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'' is a documentary

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produced by

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. It portrays the

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events aboard

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s in the

Bering Sea The Bering Sea (, ; rus, Бе́рингово мо́ре, r=Béringovo móre) is a marginal sea of the Northern Pacific Ocean. It forms, along with the Bering Strait, the divide between the two largest landmasses on Earth: Eurasia and The Ameri ...

during the

Alaskan king crab The red king crab (''Paralithodes camtschaticus''), also called Kamchatka crab or Alaskan king crab, is a species of king crab native to the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. It was introduced to the Barents Sea. It grows to a leg span of , and is ...

, bairdi crab, and

opilio crab ''Chionoecetes opilio'', a species of snow crab, also known as opilio crab or opies, is a predominantly epifaunal crustacean native to shelf depths in the northwest Atlantic Ocean and north Pacific Ocean. It is a well-known commercial species of ...

fishing seasons. The

Aleutian Islands The Aleutian Islands (; ; ale, Unangam Tanangin,”Land of the Aleuts", possibly from Chukchi language, Chukchi ''aliat'', "island"), also called the Aleut Islands or Aleutic Islands and known before 1867 as the Catherine Archipelago, are a cha ...

port of

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, is the base of operations for the

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. The show's title derives from the inherent high risk of injury or death associated with the work. ''Deadliest Catch'' premiered on the Discovery Channel on April 12, 2005, and the show currently airs worldwide. The first season consisted of ten episodes, with the finale airing on June 14, 2005. Subsequent seasons have aired on the same April to June/July schedule every year since the original 2005 season, with more recent seasons airing until August/September.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2005)

Season 2 (2006)

Season 3 (2007)

Season 4 (2008)

Season 5 (2009)

Season 6 (2010)

Season 7 (2011)

Season 8 (2012)

Season 9 (2013)

Season 10 (2014)

Season 11 (2015)

Season 12 (2016)

Season 13 (2017)

Season 14 (2018)

Season 15 (2019)

Season 16 (2020)

Season 17 (2021)

In March 2021,

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announced that the show will be streaming new episodes on their streaming platform

Discovery+ Discovery may refer to: * Discovery (observation), observing or finding something unknown * Discovery (fiction), a character's learning something unknown * Discovery (law), a process in courts of law relating to evidence Discovery, The Discover ...

. The first episode aired on the streaming service on March 19, 2021, one month before the episode was scheduled to air on

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. For the remainder of the season, Discovery+ released new episodes to its subscribers, one week before the episodes aired on Discovery Channel.

Season 18 (2022)

In Season 18, in the wake of the cancellation of the red king crab season, several boats turned to other fisheries for survival, including

golden king crab ''Lithodes aequispinus'', the golden king crab, also known as the brown king crab, is a king crab species native to the North Pacific. Golden king crabs are primarily found in the Aleutian Islands and waters nearer to Alaska and British Columbia; ...

dungeness crab The Dungeness crab (''Metacarcinus magister'') is a species of crab inhabiting eelgrass beds and water bottoms along the west coast of North America. It typically grows to across the carapace and is a popular seafood. Its common name comes from ...

, and black cod.

Season 19 (2023)

Season 20 (2024)

Specials

Mini-series and extended episodes

After the Catch

''After the Catch'' is a mini-series that aired following or during the main ''Deadliest Catch'' seasons from 2007 to 2012. It primarily consists of roundtable discussions between the captains about their experiences as featured on the show, and after the season ended. ''After the Catch III-VI'' also include vignettes of the captains taking part in various activities where taping happened (like in the

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area during ''After the Catch III''). ''After the Catch'' uses the same opening credits as ''Deadliest Catch'' except for the title and theme music. ''Deadliest Catch'' narrator Mike Rowe hosted all episodes except ''After the Catch III'', when ''

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Ben Bailey Benjamin Ray Bailey (born October 30, 1970) is an American comedian. He is best known for hosting the Emmy Award-winning game show ''Cash Cab'' in New York City. Early life Bailey was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and raised in Chatham Bor ...

hosted. ''After the Catch IV-VI'' began airing before the current season of ''Deadliest Catch'' was over, usually around the start of Opilio season.

After the Catch I (2007)

Filmed at the "Lockspot" bar in

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. Theme music by

Andy Kubiszewski Andy Kubiszewski (born September 30, 1961) is an American musician, songwriter, remixer and producer. He has worked with bands Exotic Birds and Stabbing Westward, contributed to several other bands, and composed music for TV shows and films. W ...

