The WORST episodes of Drain the Oceans
Every episode of Drain the Oceans ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Drain the Oceans!
Maritime mysteries -- old and new -- come to life in this 10-episode series, combining scientific data and digital re-creations to reveal shipwrecks, treasures, and sunken cities on the bottom of lakes, seas and oceans around the world. Innovative technology allows viewers to see what lies on the floors of large bodies of water such as the Gulf of Mexico, the Nile, the Indian Ocean, the Baltic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean as if they had been drained. Then, in a quest to explain natural wonders and man-made catastrophes, stories tell of how vessels sank, what ancient geological formations reveal about life on Earth, where Nazi secrets now reside, and why so many continue to search for the legendary city of Atlantis.
#1 - Frozen Frontiers
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/2/2026
A 200-year-old ship and a top-secret military stronghold lost below the ice. Two stories of ambition and catastrophe, frozen in time, now uncovered.
#2 - WWII's Sunken Secrets
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/2/2026
Pearl Harbor sparks one of history’s deadliest conflicts—and it’s just the start. Wrecks expose failed missions and fierce battles on every front.
#3 - Rivers That Built a Nation
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/2026
From early trade vessels to Civil War-era steamers, U.S. rivers reveal a rich history as vital lifelines for commerce, conflict and exploration.
#4 - Sea of Secrets
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/23/2021
The Black Sea is a place of myth and legend and ships have sailed on its waters for millennia. Three wrecks unlock secrets of this mysterious sea.
#5 - Chicago
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/23/2020
Underwater exploration reveals astonishing secrets: terrifying disasters, war-winning heroics and an engineering marvel that saves the city.
#6 - The Great Barrier Reef
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/23/2021
The mysterious sinking of Australia’s “Titanic”, a warship on a dangerous mission, and a ROV expedition searching for clues at the bottom of the reef.
#7 - Pacific Shockwave
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/7/2019
How Japan dominated the Pacific during World War II, crushing the Allies.
#8 - Alaska
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/5/2023
Draining Alaskas extreme north reveals the graveyard of a tragic fleet.
#13 - The Battle for the Black Swan
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/2/2021
Archaeologists and treasure hunters battle it out over half a billion dollars worth of gold and silver. Who will win the Battle for the Black Swan?
#14 - The Mississippi River
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/16/2021
From a steamboat in a cornfield to the true story behind Hurricane Katrina's floods, new discoveries reveal how the Mississippi river shaped America.
#17 - The Last Wrecks of WWII
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/16/2020
Hitler’s latest weapons sink during a top-secret U-boat mission. An American aviation breakthrough brings victory to the Allies in the Pacific.
#18 - The Wild West
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/2/2021
Uncovered clues from a famous Montana battleground, a 19th-century steamboat and a frontier ghost town reveal surprising truths about the Wild West.
#19 - Secrets of Loch Ness
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/16/2019
Emptying the lake to finally reveal the monster's identity.
#22 - The Secrets of Pompeii's Dead
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/15/2022
New discoveries at Pompeii and Herculaneum reveal the identities and final moments of those trapped during Mount Vesuvius' eruption 2000 years ago.
#24 - Rise of the Roman Empire
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/14/2019
The story of how Rome dominated the world for 500 years by conquering the sea.
