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Deadliest Catch

Crab fishermen risk their lives as they battle Arctic weather, brutal waves and a ticking clock for big money in this modern-day gold rush on the Bering Sea.
IMDb 7.8200516 episodes
X-RayTV-14
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Episodes

  1. S8 E1 - The Gamble
    April 9, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    The skippers are forced to decide between rolling the dice on the depleted red crab grounds or risking it all to hunt for the elusive blue crab.
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  2. S8 E2 - Turf War
    April 16, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    With the fleet split, a tale of two fisheries emerges. On the blue crab grounds, a captains' bet has the boats jockeying for position while a returning veteran quickly proves his worth on the red crab grounds.
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  3. S8 E3 - Weak Links
    April 23, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    As the fleet grinds through injuries and mental mistakes, the Bering Sea exposes soft spots and weak links in each crew.
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  4. S8 E4 - The Hook
    April 30, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    Halfway through the king crab gauntlet, the beaten-down crews must dig deep to get over the midseason hump. As the crab counts dwindle, the skippers challenge their young deckhands to either step up or step off.
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  5. S8 E5 - Alien Abduction
    May 7, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    Past the halfway point of the king crab season, man and machine alike show signs of wear under the brutal hand of the Bering Sea. While repairs can be made to the equipment, the fishermen must dig deep to soldier on.
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  6. S8 E6 - Vital Signs
    May 14, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    As king crab season nears the finish line, the crew of The Wizard faces a life-or-death situation as a deckhand collapses and struggles to hold on.
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  7. S8 E7 - I Don't Wanna Die
    May 21, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    In a scramble to help their collapsed greenhorn, the Wizard crew calls in a Coast Guard helicopter while the rest of the fleet races to haul crab before a hurricane hits.
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  8. S8 E8 - The Aftermath
    May 28, 2012
    1 h 27 min
    TV-14
    In the aftermath of an arctic hurricane, the fleet struggles to reach the finish line of a brutal king crab season. Poor fishing and quarreling crews make this final push a painful one for every man on the Bering Sea.
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  9. S8 E9 - Nowhere to Go But Down
    June 4, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    It's winter in Dutch Harbor, and the fleet is preparing to hunt opilio crab. The season looks promising with the quota up and the prices high, but tensions begin to rise before the lines are even thrown.
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  10. S8 E10 - Rise and Fall
    June 11, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    With unrelenting northerly winds bearing down on the fleet, every skipper steels himself for battle with the descending polar ice pack. And as temperatures drop on the grounds, tempers on deck flare up.
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  11. S8 E11 - No Exit
    June 18, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    Captains battle the descending polar ice pack to save their pots, and it's a losing war. The Northwestern and Wizard struggle to escape St. Paul harbor while the rest of the fleet scrambles to keep their opilio season alive.
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  12. S8 E12 - Collision Course
    June 25, 2012
    43min
    TV-14
    The polar ice pack invades the opilio crab grounds, forcing the captains to make a decision: grab their gear and run, or keep fishing and fight the floes.
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  13. S8 E13 - Landlocked
    July 2, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    The ice pack has a choke hold on the Bering Sea opilio grounds. Nearly iced up, captains across the fleet must make the call to stay for a big payday or run from the ice.
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  14. S8 E14 - Fearless Leaders
    July 9, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    Attempting to return after one of the worst ice events in history, one boat suffers total blackout, Elliott gets a rude awakening, and a greenhorn learns a deadly lesson.
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  15. S8 E15 - Release the Beast
    July 16, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    Two brothers find themselves in the same dire situation that sank their father's boat. After a midseason hiatus, the fleet returns to the Bering Sea, but the ice is back and worse than before.
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  16. S8 E16 - The Bitter, Bloody End
    July 23, 2012
    1 h 25 min
    TV-14
    In the final stretch of a merciless opilio season, the fleet gives it everything they've got, and the Bering Sea just takes more.
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Extras

