The BEST Episodes of Catfish: The TV Show
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Mar 23, 2020
Network: MTV
From the producers of the critically acclaimed 2010 documentary film "Catfish'' comes a TV version, which follows the journey of couples who have formed an online relationship but have never met in person. Filmmakers Yaniv "Nev'' Schulman -- whose own online love drama was the subject of the "Catfish'' film -- and Max Joseph travel around the country to tell the stories of these hopeful romantic partners, and each hourlong episode is filled with mystery, surprises, and sometimes even shocking revelations as one partner discovers the truth about his or her significant other. What will happen when they meet in real life for the first time?
#1 - Sparkayla & Maritha
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired Jan 22, 2020
Kiana’s convinced that her wife Sparkayla is being catfished by a girl claiming to be her long lost sister! Nev and Kamie perform the first ever DNA test in Catfish history to uncover the real roots of this family deception.
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#2 - Lauren & Derek
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired Jul 16, 2013
Lauren met Derek on MySpace nearly 8 years ago. Since then she's relied on him for everything — Derek's funny and caring, and he even supported Lauren after she had a baby with a now former boyfriend. Lauren knows that Derek is the man of her dreams and she can't wait to take the next step with him. The only problem is, they've never met in real life or even video chatted. Every time she's tried to see Derek he's always had an excuse. Lauren strongly believes that Derek could be her future husband and she feels that he can be a good father to her three-year-old son.
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#3 - Tristyn & Lara
Season 7 - Episode 38 - Aired Aug 7, 2019
Trystyn and Lara have cultivated their love over the course of several months on the internet but things may be completely different when they meet in person for the first time.
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#4 - Spencer & Katy
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired Aug 17, 2016
Spencer reveals that he has been having a relationship with a pop star, and the Catfish team sets out to find the truth.
7.76 #5 - Derek & Annabelle
Season 7 - Episode 17 - Aired Aug 15, 2018
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#6 - Kayla & Courtney
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired Apr 27, 2016
When Kayla was two her father killed her mother and then later committed suicide. Years later, Kayla is sent a message from Courtney, a woman claiming to be channeling her dead father's spirit.
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#7 - Kristina & Faith
Season 7 - Episode 30 - Aired Jun 19, 2019
When Kristina met Faith in a chatroom, she didn't intend to fall in love and betray her fiancé; now Nev and co-host Tallulah Willis navigate a treacherous love triangle as they embark on an epic hunt to find the truth.
7.70 #8 - Dylan & Savenia
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired Mar 7, 2018
Dylan's desperately fallen for a beautiful model with an elusive secret. With all the standard red flags, Nev and Max assume it's an open and shut case. The truth, however, is something stranger than fiction.
7.69 #9 - Aaliyah & Jaquan
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired Mar 4, 2020
Aaliyah is saving herself for Instagram model Jaquan, a guy she’s dating exclusively for more than a year but has never met. As Nev and Kamie dig deep into his story, they become alarmed that Aaliyah’s getting seriously played!
7.67 #10 - Joseph & Sabrina
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired Feb 5, 2020
Joseph’s been sending sexy Sabrina his love and his money but his sister doesn’t buy Sabrina’s lies and calls in Nev and Kamie for some truth. What they discover is so shocking that they wonder if Sabrina’s lies will ever end.
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#11 - Matthew & Chance
Season 7 - Episode 35 - Aired Jul 24, 2019
Kimiko Glenn joins Nev in helping Matthew find his elusive Instagram love, Chance. But as they search for answers, they run into unsurpassable roadblocks that make them question whether we’ll ever have a chance to find Chance.
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#12 - Angel & Remy
Season 7 - Episode 32 - Aired Jul 3, 2019
Nev and co-host Elle King help Angel find her online love, Remy.
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#13 - Angel & Antonio
Season 7 - Episode 40 - Aired Aug 21, 2019
Laura joins Nev to help Angel find her online love, Antonio. He claims to live in Angel’s small town, yet is never able to meet her! It’s clear Antonio is keeping a major secret, but will the truth be more than Angel can handle.
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#14 - Lucas & Many
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired Aug 10, 2016
When Jayme learns that her online boyfriend is fake and that he is catfishing other women as well, she enlists the help of Nev and Max to stop him.
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#15 - Candic & Titus
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired Aug 24, 2016
7.58 #16 - Marvin & Austin
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired Mar 29, 2017
After months of sexting with a hot model he met on a hookup app, Marvin is eager to meet him in person. Max and sidekick, singer Chantal Claret, agree to help Marvin find his crush.
7.57 #17 - Danielle & BJ
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired Feb 19, 2020
Nev & Kamie get a letter from a woman worried that her friend Danielle is being catfished by a guy named BJ. BJ comforted Danielle when she was shot, but now she needs to know who she’s really been dating for the past six years!
7.57 #18 - Lawrence & Cierra
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired Jan 24, 2018
After a number of near-death experiences, Lawrence survived through it all with the assurance of Cierra's online love. But with Cierra blowing Lawrence off whenever they try to meet, Nev and Max must find the truth behind the suspicious profile.
7.56 #19 - Traves & Candy
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired Feb 14, 2018
When Traves asks for help with his Internet girlfriend Candy, it looks like a classic case of catfishing. But after more pieces of the puzzle come together, the guys realize they may have caught a bigger catfish than expected.
7.56 #20 - Colleen & Tony
Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired May 10, 2017
Colleen met Tony online and fell madly in love. Though they’ve never met, Tony proposed to Colleen over the phone and she accepted. Now, Nev and Max help her finally face the truth to reveal the mystery man she’s engaged to.
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#21 - Taylor & Christian
Season 7 - Episode 34 - Aired Jul 17, 2019
Taylor needs help after falling for a guy that claims to have gone to her high school but whom she doesn’t remember. Nev and co-host Tallulah dig in to Taylor’s tale only to uncover secrets more shocking than they ever expected.
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#22 - Danny & Rosa
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired Mar 15, 2017
Danny wants to build a family with his online love in spite of her violent past, but Nev and Max discover possible ties to a former catfish.
7.55 #23 - Gemini & Myranda
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired Mar 11, 2020
After 7 years of hot drama, Gemini is desperate to find Myranda. But the script flips when Nev and Kamie end up being the ones reaching out for help, as they stage their first intervention ever for an infamous repeat catfish!
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#24 - Cherie & Avion
Season 7 - Episode 39 - Aired Aug 14, 2019
Sexy Avion swayed Cherie to send him explicit photos, but Cherie’s worried she has trusted the wrong man with her pics. Nev and Justin Combs try to help, but when they get an angry call from Avion’s wife, things go south fast.
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#25 - Red & Jalissa
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired Jan 8, 2020
For the last six years, Red’s been talking to Jalissa and her group of celebrity besties. Hot on the trail to meet Jalissa in LA, Nev and Kamie help Red uncover a truth that might turn her Hollywood love story into a tragedy?
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