Border Wars (TV series)

Border Wars
GenreDocumentary
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes56
Production
Running time42 minutes
Original release
NetworkNational Geographic Channel
ReleaseJanuary 10, 2010 (2010-01-10) –
April 15, 2015 (2015-04-15)[1]

Border Wars is an American documentary television series on the National Geographic Channel. The program follows agents of the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and other divisions of the Department of Homeland Security as they investigate and apprehend illegal immigrants, drug smugglers, and other criminals violating immigration laws. The series follows Air Interdiction Agents and Marine Interdiction Agents who patrol along the U.S.-Mexico border, as well as southern Florida and Puerto Rico.[2]

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
15January 1, 2010February 10, 2010
217August 29, 2010January 31, 2011
313September 4, 2011November 27, 2011
412July 9, 2012September 24, 2012
59November 14, 2012January 16, 2013

Season 1 (2010)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
11"Last Defense"January 10, 2010 (2010-01-10)
22"City Under Siege"January 11, 2010 (2010-01-11)
33"Dead Of Night"January 18, 2010 (2010-01-18)
44"The Front Lines"January 25, 2010 (2010-01-25)
55"No End In Sight"February 10, 2010 (2010-02-10)

Season 2 (2010–11)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
61"Death On The Rio Grande"August 29, 2010 (2010-08-29)
72"Checkpoint Texas"September 1, 2010 (2010-09-01)
83"Contraband Highway"September 8, 2010 (2010-09-08)
94"Lost In The River"September 15, 2010 (2010-09-15)
105"Dirty Money"September 29, 2010 (2010-09-29)
116"Fog Of War"October 6, 2010 (2010-10-06)
127"Hidden Narcotics"October 13, 2010 (2010-10-13)
138"Manhunt"October 20, 2010 (2010-10-20)
149"Midnight Drug Run"November 3, 2010 (2010-11-03)
1510"3,000 Pound Coke Bust"November 10, 2010 (2010-11-10)
1611"Murder On The Lake"November 17, 2010 (2010-11-17)
1712"Gang Task Force"December 1, 2010 (2010-12-01)
1813"High-Speed Chase"December 8, 2010 (2010-12-08)
1914"Cartel Crackdown"December 15, 2010 (2010-12-15)
2015"Storm Surge"December 22, 2010 (2010-12-22)
2116"Weed Warehouse"January 5, 2011 (2011-01-05)
2217"Super Sunday"January 31, 2011 (2011-01-31)

Season 3 (2011)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
231"Seize And Destroy"September 4, 2011 (2011-09-04)
242"Cocaine Sting"September 4, 2011 (2011-09-04)
253"Marijuana Airdrop"September 11, 2011 (2011-09-11)
264"Smuggler's Tunnel"September 18, 2011 (2011-09-18)
275"Drug-Smuggling Grandma"September 25, 2011 (2011-09-25)
286"Murder Capital"October 2, 2011 (2011-10-02)
297"Cartel Corridor"October 16, 2011 (2011-10-16)
308"Contraband Cargo"October 23, 2011 (2011-10-23)
319"Going Underground"October 30, 2011 (2011-10-30)
3210"River Under Siege"November 6, 2011 (2011-11-06)
3311"Toxic Drug Tanker"November 13, 2011 (2011-11-13)
3412"Million Dollar Stash"November 20, 2011 (2011-11-20)
3513"River Standoff"November 27, 2011 (2011-11-27)

Season 4 (2012)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
361"Bullets Over the Border"July 9, 2012 (2012-07-09)
372"Meth Mobile"July 16, 2012 (2012-07-16)
383"Contraband Corridor"July 23, 2012 (2012-07-23)
394"Rio Grande Reefer"July 30, 2012 (2012-07-30)
405"Hidden Tunnel"August 6, 2012 (2012-08-06)
416"Cartel Cash Stash"August 13, 2012 (2012-08-13)
427"Fence Jumpers"August 20, 2012 (2012-08-20)
438"Tunnel Smoke-out"August 27, 2012 (2012-08-27)
449"Midnight Drug Trap"September 3, 2012 (2012-09-03)
4510"Cocaine Paradise"September 10, 2012 (2012-09-10)
4611"Cocaine Dump Truck"September 17, 2012 (2012-09-17)
4712"Cash in the Tank"September 24, 2012 (2012-09-24)

Season 5 (2012–13)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
481"Traffic"November 14, 2012 (2012-11-14)
502"War Games"November 21, 2012 (2012-11-21)
513"War on the Streets"November 28, 2012 (2012-11-28)
524"Special Ops"December 5, 2012 (2012-12-05)
535"Cash and Corruption"December 12, 2012 (2012-12-12)
546"The War Comes Home"December 19, 2012 (2012-12-19)
557"Animals on the Frontline"January 2, 2013 (2013-01-02)
568"Smuggler's Stash"January 9, 2013 (2013-01-09)
579"24-Hour Watch"January 16, 2013 (2013-01-16)

Reception

Common Sense Media rated the show 3 out of 5 stars.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Border Wars".
  2. ^ "'Border Wars' Nat Geo Channel Series Embeds Viewers Inside Real-World Battles Raging Across Our Borders". thefutoncritic. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  3. ^ Camacho, Melissa. "Border Wars". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 30 May 2022.