Dirty Jobs is a U.S. television program aired on Discovery since Friday, November 7, 2003. Dirty Jobs is currently the fifth most popular show on Discovery and 208th overall on TV, watched by a total number of 221,000 people (0.07% rating, down -2% from November 27) as of the daily audience measurement on . Dirty Jobs is hosted by Michael Gregory Rowe (63).
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of Dirty Jobs, presented by Mike Rowe, on Discovery Channel as of Thursday, December 18, 2025.
| Dirty Jobs Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 2025-Dec-18 R+P-O | HH | 128,100 | 0.10 |
| P2+ | 221,000 | 0.07 | |
| P18-49 | 54,400 | 0.04 | |
| P25-54 | 62,800 | 0.05 | |
| 2025-Nov-27 R+P-O | HH | 140,900 | 0.11 |
| P2+ | 226,000 | 0.07 | |
| P18-49 | 54,400 | 0.04 | |
| P25-54 | 62,800 | 0.05 | |
| 2023-Oct-09 | P2+ | 283,000 | 0.09 |
| P18-49 | 124,000 | 0.09 | |
| 2023-Feb-05 | P2+ | 706,000 | 0.23 |
| P18-49 | 169,700 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 267,500 | 0.22 | |
| 2023-Jan-29 | P2+ | 673,000 | 0.22 |
| P18-49 | 130,500 | 0.10 | |
| P25-54 | 218,800 | 0.18 | |
| 2023-Jan-22 | P2+ | 674,000 | 0.22 |
| P18-49 | 130,500 | 0.10 | |
| P25-54 | 182,400 | 0.15 | |
| 2023-Jan-15 | P2+ | 705,000 | 0.23 |
| P18-49 | 169,700 | 0.13 | |
| P25-54 | 291,800 | 0.24 | |
| 2023-Jan-08 | P2+ | 786,000 | 0.25 |
| P18-49 | 182,700 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 303,900 | 0.25 | |
| 2023-Jan-01 | P2+ | 714,000 | 0.23 |
| P18-49 | 182,700 | 0.14 | |
| P25-54 | 255,300 | 0.21 | |
| 2022-Dec-18 | P2+ | 813,000 | 0.26 |
| P18-49 | 156,600 | 0.12 | |
| P25-54 | 218,800 | 0.18 | |
| 2022-Dec-11 | P2+ | 1,048,000 | 0.34 |
| P18-49 | 234,900 | 0.18 | |
| P25-54 | 352,600 | 0.29 | |
| Rank | Program | Audience | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold Rush | 860,000 | -23% |
| 2 | Last Woodsmen | 430,000 | -25% |
| 3 | Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan | 234,000 | -25% |
| 4 | Moonshiners | 233,300 | +12% |
| 5 | Dirty Jobs | 221,000 | -2% |
| 6 | Contraband: Seized at Sea | 190,600 | -17% |