Best Survival Shows
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- StarsShawn DevlinTerry GrantChad SavageContestants are pitted in a race to the finish against an expert wilderness tracker.
- CreatorLes StroudStarsLes StroudLogan StroudTodd StandingNo food, no shelter, no fresh water - one man alone in the wild for seven days with only his wits and stamina to sustain him.
- StarsCody LundinPaul ChristieJoe TetiTwo survival experts, with very different mindsets, pair up and use their tactics to collaborate and overcome the challenges they face.
- StarsBear GryllsChris KrattWill FerrellBear Grylls travels the world in search of challenges to his survival skills.
- StarsNicole ApelianSam LarsonBrad RichardsonTen survival "experts" attempt to survive alone. The winner receives $500,000.
- StarsTerry SchappertJake ZweigMatt GrahamFive survival experts and friends send each other to harsh environments with only 100 hours to find civilization - and they have no idea when they're going to be taken there.
- StarsEd StaffordAndrew WoodGary HumphreyExpect blood, tears and heart-in-mouth action as explorer Ed Stafford takes on the best explorers in the world in a battle across Discovery's screens in order to be the First Man Out - a show in which survival is only half the battle.
- StarsJames FranzoAgnes HailstoneSue AikensThe everyday struggles of living in the secluded state of Alaska where one wrong decision could cost you your life.
- StarsAtz Lee KilcherOtto KilcherEivin KilcherCenters on Kilcher family and their community outside Homer, Alaska. Begun by patriarch Yule Kilcher who immigrated from Europe.
- StarsD.B. SweeneyTom OarEustace ConwayThe mountains of North America hide dangers that few dare to face, but in spite of everything, some men have opted for this way of life in the wilderness.
- StarsJohn BeachNeil DarishMark WachtTradition collides with the residents of the isolated town of McCarthy, Alaska. The 42 souls who are brave enough to live there must battle the elements and each other to maintain their pioneer way of life.
- StarsMisty RaneyMarty RaneyMatt RaneyCity slickers get schooled by awesome hosts on their last chance to succeed off grid & survive off the land... among wildlife predators & natural disasters
- StarsSam CarlsonTimothy 'Curly' LeachMatt CarlsonPort Protection Alaska shows a real way to define expectations when Nature commands attention for essentials in a subsistence group of men and women numbering under 100.
- StarsMichael BrownAmanda KayeLaura ZerraReality show where two strangers (typically 1 male, 1 female) try to survive in the wild for up to 21 days, naked.
- StarsEd StaffordEd Stafford pushes his survival limits as he tries to survive in some of the worlds' toughest environments without even essential equipment and only a camera by his side.
- StarsEd StaffordFormer British Army Captain Ed Stafford was the first person ever to walk the length of the Amazon River, but surviving completely alone on a desert island is his biggest adventure yet. Can he last 60 days on an uninhabited Fijian island with absolutely nothing? No survival tools, no rations, no clothes, no film crew... It's a daunting challenge and nobody's ever done it before. In fierce tropical heat, he has only hours to find water before dehydration ends his attempt before it's begun. He must master the island - and his fears - to find food and water, light fire, build a proper shelter, and progress from mere survival to the point where he could stay forever. Filmed entirely by Ed himself, there's never been a more authentic survival series on TV.
- StarsHazen AudelPrimal Survivor tracks wilderness guide and survival instructor Hazen Audel as he tackles some of mankind's most rigorous journeys, relying on skills learned from native inhabitants.After first living with the locals to understand their way of life, he sets out on solo journeys through territories that push him to his very limits.
- StarsDallas SeaveyTyler JohnsonGrady PowellThey are some of the toughest, most extreme survivalists from across the nation. In the second season of Ultimate Survival Alaska, four teams - woodsmen, mountaineers, military veterans, and endurance athletes go head-to-head in an epic arctic competition that only National Geographic could inspire. Dropped in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness by bush plane, with only their raw, die-hard ingenuity and the gear on their backs, they'll navigate through treacherous glaciated river valleys, barren ridge-lines, and high mountain peaks, battling hunger, hostile predators, and perilous weather conditions along the way. Like the original National Geographic explorers, for those who succeed there is no grand prize, just the well-fought pride of having conquered the grueling challenges that Mother Nature can throw at them. It's an epic competition series where the only prize is survival.
