The BEST episodes of Alaska: The Last Frontier season 9

Every episode of Alaska: The Last Frontier season 9, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Alaska: The Last Frontier season 9!

Following the Kilchers provides a look into life off the grid, where going without running water and electricity and having limited contact with the outside world is part of the daily routine. While capturing the spirit of pioneer living is never easy, Alaska: The Last Frontier transports you to a place where day-to-day life is truly different from what we know.

Last Updated: 11/26/2024Network: DiscoveryStatus: Continuing
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8.18
73 votes

#1 - Greener Pastures

Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/2019

With predators stalking the homestead, the need for safe grazing land is greater than ever; Atz Sr. and Atz Lee head to Perl Island to begin plans for a new pasture; Otto and Eivin set to work transporting a small herd to the island by boat.

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7.94
97 votes

#2 - Rusted and Busted

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/2019

Otto looks into the condition of his barge after the winter, Even and Eivin lear land using explosives.

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7.93
81 votes

#3 - Bears Descend

Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/2019

In preparation for the spring cattle drive, Atz Lee, Otto and August survey the homestead for signs of bears and employ surveillance to track their movements; Eivin and Eve take the kids on a kelp-harvesting expedition; Atz Sr. goes bear hunting.

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7.92
85 votes

#4 - Boat Rescue Mission

Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/2019

While collecting coal on the beach after a storm, Eivin and Eve find a capsized boat and begin looking for survivors; Otto, Charlotte and August build a shelter for their calves; Jane brings the family together with a new spring tradition.

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7.89
66 votes

#5 - Turkey with a Side of Hay

Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/2019

In the midst of Thanksgiving preparations, a baby seal needs help getting back to its family in time for dinner. Later, Eivin and August engineer a hay baler that will literally take a load off their backs.

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7.89
73 votes

#6 - Moving Mountains

Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/2019

Things get explosive when the Kilchers expand a road on their homestead with detonation expert Desmond Duffy; Jane and Charlotte get stuck in the mud on a fishing trip; Atz Sr. and Bonnie brave the back country to salvage vital resources.

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7.88
25 votes

#7 - Preserving the Old Ways

Season 9 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/2/2020

Eivin guides August on his first-ever deer hunt, and Etienne goes on his first big game hunt. Plus, Atz Sr. and Otto attempt to reassemble a historic barn.

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7.86
66 votes

#8 - A Right of Passage

Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/22/2019

Honoring tradition and the ways of the past, the next generation of Kilcher men venture out on their first big game hunts. Later, the family rushes to complete unfinished projects before winter's arrival.

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7.86
73 votes

#9 - Dangerous Waters

Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2019

Eivin and Eve discover a tangle of nets endangering fish in a nearby river, and launch a risky clean-up operation. Charlotte and Otto rebuild their rotting deck, leaving Jane and Jewel to pitch in elsewhere. And Atz Sr. goes on a solo hunt for moose.

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7.81
67 votes

#10 - Otto's Surprise

Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2019

When Jane and Charlotte get word of a sick calf at the Head of the Bay, they trek through bear country to protect their herd; three generations of Kilchers build a line shack on Perl Island; Otto has a surprise for Charlotte.

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7.79
29 votes

#11 - Chasing Caribou

Season 9 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/23/2020

Jane heads to the Arctic Circle hoping to bag a caribou before winter. Meanwhile, Otto, Eivin, Charlotte and August wrap up the season's final cattle drive.

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7.79
71 votes

#12 - Making Kilcher History

Season 9 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/29/2019

Otto unearths and restores a homestead relic once used by Yule Kilcher himself. Jane is dropped into the harsh and unforgiving Arctic Circle with only a rifle and a backpack in her first ever solo hunt.

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7.75
73 votes

#13 - By Land or By Sea

Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2019

The Kilchers navigate their newly blasted road for the first time, hauling a huge pole barn up the hill and across the homestead. Eivin and Atz Sr. get tangled in a mooring line as the tide comes in, pushing Eivin's boat towards the rocky beach.

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7.66
93 votes

#14 - New Frontiers, New Threats

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/2019

With winter coming to a close, the Kilchers spring into action preparing the homestead. Eivin and August struggle to resupply the head of the bay. Jane and Eve embark on a ptarmigan hunt. Atz Sr. and Atz Lee build a weather station on Perl Island.

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7.65
62 votes

#15 - Christmas Wonderland Woes

Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2019

A backcountry winter wonderland is threatened when unseasonably warm weather brings rain to the homestead. But the Kilchers won't let the storm ruin their Christmas plans, and they adapt to throw a holiday celebration for the entire family.

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7.62
21 votes

#16 - Fall Scramble

Season 9 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/9/2020

The Kilchers get busy on outdoor projects to prepare for the winter months. Atz Sr., Eivin and Nikos scavenge for lumber while Atz Lee and Etienne mill wood.

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7.36
22 votes

#17 - Legacies Live On

Season 9 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/16/2020

Eivin and Eve build an epic homestead-style treehouse. Atz Lee, Jane and Etienne stock their freezers with trout while Otto and August refurbish an old tractor.