{{short description|American reality television series}} {{Infobox television | image = | image_alt = | caption = | alt_name = | genre = | director = | presenter = Josh Gates | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 5 | num_episodes = 58 | list_episodes = | runtime = 10-42 minutes | company = Ping Pong Productions | network = Discovery Channel | first_aired = {{Start date|2020|04|01}} | last_aired = {{End date|2022|6|29}} }} '''''Josh Gates Tonight''''' is an American talk show starring Josh Gates on the Discovery Channel. It is a spinoff of Gates' series ''Expedition Unknown'' originally created as replacement programming in 2020 due to the COVID-19 lockdown period. The program features Gates interviewing celebrity guests via videoconference, with most episodes also including a cocktail recipe, a segment recorded in the field, and comedy bits.<ref name="season5" />
Shorter episodes aired starting on April 1, 2020 and were followed by the full episode premiere on April 22.<ref name="covid19">{{cite web|last=Nordyke|first=Kimberly|title=Discovery Channel Sets Special COVID-19 Programming With Stars of 'Gold Rush,' 'Deadliest Catch' and More (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=5 May 2020|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/discovery-sets-covid-19-shows-stars-gold-rush-more-1293332/|access-date=6 April 2026}}</ref> Initially considered part of ''Expedition Unknown'', ''Josh Gates Tonight'' later was classified as a separate series.<ref name=JoshGatesTonightEpisodes>{{cite web|title=Josh Gates Tonight|url=https://go.discovery.com/tv-shows/josh-gates-tonight/|work=Discovery Channel|date=2021}}</ref> The fifth and last season premiered on May 25, 2022.<ref name="season5">{{cite web|last=Malone|first=Michael|title=Josh Gates, Adventure Wednesdays Return on Discovery May 25|website=Broadcasting+Cable|date=6 May 2022|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/josh-gates-adventure-wednesdays-return-on-discovery-may-25|access-date=6 April 2026}}</ref>
==Production== In 2020, pandemic-related travel restrictions halted the production of most Discovery programming, including Josh Gates' series ''Expedition Unknown''. The network asked Gates to produce a show from a "safer at home" environment.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nordyke|first=Kimberly|title=Discovery Channel to Launch Virtual Talk Show With Josh Gates|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/discovery-launch-virtual-talk-show-josh-gates-1290882 |work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 20, 2020}}</ref> Gates stated that the network "...were so desperate that they said, 'You can film it on your iPhone if you want.'"<ref name="vulture-profile">{{cite web|last=Seitz|first=Matt Zoller|title=Josh Gates Is Adventure Television|website=Vulture|date=5 January 2024|url=https://www.vulture.com/2024/01/how-josh-gates-took-over-adventure-television.html|access-date=6 April 2026}}</ref> The talk show initially was recorded in a spare bedroom in Gates' home with interviews conducted over Zoom.<ref name="forbes">{{cite web|last=Sills|first=Joe|title=Josh Gates On Losing Weight During Quarantine And Fitness In The Field|website=Forbes|date=18 August 2020|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joesills/2020/08/18/josh-gates-on-losing-weight-during-quarantine-and-fitness-in-the-field/|access-date=6 April 2026}}</ref> Production moved to the "Expedition Headquarters" studio starting with episode 14 of the first season.
==Episodes== ===Season 1 (2020)===
{{Episode table |background=#020202 |overall=6 |title=30 |airdate=20 |viewers=12 |country=US |episodes={{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Safer at Home | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|04|01}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= While remaining safe at home, Josh interviews Damien Duffy, host of the Discovery series ''Legends of the Wild''.
''Note'': The first three episodes of the series are 10 minutes in duration. |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Along For The Ride | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|04|08}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh recaps his woolly mammoth expedition and tests his videoconferencing skills with the hosts of ''Legends of the Wild''. |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Digging In | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|04|15}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh shares updates and footage from his adventures hunting the mysterious mountain-dwelling yeti; TV personality Dave Turin (''Gold Rush: Dave Turin's Lost Mine'') joins in to discuss his season finale and winter challenges. |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Earth Day | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|04|22}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= In this Earth Day special, Josh welcomes Joel McHale, talks environmentalism with various stars of Discovery networks shows, and discusses Team Trees with Mark Rober.
