Gold Rush: White Water just aired its Season 6 finale, and now fans are wondering if there will even be a Season 7. While Gold Rush and its spinoffs remain popular shows on Discovery Channel, there are hints that White Water might not be as safe as many fans might have hoped.
Here is a look at the possible future of White Water and why it’s not as safe as its parent show on Discovery.
Gold Rush: White Water Season 6 faced several difficulties
Fans proved more than once this year that they love Gold Rush: White Water. The show was getting good ratings following the original Gold Rush on Discovery Channel, and it provided something different. The main series has people like Parker Schnabel and Tony Beets successfully making a lot of money mining gold. While there are people like Fred Lewis, who made constant mistakes, the top miners were always successful.
However, White Water was different. The show had the miners out in the racing rapids, and it was always more about the adventure than the gold weighing in the end. Plus, while the main Gold Rush show had the miners driving in and out every night, White Water is in the wilderness, and the past season showed how hard that can be for some miners, separated from their families and alone with just their crews.
However, Discovery Channel ended up angering many viewers this season. The network suddenly stopped airing White Water in the middle of the season. This also angered producer Tim Dalby, who had to tell the fans what was happening. He clearly said they were getting good ratings, and he didn’t see the ratings begin as good when the entire season was split in half and delayed by months.
If Discovery Channel doesn’t want to keep a show running straight through when it has good ratings, why would it want to renew it for more seasons? The fan’s response showed how much they cared about it. That doesn’t mean the show is safe.
Gold Rush: White Water losing crew, not finding gold
When it comes to the possibility of a Season 7, Gold Rush: White Water might look a little different. First up, Kayla Johanson just announced she quit the show after the finale. Kayla went through a lot of drama during the season and she had enough. She said there was too much drama involved. She even called out cast members who threw “temper tantrums” as one of the reasons she left the show.
Scott Allen quit in the middle of the season and went home after a huge blowup with Kayla. While he was in tears and felt bad about things, he talked about his family and not being there for his small children’s “firsts.” That makes keeping a crew on a show like White Water very hard.
There is also the cast of Dakota Fred Hurst and his diagnosis of Stage 4 Brain Cancer. He has been a stalwart on the show since it started in 2018. However, Fred won’t be around much longer, and one wonders if Dustin will still be as hands-on as his father deals with his illness.
This also leads to something that Kayla said when she quit the show. Gold Rush is known for its weigh-ins, but White Water is different. According to Kayla, the miners on this show find even less gold than the series shows. “I can’t keep following someone else around with way less than satisfactory results each year,” she wrote.
If Gold Rush: White Water is all about adventure, that is fine. But, if this team never finds any gold, what more is left for them to do? Discovery usually announces a new season the month before it airs, so don’t expect to hear anything about Season 7 until later in the year – if at all.
Do you want to see Gold Rush: White Water back for Season 7? Are there any changes you want to see made? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
