The WORST episodes of Alone

#1 - Thirst Trap

Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/26/2025

The Karoo Desert's heat and lack of shade continue to force the survivalists to focus on water or risk dehydration. Some participants get creative in stockpiling this life-saving resource, while others find themselves realizing it's a little too late.

#2 - The Gamble

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/30/2016

The final four contend with mental fatigue and physical exhaustion. As one participant faces stiff competition for fish, another may miss the salmon run due to a potentially disastrous miscalculation.

#3 - Storm Rising

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/19/2016

Despite their best efforts, many of the participants are still battling debilitating hunger and starvation. Just as some find sustenance, an approaching storm threatens their survival plans.

#4 - Something in the Air

Season 11 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/18/2024

As the season begins to change, one participant is forced to take on a massive and risky project. Meanwhile, a pack of wolves interrupts the tranquility of the Arctic night and spells trouble for one survivalist.

#5 - Hell on Earth

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/22/2017

As their teammates attempt to set up camp, the hikers find that Vancouver Island's terrain is even more punishing when on the move. The island beats one pair into submission, while another grapples with a devastating accident.

#6 - And So It Begins

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/18/2015

Ten survival experts are dropped off in separate and extremely remote locations on Northern Vancouver Island. Equipped with only limited gear, their years of wilderness experience, and cameras to self-document their journeys, the men are completely isolated from one another as they struggle to live in the wild for as long as they can. Attempting to survive unaided in a thick and desolate rainforest presents immediate challenges to everyone. While each character battles to simply enter the dense forest and find a suitable base camp, they must also find water and make a shelter before night falls and temperatures drop. As the sun goes down, a new challenge presents itself: relentless rains and the struggle to build a fire without matches. Even worse, some find that water, shelter and fire are the least of their worries when the island's large predators wake from their dens and begin to stalk their new neighbors.

#7 - Double Or Nothing

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/13/2017

Reunited teams dive into the difficult task of surviving together and feeding two people. Meanwhile, the final hiker's brutal mountain climb could dash his hopes of ever making it to camp.

#8 - Once More Unto the Breach

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/21/2016

#9 - The Knife's Edge

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/28/2016

After several days, the participants attempt to acclimate to their new environment and make order out of chaos. One survivalist proves incredibly skillful and finds enormous success scavenging and hunting for food. Meanwhile, doubts emerge for others as debilitating hunger sets in.

#10 - Starvation's Shadow

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/9/2018

As food sources disappear, hunger drives the remaining participants to a new low. One attempts a risky climb into wolf territory in search of food and another contends with a potentially game-ending health issue.

#11 - The Talons of Fear

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/2/2015

After only a short time in the wild, the men find that extreme isolation is beginning to take its toll. A survivalist undertakes a massive cabin project, one man loses his most important tool and another is charged by a large predator leaving him to fend for his life.

#12 - Margin of Error

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/29/2017

On Vancouver Island, a seriously injured participant weighs the risks of seeking medical help and sacrificing his shot at $500,000. Danger awaits all participants as predators continue to stalk the island’s newest inhabitants.

#13 - Of Mice and Men

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/19/2018

After almost a month of solitude, the remaining participants begin to crack. One survivalist's shelter turns into an unbearable "green monster," while another takes extreme measures waging war on an uninvited guest.

#14 - The Serpent

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/28/2018

The survivalists begin to face external and internal threats as they work to secure food and complete their shelters. One participant comes face-to-face with one of Mongolia's deadliest predators, while another fights to overcome a debilitating health issue.

#15 - Hooked

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/27/2017

The three remaining teams scramble for a long term advantage. One pair runs themselves ragged with an elaborate shelter build, while another hazards the freezing Pacific waters on their own small craft.

#16 - Trial by Fire

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/9/2016

After three weeks, mental and physical struggles take their toll on the remaining participants; some teeter on calling it quits as they battle deep-seated conflicts.

#17 - The Ice Up

Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/21/2022

As the river begins its freeze, the participants suffer major setbacks; one survivalist doubles down on a daring strategy; another reaches their limit.

#18 - Adrift

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/26/2016

Emotions run high for the remaining participants as they struggle to adapt; one participant wrestles with the solitude, while the other risks it all, taking a perilous journey into the unknown.

#19 - Spirit Bear

Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/6/2023

The survivalists find themselves pivoting as new challenges test their strength. One participant loses a valuable resource, while another is pushed to their absolute limit.

#20 - Desperate Measures

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/26/2018

While some of the survivalists enjoy a bonanza of food, others are driven to increasingly desperate measures to sustain themselves. One hunter braves dangerous heights to stalk his prey, and another turns to one of Mongolia’s most revolting food sources.

#21 - The Ascent

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/16/2016

One participant races to find the salmon run before it ends, while another undertakes an epic journey; one of the survivalists tries to combat nature's fury head on.

#22 - The Beasts of Night

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/5/2016

After a week on Vancouver Island, several of the participants are finding success in their new environment. But while some work in harmony with the wilderness, others battle against it and careless mistakes threaten to send two people home.

#23 - The Land of Great Thirst

Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/12/2025

In Alone's driest location yet, ten new participants must survive in the Great Karoo desert as they face extreme temperatures, new species of predators, and a host of exhausting challenges, all for a chance to win $500,000. With big game more abundant than ever, some play the odds, while one survivalist gets hit with a debilitating infection.

#24 - Game On

Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/8/2023

Ten new participants compete to win $500,000 in the show's most remote location yet, northern Saskatchewan. As the survivalists set out into the wilderness searching for food and shelter, one participant makes a costly mistake.

#25 - Winter's Fury

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/7/2016

Winter arrives and the final participants are forced to take risks as food sources dwindle. Between the frigid temperatures and the deepening need for human contact, the lure of home is stronger than ever.