On May 13, 2016, Mike Rowe announced on his website MikeRowe.com that he and CNN had agreed to end production of the show after three seasons.

In each episode, Rowe visits unique individuals and joins them in their respective undertakings, paying tribute to innovators, do-gooders, entrepreneurs, collectors, fanatics–people who simply have to do it.

[4][5][6] On May 6, 2013, Rowe posted on Facebook that he was open to creating a new show that is similar to Dirty Jobs titled Somebody's Gotta Do It.

Rowe said that if half the people on his Facebook fan page said "Hey, Mike, here's 10 bucks for jet fuel and basic production costs", he'd "put the band back together and start shooting 'Somebody's Gotta Do It' tomorrow".

[14] Somebody's Gotta Do It is now airing in reruns on TBN featuring one reedited half hour episode from the first three seasons.