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Deadliest Catch

Deadliest Catch

Before you complain about the market price of Alaska king crab, check out this gripping documentary series that reveals the mortal perils and intense discomfort fishing crews face to catch this delicacy, including waves 40 feet tall, 700-pound crab pots that can easily crush a careless crewman and freezing temperatures around the clock.

Premiere:
Apr 12, 2005
Original Network:
The Discovery Channel

Upcoming Episodes of 'Deadliest Catch'

Stay Focused or Die A typhoon takes its toll on the crew; the fate of the men on a sunken boat.
Fri 11/27 9:00-10:00am DSC
Put Up or Shut Up Grueling hours and vicious hazing test the greenhorns and some start to crack.
Fri 11/27 10:00-11:00am DSC
Long Haul, Short Fuses Empty pots, low bait and long grinds create tension between the skippers and their crews.
Fri 11/27 11:00-12:00pm DSC
Deadline An upcoming drop in price for king crab has the skippers rushing to finish their season.
Fri 11/27 12:00-1:00pm DSC
Down to the Wire The crews scramble to fill their quotas before the end of king crab season.
Fri 11/27 1:00-2:00pm DSC
Payback Time The start of the 2009 opilio crab season begins; the skippers have their eye on the oncoming ice pack but a 40-foot rogue wave catches them off guard.
Fri 11/27 2:00-3:00pm DSC
No Second Chances The fleet struggles with ice, big seas and bad information; a skipper regrets sending his men out in savage weather.
Fri 11/27 3:00-4:00pm DSC
Sea of Misery Long hours and miserable conditions already have the fishermen turning on each other; ice stands between one skipper and the safety of harbor.
Fri 11/27 4:00-5:00pm DSC
Lockout As the skippers race to St. Paul Harbor to offload their crab, the arctic ice pack stands in their way.
Fri 11/27 5:00-6:00pm DSC
A Slap in the Face or Kick in the Butt Halfway through the season, each skipper faces his own personal dilemma.
Fri 11/27 6:00-7:00pm DSC
Ends of the Earth The chase is on when the fleet gets word of great fishing by the ice pack.
Fri 11/27 7:00-8:00pm DSC
Bitter Tears Weeks into the opilio season the fleet is tired and desperate for home; for one fisherman a tragedy on land spells gut-wrenching heartbreak at sea.
Fri 11/27 8:00-9:00pm DSC
Day of Reckoning The opilio season is almost over but an impending storm has the skippers on edge and in a hurry to fill their tanks with crab.
Fri 11/27 9:00-10:00pm DSC
Shipwrecked A savage storm causes multiple vessels to send out maydays; the Coast Guard races against the clock to save four men before their ship is pounded against jagged rocks.
Fri 11/27 10:00-11:00pm DSC
Ends of the Earth The chase is on when the fleet gets word of great fishing by the ice pack.
Fri 11/27 11:00-12:00am DSC
Bitter Tears Weeks into the opilio season the fleet is tired and desperate for home; for one fisherman a tragedy on land spells gut-wrenching heartbreak at sea.
Sat 11/28 12:00-1:00am DSC
Day of Reckoning The opilio season is almost over but an impending storm has the skippers on edge and in a hurry to fill their tanks with crab.
Sat 11/28 1:00-2:00am DSC
Shipwrecked A savage storm causes multiple vessels to send out maydays; the Coast Guard races against the clock to save four men before their ship is pounded against jagged rocks.
Sat 11/28 2:00-3:00am DSC
Seeking the Catch The Cornelia Marie may lose its captain for good; crew mistakes aboard the Northwestern could be costly.
Fri 12/4 11:00-12:00pm DSC
No Season for Old Men A deck accident slows down the Northwestern; the Cornelia Marie experiences a power outage; the North American does a ``Hail Mary'' play.
Fri 12/4 12:00-1:00pm DSC
Storm Season A dual storm system hampers the beginning of opilio crab season.
Fri 12/4 1:00-2:00pm DSC
Blow Up A routine Coast Guard rescue becomes a battle against nature; the Cornelia Marie heads to land for repairs; fatigue is causing mistakes on the Northwestern.
Fri 12/4 2:00-3:00pm DSC
Big Weather, Big Trouble Johnathan joins the deck crew on the Time Bandit and promptly gets injured; the Northwestern crew irritates Sig; the North American greenhorn is hazed.
Fri 12/4 3:00-4:00pm DSC
Mortal Men Storm waves tear up the decks of the Early Dawn, North American and Northwestern; on the Cornelia Marie, Phil injures his ribs.
Fri 12/4 4:00-5:00pm DSC

Cast of 'Deadliest Catch'

  • Mike Rowe