After the Catch II (2008)

Filmed at "Pratty's" pub in

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. Theme music by

After the Catch III (2009)

hosts this season. Filmed at "RT's Longboard Grill" and other locations in and near

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. Theme music by

After the Catch IV (2010)

Mike Rowe Michael Gregory Rowe (born March 18, 1962) is an American television host and narrator. He is known for his work on the Discovery Channel series ''Dirty Jobs'' and the series ''Somebody's Gotta Do It'' originally developed for CNN. He hosted a s ...

returns as host; filmed at the "Blue Nile" bar and other locations in and near

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. Theme music: "Hard Row To Hoe", written and performed by Dege Legg.

After the Catch V (2011)

Hosted by

, and filmed a
"The Shack" restaurant
in

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and other locations on

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. Theme music: "Hard Row To Hoe", written and performed by Dege Legg.

After the Catch VI (2012)

Hosted by

, and filmed at the "Whale's Tail" bar and other locations in and near

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. Theme music: "Hard Row To Hoe", written and performed by Dege Legg.

Inside the Catch (2012)

The Bait

''The Bait'' was a "

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" roundtable documentary-style television mini-series that previews select episodes of ''Deadliest Catch'' for seasons 9 and 10, filmed in Dutch Harbor, and hosted by

Sig Hansen Sigurd Jonny Hansen (born April 28, 1966) is an American captain of the fishing vessel '' F/V Northwestern'', and'' M/S Stålbas''. Since 2005, Hansen has been featured in each season of the documentary television series '' Deadliest Catch'', se ...

, Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand, and Keith Colburn, with narration by ''Deadliest Catch'' narrator

. The captains swapped stories about the off-season and hinted on what the viewers could expect in that night's episode, with previews of the upcoming season in the king crab and opilio crab kickoffs. Regular features included "The Hot Seat" (interview focused on one Captain or deckhand) and questions from celebrity fans of the show. The spin-off series was produced in partnership with

Original Productions Original Productions, LLC is a television production company based in Burbank, California. It was founded in 1999 by Thom Beers.Dege Legg (from ''After the Catch VI''). It was replaced by On Deck after season 10.

The Bait I (2013)

Episodes 4-7 were filmed at

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VFW near

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The Bait II (2014)

The catch phrase for ''The Bait'' 2 is "You can't catch crab without ''The Bait''." Episode 6 filmed at Harlem Yacht Club in

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; Episodes 7-10 filmed at

VFW near

On Deck

In the ninth season in 2013, Discovery continued the trend of expanded show notes and unaired scenes in its series with ''Deadliest Catch: On Deck''. ''On Deck'' episode titles are the same as the ''Deadliest Catch'' episode they expand on. Discovery made these episodes the primary lead-in program for the night's episode starting with season 11, replacing The Bait.

On Deck I (2013)

On Deck II (2014)

Decked (2014)

''Decked'' is a rebroadcast episode of ''Deadliest Catch'' featuring webcam CatchChat with one or more Captains between episode segments.

Captain's Choice (2015)

References

*Unaired episode names and projected air dates based on
Discovery.com Deadliest Catch Episodes
{{DEFAULTSORT:Deadliest Catch episodes, List of Lists of American non-fiction television series episodes Lists of American reality television series episodes

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2005)

Season 2 (2006)

Season 3 (2007)

Season 4 (2008)

Season 5 (2009)

Season 6 (2010)

Season 7 (2011)

Season 8 (2012)

Season 9 (2013)

Season 10 (2014)

Season 11 (2015)

Season 12 (2016)

Season 13 (2017)

Season 14 (2018)

Season 15 (2019)

Season 16 (2020)

Season 17 (2021)

Season 18 (2022)

Season 19 (2023)

Season 20 (2024)

Specials

Mini-series and extended episodes

After the Catch

After the Catch I (2007)

After the Catch II (2008)

After the Catch III (2009)

After the Catch IV (2010)

After the Catch V (2011)

After the Catch VI (2012)

Inside the Catch (2012)

The Bait

The Bait I (2013)

The Bait II (2014)

On Deck

On Deck I (2013)

On Deck II (2014)

Decked (2014)

Captain's Choice (2015)

See also

References