The WORST episodes of Alone

#1 - Thin Margins

Season 13 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/15/2026

As the survivalists find a brief window to regroup and refocus, the Arctic continues to test their resolve; one participant gets their chance at big game, while another faces a lynx who puts their food supply at risk.

#2 - The Promised Land

Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/14/2025

Burdened by a string of bad luck, the remaining participants find their chances of success begin to slip away.

#3 - The Tempest

Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/17/2025

The survivalists finally begin to cash in on food as game proves to be plentiful. This prosperity is short-lived, however, as dark clouds loom in the distance.

#4 - Purpose

Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/24/2025

In the aftermath of a freak storm, the remaining survivalists take stock of their place in the game. One participant takes a risk on an ambitious shelter, while another unknowingly finds themselves poised on a knife’s edge.

#5 - Echoes of Emptiness

Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/31/2025

Starvation and exhaustion push the survivalists to their limits as wild game taunts them at every turn. While one participant looks for a reason to carry on, another teeters on the edge of their breaking point.

#6 - Best Laid Plans

Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/19/2025

Faced with skittish game and unfamiliar plants, the final group of survivalists quickly learns their earliest strategies will be met with unforgiving resistance.

#7 - Building Momentum

Season 13 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/1/2026

After a tumultuous week, the remaining survivalists continue to battle with settling into life in the Arctic. One participant finally gets their chance at big game, while another reaps the benefits of a well-placed trapline.

#8 - Finding A Foothold

Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/10/2025

As the tumultuous first week nears its end, the remaining survivalists focus on regaining their footing.

#9 - 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.

#10 - 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.

#11 - 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.

#12 - 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.

#13 - 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.

#14 - 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.

#15 - Once More Unto the Breach

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

#16 - 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.

#17 - 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.

#18 - 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.

#19 - The Madness

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/23/2016

While some of the participants push themselves to ensure long-term survival, others question their ability to endure.

#20 - The Fly

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/2/2020

Participants begin successfully procuring food, but still find themselves vulnerable to the Arctic's many dangers. A sudden illness attacks one participant, while another is tormented by a tiny invader.

#21 - Weak Spot

Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/7/2025

The remaining three survivalists continue to push their limits as they reach nearly a month in the Great Karoo Desert.

#22 - 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.

#23 - 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.

#24 - After the Rescue

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/5/2015

The first six men to go home explain the reasons they left, plus an exclusive preview of the what's to come for the remaining participants.

#25 - The Rock House

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/18/2020

In order to endure the Arctic for 100 days, the participants get to work building shelters that can make it for the long haul; they turn their attention to procuring food, inadvertently drawing the attention of dangerous predators.