Black Gold
en
PG-13
9.3
June 2008
Documentary
Reality
Black Gold is a reality-documentary television series that chronicles three oil drilling rigs in Andrews County, Texas, 30 miles northwest of Odessa. It is partly produced by Thom Beers, creator of Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers. The Black Gold theme song is sung by country music star Trace Adkins. The title "Black Gold" comes from a slang term for oil. Black Gold airs Wednesday nights on truTV at 10pm. It is also shown as a special presentation on TNT in high definition. The show also airs in the United Kingdom on Five, under the title Oil Riggers.
First Air Date:
2008-06-18
Last Air Date:
2013-02-20
Status:
Ended
Original Country:
US
Original Language:
en
Number of Seasons:
5
Number of Episodes:
45
Created By:
Thom Beers