Bob Sitrick Productions oversaw Technical & Operational Planning for this two-hour live event. During the show Bob Sitrick served as Commercial Coord AD and managed the Delay & all Discovery On-Air Graphics. With over 10 million people watching, ”Gold Rush Live” was the #1 series in all of television among Men 25-54/18-49, beating all cable programs and broadcast series on networks that included ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC (no exclusions).

 

The two-hour season finale ranked #1 in all of television in Men 25-54 and Men 18-49. Discovery was also the #1 cable network among P/M/W25-54, P/M/W18-49 and broke records making 2/22/13 the highest-rated Friday prime-time evening in network history.