Bonus

After the Catch: Looking Ahead
After the Catch: Looking Ahead
42minTV-14
Following episode: The Bitter, Bloody End: Every boat in the fleet has someone moving up and someone moving out. The Bering Sea Captains imagine what The Deadliest Catch will look like next year and beyond.
Following episode: The Bitter, Bloody End: Every boat in the fleet has someone moving up and someone moving out. The Bering Sea Captains imagine what The Deadliest Catch will look like next year and beyond.
Following episode: The Bitter, Bloody End: Every boat in the fleet has someone moving up and someone moving out. The Bering Sea Captains imagine what The Deadliest Catch will look like next year and beyond.
After the Catch: Fisherman's Code
After the Catch: Fisherman's Code
41minTV-14
There is an unwritten code of ethics in the Bering Sea. Junior and Elliot settle the score about their long-simmering feud. Josh Harris looks back at far he's come in a year.
There is an unwritten code of ethics in the Bering Sea. Junior and Elliot settle the score about their long-simmering feud. Josh Harris looks back at far he's come in a year.
There is an unwritten code of ethics in the Bering Sea. Junior and Elliot settle the score about their long-simmering feud. Josh Harris looks back at far he's come in a year.
After the Catch: Gamblers
After the Catch: Gamblers
42minTV-14
Following episode Fearless Leaders: The captains discuss their strategies for dealing with the red crab quota and the brutal ice. Elliot and Junior settle their wager. Keith comes face to face with his most disgruntled Greenhorn yet.
Following episode Fearless Leaders: The captains discuss their strategies for dealing with the red crab quota and the brutal ice. Elliot and Junior settle their wager. Keith comes face to face with his most disgruntled Greenhorn yet.
Following episode Fearless Leaders: The captains discuss their strategies for dealing with the red crab quota and the brutal ice. Elliot and Junior settle their wager. Keith comes face to face with his most disgruntled Greenhorn yet.
After the Catch: View From Shore
After the Catch: View From Shore
41minTV-14
Following episode Landlocked: Life at home is more complicated than life at sea. This explosive episode deals with Jake Anderson's murdered father, Jake Harris' addiction, and Elliot's disintegrating home life.
Following episode Landlocked: Life at home is more complicated than life at sea. This explosive episode deals with Jake Anderson's murdered father, Jake Harris' addiction, and Elliot's disintegrating home life.
Following episode Landlocked: Life at home is more complicated than life at sea. This explosive episode deals with Jake Anderson's murdered father, Jake Harris' addiction, and Elliot's disintegrating home life.
After the Catch: Ambition
After the Catch: Ambition
43minTV-14
The Captains explore their own legacies as they swap stories of the legends of the Bering Sea. Elliot squares off with his boat's owner. Jake and Josh Harris compare what they learned as deckhands on the Time Bandit and the Northwestern.
The Captains explore their own legacies as they swap stories of the legends of the Bering Sea. Elliot squares off with his boat's owner. Jake and Josh Harris compare what they learned as deckhands on the Time Bandit and the Northwestern.
The Captains explore their own legacies as they swap stories of the legends of the Bering Sea. Elliot squares off with his boat's owner. Jake and Josh Harris compare what they learned as deckhands on the Time Bandit and the Northwestern.
After the Catch: The Unexpected
After the Catch: The Unexpected
42minTV-14
Following episode No Exit: Crab fishing on the Bering Sea is full of dangerous surprises. The Captains discuss how they deal with the unexpected from Mother Nature and Lady Luck. The Wizard crew deals with the heart-stopping medevac of Greenhorn Chris.
Following episode No Exit: Crab fishing on the Bering Sea is full of dangerous surprises. The Captains discuss how they deal with the unexpected from Mother Nature and Lady Luck. The Wizard crew deals with the heart-stopping medevac of Greenhorn Chris.
Following episode No Exit: Crab fishing on the Bering Sea is full of dangerous surprises. The Captains discuss how they deal with the unexpected from Mother Nature and Lady Luck. The Wizard crew deals with the heart-stopping medevac of Greenhorn Chris.
Mid-Season Preview
Mid-Season Preview
2minTV-PG
Check out a sneak peek at what the Captains will face during Opilio season as the icy waters of the Bearing Sea show no mercy.
Check out a sneak peek at what the Captains will face during Opilio season as the icy waters of the Bearing Sea show no mercy.
Check out a sneak peek at what the Captains will face during Opilio season as the icy waters of the Bearing Sea show no mercy.
Deadliest Catch Sneak Peek
Deadliest Catch Sneak Peek
4minTV-PG
Watch a special sneak preview of the all new season of Deadliest Catch. For these captains, sometimes leaving home is harder than the conditions they will face on the Bering Sea.
Watch a special sneak preview of the all new season of Deadliest Catch. For these captains, sometimes leaving home is harder than the conditions they will face on the Bering Sea.
Watch a special sneak preview of the all new season of Deadliest Catch. For these captains, sometimes leaving home is harder than the conditions they will face on the Bering Sea.

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