‘Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan’ season 5 premiere: How to watch, where to stream free
Season five of the hit reality adventure series, Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan, premieres on the Discovery Channel Friday, May 9 at 9/8c.
For those unfamiliar with the long-running Discovery series, Freddy Dodge, a mining expert with nearly 40 years of experience under his belt, goes on the road to help struggling mine owners hit the mother lode. For this series, Dodge teams up with Juan Ibarra to overhaul wash plants, introduce gold recovery techniques and transform operations.
On the upcoming season five premiere episode, the duo faces off at a hard rock mine spanning three elevations at 4,000 feet in the Cascades. Battling impenetrable rock, the guys devise an innovative 180-foot chute featuring a spiral concentrator in their first-ever Washington state rescue.
Where can I watch Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan season 5?
Those interested in catching season five of the hit Discovery reality series can stream the show through Philo, DirecTV Stream or Sling.
Both Philo and DirecTV Stream offer free trials while those who commit to a paid subscription through Sling receive half off their first month and one month free of AMC+.
Out of the three streaming options, Philo is the cheapest option at just $28 a month after its 7-day free trial expires.
What is Philo?
Philo is known for being one of the cheapest streaming platforms in the space. Subscribers can access over 70 top TV channels such as MTV, TLC, BET, A&E, AMC, CMT, Investigation Discovery and more at just $28 a month after its 7-day free trial concludes.
Explore Philo’s extensive library of hit TV shows and movies and customize your flow of content even more by including add-ons in your subscription.
Along with thousands of hours of content available for streaming, Philo users can take advantage of key features such as the unlimited DVR feature, which allows subscribers to record favorite content easily.
What is DirecTV Stream?
DirecTV Stream is a top streaming service that offers subscribers with a plethora of live TV channels and helpful features. The Entertainment package starts at just $86.99 a month after its 5-day free trial and includes popular TV channels such as HGTV, ESPN, Bravo, CMT, CNBC, BET, CNN and more.
Two other DirecTV Stream packages are the Choice package (original price $114.99) and the Ultimate package (original price $129.99), both of which are part of an ongoing promotion that offers new subscribers $10 off the original price for the first three months of their subscription.
DirecTV Stream has also recently introduced a lineup of genre packs, which allows subscribers to choose their favorite viewing options based on what genre they watch the most. With genre packs, users can get the channels and content they want without filler channel overload. Packs start at just $34.99 a month.
Those interested in comparing all DirecTV Stream’s channel packages and genre packs can check them out here.
What is Sling?
Sling is another great basic cable alternative to consider if you want to stream live TV channels like Discovery. Though no free trial is available to new subscribers, those interested in committing to a plan receive half off the first month and one month free of AMC+ with any Sling plan.
Sling offers users the ability to stream on-demand movies, live TV shows and live sports easily on several devices. Popular channels available to stream on Sling include A&E, AMC, BET, CMT, CNN, Discovery and more.
Both the Sling Orange plan and the Sling Blue plan are normally $45.99 a month, but with the current promotion, Sling users will pay just $23 a month for the first month.
For those who wish to access channels from both the Sling Blue and Sling Orange plans can do so by signing up for the Orange + Blue plan, which combines the best of both plans for just $60.99 a month ($30.50 for the first month).