TL;DR: Gold Rush returns for Season 17 tonight, Oct. 2, at 8 p.m. ET on Discovery Channel, and you can watch the premiere for free with Philo’s 7-day trial or DIRECTV’s 5-day trial. Season 17 of “Gold ...

Update 8/7/26: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Discovery Channel’s “Escape from Alcatraz” would premiere on Aug. 6. Discovery has not announced an official premiere date for ...