''I Shouldn't Be Alive'' is a documentary

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made by Darlow Smithson Productions, a UK-based production company, that featured accounts of individuals or groups caught in life-threatening scenarios away from civilization in natural environments. The show aired on multiple networks in the

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, the

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. The show was compiled using footage of interviews and graphic reenactments of the situation. The main focus of the show is the reenactment, with narration and commentary by the participant(s). Each episode also explained how the person(s) survived the ordeal against typical odds and outlined the decisions they had made that kept them alive.

Production

The series premiered on the

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on 28 October 2005. Season 3 also airs in high definition on

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. All episodes can now be seen in HD on

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, or Verizon Fios. The show airs on Channel 7 in

and on

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in the

. On 5 March 2007, the Discovery Channel canceled
the series and made it part of the "Discovery Classics" series. The show was broadcast on the

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starting in early 2008. It was picked up in 2010 by

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and new episodes started to air along with the old. As of October 2012, production of the show is currently on hiatus. Though, reruns of ''I Shouldn't Be Alive'' continued to air weekdays at 10AM (Eastern) until 2014. As of February 2013, casting has occurred for the show through Animal Planet's website, however no new episodes have been produced.

Episodes

Season 1 (2005–06)

Season 2 (2006)

Season 3 (2010)

Season 4 (2010–11)

Season 5 (2011)

Season 6 (2011–12)

References

External links

* * {{Discovery Channel programming Episode list using the default LineColor 2005 American television series debuts 2006 American television series endings 2010 American television series debuts 2012 American television series endings Discovery Channel original programming Animal Planet original programming