''Note'': From this episode forward, the series expands to one hour, including commercials. |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Exploration Home Office | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|04|29}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh is joined by TV personalities Jack Osbourne (''Portals to Hell''), Sig Hansen (''Deadliest Catch''), YouTube blacksmith The Hacksmith, and Richard Wiese (president of The Explorers Club). Josh tries to learn the art of axe throwing in his backyard. |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Stayin' Inside | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|05|06}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh interviews Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson East and discusses stolen art with ''The Monuments Men'' author Robert M. Edsel. Josh hosts a virtual summit of "explorer" TV hosts including Josh Bernstein, Jeff Corwin, and Don Wildman. |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Indiana Josh | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|05|13}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= In this Indiana Jones special, Josh interviews actors Karen Allen and John Rhys-Davies (''Raiders of the Lost Ark''), Adam Savage shows off his Indy props, and Reza Aslan discusses the history of Jesus. Josh learns how to crack a bullwhip in his backyard. |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Unexplained and Unexplored | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|05|20}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh discusses the Bermuda Triangle and welcomes guests Bruce Campbell, Michael Emerson, Mike Baker (''Black Files Declassified''), and Gwen Grimes (''Naked and Afraid XL''). Josh has a very short expedition to the "Beverly Hills Bermuda Triangle" an L.A. intersection that's rumored to be cursed. |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: The Merry Adventures of Josh Gates | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|05|27}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh explores British legends with Terry Gilliam (Monty Python), Cary Elwes, Jeremy Wade (''River Monsters''), and Oberon Zell-Ravenheart from the Grey School of Wizardry. Josh forges a sword with Hollywood blacksmith Tony Swatton. |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: GI Josh | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|06|03}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh looks back at WWII history with Dennis Quaid, Project Recover, retired SEAL Team Six member Will Chesney, and Flula Borg. Mixologist Jeff "Beachbum" Berry explains the WWII origin of the suffering bastard cocktail. Josh acts as an attack dummy for military dog training. |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Wild Wild Josh | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|06|17}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh chats about the wild west with Louie Anderson, Lou Diamond Phillips, Stephen Root, and Marty Raney from ''Homestead Rescue''. Josh tries to learn shooting and lasso tricks. |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Show Me the Mummy | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|06|24}}. | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh talks ancient Egypt and interviews Steven Soderbergh, Lucy Lawless, Padma Lakshmi, Patricia Velásquez, and archaeologist Sarah Parcak. |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 13 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Mother Russia | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|07|01}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh revisits his Siberian expeditions and talks to actors Scott Glenn, Jason Isaacs, and Danny Trejo, as well as TV hosts Phil Keoghan and Mike Rowe. Josh learns the art of ice sculpture and visits a vodka distillery. |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 14 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Gold Digging Josh | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|07|08}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh virtually discusses secret codes and treasures with Jesse Eisenberg, Penn & Teller, Kyle MacLachlan, and former CIA agent Amaryllis Fox. Josh tries to learn lock picking.
