Episode list

This episode introduces viewers to hundreds of candidates who volunteered to spend an entire year living as 1870s settlers, and profiles both the intense selection process used to select the two couples and their move onto the Manitoba prairie.

The settlers struggle against illness, fatigue and self-doubt while plowing fields and caring for livestock.

The settlers endure an infestation of mosquitoes; isolation and close quarters cause emotional stress.

Tensions rise when producers have to show up!

The Pioneers start working on a new barn. Old man winter is coming.

One of the Pioneers has a medical emergency.

The settlers continue to brave the harsh winter, and get some traditional (and painful) dental treatment.

The Pioneers are experiencing their last days with this social experiment.

A recap of the year in the life as pioneers!