Deadliest Catch

2005•20 series•Entertainment / Factual

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Before complaining about the market price of Alaska king crab, check out this gripping documentary series, revealing the mortal perils and intense discomfort that fishing crews face to catch the delicacy; those perils include 40-foot waves, 700-pound crab pots that can easily crush a careless crewman, and freezing temperatures around the clock.

Episode 1Kings of the Frozen North

In the season premiere, captains find rare Red Kings in the stormy north. Sig deploys an underwater drone. Jake revives the legendary Cornelia Marie.(S22,E01)

Episode 2Headlong Into Halong

As a typhoon slams the fleet, John fights to shield his crew, Rick's haul halts when a line fouls his prop and Jake finds the Cornelia Marie's limits.(S22,E02)

Episode 3Stack Fire

Sig and Jake find themselves on a collision course. Crew tensions explode on the Time Bandit, giving Keith a chance to lure Freddy back to the Wizard.(S22,E03)

Episode 4Hunger Game

John makes an emergency trip to St. George Island to feed his hungry crew. Sig and Jake lure Bairdi crab to their own side of a maritime boundary.(S22,E04)

Episode 5Rocked To The Core

A rogue wave pummels the Wizard crew and rattles Keith. Sig's deckhand suffers a crushed toe. Rick needs new tactics to contend with old crab pots.(S22,E06)

Episode 6Saltwater Runs Deep

A dream leads John to a crab hotspot, but a rival trawler shares the vision. Keith races to save the Wizard as seawater breaches the engine room.(S22,E05)

Episode 7Wrong Side Of The Law

Monte discovers Keith's pots in an illegal zone. A storm reconnects Jake to the Cornelia Marie's past. Johnathan gambles on a million-dollar fall.(S22,E07)

Episode 8Anything That Can Go Wrong

Clark attempts a critical repair atop Sig's crane in 20-foot seas. The Cornelia Marie crew battles a fire as Jake's engine room fills with smoke.(S22,E08)