Best Survival Shows
by mojoemil | created - 03 May 2020 | updated - 22 Jan 2023 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Mantracker (2006–2012)
Unrated | 60 min | Reality-TV
Contestants are pitted in a race to the finish against an expert wilderness tracker.
Stars: Shawn Devlin, Terry Grant, Chad Savage, Phil Lemieux
Votes: 430
2. Survivorman (2004– )
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Adventure
No food, no shelter, no fresh water - one man alone in the wild for seven days with only his wits and stamina to sustain him.
Stars: Les Stroud, Logan Stroud, Todd Standing, Sam Omik
Votes: 6,711
3. Dual Survival (2010–2016)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Game-Show, Reality-TV
Two survival experts, with very different mindsets, pair up and use their tactics to collaborate and overcome the challenges they face.
Stars: Cody Lundin, Paul Christie, Joe Teti, Dave Canterbury
Votes: 3,356
4. Man vs. Wild (2006–2020)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Reality-TV
Bear Grylls travels the world in search of challenges to his survival skills.
Stars: Bear Grylls, Chris Kratt, Will Ferrell, Sean Lacoste
Votes: 23,238
5. Alone (2015– )
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Game-Show, Reality-TV
Ten survival "experts" attempt to survive alone. The winner receives $500,000.
Stars: Nicole Apelian, Sam Larson, Brooke Whipple, Brad Richardson
Votes: 7,328
6. Dude, You're Screwed (2013–2014)
43 min | Reality-TV
Five 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.
Stars: Terry Schappert, Jake Zweig, Matt Graham, John Hudson
Votes: 638
7. Ed Stafford: First Man Out (2019– )
TV-14 | Reality-TV
Expect 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.
Stars: Ed Stafford, Andrew Wood, Gary Humphrey, E.J. Snyder
Votes: 367
8. Life Below Zero (2013– )
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, Adventure, Reality-TV
The everyday struggles of living in the secluded state of Alaska where one wrong decision could cost you your life.
Stars: James Franzo, Agnes Hailstone, Sue Aikens, Chip Hailstone
Votes: 2,237
9. Alaska: The Last Frontier (2011– )
TV-14 | 42 min | Reality-TV
Centers on Kilcher family and their community outside Homer, Alaska. Begun by patriarch Yule Kilcher who immigrated from Europe.
Stars: Atz Lee Kilcher, Otto Kilcher, Eivin Kilcher, Atz Kilcher
Votes: 1,762
10. Mountain Men (2012– )
TV-PG | 42 min | Reality-TV, Western
The 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.
Stars: D.B. Sweeney, Tom Oar, Eustace Conway, Marty Meierotto
Votes: 1,736
11. Edge of Alaska (2014–2017)
41 min | Adventure
Tradition 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.
Stars: John Beach, Neil Darish, Mark Wacht, Jenny Rosenbaum
Votes: 470
12. Homestead Rescue (2016– )
TV-14 | 46 min | Reality-TV
City slickers get schooled by awesome hosts on their last chance to succeed off grid & survive off the land... among wildlife predators & natural disasters
Stars: Misty Raney, Marty Raney, Matt Raney, Rick Robles
Votes: 784
13. Port Protection (2015– )
TV-14 | Reality-TV
Port 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.
Stars: Sam Carlson, Timothy 'Curly' Leach, Matt Carlson, Gary Muehlberger
Votes: 704
14. Naked and Afraid (2013– )
TV-14 | 43 min | Adventure, Game-Show, Horror
Reality show where two strangers (typically 1 male, 1 female) try to survive in the wild for up to 21 days, naked.
Stars: Michael Brown, Amanda Kaye, Laura Zerra, Matt Wright
Votes: 4,952
15. Marooned with Ed Stafford (2013–2016)
45 min | Adventure
Ed 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.
