Moonshiners
Seen it?2011 | 16 seasons | 42 min | Reality
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- 16 seasons and 255 episodes: a long-haul commitment, episodes of about 42 minutes, about 179 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
- A big time investment at 16 seasons.
Think the days of bootleggers, backwoods stills and "white lightning" are over? Not a chance! It's a multi-million dollar industry. But perhaps more importantly to the moonshiners, it's a tradition dating back hundreds of years, passed down to them from their forefathers. It's part of their history and culture. While this practice is surprisingly alive and well, it's not always legal. Moonshiners tells the story of those who brew their shine - often in the woods near their homes using camouflaged equipment - and the local authorities who try to keep them honest. Viewers will witness practices rarely, if ever, seen on television including the sacred rite of passage for a moonshiner - firing up the still for the first time. They will also meet legends, including notorious moonshiner Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 16 seasons and reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 56K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 15 is the high point.
- Season 12011 · 7 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 22012 · 12 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 32013 · 13 episodesNot rated yet
Season 42014 · 14 episodes · 7.0 out of 10Sunday- Season 52015 · 18 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 62016 · 18 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 72017 · 18 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 82018 · 24 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 92019 · 18 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 102020 · 20 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 112021 · 21 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 122022 · 20 episodesNot rated yet
Season 132024 · 16 episodes · 7.9 out of 10Saturday- Season 142024 · 16 episodes · 8.0 out of 10Saturday
Season 152026 · 16 episodes · 9.6 out of 10Friday- Season 162026 · 6 episodes · 8.0 out of 10Saturday
Trailer
More like this
Want more like this, picked just for you? Get my picks
Cast & crew
- Tim SmithSelf
- Jeremy SchwartzSelf - Narrator (voice)