<P> Gold Rush (formerly Gold Rush Alaska) is a reality television series that airs on Discovery Channel, with reruns also airing on TLC . The show's Seventh season began airing on October 14, 2016 . As of January 6, 2017 a total of 127 episodes of Gold Rush have been aired . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> <Th> Average rating (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Season premiere </Th> <Th> Season finale </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> December 3, 2010 (2010 - 12 - 03) </Td> <Td> February 18, 2011 (2011 - 02 - 18) </Td> <Td> 3.32 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> October 28, 2011 (2011 - 10 - 28) </Td> <Td> February 24, 2012 (2012 - 02 - 24) </Td> <Td> 4.59 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> October 26, 2012 (2012 - 10 - 26) </Td> <Td> February 22, 2013 (2013 - 02 - 22) </Td> <Td> 4.57 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> SA </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> August 2, 2013 (2013 - 08 - 02) </Td> <Td> October 18, 2013 (2013 - 10 - 18) </Td> <Td> 2.15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> October 25, 2013 (2013 - 10 - 25) </Td> <Td> March 14, 2014 (2014 - 03 - 14) </Td> <Td> 3.96 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> October 17, 2014 (2014 - 10 - 17) </Td> <Td> March 13, 2015 (2015 - 03 - 13) </Td> <Td> 4.15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> October 16, 2015 (2015 - 10 - 16) </Td> <Td> March 11, 2016 (2016 - 03 - 11) </Td> <Td> 3.83 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> October 14, 2016 (2016 - 10 - 14) </Td> <Td> March 10, 2017 (2017 - 03 - 10) </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Parker's Trail </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> March 31, 2017 (2017 - 03 - 31) </Td> <Td> April 14, 2017 (2017 - 04 - 14) </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> October 13, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 13) </Td> <Td> TBA (TBA) </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> <Th> Average rating (millions) </Th> </Tr>

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