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.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Disaster in the Oil Fields | 2008-06-18 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | The Race Heats Up | 2008-06-25 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Crisis Week | 2008-07-02 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Blood and Guts | 2008-07-09 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Enough is Enough | 2008-07-16 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | An Accident Waiting to Happen | 2008-07-23 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Long-Burning Fires | 2008-07-30 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Do or Die | 2008-08-06 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | Episode 1 | 2009-08-19 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Episode 2 | 2009-08-26 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 3 | 2009-09-02 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Episode 4 | 2009-09-09 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | Episode 5 | 2009-09-16 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | Episode 6 | 2009-09-23 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | Episode 7 | 2009-09-30 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | Episode 8 | 2009-10-07 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | Episode 1 | 2010-09-08 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | Episode 2 | 2010-09-15 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | Episode 3 | 2010-09-22 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 4 | 2010-09-29 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | Episode 5 | 2010-10-06 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | Episode 6 | 2010-10-13 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | Episode 7 | 2010-10-20 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 8 | Episode 8 | 2010-10-27 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 9 | Episode 9 | 2010-11-03 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 10 | Episode 10 | 2010-11-10 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | A Roughneck Mission | 2011-11-30 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | Fists & Fury | 2011-12-07 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | Hotheads & Hair Triggers | 2011-12-14 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 4 | Cheston on the Chopping Block | 2011-12-21 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 5 | There's a Storm Brewing | 2011-12-28 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 6 | Brandon's Battle | 2012-01-04 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 7 | Renegades & Rodeo | 2012-01-11 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 8 | Sabotage | 2012-01-18 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 1 | Under Pressure | 2012-12-19 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 2 | Home Sweet Homelessness | 2012-12-26 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 3 | Growing Pains | 2013-01-02 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 4 | Drilling Lessons | 2013-01-09 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 5 | Double Cross | 2013-01-16 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 6 | End of the Line | 2013-01-23 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 7 | Aftermath | 2013-01-30 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 8 | The Final Countdown | 2013-02-06 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 9 | Digging Deeper | 2013-02-13 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 10 | Showdown on Rig 28 | 2013-02-20 | 60 min |