- StarsBob HarteEdna KorthHeimo KorthAn eight-part special event that documents the lives of some of the most isolated people in America - the last of their kind - as they struggle and thrive in Alaska's untouched wilderness located hundreds of miles from roads, civilization and each other.
- StarsBear GryllsTashi MalikNathan Fa'avaeThe ultimate team survival competition pits contestants in a series of grueling activities in a race around the globe.
- StarsJake RademacherRoss HuguetMick FoleyAdventurers and their teams battle Mother Nature to build unique homes in remote areas. From Montana to the North Pole, from yurts to log cabins to Earthships, will they build in time to beat their deadlines?
- StarsDan SheedyLee RaymondDerek GalbraithIn the DIY Network series Building Alaska, viewers follow a cast of characters who set out to construct incredible cabins in rugged and remote areas in the Alaskan wilderness.
- StarsChase MorrillAshley MorrillRyan EldridgeChase Morrill, his sister Ashley, Ashley's husband Ryan Eldridge, team members Matthew Dix, Jared Baker, Brad Weston, and Lance Gatcomb, and other team members, breathe new life into their clients' cabins across the Great State of Maine.
- StarsMark BoweJohnny JettGraham FergusonThis charming group of West Virginia craftsmen honor their ancestors as they reclaim and restore some of America's oldest and most beautiful barns and cabins.
- StarsJeremy SchwartzJosh OwensEric 'Digger' ManesFollows a diverse group of people living in Appalachia who carry on a 200-year-old tradition passed down from their forefathers, making moonshine.
- StarsEugene RunkisSpencer Two Dogs BolejackSteven 'Trainset' CurtisThe boys use their Hillbilly smarts to search for a lost creek filled with gold and create their own dredger to retrieve the treasure. They also use their hillbilly engineering skills to make a water-wheel-powered dehydrator out of junk, and to move a tin roof.
- StarsDavid ScottPhilip AlderferDuane MathesBuying Alaska proves that forgoing basic amenities is a reasonable tradeoff when it comes to breathtaking views and stunning wild surroundings that you can't find anywhere in the lower 48 states. Offering much more than living quarters, these properties are so in tune with the extraordinary landscape that it's often what's beyond the house that proves to be the main attraction, from the ability to hunt and fish from your back deck, to extreme seclusion on your own private island, to self-sustaining features such as smokehouses and greenhouses. However, there are also dangers that come with all the beauty, and living in this rugged and remote terrain can lead to animal attacks and brutal winters that cut you off from society.
- CreatorDelbert ShoopmanStarsBear GryllsChanning TatumRob RiggleBritish adventurer, takes A-list celebrities on wild outdoor adventures, pushing them beyond their comfort zone.
- StarsMike RoweDavid M. BarskyDoug GloverFollows the exploits of Mike Rowe as he performs various dirty and dangerous jobs around the USA.
- StarsJonathan HartTom Goodman-HillGreg StebnerThis documentary series focuses on extreme construction projects -- be they the biggest, tallest, longest or deepest in the world -- and the machines used to create extraordinary structures.
- StarsJeremy WadeVic HislopDavid BuckmeierJeremy Wade searches the world for legendary and flesh-eating freshwater fish.
- CreatorMykel HawkeStarsMykel HawkeRuth EnglandPierce and Ruth travel to different places on earth to show how to survive in harsh conditions.
- StarsMarty RaneyThe Raneys have helped novice homesteaders around the country save their homesteads from brink of failure, and now they return to Alaska to rescue the homestead they call home.
- DirectorChiara BellatiStarsTim MousseauRob NelsonMary-Ann OchotaDocumentary explores the impact on animal life in the area surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Planet by two scientists some 30 years after the worst nuclear accident in history.
- CreatorCraig MazinStarsJessie BuckleyJared HarrisStellan SkarsgårdIn April 1986, the city of Chernobyl in the Soviet Union suffers one of the worst nuclear disasters in the history of mankind. Consequently, many heroes put their lives on the line in the following days, weeks and months.