Star: Ed Stafford
Votes: 522
16. Naked Castaway (2013– )
Documentary
Former 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... See full summary »
Star: Ed Stafford
Votes: 310
17. Primal Survivor (2016– )
Documentary, Action, Adventure
Primal 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 ... See full summary »
Star: Hazen Audel
Votes: 565
18. Ultimate Survival Alaska (2013–2015)
Reality-TV
They 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, ... See full summary »
Stars: Dallas Seavey, Tyler Johnson, Grady Powell, Sean Burch
Votes: 521
19. The Last Alaskans (2015– )
41 min | Reality-TV
An 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 ... See full summary »
Stars: Bob Harte, Edna Korth, Heimo Korth, Ray Lewis
Votes: 1,068
20. World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji (2020)
TV-14 | 45 min | Adventure, Game-Show, Reality-TV
The ultimate team survival competition pits contestants in a series of grueling activities in a race around the globe.
Stars: Bear Grylls, Tashi Malik, Nathan Fa'avae, Adrian Crane
Votes: 1,692
21. Eco-Challenge Borneo (2001 TV Special)
Adventure, Reality-TV
Stars: Ian Adamson, Robyn Benincasa, Danelle Folta, Jennifer Lavoie
Votes: 30
22. Building Off the Grid (2014– )
TV-G | 45 min | Documentary
Adventurers 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?
Stars: Jake Rademacher, Ross Huguet, Mick Foley, Collette Foley
Votes: 181
23. Building Alaska (2012– )
30 min | Documentary
In 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.
Stars: Dan Sheedy, Lee Raymond, Derek Galbraith, Hans Moser
Votes: 122
24. Maine Cabin Masters (2017– )
40 min | Reality-TV
Chase 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.
Stars: Chase Morrill, Ashley Morrill, Ryan Eldridge, Matthew Dix
Votes: 478
25. Barnwood Builders (2013– )
TV-G | Documentary
This 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.
Stars: Mark Bowe, Johnny Jett, Graham Ferguson, Sherman Thompson
Votes: 305
26. Moonshiners (2011– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Reality-TV
Follows a diverse group of people living in Appalachia who carry on a 200-year-old tradition passed down from their forefathers, making moonshine.
Stars: Jeremy Schwartz, Josh Owens, Eric 'Digger' Manes, Mark Ramsey
Votes: 1,631
27. Hillbilly Blood (2013– )
Adventure, Drama, Thriller
The 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 ... See full summary »
Stars: Eugene Runkis, Spencer Two Dogs Bolejack, Steven 'Trainset' Curtis, Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward
Votes: 132
28. Buying Alaska (2012– )
30 min | Reality-TV
Buying 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 ... See full summary »
Stars: David Scott, Philip Alderfer, Duane Mathes, Patti Coleman
Votes: 193
29. Running Wild with Bear Grylls (2014– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
British adventurer, takes A-list celebrities on wild outdoor adventures, pushing them beyond their comfort zone.
Stars: Bear Grylls, Channing Tatum, Rob Riggle, Bobby Bones
Votes: 2,998
30. Dirty Jobs (2005– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Reality-TV
Follows the exploits of Mike Rowe as he performs various dirty and dangerous jobs around the USA.
Stars: Mike Rowe, David M. Barsky, Doug Glover, Troy Paff
Votes: 9,478
31. Megastructures (2004– )
G | 47 min | Documentary
This 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.
Stars: Jonathan Hart, Tom Goodman-Hill, Greg Stebner, Jay Simon
Votes: 1,059
32. River Monsters (2009–2017)
42 min | Documentary, Adventure, Mystery
Jeremy Wade searches the world for legendary and flesh-eating freshwater fish.
Stars: Jeremy Wade, Vic Hislop, David Buckmeier, Mark Spitzer
Votes: 5,635
33. Man, Woman, Wild (2010– )
Adventure, Reality-TV
Pierce and Ruth travel to different places on earth to show how to survive in harsh conditions.
Stars: Mykel Hawke, Ruth England
Votes: 1,171
34. Homestead Rescue: Raney Ranch (2020– )
TV-PG | Reality-TV
The 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.
Star: Marty Raney
Votes: 124
35. Life After: Chernobyl (2016 TV Movie)
42 min | Documentary
Documentary 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.
Director: Chiara Bellati | Stars: Tim Mousseau, Rob Nelson, Mary-Ann Ochota
Votes: 200
36. Chernobyl (2019)
TV-MA | 41 min | Drama, History, Thriller
In 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.
Stars: Jessie Buckley, Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Adam Nagaitis
Votes: 858,451
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