First Aired: December 6th, 2011
Status: Continuing
Genre: Reality
Network: Discovery
Summary: Think the days of bootleggers, backwoods stills and "white lightning" are over? Not a chance! It's a multi-million dollar industry. But perhaps more importantly to the moonshiners, it's a tradition dating back hundreds of years, passed down to them from their forefathers. It's part of their history and culture. While this practice is surprisingly alive and well, it's not always legal. Moonshiners tells the story of those who brew their shine - often in the woods near their homes using camouflaged equipment - and the local authorities who try to keep them honest. Viewers will witness practices rarely, if ever, seen on television including the sacred rite of passage for a moonshiner - firing up the still for the first time. They will also meet legends, including notorious moonshiner Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton.
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Season 9
Episode 1: Back To The Woods
Air Date: November 19th, 2019
Summary: When Tickle returns to the outlaw side, even Tim can't resist the call of the backwoods. Mark and Digger rediscover a lost recipe from a legend. Mike finds the ultimate secret mountain still site, if only he can build a way to access it.
Episode 2: Proof is in the Payoff
Air Date: November 26th, 2019
Summary: Tim and Tickle return to the scene of past crimes and rediscover their passion for outlaw moonshining. Mark Rogers designs a custom pot still to double distill shine he can sell for twice the price. Mark and Digger hand-build a copper mailbox still.
Episode 3: Tickle's Big Run
Air Date: December 3rd, 2019
Summary: Tickle mashes in his first large scale run of outlaw shine in years. Mark and Digger scramble to save their Popcorn legacy mash from runaway livestock. Mike ditches Daniel for a new full-time partner. Mark and Huck double their proof and their price.
Episode 4: Enemy at the Gates
Air Date: January 7th, 2020
Summary: Teaming up with a former competitor, Mark and Digger sell their legacy shine in a neighboring county. Mike and Jerry double their shine output only to find customers are getting their shine from another source. Mountain man Mark tracks an intruder.
Episode 5: Wedding Cake Shine
Air Date: December 17th, 2019
Summary: Mark and Digger attempt their first backwoods miracle, turning wedding cake into moonshine. Tickle scrambles for cover when aerial surveillance threatens a return to jail. And Appalachia's most accident-prone shiner is back operating heavy machinery.
Episode 6: Drone Vs. Shotgun
Air Date: December 31st, 2019
Summary: Josh breaks into his secret stash to build a new still site, and breaks out his shotgun when a drone invades his airspace. Daniel hits the jackpot selling for Mark & Digger, while Mike finds his steady customers mysteriously less thirsty than usual.
Episode 6: Drone Vs. Shotgun
Air Date: December 31st, 2019
Summary: Josh breaks into his secret stash to build a new still site, and breaks out his shotgun when a drone invades his airspace. Daniel hits the jackpot selling for Mark & Digger, while Mike finds his steady customers mysteriously less thirsty than usual.
Episode 7: Busted By The Law
Air Date: January 7th, 2020
Summary: Tim devises a plan to make backwoods shine with Tickle for the first time in years. Short on patience and a key ingredient, Mark and Digger's bootleg operation comes under threat. In a series first, two Tennessee shiners get busted by cops on camera.
Episode 8: Toxic Work Environment
Air Date: January 14th, 2020
Summary: Tickle's carpentry skills shine as Virginia outlaws plan a risky mod to their still. Mark and Digger take a big swing on a small ingredient that can't pass the sniff test. Josh digs deep and uncovers the worst way to foster a toxic work environment.
Episode 9: Tickle to the Rescue
Air Date: January 21st, 2020
Summary: Tickle answers the call when Josh needs help salvaging an abandoned submarine still and his season; Mark and Digger take on a specialty bourbon made from Indian corn; facing jail time, Van and Ewok gamble their freedom for another run.
Episode 10: Run For The Hills
Air Date: January 28th, 2020
Summary: Mark and Digger attempt to rescue a former apprentice from a moonshine calamity. An unknown competitor invades Mike's turf, forcing him to change his shine strategy. Mark and Huck bank on backwoods survival skills to fuel their high-proof run.
Episode 11: Say Yes To The Mess
Air Date: February 4th, 2020
Summary: Tickle announces his engagement and Tim discovers why his best friend can't quit the outlaw side. Unable to sell any shine, Mike attempts a long-distance bootleg that puts him in the crosshairs of the law. Josh bets that Sin City needs one more vice.
Episode 12: Murphy's Law For Outlaws
Air Date: February 11st, 2020
Summary: Tickle and Tim put fire to their first backwoods run in a decade. With 250 gallons of mash on the brink of expiring, Mark and Digger torpedo their own operation. A minor oversight for Josh triggers a domino effect that threatens his entire site.
Episode 13: Rolling Down The Mountain
Air Date: February 18th, 2020
Summary: A young outlaw with an old pot still earns an apprenticeship with Mark and Digger. Mountain man Mark tackles a week-long run to hit an $18K order that includes special delivery. In a desperate attempt to fix his worm barrel, Josh dives in headfirst.
Episode 14: Hemp Shine
Air Date: February 25th, 2020
Summary: Tickle and the Laws infuse anxiety-reducing CBD into their shine but the science is anything but stress-free. Josh digs into his secret stash to cure his subterranean blues. A mystery bootlegger dominates Mike's turf and it's about to get incendiary.
Episode 15: Georgia On My Shine
Air Date: March 3rd, 2020
Summary: Mark and Digger head down to Georgia and uncover "Elvis," Popcorn Sutton's most prolific still. Mike plots payback after discovering a rival's liquor stealing his customers. Tim and Tickle are torn over what to do with their new backwoods shine.
Episode 17: The Marvelous Mrs. Tickle
Air Date: March 17th, 2020
Summary: Tickle gets a life sentence and Appalachia turns out for his first walk down the aisle. Mark and Digger risk delivering strong shine and sweet justice. Josh smashes obstacles that stood in his way all season. Mike gets a taste of his own medicine.
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