''Note'': Starting with this episode, production of the show moves from Josh Gates' house to the "Expedition HQ" studio. |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 15 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Back From Outer Space | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|07|15}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh pays tribute to his favorite science fiction with Anthony Daniels, Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Lance Henriksen, and Keith David. Special effects makeup artist Jim Ojala transforms Josh into an alien. |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 16 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Like, Totally Josh | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|07|22}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh celebrates 1980s pop culture with actors Lea Thompson (''Back to the Future''), Alex Winter (''Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure''), and Sean Astin (''The Goonies'') and looks to pry clues to ''The Secret'' from illustrator John Jude Palencar. Josh asks his kid's karate instructor to teach him the crane kick from ''The Karate Kid''. |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 17 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Game, Set, Josh | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|08|20}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= It's game night as Josh interviews guests Neil deGrasse Tyson, John Smoltz, Gary Cole, and Ben Bailey from ''Cash Cab''. Josh tries to run the course from ''Dodgeball Thunderdome'', a show which aired on Discovery at the time. |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 18 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Alive | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|08|27}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh discusses survival with David Arquette (''You Cannot Kill David Arquette''), Josh Lucas (''Alive''), and the hosts of the Discovery show ''100 Days Wild''. Josh goes survivalist shopping at a military surplus store. |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 19 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: No Fear of Heists | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|09|02}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh explores heists with Elliott Gould (''Ocean's Eleven''), Kevin Pollak (''The Usual Suspects''), Luis Guzmán, and hostage negotiator Christopher Voss. Josh learns getaway car driving from a Hollywood stunt driver. |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 20 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Josh's Monster Mash | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|09|09}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh explores cinematic gods and monsters with the actors Orlando Jones, Sarah Wayne Callies, and Doug Jones. Josh tours the collection of movie memorabilia dealer Joe Maddalena. |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 21 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: A Spot of Josh | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|09|16}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh goes on a virtual Anglophile adventure interviewing John Cleese, Lucy Davis, Cat Deeley, and Ed Stafford. Josh visits the Will Rogers Polo Club. |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 22 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Sherlock Josh | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|09|23}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh investigates life's mysteries with actor Matthew Modine, author Deepak Chopra, Chazz Palminteri, and Arthur Brand. Josh hires a private detective to tail his writer, comedian Tony Sam. |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 23 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: King Me! | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|09|30}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh celebrates the works of Stephen King with guests Anthony Michael Hall (''The Dead Zone''), Dee Wallace (''Cujo''), David Morse (''The Green Mile''), and Danny Lloyd (''The Shining''). Josh and his cameraman Evan B. Stone visit a socially-distanced drive-through Halloween haunted attraction. |LineColor=030303 }} }}
===''Josh Gates Tonight: Shark Week'' (2020)=== In August 2020, ''Josh Gates Tonight'' aired daily during Discovery's Shark Week with shark-related episodes.<ref name="shark1">{{cite web|last=Schneider|first=Michael|title=Shark Week Attracts a Younger, Diverse Audience. Now, Discovery Is Aggressively Trying to Keep Them|website=Variety|date=11 August 2020|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/shark-week-discovery-channel-2020-1234731198/|access-date=6 April 2026}}</ref>
{{Episode table |background=#FEFEFE |overall=6 |title=30 |airdate=20 |viewers=12 |country=US |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = SW1 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Shark Week | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|08|09}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= |LineColor=EFEFEF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = SW2 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Shark Week: Totally Jaw-Some | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|08|10}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= |LineColor=030303 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = SW3 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Shark Week: Some-Fin Special | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|08|11}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= |LineColor=EFEFEF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = SW4 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Shark Week: The Gill Of It All | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|08|12}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= |LineColor=EFEFEF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = SW5 | Title= Josh Gates Tonight: Shark Week: Are We Having Fin Yet? | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|08|13}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= |LineColor=EFEFEF }} }}
===Season 2 (2020)=== A second season of seven episodes premiered in November 2020.
{{Episode table |background=#202020 |overall=6 |title=30 |airdate=20 |viewers=12 |country=US |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title= The Gates Files | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|11|11}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh discusses the paranormal with guests Matthew McConaughey and Dean Haglund. Josh joins Phil Torres & Jessica Chobot of ''Expedition X'' in Wisconsin for a behind-the-scenes look at the production of season 3. |LineColor=202020 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title= By Land, Sea, or Zoom | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|11|18}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh discusses exploration with guests John Lithgow, explorer Ranulph Fiennes, and astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley. Josh gets a demonstration in urban mushing with a team of sled dogs. |LineColor=202020 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title= Happy Joshgiving | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|11|25}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh discusses Thanksgiving with guests Guy Fieri, Cheryl Hines, and Alfonso Ribeiro. Josh visits a pumpkin patch and gets lost in a corn maze. |LineColor=202020 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title= Super Josh | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|12|02}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh discusses superheroes with Katee Sackhoff, Joe Manganiello, and Famke Janssen. Josh tours the set of ''BattleBots''. |LineColor=202020 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title= Josh Spaces Out | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|12|09}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh talks space exploration with guests astronaut Charles Duke, Mayim Bialik, Tim Heidecker, and Keir Dullea. Josh experiences weightlessness on a reduced-gravity aircraft. |LineColor=202020 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title= Merry Josh-Mas | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|12|16}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh celebrates Christmas films with guests Peter Billingsley, Judy Greer, and Reginald VelJohnson. Josh takes a festive tour of SkyPark at Santa's Village. |LineColor=202020 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title= Full Stream Ahead | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|12|23}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh promotes Discovery+ with the stars of the streaming service's programs, including David Schwimmer who narrates the nature docuseries ''Mysterious Planet''. |LineColor=202020 }} }}
===Season 3 (2021)=== The third season premiered in April 2021.
