobster Wars
    Deep-sea rivalry plays out in rough reality show.
    AGE
    11
     
  • Gold Rush Review
    Gold Rush

    Gritty gold mining reality series has some salty vocab.

    AGE
    12
     
  • Whale Wars Review
    Whale Wars

    The intense reality of extreme conservation work.

    AGE
    13
     

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