About this season
American Digger is an American reality television series airing on Spike. The show follows former professional wrestler Frank Huguelet and his company American Savage as they search the United States for buried historical artifacts. The second season of the show was retitled Savage Family Diggers as Savage's wife Rita and son Nick join the crew. On August 7, 2012, Spike TV announced that American Digger had been renewed for a second thirteen episode season. Filming of the new season began Fall 2012 and will air in Spring 2013.
Episodes (13)
1. Ice Cold Gold
Aired 21 March 2012 • 22 min
American Savage hunts for valuable Alaskan Gold Rush artifacts left behind by prospectors in the late 1800s, but blizzards, freezing temperatures and reclusive homeowners could dash their dreams of striking artifact gold.
2. Motor City Money
Aired 28 March 2012 • 22 min
American Savage heads to the automobile capital of the world to dig for valuable relics from the Motor City’s historic boom times, but abandoned houses, vicious dogs and buried hazards may destroy their dreams of a Savage profit.
3. Savage Shark Hunt
Aired 4 April 2012 • 22 min
The crew uses a backhoe to reach the ancient sea floor during a search for prehistoric shark teeth and Jurassic fossils.
4. Moonshine Money
Aired 11 April 2012 • 22 min
The crew seeks artifacts in North Carolina pertaining to the region's history with moonshine.
5. Cherokee Treasure Trove
Aired 18 April 2012 • 22 min
Native American artifacts are sought in Ric's hometown, but woodland dangers complicate the dig.
6. The Bowels of Brooklyn
Aired 25 April 2012 • 22 min
A search for rare sites from the 19th century requires the crew to cut through concrete and dig holes up to 30-feet deep.
7. Blood, Sweat, and Money
Aired 2 May 2012 • 22 min
American Savage sets their sites on the notorious town of Tombstone hoping to find a wealth of Wild West relics, but tough terrain, wild animals and gun-toting locals could make this dig more like the gunfight at the OK Corral.
8. New World Treasure
Aired 9 May 2012 • 22 min
The crew seeks relics from America's first permanent English colony, but affluent homeowners complicate matters.
9. Unearthing Controversy
Aired 16 May 2012 • 22 min
The crew seeks out slavery artifacts, but uncomfortable homeowners might shut down the dig.
10. Mob Money
Aired 23 May 2012 • 22 min
American Savage heads for Al Capone’s home turf, hunting valuable artifacts from Chicago’s gangland past. But hostile homeowners, angry cops, and a challenging underground dig stand between the team and a Savage profit.
11. Spoils of War
Aired 30 May 2012 • 22 min
A homeowner threatens the search for Civil War relics in Virginia.
12. The Fountain of Cash
Aired 6 June 2012 • 22 min
Artifacts from a European settlement in the U.S. are sought.
13. Buried Bucks in the Bayou
Aired 6 June 2012 • 22 min
Alligators complicate a bayou dig.