{{Episode table |background=#303030 |overall=6 |title=30 |airdate=20 |viewers=12 |country=US |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title= Josh to the Future | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|04|14}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh pays tribute to ''Back to the Future'' with Christopher Lloyd, Craig Robinson, and Tiffany Beers the designer of the Nike Mag self-tying shoes. Josh visits the Time Travel Mart operated by 826LA. |LineColor=303030 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title= Heeeeere's...Joshy! | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|04|21}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh talks horror movies with guests Robert Englund, Seth Green, Joe Dante, and the ''Expedition X'' team. Josh learns to drive a monster truck. |LineColor=303030 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title= The Great Joshdini | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|04|28}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh explores magic with guests Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Michael Carbonaro, and Piff the Magic Dragon. |LineColor=303030 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title= Ghostly Gates | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|05|05}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh discusses ghosts with guests Kevin Bacon, Haley Joel Osment, and the cast of ''Ghost Brothers''. Josh and Jack Osbourne go ghost hunting in LA's Million Dollar Theatre. |LineColor=303030 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title= Driving Mr. Gates | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|05|12}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh talks cars with Larry the Cable Guy, Gabriel Iglesias, Kurt Busch, and the cast of ''Street Outlaws''. Josh learns how to drive a racecar at Willow Springs International Motorsports Park. |LineColor=303030 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title= It Takes A Villain | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|05|19}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh pays tribute to pop culture villains with guests Giancarlo Esposito, Paul Reiser, and Michelle Gomez. Josh visits a stunt performer training school. |LineColor=303030 }} }}
===''Josh Gates Tonight: Shark Week'' (2021)=== {{Episode table |background=#DDDDDD |overall=6 |title=30 |airdate=20 |viewers=12 |country=US |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title= Some-Fin New | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|07|11}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh chats with Shark Week guest hosts Steve-O & Sean "Poopies" McInerney from ''Jackass'', Tiffany Haddish, and Dickie Chivell. Josh swims with the sharks at Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay. |LineColor=DDDDDD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title= Acting Chummy | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|07|12}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh interviews William Shatner, Brad Paisley, and Robert Irwin from ''Crikey! It's the Irwins''. |LineColor=DDDDDD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title= Now You Sea Me | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|07|13}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh welcomes J. B. Smoove, Kevin Smith, and shark experts Alison Towner and Riley Elliott. |LineColor=DDDDDD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title= Diving In | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|07|14}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh talks with "Dr. Pimple Popper" Sandra Lee, Rob Gronkowski, Shark Week filmmakers Lauren and Joe Romeiro, and the fans behind a community-driven ''Jaws'' remake. |LineColor=DDDDDD }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title= Not Feeling Salty | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|07|15}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh interviews David Blaine, Kevin O'Leary from ''Shark Tank'', and shark expert Tristan Guttridge. Josh dives with sharks at a shipwreck in The Bahamas. |LineColor=DDDDDD }} }}
===Season 4 (2021)===
{{Episode table |background=#505060 |overall=6 |title=30 |airdate=20 |viewers=12 |country=US |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title= Gates to the Unknown | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|08|11}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= In an episode about lost cities, Josh interviews Tom Green, Rhys Darby, and BD Wong. He speaks to Jess Phoenix and Stel Pavlou about their Discovery show ''Hunting Atlantis''. Josh visits Lost Spirits, a themed distillery in Las Vegas. |LineColor=505060 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title= How I Met Your Josh | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|08|18}} | Viewers = 0.65<ref>{{cite web|url=https://programminginsider.com/wednesday-ratings-house-calls-with-dr-phil-left-at-the-starting-gate-on-cbs/|title=Wednesday Ratings: 'House Calls With Dr. Phil' Left at the Starting Gate on CBS|last=Berman|first=Marc|work=Programming Insider|date=August 19, 2021|access-date=October 30, 2021}}</ref> |ShortSummary= Josh welcomes sitcom stars Harry Shearer, Kelsey Grammer, and Susie Essman. Ted Lange (Isaac from ''The Love Boat'') stops by to make his signature cocktail. Josh and Susan Olsen hit the road on a ''Brady Bunch'' outing. |LineColor=505060 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title= 20,000 Gates Under The Sea | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|08|25}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh recounts maritime mysteries with actor Tim Robbins, Billy Zane, William Fichtner, and Carl Gottlieb the screenwriter of ''Jaws''. Josh dives to the shipwreck of the ''Star of Scotland'' in Santa Monica Bay. |LineColor=505060 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title= I Am (Urban) Legend | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|09|01}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh chats about urban legends with JoBeth Williams, Kane Hodder, and the ''Expedition X'' team of Jessica Chobot and Phil Torres. Josh attends a séance. |LineColor=505060 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title= Josh Mobs Up | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|09|08}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= In this mobster-themed episode, Josh chats with actors Paul Sorvino, Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, and Vincent D'Onofrio. Josh visits the Mob Museum in Las Vegas. |LineColor=505060 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title= Building A Better Gatestrap | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|09|15}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh pays tribute to inventions and interviews Terrence Howard, Brent Spiner, Dan Harmon, and Aaron Krause the inventor of Scrub Daddy. Josh steps into a flight simulator cockpit. |LineColor=505060 }} }}
===Season 5 (2022)=== {{Episode table |background=#6E5151 |overall=6 |title=30 |airdate=20 |viewers=12 |country=US |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title= Gates Goes Underground | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|5|25}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh chats about subterranean locations and interviews guests Evangeline Lilly, Joe Pantoliano, and the ''Expedition X'' team. |LineColor=6E5151 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title= The Great Gates Robbery | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|6|01}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh discusses art theft and interviews guests Parker Posey, Robert M. Edsel author of ''Monuments Men'', and Dan Fogler. Josh and Jess Chobot try out an art heist themed escape room. |LineColor=6E5151 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title= The Outlaw Joshy Gates | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|6|08}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh talks about legendary outlaws with actors Anson Mount, Troy Kotsur, and Tom Blyth. Josh tries his hand at mounted shooting. |LineColor=6E5151 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title= Gates on a Plane | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|6|15}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= In this aviation-themed episode, Josh chats with LeVar Burton, Parker Schnabel from ''Gold Rush'', and Steven Weber. Josh takes a ride on an acrobatic plane. |LineColor=6E5151 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title= Behind Closed Gates | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|6|22}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh delves into secret societies and interviews guests Austin Butler, Mark Proksch, and ''Love In The Jungle'' contestant Dishon Isaac. Josh meets up with mentalists at the Magic Castle. |LineColor=6E5151 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title= The Gate-teenth Amendment | OriginalAirDate={{start date|2022|6|29}} | Viewers = |ShortSummary= Josh discusses the prohibition era and interviews guests Baz Luhrmann, Joe Mantegna, and Danica Patrick. Josh has a lesson in flair bartending. |LineColor=6E5151 }} }}
==Reception== Writing for ''Collider'', Robert Brian Taylor recommended the talk show to fans of genre cinema due to Gates' enthusiasm for interviewing guests from classic action, adventure, and horror films. Taylor also positively noted the program's "shaggy, makeshift quality" due to its pandemic origins and its goofy sense of humor.<ref name="Collider">{{cite web|last=Taylor|first=Robert Brian|title=How 'Josh Gates Tonight' Became the Best Talk Show Going for Film Nerds and Genre Fans|website=Collider|date=19 July 2021|url=https://collider.com/josh-gates-tonight-best-talk-show/|access-date=6 April 2026}}</ref>
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